Series 12 Sailplane Grand Prix Final St Auban Underway
Series 12
Series 12 Sailplane Grand Prix Final St Auban Underway
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E Glide Varese 27 June – 5 July 2025
The Adele and Giorgio Orsi Aero Club will hold the sixth E Glide competition at the end of June at Varese. E6Glide pilots will fly in the…
Series 12
Stanislaw Biela and Gintas Zube Clinch Top 2 Places at SGP Poland to Qualify for Final
Gintas Zube (left) with Stanislaw Biela n the podium of SGP Poland. Both pilots have qualified for the Series 12 SGP Final At St Auban.…
Series 12
Tijl Schmelzer Wins SGP Netherlands
After seven hard-fought racing days at SGP Netherlands at Terlet, Tijl Schmelzer from Belgium won the final race, putting him in the…
Series 12
Sean Fidler Wins SGP Seminole Lake Securing Plase in SGP Final
The final race at Seminole Lake was a 238km task. Robin Clark won the day in is ASG 29 flying the course at 137.7 kph putting him in 2nd…
Series 12
Jared Graznow Wins Race 5 at SGP Orlando
Jared Graznow Photos Bo Michalowski On a strong and fas soaring day in Florida Jared Graznow won Race 5 completing the 358.27km course at…
Series 12
Jim Lee Wins Race 4 at SGP Seminole Lake
After an exciting Race 4 with climbs up to and over 8,000ft, Jim Lee won the 325.48 km cources at 121.7 kph. Jim now has 19 points Erik…
Series 12
Sean Fidler Wins 3rd Day at SGP USA Seminole Lake
. Jim Lee took 2nd place in Race 3 in his JS3. Photos Bo Michalowski Sean Fidler stormed home for his 3rd straight day win at Seminole…
Series 12
SGP USA Underway at Seminole Lake Florida
. Sean Fidler in his AS33 at Seminole Lake. Photos Bo Michalowski The Series 12 SGP USA Qualifier at Seminole Lake is underway. Sean Fidler…
Comps
Stefan Langer IGC Champion Pilot - World Soaring Cup
Stefan Langer, 18m World Gliding Champion and the recipeint of the 2024 IGC Champion Pilot of the Year award. At the IGC Plenary meeting in…
Comps
Australian National League - Ingo Renner Cup 2025
The Ingo Renner Cup is the Australian National League Championships scored on WeGlide. The southern summer spans the calendar new year, so…
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Sophie Curio New Australian Club Class Champion set for WWGC Zbraslavice
The new Club Class Australian National Champion, Sophie Curio on the grid at Temora. After seven consecutive racing days, Sophie Curio is…
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South African National League - Bateleur Cup 2025
The Ingo Bateleur Cup is the South African National League Championships scored on WeGlide. The southern summer spans the calendar new…
Flights
Gordon Boettger and Brad Jackson Fly 1,309 km at 223kph in Monster Wave at Minden
Gordon Boettger has continued his run of long wave flights from Minden, Nevada. On February 18 2025 he flew 1,309 km in his Arcus with with…
SGP
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) Series13 Announced - Finals at Vitacura , Chile
The FAI/SGP management team are pleased to announce the award of the 13th series FAI SGP final to the CLUB DE PLANEADORES DE VITACUR in…
Series 12
Sailplane Grand Prix at Gawler
A small but enthusiastic group of pilots made their way to Gawler in January for the Australian Series 12, Sailplane Grand Prix. Ben…
Series 12
Erik Borgmann Wins Race 1 at SGP Gawler
The weather system that brought cloud and rain to the Gawler task area moved east. The forecast for the day was for continuing southerly…
Series 12
SGP Gawler Race 1 ... nearly
After a promising start to a 299km task, conditions at the top turnpoint of Hallett 130km north of Gawler did not turn out to be as…
Series 12
Erik Borgmann SGP Gawler Day 1
Due to adverse weather Day 1 is cancelled. See you tomorrow!
Series 12
SGP Gawler Practice Day
Ben Terrell from Western Australia taking off in his Ventus 2cx. SGP Gawler is underway with the official Practice Day taking place on…
Flights
Tomas Suchanek Long Distance Flights from Narromine
Czech pilot Tomas Suchanek has flown ten flights of over 900km between November 2024 and 2 January 2025 from Narromine, Australia – and…
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Uvalde back up
ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. With contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith Gateley…
Series 12
Sailplane Grand Prix Gawler 5 - 11 January 2025
Sailplane Grand Prix Gawler The Australian SGP Series 12 qualifying event will be held at Gawler, South Australia 5 -11 January 2025 . The…
Comps
Australian Multiclass Nationals 2024 - Lake Keepit
Adam Woolley landing his Ventus 3 after flying the first ever FAI 1,000km triangle from Lake Keepit. After two good practise days, the…
Records
International Gliding Records 2024
Several World Record glider flights have been submitted for ratification during 2024. This is now the height of the southern hemisphere…
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Ellie
Ellie and her band had been touring the US for years. Now they are booked to play a two week residency in a new state-of-the-art-theatre in…
WGC
Big Sky Texas - Australians at WGC Uvalde Texas
ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. Sean Young with contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith…
SGP
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix - Series 13 Bids for Final Invited
Bids for FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Final Series 13.The closing date for bids to host the final of the13th series is the 31st January 2025.…
WGC
WGC 18m, 20m Multiseat and Open Classes Uvalde
The new 18m Class World Champion Stefan Langer ready to launch at WGC Uvalde The World Gliding Championships in Open, 18m and 20m Multi…
Comps
European Gliding Championships - Tábor, Czech Republic 3 - 17 August
Jacek Flis, winner Club Class in his LS3. The European Gliding Championships - Tábor in 15m, Standard and Club classes. The championships…
WGC
Junior World Gliding Championships 13.5m WGC Ostrow Poland
Max Maslak Germany new Junior World Gliding Champion in Standard Class After 11 racing days the new Junoir World Gliding Champions in Club…
Features
Sebastian Kawa and Sebastian Kot Lampart Fly Over K2
Sebastian Kawa and Sebastian Kot Lampart were the first people to fly over the summit of K2 in a glider on 20 July 2024.
Series 12
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix France - Saint-Sulpice
After three races with four cancelled due to bad weather, Adrien Henry won SGP France with 24 competition points. Christophe Abadie took…
Series 12
SGP Slovenia
Partick Puskeiler, Mario Kiessling and David Bauder on the winners podium at SGP Slovenia Race 6After a blisteringly fast 386.18km race…
Comps
EuroGlide 2024 24 June - 5 July
Euroglide is athe gliding race over more than 2500 kilometres through several european countries. Euroglide is organised by the Venlo…
Series 12
Didier Hauss Declared Winner SGP Varese Italy
The final two races of SGP Varese were cancelled due to bad weather. Didier Hauss was declared the winner after scoring 35 points in total.…
Series 12
Björn Gintzel Wins SGP Germany
After three racing days Björn Gintzel won SGP Germany with two day wins giving him 20 points in total. Steffen Gottler took 2nd place with…
Series 12
Conrad Hartter Wins SGP Norway
Ronny Erikson won the final race at SGP Norway with Klaus Klambach taking 2nd place and Dirk Windmuller 3rd across the line after a 189.38…
Features
Jim Payne - World Altitude Record Holder talks to Gliding News
Jim Payne is the World Altitude Record holder in a sailplane and Chief Pilot of the Perlan Project. Jim has beaten his own numerous records…
Comps
Hahnweide
The 56th Internationaler Hahnweide Wettbewerb concluded on 11 May after four racing days ans four days lost to bad weather. The contest was…
Series 12
Maximillian Seis Wins SGP Spain Santa Cilia
After an exciting final race Max Seis cruised home to win the first qualifying round of SGP Series 12 at Santa Cilia. Fellow Frenchman…
Series 12
Series 12 Sailplane Grand Prix Dates
Series 12 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying Contests and Finals For more information visit sgp.aero FAI/SGP 12th Series Final St Auban in…
Gliders
Ventus E Maiden Flight
Schempp-Hirth made the maiden flight of the Ventus E electro self launcher Sport fuselage on the Hahnweide airfield 25 April 2024 with…
Flights
Yves Gerster 1328km from St Auban, Corsica, Italy, Alps 24 March 2024
Yves leaving the coast of France. Over Corsica Reaching the coast of Italy Flying back to St Auban over the French Alps
Flights
Baptiste Innocent and Frank Chatelard 823km 92kph Fayence 19-March 2024
Baptiste Innocent and Frank Chatelard 823km 92kph Fayence 19-March 2024
Flights
Gordon-Boettger - Bruce Campbell 2098 km Minden 17 April 24
Gordon Boettger and Bruce Campbell flew 2098 km in wave from Minden 17 March 2024.See the full details at WeGlide
Flights
Gerd Spiegelberg, 709 km 98 kph La Cerdanya 18 March 2022
Gerd Spiegelberg, 709 km 98 kph La Cerdanya 18 March 2022
Flights
Lumpy Patterson - Potchefstroom JS5
Australian Lumpy Patterson from Tocumwal Soaring Centre has been flying the newest Jonker Sailplane, the JS5 at Potchefstroom, the home of…
Flights
Send Your Flight Details
Have you had a goof flight that you want o share? Send us photos, IGC flies and some details and we will feature it in our Flights section.…
Flights
Gordon Boettger Minden 12 March 2024
Gordon Boettger who flew an astonishing 3,058 km from MInden in 2023 achieved 1,095 km at 167 kph in wave from Minden on 12 March 2024. A…
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IGC Delegates take a look at the Integral E Electric Tow-plane
Delegates to the IGC plenary meeting in Toulouse paid a visit to Aura Aero to take a look at the Integral E tow-plane that is in…
WGC
Junior World Gliding Championships awarded to Elchingen, Germany August 2026
Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen airfield will host the JWGC in August 2026. Luftsportring Aalen was officially awarded the contract by the…
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By Glider Pilots for Glider Pilots
Gliding News brings all the news about the sport of Gliding featuring international competitions, aeronautics and glider development for…
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Alena Netušilová - IGC Champion Pilot of the Year 2023
Alena Netušilová has been named as FAI International Gliding Commission (IGC) Champion Pilot of the Year 2023 for winning the 18m class at…
Comps
Club Class Handicaps Updated
The handicaps for Club Class in international competitions were updated at the IGC pllenary meeting ain March. The handicaps were last…
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SGP Series
Click the links below to go to the websites of all previous SGPs 10th SeriesSGP Finals St Auban France 2020 SGP Bosnis and Herzegovina 2019…
SGP
Hall of Fame - World Champions
Stefan Langer11th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Pavoulo Italy 2023 Sebastian Kawa 1st FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Saint Auban - France…
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Racing Format
World Sailplane Grand Prix Racing Series A fast demanding and highly competitive race between beautiful and highly developed sailplanes…
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What is Soaring flight?
(Photo: Steph Raddi) Mankind has always dreamt of flying like a bird especially those soaring birds you see lazily circling on a summer’s…
Features
Gliding in the French Alps
Flying the 'Royal Way', a designated airspace route across des Ecrins National Park. By Sean Young One of the great things about gliding is…
WGC Narromine
New World Gliding Champions Declared at 37th WGC Narromine
James Nugent, Australia, the new Club Class WGC Champion with Uwe Wahlig, Germany in Silver medal and Stefan Langer in Bronze Medal…
WGC Narromine
WGC Narromine - Competitors
15 Metre Class Tobi Geiger Ventus 2ax Australia Adam Woolley Ventus 3t Australia Francois Delfosse JS3 Belgium Manu Litt JS3 BelgiumJan…
WGC Narromine
Weather Stirs up the Winners Table on 2nd Last Day
The trough that produced the squall line that passed through the task area yesterday evening, was still visable to the east of Narromine in…
WGC Narromine
Competitors Beat Storm Front Across the Line Race 8 at Narromine
After two no fly days, the first due to extreme heat with wind and stable blue conditions, the second due to enveloping bushfire somke over…
WGC Narromine
James Nugent Wins Race 7 in Club Class
Janes Nugent, Australia, landing after winning Race 7 in ClubClass. By Sean Young, Editor Gliding News CLUB CLASS Today, the conditions…
WGC Narromine
Adam Woolley Wins 15m Class Race 6 for Australia
Adam Woolley, Australia, landing after winning Race 6 in 15m Class. Crossing the finish line at a blistering 151.54 kph, flying 546.93km,…
WGC Narromine
Race 5 at WGC Narromine – Low Blue But Not Windy
Uys Lonker, 15m Class, South Africa, landing after winning Race 5. The weather forecast for the day predicted thermals up to 10,000 ft.…
WGC Narromine
Classic Narromine Setup
Glider pilots all around the world spend their days sitting in their offices at home or at work checking the weather for the coming days to…
WGC Narromine
Australian James Nugent Keeps Top Place in Club Class
James Nugent, Australia, Club Class CLUB CLASS James Nugent, Australia, flew 412.98 km at 117.32 kph in an AAT task taking 3rd place for…
WGC Narromine
Bruce Taylor Wins Standard Class Race 3 for Australia
The forecast was for another blue day with a later start but better thermal heights than the day before. On track the prediction was…
WGC Narromine
Netherlands Establish Early Lead in 15m Class at Narromine
Sjaak Selen, Netherlands Standard Class is in 5th place after Race 2 but only 48 points behind the leader Makoto Ichikawa, Japan. The sky…
WGC Narromine
New Trough Approaches as Gliders Launch on Final Practice Day
Kim Toppari from Finland after landing in his ASW20b on the last practice day at WGC Narromine. New Trough Approaches as Gliders Launch on…
WGC Narromine
Great Soaring With Strong Winds
Phillip Jonker On Task Standard Class , South Africa After a night of thunderstorms and high winds Narromine put on a strong day but with…
WGC Narromine
Dutch and Australians Take Top Places in 15m Class Race 1
Tobias Geiger Australia Ventus 2ax The forecast weather was blue skies with the possibility of cumulus to 8,000ft. Strong 4 - 5kt thermals…
WGC Narromine
Full Grid for Unofficial Practice Day
Most of the pilots taking part in WGC Narromine have now arrived at the competition. The first official practice day is Tuesday 28…
WGC Narromine
WORLD OF GLIDING AT NARROMINE
James Nugent, the new World Gliding Champion, Club Class, in the LS3 he flew to victory at WGC Narromine. By Sean Young After years of…
WGC Narromine
WGC Narromine Opening Ceremony
Teams from 21 countries paraded at Cale Oval Narromine. Australian Club Class team James Nugent and Daniel Summers. Adam Woolley,15m class.…
WGC Narromine
Winner Interviews
WGC Narromine Club Class World Gliding Champion James Nugent Australia WGC Narromine Sliver Medal Standard Class Gregory Beecroft Australia…
WGC Narromine
WORLD OF GLIDING AT NARROMINE
James Nugent, the new World Gliding Champion, Club Class, in the LS3 he flew to victory at WGC Narromine. By Sean Young, Editor Gliding…
WGC Narromine
Last Unofficial Practice day at WGC Narromine
Last Unofficial Practice Day at WGC Narromine Tobi Geiger, Sebastian Kawa and Adam Woolley preparing to fly in 15m Class on the last…
SGP
Series 12 FAI SGP Dates
Series 12 FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying Contests The venues and dates for the 12th series of FAI Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP) national…
Features
The Apennine Way Sailplane Grand Prix Finals Pavullo Italy
Flying over the Apennines near Pavullo. By Sean Young The final competition of Series 11 Sailplane Grand Prix took place at the small town…
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Tilo Holighaus Wins Race 3
The day shaped up with excellent weather for a 310km task. The pilots achieved good climbs to well above 2000m. Yesterday, the first leg…
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Sebastian Kawa Wins Race 2
The soaring conditions were weak before the start so the task was changed to 168km Task B. The fleet were able to climb well above the…
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D4R1 Weather and Task
D4R1 Weather and Task Final Serie 11 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GMpJloKI6bc?list=PL9Js2pJV5xXiChSx5u1mf1JzLiQMmg9Vy\" frameborder=\"0\"…
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SGP Finals Opening Ceremony
SGP Finals Opening Ceremony Final Serie 11 The 11th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Finals Opening Ceremony took place at Pavullo today with…
Records
Minden - Gordon Boettger & Bruce Campbell 3,058km
On 19 June 2023 Gordon Boettger & Bruce Campbell flew a 3,058km from Minden-Tahoe Nevada USA. Using night vision goggles the pair launched…
Comps
6th FAI Junior European Gliding Championship
After five racing days with mixed weather the Junior European championships in Amborg Denmark concluded with winners declared in Club and…
Comps
12th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - Champions Declared
After eight racing days at Garray, Spain, the Women's World Gliding Champions have been decided in three classes . Club Class1 HG Louise…
Comps
FAI Gliding Awards 2022
The 2022 FAI Gliding Awards were announced at the annual IGC Plenary meeting in Copenhagen February 2023 Jana Veprekova recipient of the…
Comps
Luka Znidarsic
Luka Znidarsic the creator of the Friint Engine System, FES, talks to Sean Young about the development of FES on Day 6 E4Glide St Auban
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Tilo Holighaus at E4Glide
Tilo Holighaus talks about e4glide with Sean Young during the contest at Saint Auban
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Women's World Gliding Championships - New Champions Declared at Husbands Bosworth
After eight racing days WWGC Husbands Bosworth concluded with champions declared in 18M Standard and Club classes. 18 M Class1 Anne…
Features
NSW Coaching week - Flying With the Best
Flying with Allan Barnes in lead and follow. By Sean Young The NSW Coaching week was delayed from November to February due to the…
Two-Up in Hungary - World Gliding Championships Szeged
Allan Barnes and Harry Medlicott landiing the Arcus at Szeged. By Allan Barnes and Sean Young Sean Young - Good Weather but Challenging…
Gawler 2001: the introduction of Club Class WGC and Grand Prix
In the late 1990s, Australia submitted a bid to host the 2001 World Gliding Championships at Gawler in South Australia. The standards…
Two-Up in Hungary - World Gliding Championships Szeged
Allan Barnes and Harry Medlicott landiing the Arcus at Szeged. By Allan Barnes and Sean Young Sean Young - Good Weather but Challenging…
Giorgio Galetto Wins E4Glide at St Auban
Giorgio Galetto after winning e4Glide By Sean Young On the first two days of e4glide, the weather provided good soaring conditions. Matthew…
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