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. [...]
Team USA WGC Report
This is my first WGC, and my first time Down Under, so here are some early impressions after a few days in country. Arriving in Sydney and spending a day [...]
Team USA WGC Report
G’Day Race Fans! Today should mark official Practice Day #2. However, we awoke to rain showers, so no official task has been set. My name is Leah Condon and along [...]
37th World Gliding Championships – Australia
Narromine NSW, Australia Nov 28 – Dec 16, 2023 #USTeamAustralia2023 MEET THE TEAM CONTEST NEWS VIEW ALL NEWS Contest Website Contest [...]
12th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championship
Garray, Spain July 2 - July 14, 2023 #USTeamSpain2023 MEET THE TEAM CONTEST NEWS VIEW ALL NEWS Contest Website [...]
JWGC Pilot’s Report- Final
This morning I was sad, sad, sad that this amazing adventure was coming to an end. That sadness quickly turned into excitement as I was in the front of the [...]