Competitions News

WGC 2026 Team Vote For 18m, 20m, and Open Classes

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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…

2025 18m National Champion!

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Congratulations to Derren Francis (Ventus 3TS, Banbury GC), the 2025 18m National Champion! You can view the full results here.

More new records!

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We’re delighted to report that on the 3rd July 2025,  Liz Sparrow flew an ASG29e over 752.1 kms at 92.4kph and in doing so set the UK feminine Open and 20m class 600km and 750km speed records, and the UK feminine Open and 20m class triangle distance records.

European Gliding Championships

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The final race has taken place at the 23rd FAI European Gliding Championships in the 18m, Two-seat, and Open classes at Békéscsaba in Hungary. An awesome performance by Matt Davis, who took the Bronze medal in the 18m class flying a JS3! You can view the results here.  

Women's World Gliding Championships!

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The final race has been flown at the Women’s World Gliding Championship at Zbraslavice in the Czech Republic. You can view the results here.    

New Club Class National Champion!

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Congratulations to the 2025 National Champion in the Club Class, James Ewence! James, who flies with the Bristol and Gloucestershire GC, competed in a Discus. You can view the competition results here.  

National Competitions in 2026

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The dates and venues for UK National Competitions in 2026 have been announced. 18m/20m Multi Seat Class: 20-28 June at Cotswold GC, Aston Down Club Class: 01-09 August at Bristol & Gloucester GC, Nympsfield Standard/15m/Open Class: 08-16 August at The Gliding Centre, Husbands Bosworth Junior Nationals: 22-30 August at Lasham…

British Gliding Team Manager

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The British Gliding Team is looking for a new Team Manager to help them secure international success and medals. This hugely important position has become vacant as our previous manager, Werner Stroud, has decided to hang up his boots after three years in the post. Filling those boots will be…