The British Gliding Team Club and Standard class teams are currently competing in the 2021 World Gliding Championships at Montluçon-Guéret, France from 8th – 20th August

The team members are Jake Brattle (LS7WL), Tom Arscott (LS7WL) and G Dale (ASW24) in the Club Class, and Jez Hood (LS8) and Howard Jones (Discus 2a) in the Standard Class, supported by Team Captain Annie Laylee and crews. There is no British 15m team flying in the competition.

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The British Junior Gliding Team are currently in Lithuania competing in the 5th Junior European Gliding Championships from 11th – 23rd July 2021.

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Medals!

We have medals:
Ayala took Bronze Medal in Standard Class
And we received the Silver Medal as a team, with Liz in 4th and Claudia in 6th in their respective classes.

WWGC2019 Team Prize: France- Gold, UK – Silver, Italy – Bronze

The final day

We have received a number of questions about why on the last day of the competition the Day 10 scores changed during the day. We have also received questions about why finalizing the scores and prize giving was so delayed.  This was because each pilot in the Australian team was given a penalty for unsporting behaviour and these penalties were then protested by a number of teams which resulted in a delay finalising the scores whilst the international jury considered the protests.

The competition team showed willing this morning and gridded the pilots/ gliders as there was a chance of flying in a small weather window.  20 minutes before launch there was indeed a lovely little cloud street stretching away North.  This video shows the weather about 40 minutes later.