World Record conditions in Texas

David Prentice reports on PG Forum:

I have been torturing myslef here in the NW by watching the radar sat loop of the conditions in south Texas, and i saw that today was setting up to be epic and it was. The good cloud streets finally set up all the way to the New Mexico border, unfortunately there was not a single PG pilot there to give it a go. We are up in Washington waiting for the Chelan X-C open. But there were several HG pilots who were in Zapata and late news is that Dustin Martin flew 410 miles landing north of Big Spring TX, just 23 miles short of the HG world record. Gary Osaba may have set a new world record for light sailplane class flying 483 miles. Usually these record days come in sets of two or three where sometimes each day gets slightly better. David Prentice The Strong La Nina over the winter has become neutral, obviously a global pattern that is benefiting Texas at the moment. Good luck guys.