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New World Champions at WGC Poland
New World Gliding Champions Open Class, Bronze Michael Sommer, Silver Sebastian Kawa, Gold Felipe Levin Germany New World Champions have been declared after ten tasks in total were completed across the two-week championships. Open Class — Championship Final Standings 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 Częstochowa-Rudniki in Poland. With this being Task 10 for all three classes, the day carries particular weight for pilots whose overall standings could shift before the last scores…
Race 9 at the WGC Poland Brings Close Results
The penultimate day of the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships at Częstochowa-Rudniki in Poland delivered a long day of racing across all three classes. With the competition drawing to a close, the results from Task 9 have shifted the standings going into the final day. Open…
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 five-turnpoint course has been set routing gliders from the start line at PNIAKI northwest to KRZYCKO (239 km), then southeast to ZBOROWSKI (200 km), back northwest to MALAR (177 km), east to…
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 distance day. The organisers have advised the pilots to be prepared fo early lanuches and long tasks. The weather forecast shows wide spread cumulus to 2,500m, light winds and strong…
WGC 2026 Task 8 WGC Poland
With the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships entering its final days at Częstochowa-Rudniki in Poland, Task 8 on 27 May produced competitive racing across all three classes. Open Class The Open Class flew an Assigned Area Task set for 3 hours 30 minutes, with a nominal distance…
Task 8 at WGC Poland
Three classes are scheduled to fly Task 8 today. The weather has improved and longer tasks have been set. Open Class The Open Class has been set a assigned task of 3 hours 30 minutes. The declared task distance from 219 ro 511 km,and a nominal task distance of around 362 km.…
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 classes were flown and all but ten completed their courses. Task 7 was flown on 26 May across all three classes competing at the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships in Poland. All…
Tasks Set for Race 7 at WGC Poland
After the tradtional International Night where all the teams serve delicacies of their countries the pilots enjoyed a manditory rest day. Now refreshed, they are ready to race. Open Class The Open Class has been set an AAT of 2 hours 30 minutes. The maximum task distance, comes…
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 in Poland. Open Class The Open Class flew an AAT with a nominal distance of around 436 km over a 3:30 task window. The day's winner was Sylvain Gerbaud (France) in his EB 29R, who…
AATs set for Race 6 WGC Poland
24 May the weather forecast is for strong thermals and great soaring conditions expected throughout most of the day. there is a possibility of cirrus ant thundershowers in the contest area later in the day. WGC 2026 Task 6 — What's on the Cards for Sunday 24 May The 40th FAI…
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 a 552.60 km racing task, with the day's optimum speed calculated at 106.85 kph. Sixteen crews started, and thirteen reached the finish line. Grabowski and Czyż, flying an Arcus M,…
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 the start line north of the airfield (NOTRTH15K, a 10 km line), gliders head west-southwest to Bielawa, a leg of 188.15 km. From there the route turns south-southeast to Bardo…
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 sixteen crews. The Australian pairing of Woolley and Gateley (Arcus M) took the day win at 112.98 kph in 3 hours 52 minutes 28 seconds, scoring 1,000 points — moving up four places…
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 soarable conditions across all three classes, with Assigned Area Tasks set for the 18 Metre, Open, and 20 Metre Multi-Seat classes. Open Class The Open Class flew a slightly different…
WGC Poland 2026 Task 3
The weather forecast is for moderate north westerly winds with thermals to 1800m. Areas of mid-level clouds which may make crossing at low altitudes difficult. You can see the weather forecast below from TopMeteo. Open Class — Task A (v3), Duration 2:30 The Open Class task has…
Fast Speeds Long Distances at WGC Poland Task 2, 20 May
Open Class Kawa Flies to a Commanding Home Win on a Fast Day The Open Class set a 537.62 km fixed-route task taking the field northwest to Biala, south to Bakowice, then a long leg east to Ossa before returning through Piotrkow and Swiercz to Rudniki. The optimum speed of 134.28…
WGC Poland 2026 Task 2 Set Across All Three Classes
Tasks have been set for all three classes on the second competition day of the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships at Częstochowa-Rudniki. Open, 18 Metre, and 20 Metre Multi-Seat pilots will be eyeing substantial routes across central Poland when the start gates open later…
Task One: WGC Poland 2026 Gets Under Way at Częstochowa
Race 1 19 May 2026 After two practice days WGC Poland flew its first scored task on 19 May 2026 from Częstochowa-Rudniki in southern Poland. All three classes — Open, 18 Metre, and 20 Metre Multi-Seat — were set Assigned Area Tasks, and the day produced some meaningful…
58th International Hahnweide Wettbewerb
A Competitive Week Over Baden-Württemberg The 58th Internationaler Hahnweide Wettbewerb concluded on Saturday 16 May 2026 at Flugplatz Hahnweide, near Kirchheim unter Teck in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. Run by the Fliegergruppe Wolf-Hirth (FGWH), the event drew pilots…
World Gliding Championships Poland Opening Ceremony
On Saturday 16 May 2026, the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships were formally opened at Rudniki airfield near Częstochowa in southern Poland. The ceremony brought together competitors, team captains, officials, and supporters on the airfield that will serve as the contest base…
WGC 2026 Practice Day 2
The second and final practice day of the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships at Częstochowa-Rudniki gave pilots across all three classes the chance to make final preparations before competition begins on 16 May. With shorter tasks than Practice Day 1 and conditions that appear…
WGC Poland Official Practice Underway
Practice Day Sets the Scene at Częstochowa The 40th FAI World Gliding Championships opened its practice flying on 13 May 2026 at Częstochowa-Rudniki in southern Poland, giving competitors their first real look at the local conditions ahead of the official contest period running…
Fatraglide 2026 Martin, Slovakia 25 April – 2 May 2026
Fatraglide 2026 was held at the airfield in Martin, northern Slovakia, from 25 April to 2 May 2026. Sitting at 420 m above sea level amid the Fatra mountain ranges. Three classes flew the week: Club class, Combi 15M+ and Combi 18M+. A practice day was held on 24 April, followed…
KLIX 2026 — 32nd International Gliding Cup
Klix, Germany 22 April – 2 May 2026 The village of Klix in Saxony hosted the 32nd running of its International Gliding Cup from 22 April to 2 May 2026, drawing competitors across four classes: Club, 18 Metre, 15 Metre (Standard), and Double Seater. The competition opened on 22…
Flight Challenge Cup 2026 — Prievidza, Slovakia
The Flight Challenge Cup 2026 ran from 12 to 23 April at Prievidza in central Slovakia, drawing pilots from across Europe and beyond for a ten-day contest window in three classes Club, 15-Metre (labelled Kombi-A on the scoresheet), and Mixed (Kombi-B). Weather permitted seven…
Pribina Cup 2026: Nine Days Over the Slovak Lowlands
Club Class Champion Michal Lesinger The Pribina Cup returned to Nitra in western Slovakia 3 - 11 April 2026, drawing 35 pilots across three classes, Club, 15 Metre, and Open for nine contest days of racing over the plains and hills of the Nitra region. The competition, long…
53rd Trofeo Città di Torino: Turin's Long-Running Gliding Trophy
The 53rd Trofeo Città di Torino wrapped up on 7 April 2026 at Torino-Aeritalia, completing a week of competition that drew 30 pilots across three classes. Based at one of northern Italy's most historically significant aerodromes, the contest ran from 1 to 7 April with six…
2nd Spring Provence Glide — Vinon-sur-Verdon, 21–28 March 2026
The second running of the Spring Provence Glide wrapped up at Vinon-sur-Verdon on Saturday 28 March 2026, with Belgian pilot Dennis Huybreckx taking the overall title in the Multi-Classe competition after a week of varied conditions over the hills and gorges of Provence. The…
Pôle France No. 1 Saint-Auban, March 2026
A season-opener in the Southern Alps delivers four tasks and a clear winner. The first Pôle France camp of 2026 ran from 13 to 22 March at Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban. Twelve pilots gathered at one of France's most productive soaring sites for what organisers billed simply as the…
Australian Two-Seat Nationals, Narromine
The final day of the 2026 Australian Two-Seat Nationals at Narromine produced a solid cross-country task to close out what had been a well-contested week. Task 7 was set as a three-hour Assigned Area Task routing crews northwest to Nyngan Airfield, south to Tullamore, then…
Gliding New Zealand Grand Prix 2026 — Matamata Decides the Champions
The GNZ Grand Prix 2026 wrapped up at Matamata Aerodrome on 15 March after ten days of competition that ran from 6 March. Five tasks were flown across two classes, GP Class A and GP Class B, with the Waikato's familiar mix of thermic days, blue skies and the occasional…
CliniCopa Azul 2026 Argentina
A New Competition Takes Flight Over the Pampas Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | 15–20 February 2026 The Asociación Aeronáutica Azul hosted the first edition of the CliniCopa in the southern summer of 2026, bringing together thirty pilots from clubs across Argentina for…
Australian Multiclass Nationals 2026
Leeton, New South Wales | 8–16 January 2026 Australia's summer nationals returned to Leeton in the Riverina district of New South Wales for nine days of racing across three classes. With 44 pilots entered across the 15m/Standard, 18m, and Open categories, the competition ran…
New Zealand's 2026 Multiclass Nationals
Three Classes One Paddock Tim Bromhead, Nigel Davy and Alexander Michael claimed national titles at Matamata over ten days of midsummer soaring in the Waikato. Matamata, New Zealand — 30 January to 8 February 2026 Matamata's Glider Airport sits in the middle of the Waikato…
2026 World and European Gliding Championships
Three major FAI championships are scheduled across two countries in Europe this northern summer. 40th FAI World Gliding Championships16–30 May 2026 | Rudniki Airfield (EPRU), Częstochowa, PolandClasses: Open, 20m Multi-seat, 18m | wgc2026.eu The 40th World Gliding Championships…
Junior European Gliding Championships Prievidza Slovakia Now Underway
The 7th European Junoir Gliding Championships have begun after a few bad weather days. Folllow the action here and at jegc2025.sk facebook.com Results at Soaringspot
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 breathtaking landscapes of the Italian pre-Alps, and face a unique challenge. Pilots will be able to use limited amount of energy from their…
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 Celje, Slovenia, Stefan Langer was named IGC Champion Pilot of the Year 2024 and winner of the World Soaring Cup. Stefan took 1st place in…
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 the cup is scored from October through September each year. The 2025 contest well underway with many excellent cross country flights already…
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 the new Australian Club Class Champion. She flew her LS4a consistently, winning one day, taking 2nd place on three days and one 3rd place.…
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 year, so the cup is scored from October through September each year. Although the scoring does not officially end until September, the summer…
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 Australian Multiclass Nationals got underway at Lake Keepit on 25 November under a cumulus filled sky. Lake Keepit was the host site for the…
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 concluded after 11 racing days making for an excellent copmetition. The champions are: 15m Class1 Pol Lukasz Grabowski 8,7282 Pol Pawel…
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 Eindhoven gliding club, the Netherlands. Euroglide 2024 route is Venlo - Hodkovice – Lüneburg – Mainbullau - Zielona Góra - Venlo, a total…
Hahnweide
The 56th Internationaler Hahnweide Wettbewerb concluded on 11 May after four racing days ans four days lost to bad weather. The contest was held in 15m,18m, Open and 20m 2 Seat classes. The fastest flying day was 10 May when Julien Duboc, from France won 15m Class in his Ventus…
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 development. The Integral E is being manufactured at Aura Aero’s factor yin Toulouse , France. Todate, it has been fitted with a petrol engine and…
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 the 2023 FAI Women's World Gliding Championships in Soria, Spain. This was her second World Champion title, which contributed to the overall…
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 adjusted in 2008. At that time it was decided to review them again at a later date. This change is a result of that review. In summary Handicaps…
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 Standard Classes. Standard Class - Overall 1st: Lukás Kríž CZE 2nd: Jaromír Macoun CZE 3rd: Michaela Rendlova CZE Club Class - Overall 1st:…
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 Rodriguez 6,4862 6L Michaela Krizova 6,4443 FOX Daniela Wilden 6,375 Standard Class1 JB Barbora Moravcova 8,7042 JPA Aude Untersee 8,6563 AX…
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 Lilienthal Gliding Medal 2022. Lilienthal Gliding Medal The Lilienthal Gliding Medal 2022, the most highly regarded soaring award in the…
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
Tilo Holighaus at E4Glide
Tilo Holighaus talks about e4glide with Sean Young during the contest at Saint Auban
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 Ducarouge 2 Mélanie Gadoulet 3 Alena Netusilova Standard Class1 Cornelia Schaich 2 Sabrina Vogt 3 Jana Veprekova Club Class1 Petra Piskata 2…
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 Scutter, the winner of the two previous eGlide competitions came 1st on Day 1. It was a good start to defend his title. Giorgio Galetto…
e4glide Saint Auban September 2022
e4glide is the fourth eglide format competition is now underway at the Centre National de Vol à Voile (CNVV) in Saint Auban, France 11 - 17 September. The frst race was won by current the championship holder, Matthew Scutter flying a 160.34 km racing task. He was followed by…
WGC Hungary - New Champions in 18M, Open and 20M Multi-Seat Classes
New 18m World Gliding Champion Christope Abadie landing on the final day of WGC Szeged. 18M Class After an exciting final race at WGC Szeged, Christophe Abadie from France held onto his lead, coming home in 7th place on the day, but taking the 18m World Gliding Championship…
Fast Speeds on Day 11 WGC Hungary
Michael Sommer reigning World Champion in Open Class won the day but looks to be out of reach of a podium position at the end of the competition. Michael Sommer and German teammate Felipe Levin crossed the line together to each win 1000 points in Open Class at WGC Hungary. They…
Big Tasks Set for Day 10 WGC Hungary
Tilo Holighaus with the Australian 20m team, Allan Barnes and Harry Medlicott. The previous two days were affected by a low pressure system with srtong winds and difficult conditions. Day 10 at Szeged promissed to be an excellent soaring day with low winds and cumulus to over…
Windy Start to 2nd Week at WGC Szeged
After a rest day, tasks were set for Day 7 of WGC Szeged. The weather was affected by a front passing to the north, bringing windy and overdeveloped conditions. Current Open Class World Champion Michael Sommer from Germany said of the flying conditions, 'It's a bit windy but it…
36th World Gliding Championships Montluçon-Guéret - France 2021
The World Gliding Championships in Standard, 15M and Club Classes at Montluçon-Guéret has concluded. There were nine racing days all flown under challenging weather conditions. World champions have been declared in all three classes. Congratulations to all the competitors who…
WGC Hosin Concludes after 12 Exceptional Racing Days
The new World champion in 18m class is Wolfgang Janowitch from Austria, second place Mario Kiessling from Germany, third place wastaken by Jean-Denis Barrois France In 2o M Class the World champions are Sebastian Kawa and Christoph Matkowski from Poland followed by Steve Jones…
11th FAI Junior World Gliding Championship 2019, Szeged, Hungary
The JWGC Hungary is now over and the winnerd declared Standard Class1 Simon Schröder Germany LS-8-15 7,4222 Simon Briel Germany Discus 2B 7,262 3 Tomasz Hornik Poland LS-8-15 7,000 Club Class1 Jake Brattle Great Britain ASW-20 8,453 2 Finn Sleigh Great Britain ASW-20 8,306 3…
Junior World Gliding Champions
After ten racing days JWGC Tabor concluded with champions declared in Standard and Club classes. New Junior World Gliding Champion, Standard Class, Simon Briel from Germany with Czechs Lukas Kriz in 2nd place and Jaromir Macoun in 3rd place. Finn Sleigh and Toby Freeland from…
WWGC Lake Keepit Concludes With New Champions Declared
The closing ceremony of the WWGC Lake Keepit saw the French team receive the gold medal for their combined peformance followed by Great Britain with silver and Italy receiving the bronze medal. France dominated the 18m Class with a consistent performances by top class pilots…
E Glide Concept Contest Pavullo
Markus Uhlig flew in the E-Glide Concept Contest in September. Here are his impressions of this new type of glider contest where engine use is allowed. Major advances have been made in the technology of electro mobility recently, not just for the automotive industry but also in…
20th European Gliding Championships Champions Declared
20th European Gliding Championships StalowaWola, Poland After a competition punctuated by much wet weather, five competition days were flown. New European Champions have been declared in Open, 18m and 20m Multi-seat Classes. In Open Class Petr Tichý took first place flying an…
The European Gliding Championships Prievidza Slovakia
The European Gliding Championships Prievidza Slovakia After 12 Flying Days Champions in Standard, Club and 15 m classes were declared at the 20th EGC. In Club class Tom Arscott from Great Britain beat his teammate G Dale into to take the championship title. G came 2nd and Uwe…
New contest concept for sailplanes with electric power
New contest concept for sailplanes with electric power The success of the FES electric MoP has encouraged significant growth in the number of sailplanes equipped with an electric motor and the development of new systems and installations. The ease of use and reliability of…
E Glide Concept Contest
The 1st E-Glide Contest Pavullo Italy took place 31 August - 7 September 2019. The scoring was very successfully conducted remotely by Andrej Kolar from Naviter and Seeyou in conjunction with the local scorer. The results were calculated correctly according the FAI scoring…
