Foggy in Hackney first thing and on the approach to Blackheath from the Greenwich Peninsula it looked as if it was foggy at the top of the hill.  It was grey and gloomy on arrival and very wet underfoot but not actually foggy.

Wind from the south was light, probably 3mph to start but as the cloud lifted and brightness approached so the breeze increased; slightly.

So, Zens with green race once again.  We did spend quite some time today meandering in close formations occasionally with Terry Riley as accompanyment.

I had hoped to look at the Malinsky Yakko Stack that came from Hamburg and as there was eventually a bit more breeze c5mph and some sunlight we did make the effort to switch the individual sails and see what transpired.  There was not enough breeze to launch directly so we put the 145cm Malinsky Eddy in place as a lifter and almost got a result.

The lifter was only able to move about 15 sails but when they caught the breeze the rest of the train was momentarily, at best, in flight.  Successive attempts were probably significantly weighed down by the wet sails.  A good start, none the less…

I also tried the Hex Pilot with carbon rods (ultra light) but although there was just enough breeze further work is required on the bridle.

Felix