How to survive winter thermals in a glider

It's amazing how some days just come together nicely. Despite shorter days, low cloud bases we managed to get a good flight out of the day. The ridge did help a bit, but with light winds we were dependant on thermals to drag ourselves around the Waikato. Come along for the ride :)

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00:00 Getting in the air
00:30 Convergence
01:48 In the poos
05:30 Tokoroa
07:43 The Struggle North
10:56 Cruising up the Ridge
11:27 Pauanui Beach (nearly)
13:30 Long glide home into the murk