BGA Trophy Winners
Each of these trophies are presented at the BGA Annual dinner. This year’s winners are below. If you enter the national ladder, your flights will automatically be entered for the trophies, but you can apply for a trophy without entering the ladder by emailing the BGA.
The rules for the trophies can be found by clicking here.
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Trophy |
Achievement |
2020 Winner |
Flight |
|---|---|---|---|
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BGA 1000k Trophy |
Fastest flight over 1000km |
Not Awarded |
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Enigma |
Open National Ladder winner |
Andy Aveling |
30.921 points |
|
Firth Vickers |
Open National Ladder – Second Place |
Ian McArthur |
29,229 Points |
|
L Du Garde Peach |
Weekend National Ladder Winner |
Ed Downham |
26,079 Points |
|
Slingsby |
Weekend National Ladder – Second Place |
Phil Jones |
23,846 Points |
|
Spitfire |
Junior Ladder Winner |
Finn Sleigh |
22,656 Points |
|
Chris Wills |
Wooden Ladder Winner |
Adrian Emck |
21,106 Points |
|
Navboys Albatross Trophy |
Highest Score in the Weekend Ladder in a glider without MoP |
Richard Hood |
22,815 Points |
|
Flight Deck Wingman Pure Soar Trophy |
Highest score in the Open Ladder in a glider without MoP |
Paul Fritche |
27,093 Points |
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University Ladder |
University Ladder Winner |
Imperial College |
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Wakefield |
Longest Handicapped Distance |
Paul Fritche |
827.7km Actual |
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Furlong |
Fastest Handicapped Triangle |
Ed Downham |
758.1 Km (Actual) @ 100.1 kph |
|
California in England |
Longest Handicapped Distance by a female pilot |
Liz Sparrow |
754.2km (Actual) @ 93.9 kph |
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Volk |
Longest Handicapped Out and Return |
Tim Macfadyen |
582.1Km (Actual) @ 76.9 kph |
|
Seager |
Longest Handicapped Distance in a 2 seater |
Andy Aveling |
807.3Km (Actual) @ 109.7 kph |
|
Frank Foster |
Fastest Handicapped 500 Km |
Andy Davis |
129.8 kph Actual |
|
Manio |
Fastest Handicapped 300 Km |
Santiago Cervantes |
142 kph Actual |
|
Rex Pilcher |
Earliest Diamond Distance |
James Hiley
|
30th May 2020 |
|
De Havilland |
Maximum Gain of Height |
Alastair Mutch |
21,938 ft |
|
Goldsborough |
Highest placed pilot in Recent World Championships |
Ayala Truelove |
Bronze Medal in the WWGC 2019 |
|
Phil Lever |
Most Promising Junior Pilot |
Finn Sleigh |
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John Hands |
For outstanding support in the organising or running of competitions |
Andy Davis |
Nominated by the Competitions Committee |
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Challenge |
Club with most new cross-country endorsements as proportion of number of instructors |
Bannerdown G.C |
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Hayward Aviation Award |
For Instructor Excellence |
Lyn ferguson-Dalling |
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Philip Wills Enterprise Trophy |
David Masson & Nigel Mallender |
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Alex Ward Trophy |
Chris Gill |