Bermuda High Soaring scheduled Winch-Training weekends in January, February, and March of 2001.  Below are some photos highlighting this activity!

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This sequence of photos is of a 2-33 being winch launched when viewed from above.  Here, the glider has just lifted off..	About 2/3rds of the way down the runway and climbing hard!  The winch appears as a small white dot near the end of the runway.	Rounding over and releasing at the top.  If you look closely, you can see the cable parachute as a small white dot below the glider.
The BHS "Glider Flinger".  Beside the winch is Thomas Robinson, winch operator.	Thomas in the "drivers cage".	This is the view the winch operator sees on each launch.
A 2-33 lifts off with a strong pull from the winch!	Pulling back on the stick gives an exhilarating climb!	2-33 getting higher!
Releasing the cable at maximum altitude.  Note the cable parachute has opened to slowly lower the cable to the ground.	After the introductory instruction, it's back to the runway for another launch.	Jim Gager, in a Standard Cirrus, heads skyward!
High altitude Cirrus clouds frame the Standard Cirrus as it climbs.	Just before releasing into a thermal.	After soaring in the January thermals (1-2kts.), a high speed pass is in order.
	The ever diligent "Wire Retriever" chases down the cable prior to pulling it back down the runway.

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