The day started with no rain and the weather forecast by Len Paton was to get up the hill quickly. By midday the sky was full of Cu's with only isolated rain showers, and none near the hill.
Mt Borah had high cloud and stable conditions. A 68 km task was set with a turnpoint at Boggabri and goal at Baan Baa. The stable conditions prevented rain from developing, but made getting away from the hill difficult. More than half the field bombed out on their first attempt at launching. Competition leaders Jon Durand Jnr and David Seib left in the first gaggle at 5000 feet asl. Many pilots landed on the way to Boggabri gap, 23 km along the course line. Jon and David were the most successful in the first gaggle and landed 28km along the course line after ridge soaring the gap for half an hour. Jason Turner flying in the next gaggle overflew Jon and David. Len Paton and Scott Collyer bombed out and reflew. They had slightly better air later in the day. Scott Collyer landed 8 km short of Boggabri. Len Paton was at 3500 feet agl at 8 km short of turnpoint. He glided in bouyant air around the turnpoint and 11 km along the final leg, landing 2 km short of goal.
The rain started again at around 7:00pm and continued all night, getting heavier as time went on.