07 Aug 2014
This is IGC Journalist Angela Sheard's August 7, 2014 report from the World Gliding Championships in Leszno, Poland. At last, Wednesday 6th August, the weather was not only flyable but better than forecast for the pilots out on course. Minimal outlandings and though speeds were not the fastest,...
09 Sep 2014
In the beautiful setting of the Valley of Cerdanya in Catalonia The Aeroclub of Sabadell is host to the Spanish FAI Sailplane Grand Prix where 15 top sailplane racing pilots will compete to qualify for the final of the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series in Varese in 2015. There are several experienced...
25 Oct 2014
The Sailplane Grand Prix management team are pleased to announce the dates for the 7th Sailplane Grand Prix series . The 7th series FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Qualifying events will take place between 31 October 2015 and 31 October 2016. The 7th SGP Final will take place between 1 January 2017 and 1...
06 Jan 2015
The South African Sailplane Grand Prix 2015 is now taking place at Worcester in the Cape Mountains in Cape Province. Sunday January the 4th saw the first race of this very competitive event which was marked by a fantastic result for Uli Schwenck from Germany beating local pilot Laurens Goudriaan by...
26 Jan 2015
7th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix series The deadline for prospective bidders wishing to host an FAI sailplane Grand Prix event in 2016 is the 31 st of January. Bid information can be found at http://www.sgp.aero/about-sgp-racing/bid-for-future-events All bids received will be evaluated during February...
03 Jan 2015
After six days of very interesting racing, the Chile SGP is entering into its final stages with any of the top four pilots still able to achieve one of the two coveted places in the 2015 World Final in Varese. There are two days of head to head racing remaining in this wonderland of soaring with...
