More new records!

24th August 2026

We are delighted to announce several new records! Congratulations to Tom and to Ian!

 UK 15M CLASS 300KM TRIANGLE SPEED RECORD

Date: 10 July 2026

Pilot: Tom Arscott

Glider: Ventus-2A G-CJEX

Speed: 117.47km/h (launched from Lasham)

This exceeds the existing record by more than 1km/h. Note: the previous record was 115.85km/h set by John Gorringe in August 1990.

UK 15M CLASS 750KM TRIANGLE SPEED RECORD

Date: 01 August 2026

Pilot: Tom Arscott

Glider: Ventus-2A G-CJEX

Speed: 106.29km/h (launched from Lasham)

This exceeds the existing record by more than 1km/h. Note: the previous record was 87.02km/h set by Ed Downham in June 2004.

UK 15M CLASS 400KM, 500KM & 600KM TRIANGLE SPEED RECORDS

Date: 01 August 2026

Pilot: Ian MacArthur

Glider: JS3 (15m) G-CLYR

Speed: 113.47km/h (launched from Lasham)

This exceeds the existing record by more than 1km/h. Note: the previous 400km record was 107.44km/h set by Phil Jones in July 2002. The previous 500km record was 108.84km/h set by Phil Jones in April 2002. The previous 600km record was set by Ed Downham in August 2003.