I'd have to agree with that. Our best wave conditions are in strong southerlies, unfortunately that means a good going howling crosswind on our east/west runway. Quite often i've looked out the window and thought nobody in their right mind would fly in this today yet low and behold I get to the club and theres 10 gliders lined up patiently waiting at the launch point, despite the horizontal windsock! Ah well, better pack the 'balls of steel' in and fire up the tug! It certainly develops the handling skills, thats for sure. It can also be tiring too, I once did 32 launches in a day and was absolutely shattered by packing up time. Probably the only time i've wished the chippie had an autopilot! I did get the beer bought for me later in the pub though.
And Profchrisreed, your absolutely right, you need a huge amount of trust at times, especially when there's someone inexperienced behind you. Only once has someone come close to killing me, ironically however it was the club CFI! Complacency on his part nearly put me nose in from 50ft. We had suitable 'words'.
