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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 165,12 km/h 12 Dec 2025 David Jansen (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21199
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 94,26 km/h 31 Oct 2025 Murray Gordon Wardell (NZL) (21132) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21132
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Gliding DO Triangle Distance 756,4 km 25 Jun 2022 Pavel Gussev (KAZ) (19704) ratified - current record Asian 19704
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 140,99 km/h 10 May 2021 Hirokazu Ichikawa (JPN) (19433) ratified - current record Asian 19433
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 116,38 km 04 Jan 2019 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (18829) ratified - current record Oceanian 18829
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 148,2 km 27 Dec 2018 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (18826) ratified - current record Oceanian 18826
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 205,04 km/h 27 Dec 2018 Ailsa McMillan (AUS) (18836) ratified - current record Oceanian 18836
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 255,13 km/h 16 Feb 2018 Keith Essex (USA) (18389) ratified - current record Oceanian 18389
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 255,13 km/h 16 Feb 2018 Keith Essex (USA) (18388) ratified - current record Oceanian 18388
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 145,53 km/h 24 Oct 2015 Akemi Ichikawa (JPN) (17722) ratified - current record Oceanian 17722
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Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 758,8 km 10 May 2015 Takeshi Saito (JPN) (17571) ratified - current record Asian 17571
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 054,90 km 04 Feb 2015 Gerrit Kurstjens (AUS) (17414) ratified - current record Oceanian 17414
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 063,18 km 04 Feb 2015 Gerrit Kurstjens (AUS) (17415) ratified - current record Oceanian 17415
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 904,04 km 04 Feb 2015 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) (17416) ratified - current record Oceanian 17416
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 095,79 km 02 Jan 2015 Peter Rudi Temple (AUS) (16467) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 16467
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Gliding DO Free Distance 1 308,1 km 02 Jan 2015 David Graham Jansen (AUS) (16723) ratified - current record Oceanian 16723
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Gliding DO Free Distance 1 196,02 km 17 Jan 2014 Christopher John Ndrilo Woolley (AUS) (17037) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 17037
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 060,76 km 16 Jan 2014 Matt Gage (AUS) (17035) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 17035
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 048,5 km 16 Jan 2014 Matt Gage (AUS) (17036) ratified - current record Oceanian 17036
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Gliding D15 Triangle Distance 1 026,78 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17006) ratified - current record Oceanian 17006
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 027,66 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17007) ratified - current record Oceanian 17007
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 026,78 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17008) ratified - current record Oceanian 17008
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 027,66 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17002) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 17002
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 036,01 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17003) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 17003
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 027,66 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17004) ratified - current record Oceanian 17004
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Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 026,78 km 20 Dec 2013 Lisa Ellen Trotter (AUS) (17005) ratified - current record Oceanian 17005
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 017,90 km 25 Nov 2012 Allan John Barnes (AUS) (16709) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 16709
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 020,6 km 25 Nov 2012 Allan John Barnes (AUS) (16711) ratified - superseded since approved Oceanian 16711
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