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Hang Gliding Cape Cod - Lighthouse to Lighthouse

Hang gliding from Cape Cod's Highland Light to Nauset Lighthouse 14 miles south in high winds. A goal for many New England hang glider pilots is to "tag the lighthouses" of outer Cape Cod. This requires the pilot to launch at the state beach in Wellfleet fly north to Highland Light in Truro and then south to Nauset lighthouse in Eastham before return to the beach in front of the launch site. The flight may be done in the reverse order. Flying the outer Cape requires a strong east wind which provides a lift band where the wind hits the cliffs and sand dunes. There is less lift where there are gaps in the cliffs, such as at Newcomb Hollow, requiring the pilot to get high prior to the gap and gain momentum to get across. The winds this day were exceptionally high at about 30 mph.