The Sailplane Grand Prix is returning to British skies! Lasham GS has successfully bid to host a Sailplane Grand Prix event in 2026. This is a great opportunity to show case gliding cross-country racing and we look forward to passing on more information about this prestigious event in due course….

The 2025 edition of the FAI Sporting Code Section 3 Annex A has been published and can be accessed via the following link. A summary of the changes can be found here. The latest version of Annex D has also been published and can be accessed here.

The Competitions Committee is pleased to announce that Alistair Emson has been appointed British Gliding Team Manager with immediate effective. Alistair is an experienced competition pilot, flies at the Bristol and Gloucestershire GC, and has been very involved with the Junior team until now. He is a very welcome addition…

The FAI has taken action over international Hang Gliding and Paragliding competition safety concerns. You can read more here.

The World air sport federation, the FAI, has highlighted that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the ‘2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods’ which enters into force on 1 January 2026.   You can read more here.

The British Gliding Team are now inviting applications for the Junior Development Squad 2025-2026. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of British Gliding Team Coaches who are on the lookout for next generation of World Champions. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to take part in a structured training…

The 2026 WGC Team vote for the 18m, 20m, and Open classes closed yesterday. The results are as follows: Open Class: Tim Jenkinson Andy Davis Russell Cheetham Toby Freeland Kim Tipple 18m Class: Leigh Wells Derren Francis Matthew Davis Ian MacArthur Philip Jones 20m Class: Steve Jones Matt Cook Andy…

The Competitions Committee considers rule changes for the coming season in October and November each year. If you took part in a rated competition in 2025, the Competitions Committee would very much like to hear your ideas for improvement to the rule book. Since starting this consultation process in 2023,…

The vote to select the Team to represent Great Britain at the 40th World Gliding Championships 18m, 20m, and Open classes at Częstochowa, Poland will open on 8th September 2025 and will run up to and including the 21st August. Once again, the voting will take place via votingplace.net, a…

Congratulations to Geoff Glazebrook (Duo Discus, London GC), the 2025 20m Two-seat National Champion. You can view the full results here.