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

15 July 2026

Good morning all you amazing Wild2fly people! What a super nic day at Sedge yesterday. Everybody got in some nice flights though it did switch off a bit earlier than expected. ;) Daniel taking the longest flight for the day not quite completing the big out and return but still managing 278km. Looks like the headwind on the last leg nailed him. :) https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:simontagnard/14.07.2026/08:31 15 flights over 200km (All from France - oh and they last the soccer semi-finals to Spain! ;) lol. 88 flights over 100km. Back in SA we have another CF sliding past the south of the country only effecting the SW parts. So very westerly flow along the GR region for most of the day with only the Wilderness corner sucking in some SW to WSW winds from lunchtime onwards. Some high base around today 3-4k but also lots of mixing with a strong gradient around - the B/S ration not favourable so Sedge looking pretty bumpy to me. However, it is also looking like a similar setup for that elusive shear wave phenomenon set-up for this afternoon. (See the xtra SkewT graph for Sedge below). So, for those that dare - happy hunting! ;) For those into calmer stuff I suggest looking at CP o PR - PR showing perhaps a tad more wind around lunchtime - though things seem to be cyclic. Enjoy! :)) Low tide this morning at 10:13 High tide is at 16:33. Sunrise was at 7:33 and setting at 17:39. Daylight of 10 hrs and 6min! (Summer is coming! :). Max temps today still a nice 19 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: Of course arriving on site early, also gives you the advantage to see the day develop – allowing you make thermal and such assessments to plan your launch! ;)

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

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