Team USA Report – WGC Day 3
August 20, 2024 A remarkable day today at WGC2024 - among the more notable in the long history of contests here. With a vast high- pressure system sitting almost on [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 2
August 19, 2024 It was hotter and a bit bluer today, a trend that is predicted to continue in central Texas. (Numbers like 107F are being heard in tomorrow’s [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 1
The first competition day of the 38th World Gliding Championships in Uvalde TX featured genuine 'Uvalde weather'. For the uninitiated, this means conditions that are borderline miserable on the [...]
WGC Uvalde – WATCH LIVE NOW
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) in Uvalde, Texas starts Sunday, August 18th, and you can catch all of the action in several places. It is quite an honor to [...]
38th FAI World Gliding Championships – Uvalde Texas
Uvalde, Texas August 14 – 31, 2024 #USTeamUvalde2024 The competition will be heating up literally and figuratively this month in Uvalde, Texas as the United [...]
Team USA Report – International Nite Revisited & Smoke Arrives
International Night ~ Revisited International Nite was last night from 7 to about 9 pm with the expectation of flying today. International Nite has each team bring food and [...]
Team USA Report – Got Wind & Smokey Skies?
No task today. Unfortunately, the weather did not go our way today. The weather problems today are: northeast wind 10 - 15 kts gusting to 20+ and smoke rolling [...]
Team USA Report – Got thunderstorms?
No task today.Maybe later today? Contest Management was expecting severe thunderstorms later this afternoon. They wanted to call a rest day in one of the next four days. They thought, [...]
Team USA – Contest Day #3: Double Club Class Landout
The weather forecast called for a low blue day, with 3-4 kt climbs to 4,000 ft (field elevation is ~750 ft), with lift shutting down at 6:30 pm. Club Class [...]
WGC Practice Week Finished – Ready To Race!
Greetings from Narromine, Australia!This is your captain speaking… I always wanted to say that.Team USA is ready to race!Yesterday was the last practice day of the 5 day practice period. [...]