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

27 August 2026

Good morning all you amazing Wild2fly people. I had a quick short session at Map yesterday morning - it was actually pretty sweet - the strong winds were moving in quickly though. ;) No other flying around SA I am aware of... In Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov almost completed a big triangle on his Enzo 3 but still managed the longest flight of the day with 173km. :) https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:favorite0303/26.08.2026/08:50 
And Juka from Finland had a great one - 118km straight line connecting with some beautiful cloud streets. (See todays cover!) :) https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:JiiPee/26.08.2026/10:52 He has some beautiful pics here so go have a look... ;) Back to our SA weather - still the dominance of the big IOH coupled with a active trough along the central western parts of the country producing some fine soaring weather in the interior today. (See the cloud base map below) Many places over 15k today. :) Lesotho even having some CB's this afternoon. Of course, that great flying weather is not for us living ono the coast in Wilderness. Things here are looking drab. Very inverted with a strong and very low inversion and there is just not much I see that we could excited about - except for the next days on the weekend. lol ;) See the 3-day forecast for Sedge below. We live in hope - just not for today. ;) High tide is at 15:25 and Low tide around 6 hrs either side of that. Sunrise was at 6:55 and setting at 18:08. Daylight of 11 hrs and 14 min! :). Max temps today a sweet 22 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: If you haven’t already, do consider the pro’s and cons of down grading on your current glider. Think very carefully about that – most pilots underestimate the exposure to risk versus performance gain by going up just one level in the EN rating classification. :)

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

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