On a cloudless day

[Andy]

I think sometimes you just have to go with your instincts, if something is telling you it's not quite right then don't go, especially with babies.

As you both say, years ago they weren't so precious about the conditions on route, as long as they felt they could get a half decent liberation they would go.
I've personally never worried about it being too clear as long as it's not too hot and humid !! I'd certainly avoid too much heavy and low cloud.
I remember the late Jed Jackson, Google him if you've not heard of him Muzza, a quite incredible man, saying that it wasn't a good sign for racing if the Sun and Moon are in the sky at the same time !! I have seen it a few times but can't say I've ever noticed if there is any truth in it though.

Jed was a great fancier, but another who fell for that old wives tale. The Sun & Moon are always out together (even if you can't see them). They were visible together yesterday and the local birds did well over 1600.

Ours were doing over 1900ypm yesterday from 2 different races. Both East to West. Spent many hours talking to Jed from when I was a boy as he was in our club at Worthing.

[Trev]

Some good racing yesterday, our Fed were a bit slower, and with patchy returns but on the whole it was an ok day.
We do have a few members who constantly bang on about the liberations being too late, personally I prefer the later ones. I like spending the morning getting things ready for lunchtime arrivals, just as it used to be when most of us had to work Saturday mornings, I hate having the birds turn up before breakfast.