70 kg 31:1 glider is here to stay?

Good points.

Let me think back... there was a day when the 2-33 sufficiently
inspired me. And not long after when the 1-26 was as pretty and nimble
as you could want a glider to be. There were glass gliders on the
field, but they didn't diminish my interest in those gliders I had
access to.

Let's be clear about something... real pilots need to fly. When I
decided I wanted to fly the best, I changed my career goals and found
a way to afford it, rather than whining about a lack of acceptably
cheap, aesthetically pleasing, high performance sailplanes.

Whining about what I don't have seems to me an exercise in futility.
Even worse, whining about other people who are honestly trying to keep
others from whining... well, it's a sad thing, indeed. If you are a
real pilot, as opposed to someone who just likes to tell his friends
he's a pilot, you'll fly what you can afford and love it. Or you'll
find a way to affort your dreams. All the better if someone is
inspired to find you a better price/performance ratio. Who cares what
it looks like?