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Multiclass Nationals Return to Leeton

18M Champion Lumpy Paterson in his JS3 at Leeton. The Multiclass Nationals were held at Leeton NSW in January. There were 44 entries in 18M, Open and combined 15M-Standard classes, making Leeton the best attended Nationals for some time. The weather conditions were excellent,…
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Ingo Renner Cup 2026

Australian pilots who post their flights on weglide.org are automatically scored for the Ingo Renner Cup. The annual scoring period is from 1 October to 30 September. At the end of the season, the combined score of the top three flights of each pilot will determine the ranking.…
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JoeyGlide 2026

Ethan Blunt Ethan finished in 2nd place flying a Speed Astir 2. JoeyGlide, organised by the Australian Junior Gliding Club, is the annual Australian Junior National Gliding Championships. This year it was held at Benalla, 18-25 January, and celebrated JoeyGlide’s 20th year.…
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WOMEN'S RACING WEEK

By Melysha Turnbull In the first week of December, 12 women flew in the inaugural Women’s Race Week at Narromine. Race Week was open to women who had completed a 300km cross-country flight. From intermediate pilots to world championship pilots, the event was a mixture of…
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World Gliding Championships Tabor Czechia

Matthew Scutter taking off in the JS3 he flew in 15m Class. The 39th World Gliding Championships took place at Tábor Airfield in Czechia with 117 pilots competing in 15m, Standard and Club Classes. Racing BeginsThe first two days were no fly days, leaving ten possible flying…
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The Ingo Renner Cup July 2025

Max Scutchings flew 596km at 95 kph in his Discus b from Gawler on 10 March, putting him in 4th place in Juniors. The Ingo Renner Cup update Australian pilots who post their flights on weglide.org are automatically scored for the Ingo Renner Cup. The scoring period is from 1…
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TEAM SELECTION FOR WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Miles Gore-Brown The selection process for Australian national teams has not changed much over the years, however some minor amendments have been made because of the challenges during COVID and, more important, the need to provide teams with plenty of time for training,…
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Australian Teams for World Gliding Championships 2025-6

The selection of our pilots to participate in the coming 2025 and 2026 World Championships has been completed. The 39th FAI World Championships for 15m , Standard and Club class commences on 7th June thru to 21st June 2025 at Tabor, Czech Republic. Australian Team is: Club…
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Joeyglide at Narromine

JoeyGlide 2025 celebrated 20 years of Junior Gliding in Australia by returning to Narromine for the Junior National Championships and National Junior Coaching Program. The view from Charlie Abercrombie's glider. James Nugent Competition DirectorJoeyGlide 2025 celebrated 20 years…
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Temora Club and 2 Seat Nationals

Anticipating what the weather will bring for a gliding competition is always a throw of the dice. Fortunately for the 20m and Club Class Nationals at Temora, the bad weather came during the weeks before the contest. The practise day task was cancelled and only a few pilots…
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Temora Club and 2 Seat Nationals

Anticipating what the weather will bring for a gliding competition is always a throw of the dice. Fortunately for the 20m and Club Class Nationals at Temora, the bad weather came during the weeks before the contest. The practise day task was cancelled and only a few pilots…
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Horsham Coaching Week

This coming season marks the 60th Horsham Week flying competition in western Victoria. By Ryan Driscoll This coming season marks the 60th Horsham Week flying competition in western Victoria. By comparison, the Han Weide Wettbewerb, one of the longest running and best known…
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Multiclass Nationals 2026 at Leeton

The 2026 Multiclass Nationals - Standard, 15m, 18m and Open Class - will be held in Leeton and hosted by the Murray Valley Soaring Club. Leeton has been hosting the Skyrace event over the past five years and the area is renowned for great soaring conditions and tasking area.…
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Victorian Championships and Horsham Week

Another excellent Horsham Week Competition, the 59th in an unbroken series, was held from Saturday 1 February to Saturday 8 February 2025. Ryan Driscoll landing in his Nimbus 3T. By Michael Durrant The Victorian State Championships 2025 were held in conjunction with the Horsham…
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NSW State Championships Temora

In the week before the contest, the same weather system that brought the Multiclass Nationals at Lake Keepit to an end two days early, dumped more than 60mm of rain on Temora and the surrounding area. The grass runways were closed and tie down areas flooded. Nevertheless, the…
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Multiclass Nationals Lake Keepit

Allan Barnes flying his LS8 15m. 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 Women’s World Championships in 2020 and will host the Junior WGC in…
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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 Terrell and John Grant towed their gliders from Perth for the contest. Norm Bloch drove over from New South Wales where he had been flying and,…

Ingo Renner Cup

The Ingo Renner Cup 2024 season concluded on 30 September 2024 Australian pilots who post their flights on weglide.org are automatically scored for the Ingo Renner Cup. The scoring period is from 1 October to 30 September. At the end of the season, the combined score of the top…
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Big Sky Texas - World Gliding Championships Uvalde Texas

ABOVE: Adam Woolley cruising on course. With contributions and photos from Adam Woolley, Matthew Scutter, Lumpy Patterson, Keith Gateley and Ronald Tabery The World Gliding Championships in Open, 18m and 20m Multi Seat classes took place at Uvalde in August. Uvalde is located in…
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World Gliding Championships Uvalde Texas

WGC Uvalde in 18m, 20m Multiseat and Open classes is underway with racing each day from 18 - 31 August. There are five Australian pilots competing Geoff Brown in Open Class, Matthew Scutter and Lumpy Patterson in 18m Class and Adam Woolley and Keith Gateley in 20m Two Seat Class.

Ingo Renner Cup Spring - Summer Results

As the Australian spring - summer soaring season draws to a close, it's a good time to look at the pilot rankings in the Ingo Renner Cup, This competition was set up as a decentralised contest by Gliding Australia on the WeGlide platrorm.Now in its third year, the Ingo Renner…
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Friendly Skies at Lake Cumulus - Lake Keepit Regatta

On the grid for another great cumulus day. The 24th Annual Regatta was held at Lake Keepit Soaring Club between 24 February and 2 March. A few dropouts at the last minute left us with 21 competitors.The Regatta is run as a single class event primarily as a fun and supportive…
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20m Two seat Nationals tocumwal

Circling over Tocumwal at the start. Photo by Ian Steventon By Lumpy Patterson Tocumwal Soaring Centre proudly hosted this year’s 20m Two Seat Sports Class Nationals. We had 18 pilots flying in nine gliders – two AS32, three Arcus and, making up nearly half the field, four Duo…
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Competition Roundup

Mark Barnfield's SZD 55 with a Narromine shower aproaching. NOT NOVEMBER NARROMINE CUP For 23 years the Annual Narromine Cup has been held over the last full week of November.Sadly, due to Covid we missed the event in 2022, and this last season in 2023, the World Championships…
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Sailplane Grand Prix Gawler 5 -11 January 2025

The Australian SGP will be held at Gawler 5 -11 January 2025. There will be both 18 and 15m classes opening up the competition to many more pilots and gliders. Adelaide Soaring Club at Gawler is at the southern end of the Barossa wine region and has ample accommodation in the…
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Nationals at Benalla

By Terry Cubley With the advice that December and January would be a hot and dry, GCV at Benalla was keen to run the national championships in January. However, as it turned out the weather was well below expectations for most of the summer season across most states except WA.We…
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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 preparation, the 37th World Gliding Championships at Narromine finally got underway on 3 December 2023. Though the team at Narromine Gliding…

Winner Interviews

WGC Narromine Club Class World Gliding Champion James Nugent Australia WGC Narromine Sliver Medal Standard Class Gregory Beecroft Australia WGC Narromine 15m Class World Gliding Champion Sebastian Kawa Poland WGC Narromine Club Class World Gliding Silver Medal Uwe Wahlig WGC…
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