Well, that didn't take long! The briefing is now delayed until 11:00 am while we wait to see what the weather will do. The rain has now stopped and we have 25 kts of wind; not perfect for spots unless it's right on the nose, but it will certainly dry out the airfield.The airfield is huge, by the way, so huge that Neil King compares it with trying to land on a big beach, devoid of all points of reference so practice spots landings have been tricky. It will be different, of course, when the marshals are there.
Leszno is a well known international gliding site so the facilities are not bad. The showers and toilets are fine, which makes all the difference when you're camping. The town of Leszno is only a few minutes away, with a pretty main square in the centre of which is a baroque town hall. The Team Leaders were invited there after the opening ceremony. As is usual with these events, on one side of the room were the suited officials and VIPs while on the other were the microlighters, fresh from a wet campsite. 
It would be fair to say that we were not at our best and only the Polish Team Leader spoke the language so we stood in the usual two groups and smiled at each other. Ho hum!Breakfast now calls, so more later.
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