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

29 May 2026

Good morning all you super cool Wild2fly people! And another lekker day at Sedge yesterday, though at first the west made it a bit perky. The afternoon settled into a wonderful smooth soaring day. Well done to Meg, Caitlin and Amore for eking out the last bit of lift for nice top landings! :) Some light flying at Kardoesie yesterday otherwise up north in Germany Markus flew 313km on his UP Meru2. The only 300km flight logged yesterday. It is his rally cool cover pic :) https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:henninger/28.05.2026/09:53 13 flights over 200km and 49 over 100km. The guys up there are suffering a heatwave so conditions have been strong. Back to th SA weather! The IOH dominating so the wind will change to a more SE dominant direction. There are some changes happening during the day making the forecast not so simple. It does look like a southerly start with some good thermic flying at Sedge in light winds. The instability layer is deeper during the morning and last night showed some Q's while this morning shows less chance of Q's though I think there should be some around ;) Then around 14/14:30 a pulse of southerly comes through which should make things very soarable. This eventually backs to the SE and at that time Gerrickes should be really good. I think it should be possible to bench up from there too. And for thos with a valid Map permit it just might be soarable here too. ;) I suggest making an effort to get your flying in today as the weekend is looking dismally stable and light. lol. High tide at 14:43 with low tide around 6 hours either side of that. Sunrise was at 7:25 and setting at 17:29. Daylight of 10 hrs and 5 min! Max temps today a cool 17 degrees C in Wilderness! Have a lekker one everybody and as always, remember also to take a moment and reflect on God. :) That’s really what life is all about. (John 10:10. Rom 10:9. Eph 4:31-32.)

Todays flying tip: When launching in cross winds, remember to pull up into the wind but then run down the slope of the launch! ;)

Map top landing Site briefing here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-history 

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