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  1. Cross Country

    Dolphin Soaring

    December 02, 2021

    I always remember my father telling me, “Adam, you only lose time (and points or distance) when you stop to thermal”, he naturally gave me many other tips in my soaring career, but let's stick to this one today.  Stopping to thermal in each thermal you find, or more often than you should at the very least certainly chalks up the time, while not covering any distance at all.  It

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