There is a flying tip and an acronym index at the bottom of the report for those not understanding some of the weather jargon. ;)

13 January 2026

Good morning all you amazing Wild2fly people! :)) And another blessed flying day we had yesterday. even if the base was low on the coast, the pilots managed to get in an hour or so of sweet flying. But the day belonged to Sedge. Everybody had a ball in the buoyant conditions and dare I say, "touched" the clouds. lol ;) A big gliding flight from Douglas yesterday too - 850km flat triangle, climbs to 15000' at times. And then a few PG pilots managed to fly from Bains kloof to PV. Here is Bernd’s track log. I like his flat land rout in the last leg including a low save just before town. :) Cool!  https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:berndhohlmeier/12.01.2026/10:04  Today the CF moving closer to the WC but we are still experiencing light/moderate winds from a weak ridge from the SAH. We are actually more in the slack region between the systems but having humid conditions with plenty of clouds. Today is looking a bit better with a higher base and the wind is more southerly with a SSE trend at times. It looks like every flying spot will work today most of the times. ;) I would guess the best ones to be PR and Sedge. And for the locals Serps should be peachy later this afternoon. So probably again a coastal start - though Sedge should be good too - probably working all day long. Then around midday Map should also work with sweet light soaring. Gerrickes point might become bench-upable around midday into the afternoon. (Or you can fly from Sedge to Gerrickes) ;) But the run from Sedge to Gerrickes then around the corner and on to KK should be a sweet option. Just watch the high tide at midday! :)) There are a few pilots heading to Oubos today - it should be good there too with base around 2500/3000ft at times. Lekker! High tide is at 11:56 with low around 6 hours either side of that. :) Sunrise was at 5:32 and setting at 19:44. Daylight of 14 hours and 12 min! Max temps today still around 24 degrees C in Wilderness. Have a lekker one everybody and as always, remember also to take a moment and reflect on God. A good start to the new year! ;) That’s really what life is all about. (John 10:10. Rom 10:9. Eph 4:31-32.)

Todays flying tip: Slow, deep, butterfly strokes are much more effective than short, quick, punchy ones. Just remember not to linger at the bottom of your stroke! :))

Beach Hotel Site Briefing link here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-forecast 
Map top landing Site briefing here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-history