Wednesday 7/7 2004
    The mercury of the thermometer is in the morning only at 8°C and there is a sun shining on a bright sky again, as it does for that matter every morning. In a less than hour time there begins the white tatters being evaporated from the woods and in a while is the whole valley of Donovaly bathing in a fog.

    "It is not possible to see the hill!" one of the pilots is vainly trying to influence today's decision and at 11:00 are racers getting up to Nová hola by cable railway. The fog has gone and there is on the peak in the altitude of 1371m is blowing only very weak south west wind.

    In the noon there is a 63.4km long task announced on a briefing, with two turning points of Rakytov and Besenova, the goal is today in Svarin. After a careful consideration of all tactical versions and strategic steps is Robert Setnicka getting up into the air four minutes after the opening of launching window as a first racer. He made it on a third attempt, but that is only a psychological maneuver in order to mislead his opponents.

    The rest of the gaggle follows him quickly and ten minutes later have the first two canopies got shut ears under the base of the cloud in the altitude of 2100 meters. The flying range to the almost 9km distant turning point is not very difficult today; the troubles come just after it, on a second branch of the track. Only 9 pilots get to the second turning point and two of them even lands right behind it. Tightly behind 40.th kilometer is Peter Kucera landing and 400 meters after him Stefan Vyparina as well. Peter Vrabec sits on a 43.th kilometer and Peter Hrivnak flies him just about 200 meters; another kilometer makes only Michal Cierny, which means he's win the today's task. The goal in Svarin on a 63th kilometer is therefore empty today.

    "In the beauty of our paragliders and the slipperiness of our women!" someone is saying cheers in the restaurant in the camp Kamzik in the evening, happy from the finally successful competitive day and due to the weather forecast it looks as though the tomorrow could be the same. We hope there will be just a little bit stronger south wind before the coming front.