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British Gliding Team News
Rocket Software generously sponsored all the British Teams again in 2007. 2008 Teams 8th February 2008
First up is the "unflapped" classes in Rieti Italy, where Leigh Wells will be defending his Standard Class title. The teams will be; Club Class: Pete Masson, G Dale, Gill Spreckley (Women's World Champion)
15 Metre Class: Leigh Wells, Tim Scott More information will appear here soon! Grand Prix Final 19th December 2007 The Final of the Gliding Grand Prix Series has now started. The first day has brought a mixed bag for the British contingent, with Steve Jones coming second and Pete Harvey out of the points in 12th place. You can keep up with the news from the British camp by clicking here. Official website at www.gpgliding.com Rocketing to Success 23rd August 2007
Now that the 2007 international season is over, it's time to say a big thank you to all the sponsors, especially Rocket Software, who have helped us to achieve our successes - 2 Women's World Champions, a European Champion, a bronze medal and numerous other fantastic efforts from all the team members. Yet again Great Britain remains the no. 1 ranked team in the World at gliding. Let's hope that the Grand Prix in December and the World Championships in 2008 bring us more success! European Medals 19th August 2007
Congratulations to Pete, Leigh and the rest of the team! You can read more about the team news as it happened here. Lithuanian final 12th August 2007 The Europeans in Lithunia came to an anti-climactic finish - no surprises that the weather just wasn't playing ball leaving the competition with just 5 valid days. Dave Draper ended in 7th place, achingly close to the medals - less than 40 point from Bronze. Read more about the team's story here. Competition update 9th August 2007 The French leg of the European Championships (15 metre, 18 metre and open classes) have now begun after the first couple of days were scrubbed due to bad weather. You can keep up to date with the team here. Official website here. In the meantime, the European Championships in Lithuania are coming to a close. With just 2 days left, Dave Draper is close to the medals in 5th place, and Ken Barker in 10th place - although only just a few points behind Dave. The Junior World Championships are also in their closing days, with Mark Holden and Simon Barker in 4th and 5th places - both also close to the medals. European Championships 24th July 2007 The first pilots have arrived in Pociunai, Lithuania for the first installment of the European Championships (Standard and Club classes). You can keep up to date with the latest from the team here. Two British Golds at Women's World Championships 21st July 2007
These wins mirror the 2001 championships where Sarah and Gill also both won individual gold medals. Rose Johnson and Liz Sparrow finished fourth and fifth respectively in the Club Class; Kay Draper also came fourth in the Standard Class; and Lucy Withall was eighth in the 15m Class. Congratulations to all the girls. Full details and results are on the competition web site. The story from the team can be found here. Press releases can be found here. Junior World Championships 17th July 2007 The Junior Team have arrived in Rieti and have started their practice period. The competition starts on 28th July. Find out more about the team here. For news from the British Team during the competition as it happens, click here. The official competition website is www.wgcrieti.it/jwgc2007 Women's World Championships 9th July 2007
Junior and Women's World Championship Teams 21st December 2006 The 2007 Junior World Championships take place in Rieti, Italy in July/August. The British team will consist of; Standard Class: Andy May (2005 Bronze medalist), Tom Smith, Shaun McLaughlin The 2007 Women's World Championships take place in Romarantin, France in July. The British team will be; Sarah Kelman, Gill Spreckley, Kay Draper, Rose Johnson, Liz Sparrow and Lucy Withall European Championship Teams 25th September 2006 In 2007 there are two sets of European Championships. Pete Harvery will be defending his Open Class title. The team going to Issoudun, France will be; Open Class: Peter Harvey, Kim Tipple, Steve Jones The team going to Lithuania will be; Standard Class: Gary Stingemore, Derren Francis Club Class World Championships 11th July 2006 The team has arrived in Vinon, France and the practise week has begun. Jay Rebbeck will be trying to improve on his Silver medal in Norway 2 years ago, as will twice silver medalist Rich Hood. They are joined by Jay's brother, and former Junior World silver medalist, Luke Rebbeck. You can keep up with the latest news from the competition here. The official site for the competition is www.wgc2006.fr.
After 10 competition days the British Team has once again proved it is the best in the world, after taking two gold medals, two bronze medals and also winning the team trophy. Our congratulations go particularly to Phil Jones, who is the new 18 metre World Champion and You can read more about the team's story during the comeptition by clicking here. Results are available on the official website here. Sweden World Championships 1st June 2006 The British Team have arrived in Sweden for the World Championships. With an unsettled weather situation, there hasn't been much practice week flying as yet. The competition starts for real on Sunday, so stay tuned for all the latest news which will is available here. Rocket Software Announced as Sponsors 8th May 2006
The 2006 British Teams will be sponsored by Rocket Software UK. You can visit their website at www.rocketsoftware.com.
2006 World Championship Teams 6th March 2006 There are two World Chamionship events taking place in 2006. The 29th FAI World Championships occur in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Andy Davis will be defending his title in the Standard Class. The other teams in Sweden are also very strong with many international medals between them. Read more about the team bound for Sweden here. The 4th FAI Club Class World Championships takes place at the bottom of the Alps in Vinon, France. Richard Hood and Jay Rebbeck will be hoping to improve on their silver medals in previous events. They are joined by Jay's brother, Luke, who will want to convert his Junior medal to senior success. Read more about the team bound for France here. New Zealand Grand Prix 23rd January 2006
Overall Pete stands in joint second place with World No. 1, Sebastian Kawa, just 2 points behind local, Ben Flewett. You can get the latest direct from Pete on the news page here. The official website can be found here. Development Training Update 4th January 2006 Due to an email problem, we ask that everyone who applied for the development training since 19th December resends their application to training@gliding.co.uk 2006 Development Training Program 18th December 2005 The British Coaching Squad would like to invite applications for this year’s development training. With the 2007 Junior World Championships in Rieti approaching fast and only two of this year’s team eligible, we would particularly like to encourage pilots aspiring to get into the Junior World Team to apply. However, as in previous years, the training week is open to pilots of any age that have potential to fly for Great Britain in the future. The dates of the Development Training will be 16th-22nd April and 23rd – 29th April based in Ontur, and requires one week’s participation. The training is run by members of the Senior Coaching Squad and provides an enormous opportunity to train with Britain’s most experienced world championship pilots. Click here to download an application from. To apply, email your completed application form to: training@gliding.co.uk Closing Date Monday 16th January 2006. Team Visit Buckingham Palace 30th November 2005 The British teams from 2005 and 2006, including the successful Junior, Women's and European teams paid a visit to Buckingham Palace to be greeted by the Duke of Edinburgh.
1st FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix 1st September 2005 Andy Davis and Mike Young will represent Great Britain at the 1st FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix to be held at St Auban, France from 3rd – 11th September 2005. Read more about the competition, and get the latest news by clicking here. The official site can be found here. Andy and Mike will be hoping to extend this year's medal tally for the Brits which currently stands at 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. Gold, Silver, Bronze! 19th August 2005
Click here for the story from the Team. Official website here. Neil Lawson 15th August 2005 His contribution in many areas of the team's activities and the superb photos he has taken of the team and its activities will be our lasting memory of Neil. Neil was an only child and it is impossible for us to imagine the grief and sorrow his family must feel, our thoughts are with them in this very sad time. The time will soon come when this tragedy is better understood and we can find some way to ensure that Neils presence within the team and in gliding is not forgotten. Silver & Bronze 12th August 2005 The British Team finished with two medals in Klix, Germany. Gill Spreckley and Sarah Kelman won Silver and Bronze medals in the Standard Class after many days of poor weather. Click here for the story from the Team. Official website here. Brits Dominate 7th August 2005
Find out more about the British Team and get the latest news from the competition here. Official website here. Meanwhile, in the Women's World Championships, they have endured 2 scrub days. Some good flying over the first five days has left Gill and Sarah in 2nd and 3rd positions overall in the Standard Class and Liz Sparrow in 5th place, not far behind the German team. Find out more about the British Team and get the latest news from the competition here. Official website here. Junior World Championships 1st August 2005 The British Juniors have arrived at Husbands Bosworth, and the rest of the teams are trickling in. Today was the first unofficial practice day, with most teams opting for local flying due to poor soaring conditions. The Brits took to the air to do some filming for local telelvision (keep your eyes open over the next couple of days). German pilot Christof Nacke kindly extolled the virtues of the British Team for the cameras! Find out more about the British Team and get the latest news from the competition here. Official website here. Women's World Championships 28th July 2005 The British Team have now arrived in Klix, Germany and practise for the 2005 Women's World Championships is now underway. Contest flying begins on Sunday 31st July and British hopes are high with 2 former World Champions in the team. Find out more about the British Team and get the latest news from the competition here. Official website here. Slovakian Silver 23rd July 2005
Going into the last day, Andy was third with just 23 points between second and 5th places. A steady 9th place yesterday was enough to move up to the Silver Medal position overall - teammate Jez managed 4th for the day, picking him up to 21st overall. The rest of the team also had a good day, with former World Champion, Steve Jones, winning the 18 metre task and brother Phil coming 3rd for the day. Overall, Steve was 9th and Phil a very respectable 5th. Jay and Owain in the Club Class ended with 3rd and 4th, leaving them 21st and 15th overall. Click here for the story from the team. Click here for the results. Three Medals in Finland 16th July 2005 The Brits did enough today to keep their overnight medal positions - Pete Harvey has won Gold in the Open Class, with Russell Cheetham winning Silver by more than 200 points from nearest rival, Gerard Lherm. In the 15 metre class, Leigh Wells has won a well deserved Bronze medal against some tough opposition. Click here for the story from the team. Click here for the results. Mixed Weather in Finland and Slovakia 15th July 2005 For the second time in Finland, the Open Class lads took all three top spots in yesterday's 339km task, with Russell edging a minute ahead of Pete and Kim for a day win. With just two contest days left, Pete is in first place, 132 points ahead of Russell, who is 95 points ahead of Reinhard Schramme of Germany. In the 15 Metre Class, Leigh Wells came joint second for the day - a number of landouts by those above him allowed him to jump to third place overall.
Finland - team news. Official site. Europeans, Slovakian Leg, Off to Wet Start! 10th July 2005
Find out more on the team pages, and get results on the official competition website. Photos on the team pages courtesy of www.whiteplanes.com. Easy as 1-2-3 5th July 2005
Find out more on the team pages, and get results on the official competition website. Team Arrives in Slovakia 5th July 2005 The British Team for the Standard, 18 metre and Club Classes arrived a in Nitra, Slovakia a couple of days ago for the training week of the "other" part of the European Championships. Find out more about the teams and get regular updates every day by clicking here. Internet problems at the airfield have lead to delays in updating the news so far (our apologies) - hopefully we will now have regular updates! Record Breaking Start in Finland 4th July 2005
Find out more on the team pages, and get results on the official competition website. European Team Arrives in Finland 28th June 2005 The last of the British Team has now arrived in Finland for the European Championships in the 15 metre and Open Classes, in which Russell Cheetham prepares to defend his title. Find out more about the teams and get regular updates every day by clicking here. Junior Team Training 5th June 2005 A new article about Junior Team Training has been added. You can read it by clicking here. 2005 Team News 25th May 2005 You can now read more about this year's teams in the competitions section. The first international of the year in July is the European Gliding Championships (open and 15 metre classes) in Finland, followed quickly by the standard, 18 metre and club classe Also in the Women's and European sections you can read about their team training in Ontur, Spain and Nitra, Slovakia. Coming soon... Junior Team training (also read about them in the June-July 2005 issue of Sailplane & Gliding)
2005 Teams 20th October 2004 The teams for 2005's international events have now been announced. It will be a busy year, with 2 European Championship events (in Finland and Slovakia), the Women's World Championships (in Germany) and the Junior World Championships to be held at Husbands Bosworth here in the UK. The teams line up as follows; European Championships: Womens World Championships: Junior World Championships: More news about the teams will appear here shortly. European Gold 8th August 2004
Other top ten British scores were Leigh Wells, 4th, and David Allison, 10th, both in the Standard Class, while, in the 15-Metre Class, Briton Tim Scott came 6th and Steve Jones came 10th. Congratulations to Russell and the team! For full results, go to www.egc2004.lt. A press release is available at the British Gliding Association website found here.
European Championships 25th July 2004 Today is the start of the 2004 European Championships in Pociunai, Lithuania. The eight-strong British team is hopeful of medals in each of the 4 classes. For regular updates during the competition, goto the competition news page. For the official website, go to www.egc2004.lt. Silver Medal 26th June 2004 The Club Class World Championships in Norway are now over. Jay Rebbeck won the silver medal, and Richard Hood was only a few points away from a medal in 5th place. Club Class World Championships 6th June 2004 Pete, Rich and Jay have now all arrived in Elverum for the practise week of the World Championships. Read about the team and get regular updates from the competition by clicking here. For older news, please click here for the news archive. For news direct from the competitions, please go to the competitions section. |
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With the winter slowly fading away, it's time to look forward to the new season. This year there are two major internationals - both World Championship.
Soon after, the "flapped" classes are flying in Lusse, Germany, where Phil Jones will be defending his 18 metre class crown. The teams will be;
Pete Harvey has successfully defended his European Open Class gliding title. Pete overhauled German pilot Uli Schwenk in the final race on Saturday at Issoudun in France to take the title and his third sucessive medal in the European Championships after a fortnight long battle during which the lead had changed hands between the pair a number of times. Leigh Wells took the bronze medal in the 15m class.
Sarah Kelman and Gill Spreckley have struck gold at the Women's World Gliding Championships which finished today at Romarantin in France. After nine days' racing Sarah won the Standard Class by a comfortable margin after having led the contest since the opening day. Gill took gold in the Club Cla
ss after the lead had changed a number of times, but eventually came through to win convincingly.
The international competition season starts with the Women's World Championships, which are currently in their practice week. With the first contest day on Wednesday 11th July, let's hope their weather improves soon! Find out more 
Two Gold, Two Bronze, Team Cup
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The Brits went into the last day of the Junior World Championships in first, second and third positions in the Standard Class, having dominated the whole competition. There were nervous moments today as the weather looked to improve, however the expected clearance didn't come in time, and the day was scrubbed. The new Junior World Champion in the Standard Class is Mark Parker, with Jon Meyer and Andy May taking Silver and Bronze. In the club class, Mark Holden and John Roberts finished 13th and 17th. 
The accident at Husbands Bosworth in which Neil Lawson was killed is a tragedy that has affected all the British Gliding Team members. Neil was a very important part of our team and a good personal friend to many of the team members. Neil was crew during the Club Class World Championships in Norway in 2004 and Team Captain for the European team at Nitra this year.
The Junior World Championships started yesterday at Husbands Bosworth. Both days have seen reasonable weather with 370km and 313km set for the 2 classes today, with shorter tasks yesterday. Already the Brits are dominating, with a 1-2-3 in the Standard Class today and overall, and in the Club Class the lads are lying 2nd, 3rd and 6th.
The British Team continued it's recent international success with Andy Davis MBE adding another medal to the three won in Finland, confirming the UK's place as the No.1 gliding team. Due to a small weather window, the last day only saw short 2 hour tasks in each group.
In Slovakia, where the weather has not been so favourable, the Standard Class was a non-contest day as a storm stopped enough pilots from passing the 100 kilometre mark. In the Club Class, Jay and Owain were close to the pace with 13th and 16th places, while in the 18 metre class Steve and Phil Jones managed 3rd and 5th places, leaving Phil second overall - just 17 points off the lead. 
Today was the first official day of the European Championships in Slovakia for the Standard, 18 Metre and Club Classes. The Opening Ceremony took place in rainy skies yesterday, and the weather failed to improve to allow flying today. Competition flying continues until the 22nd July.
The Finnish portion of the European Championships has started with a bang - after days of rain in the practice week, the Championships started today with 1011 kilometres set for the Open Class and 833 kilometres for the 15 metre class. These are believed to be the longest flights ever set or completed in international competitoin. The provisional Open Class results have reigning Champion, Russell Cheetham, winning the day and Pete Harvey in second place.
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