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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 151,28 km/h 10 Jul 2024 Steve J. Koerner (USA) (20338) ratified - current record North-American 20338
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 152,62 km/h 01 Sep 2022 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19771) ratified - current record North-American 19771
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 178,35 km/h 12 Aug 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19547) ratified - current record North-American 19547
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Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 913,66 km 16 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19502) ratified - current record North-American 19502
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Gliding D13 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 967,44 km 09 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19501) ratified - current record North-American 19501
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 144,51 km/h 11 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19452) ratified - current record North-American 19452
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Gliding D13 Out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19447) ratified - current record North-American 19447
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Gliding D13 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 113,19 km/h 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19461) ratified - current record North-American 19461
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Gliding D13 Free out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19441) ratified - current record North-American 19441
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 107,15 km/h 08 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19454) ratified - current record North-American 19454
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 167,84 km/h 04 Jun 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19289) ratified - current record North-American 19289
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 965,02 km 06 Jul 2019 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18988) ratified - current record North-American 18988
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 162,70 km/h 01 Aug 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18211) ratified - current record North-American 18211
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 157,29 km/h 16 Jul 2017 Keith Essex (USA) (18187) ratified - current record North-American 18187
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,14 km/h 03 Jul 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18183) ratified - current record North-American 18183
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 162,21 km/h 01 Jul 2017 Marek Malolepszy (POL) (18181) ratified - current record North-American 18181
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 152,72 km/h 14 Aug 2016 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17919) ratified - current record North-American 17919
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (17872) ratified - current record North-American 17872
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (17874) ratified - current record North-American 17874
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Gliding D13 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) (19436) ratified - current record North-American 19436
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 195,16 km/h 16 Jul 2015 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (17604) ratified - current record North-American 17604
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) (17436) ratified - current record North-American 17436
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) (17437) ratified - current record North-American 17437
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 738,6 km 03 Jul 2014 Morgan Sandercock (AUS) (17246) ratified - current record North-American 17246
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Gliding DU Free triangle distance 772,4 km 03 Jul 2014 Morgan Sandercock (AUS) (17247) ratified - current record North-American 17247
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 102,09 km/h 30 Jun 2014 Morgan Sandercock (AUS) (17248) ratified - current record North-American 17248
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