Team USA Report – WGC Day 10
We awoke to a sky full of low clouds and light rain. It did not look like the start of a soaring day, but forecasts held out hope of [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 9
Today was a strange one. Forecasts agreed that an approaching front would at last sweep away the awkward airmass that has been troubling us for the past several days. As [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 8
It’s a non-flying day for the 39th World Gliding Championships at Tabor. Forecasts called for another weak blue day: not actually unflyable, but probably lower & weaker than the previous [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 7
Friday the 13th at WGC2025 was a day much like 12th: often weak thermal lift to moderate altitudes in a cloudless sky. Today featured Area tasks, perhaps with the hope [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 6
A weak, blue day in Tabor. Given all the rain we’ve endured and the resulting wet ground , it seemed unlikely we’d not see at least some cumulus clouds. In [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 5
Finally, some glider-friendly weather at WGC2025. Morning forecasts didn’t agree in all details, but the general indication was for a good – and largely trouble-free – thermal day, with cumulus [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 4
Another day of difficult weather at WGC2025. Today’s problems started with a forecast of thick high cloud expected to overrun the Tabor task area, leaving some chance of a weak, [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 3
It was predicted to be an excellent soaring day in southwestern Czechia. It didn’t quite turn out like that. After more than a week of wet and cloudy weather, the [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 2
The bustle and excitement normal for the first competition day of a WGC were nowhere to be found here at Tabor airfield today. Instead, we had more low clouds and [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 1
Greetings from Tábor, Czechia, where the US Team is attending the 39th World Gliding Championship. A total of 115 pilots are competing in three classes here: Club, Standard and 15-Meter. [...]