The draft Rules for Rated Competitions 2024 and an explanatory document have been published here. The final Rules for Rated Competitions 2024 will be published on 1st March 2024.

Competition flying is great fun. However, several inherent risks in gliding can increase in a competition task flying environment. As with all flying, awareness of and managing the risks is important. We have updated our competition risk management guidance aimed at pilots and republished it here.

Congratulations to British Gliding Team’s Tom Arscott – World Champion! Throughout the ten races at the 37th World Gliding Championships at Narromine in Australia, Tom maintained a good lead to take 1st place, the Gold medal and the title of World Champion in the standard class flying a loaned LS8…

Entries are open for the Bidford regional gliding competition, 22nd to 30th of June 2024. You can read more information and enter the competition here.  

The Dunstable Regionals 2024 entries are now open. The competition takes place at the London Gliding Club 20-28 July 2024. The competition will be limited to 50 entries in two classes on a first come, first served basis. Any entries after this will automatically be put on to the waiting…

The Hus Bos Challenge Cup competition will be held from 27th July – 4th August 2024. The competition will be limited to 65 entries on a first come, first served basis. Any entries after this will automatically be put on to the waiting list. The entry list will open on…

UK NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 2024 It’s time to get your Nationals entries in!!!  A reminder to all pilots that 31st January is the deadline for priority Nationals entries.  Entries received by that date will be accepted in rating order up to the class limit – for 2024 applications received after the…

The 2024 Club Class Nationals will be held at Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club, Nympsfield from Saturday 03 to Sunday 11 of August. The dates for all 2024 nationals are; 18m & 20m Multi-seat class: 25 May – 02 June, Lasham Standard, 15m & Open class: 15 – 23 June,…

The final competition of the 2023 Inter Club League took place recently at Nympsfield. The results were: 1st – Bristol and Gloucestershire GC Joint 2nd – London GC and Oxford GC 4th – Southwest regional team Thanks to all the pilots, crews, teams, organisers, and hosting clubs that make the…

The vote to select the Team to represent Great Britain at the 38th World Gliding Championships 18m, Open, and 20m Multi-Seat classes at Uvalde in Texas in August 2024 will open on 1st September 2023 and will run up to and including the 14th September. Once again, the voting will…