Sean Fidler Spotlight
Competing in the 18 Meter Class, Sean Fidler began participating in sailplane competitions in 2011 after spending several years learning cross-country in Ionia, Michigan. In Ionia, Sean was [...]
John Good report – August 14
The closing ceremony is in the books, and the 34th WGC has been declared Official. The contest was something of a French triumph, with 4 of the 9 podium positions [...]
Special Thanks to Our US Soaring Team in Lithuania
Just wanted to express to the members of the US Soaring Team in Lithuania how much we appreciated being able to follow your adventure through pictures, videos, posts, and facebook. Thank [...]
Some Lithuania Closing Pictures and Video
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The Party’s Over…..
and Team USA is heading home. Here all captains pose in front of newly carved totem pole celebrating WGC2016. Other totems celebrate previous World or European championships. The German [...]
John Good report – August 13
The final scheduled day of competition at WGC2016 unfortunately didn’t happen. With bright sun in the morning we were surprised to receive an announcement that gliders should not be assembled [...]
John Good report – August 12
For pretty much the first time during this contest, Pocuiani enjoyed a beautiful morning and a brilliant weather forecast. The air was clear and crisp (overnight low was around 43 [...]
John Good report – August 11
Today began with more grim weather – and a near riot. I’m happy to say that both situations saw improvement by the end of the day. After substantial overnight rain, [...]
Great Weather Day
Finally, beautiful weather with streets all the way to Poland. See picture attached. All gliders on task: Club – 396km Standard – 460km 20 meter Multi seat – 461km
John Good report – August 10
Morning weather fooled us today: we awoke to sun and mostly blue skies. But clouds quickly marched in and all forecasts said to expect much more. They were correct: thickening [...]