Clear blue sky today with a mostly brisk easterly breeze so we were mostly on vented sails with race rods.  Rowan was on a mid vent and had the advantage in the lulls.

Mostly free flying with close patterns but Ashley did call some quick sequences just to switch the focus.

We packed up a bit early after noticing a burning smell.  Turned round to see a pall of black smoke directly upwind in the direction of Sun in The Sands roundabout, the A2/A102 junction.  The Map App showed considerable congestion so we headed home via the Rotherhithe tunnel.  There was a hidden benefit in that we stopped by at the Ginger Pig to place an order for Christmas lunch.

It appears that the proponents of Berck 2017 100 had not appreciated the number of fliers needed (?) and had not actually mobilized enough French fliers to render the project likely to succeed before making their proposal.  The Decs will be in Berck for the whole week anyway so we will contribute on the basis of business as usual…

Felix