Day 3 dawned cloudy and windy, with quite a strong Westerly. This meant that the Kaimai Ranges would be working well, so a racing task was set in anticipation of the cloud lifting to enable the glide to and from the Kaimais. Unfortunately that did not happen; the cloud base stayed at about 3,500' and the thermals were patchy and broken with the wind, so the task regrettably had to be cancelled. The gliders were already on the grid, so most went for a flight anyway, and everyone stayed safe.