Championnat de France 2026 18 Metre and Open Classes at Vinon-sur-Verdon
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Championnat de France 2026 18 Metre and Open Classes at Vinon-sur-Verdon
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Fatal Accident During French Nationals at Vinon
The French gliding community is mourning the loss of Daniel Vincent-Genod, who died on Thursday, July 9th, following an accident during the French…
Series 13
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix of Norway 2026
The third round of Series 13 of the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix took place at Elverum Starmoen in Norway from 28 June to 4 July 2026, operating out of…
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German Club Class Championship 2026, Burg Feuerstein
Pilots arrived at Burg Feuerstein into a wet westerly pattern, with showers, a fresh wind, and temperatures around 19°C. Forty-six pilots were…
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Euroglide 2026 - Matthew Scutter Wins in 5 Days
A Race Across Europe Euroglide 2026: A Race Across Europe, Day by Day Euroglide is not a contest in the usual sense. Rather than flying a fresh task…
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Schweizer Meisterschaft 2026 — Schänis
The 2026 Swiss National Gliding Championships were held at Schänis from 4 to 12 June, with fifteen pilots competing in the handicapped class across…
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Norwegian Nationals 2026 — Elverum Starmoen
The 2026 Norwegian Nationals ran across a week at Elverum Starmoen in the Innlandet region, drawing competitors in two classes — Open and Club.…
Series 13
Lasham Sailplane Grand Prix UK 2026
Lasham Airfield, Hampshire 5–13 June 2026 Tom Arscott took the top step at this year's UK Sailplane Grand Prix, held at Lasham over nine days in…
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Championnat de France 2026 — Romorantin-Pruniers: Seven Tasks, Two Champions
The 2026 French National Gliding Championships wrapped up at Romorantin-Pruniers on 13 June, completing a week of competition that produced seven…
News
Perlan Project Transition
The Perlan Project has recently announced a leadership transition. Warnock has been named CEO Emeritus, a recognition of his long service to the…
Competitions
Championnat de France 2026 — Racing Gets Under Way at Romorantin
Championnat de France 2026 — Two Days In at Romorantin The 2026 French National Gliding Championships at Romorantin-Pruniers is running from 7 to 13…
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The 2026 Junior World Gliding Championships come to Aalen-Elchingen this August
World's Best Junior Glider Pilots Head to the Swabian Alb When the gliders line up on the grass at Aalen-Elchingen airfield on 2 August, they will…
Series 13
Sailplane Grand Prix Italy - Loss and Perseverance
Luka Žnidaršič winner SGP Italy SGP Series 13 Italy: Racing, Loss, and Resolve at Varese FAI Sailplane Grand Prix — Varese, Italy, 22–30 May 2026 The…
New World Champions at WGC Poland
New World Gliding Champions Open Class, Bronze Michael Sommer, Silver Sebastian Kawa, Gold Felipe…
Final Day Tasks Set at the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships
Today is the final day of competition at the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships, being held at…
Race 9 at the WGC Poland Brings Close Results
The penultimate day of the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships at Częstochowa-Rudniki in Poland…
Big Tasks Set for Penultimate Race at WGC Poland
Open Class — 848 km The Open Class task is the one drawing the most attention today. A…
Big Race Day Forecast at WGC Poland
Spread of cumulus over the task area. The penultimate race at WGC Poland promisses to be a long…
WGC 2026 Task 8 WGC Poland
With the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships entering its final days at Częstochowa-Rudniki in…
Task 8 at WGC Poland
Three classes are scheduled to fly Task 8 today. The weather has improved and longer tasks have…
Difficult Day on Race 7 2026 WGC Poland
Race 7 was a wild card day with marginal weather and delayed launching. But in the end all three…
Tasks Set for Race 7 at WGC Poland
After the tradtional International Night where all the teams serve delicacies of their countries…
French and German Teams Power Ahead at WGC Poland
Task 6 on 24 May brought another Assigned Area Task day at the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships…
AATs set for Race 6 WGC Poland
24 May the weather forecast is for strong thermals and great soaring conditions expected throughout…
Long and Difficult Race 5 at WGC Poland
German 2 Seat team Karsten Leucker and Jan Omsels 20 M Multi-Seat The 20 M Multi-Seat class was set…
With a long soaring day forecast big tasks have been set for Race 5 WGC Poland
Open Class — 576.30 km The Open Class has been set the longest task of the day at 576.30 km. From…
Ausrtralian Win Race 4, 20 Metre Multi-Seat Class at WGC Poland
Adam Woolley waiting to launch Race 4 The 20 M Multi-Seat Class flew a 437.72 km racing task with…
Weather holds for Exciting Race 3 at WGC Poland
Sylvain Gerbaud won the day on Open Class The third racing day at Częstochowa-Rudniki delivered…
WGC Poland 2026 Task 3
The weather forecast is for moderate north westerly winds with thermals to 1800m. Areas of…
