Season Officially Underway

Ron Clarke reports on yesterday's flying:

Sunday was as good as it gets in March. Thermals to 5000 + agl and 5 knots lift under beautiful cumulus clouds.
It was however quite cold and if unprepared an hour or more at cloudbase meant reconsidering the original task! ZA did fly 42 miles o/r - almost without thermalling after the start as cloud streets were everywhere.
We saw a good turnout of club members and a few issues to deal with. One Tow Plane that wouldn't start and the other that had fouled plugs to begin with. One Blanik with a gimpy wheelbrake which will be worked on next weekend. The PW 5 is rigged. Several folks took care of their BFR's and several private ships were Weight & Balance checked in preparation for the season.
Don't ever think that just because it's still cold that the soaring is not good - All that is needed is a good temperature difference and a Post-frontal day. That's what we had! Keep a good look out for similar opportunities in the next week or two.