Whether a once-in-a-lifetime experience, or the start of a life-long passion, your first glider flight will be unforgettable.
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What an incredible week at the South African Gliding National Championship! A huge thank you to all the pilots, organizers, and volunteers who made this event a resounding success. Your passion and dedication to the sport truly shone through. Here’s to soaring high and celebrating our shared love for gliding. Can’t wait for next year!
A special thank you goes out to our sponsors Santam Insurance and SPAR Baillie Park for making this year's SANATS extra special.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Club Class: Jason Adriaan - 3722 points
18m Class: Oscar Goudriaan - 4,075 points
2 Seater Class: Uys & Maarten Jonker - 3,885 points
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Day 6 Update: Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's flying.
Club Class: 1. Morné Strauss - 114.35 km/h
2. Nicky Oberhofer - 110.20 km/h
3. Jason Adriaan - 103.26 km/h
18m Class: 1. Pasi Pulkkinen - 126.04 km/h
2. Rene Lans - 124.99 km/h
3. Mark Holliday- 117.59 km/h
2-Seater Class: 1. Jonker & Jonker - 127.61 km/h
2. Daly jr. & Other- 108.51 km/h
3. Lessle & Stheeman
Live tracking and tasks for day 7 are available on:
www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/sanats2024potch/results
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Pilots on the grid sharing their thoughts on the South African Gliding Nationals 2024.
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Day 5 Update: Congratulations to the winners of Day 5 of the South African Gliding Nationals. The results are as follows:
Club Class: 1. Morné Strauss - 119.92 km/h
2. Jason Adriaan - 104.31 km/h
3. Rene Coetzee - 99.36 km/h
18m Class: 1. Oscar Goudriaan - 128.29 km/h
2. Rene Lans - 127.12 km/h
3. Holger Karow - 126.75 km/h
2-Seater Class: 1. Jonker & Jonker - 128.66 km/h
2. Goudriaan & Geisen - 121.64 km/h
3. Lessle & Stheeman
Live tracking and tasks for day 6 are available on:
www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/sanats2024potch/results
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Day 4 Update: Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's flying.
Club Class: 1. Wayne Schmidt - 105.68 kph, 300.96 km
2. Jason Adriaan - 95.12 km/h, 300.96 km
3. Rene Coetzee - 95.32 km/h, 300.96 km
18m. Class: 1. Oscar Goudriaan - 125.81 km/h, 390.84 km
2. Mark Holliday - 115.82 km/h, 390.84 km
3. Pasi Pulkkinen - 123.52 km/h, 390.84 km
2-Seater class: 1. Goudriaan & Geisen - 123.81 km/h, 390.84 km
2. Daly jr. & Jonker - 117.30 km/h, 390.84 km
3. Jonker & Jonker - 117.33 km/h, 390.84 km
Live tracking for Day 5 is available on Glide and Seek:
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On July 27th and August 10th, 2024, Laurence Hardman, John Coutts, and Sven Olivier set out to fly from Worcester to Durban in a Janus B and two JS-1Bs.
Here’s their epic story of these ambitious flights, as told by Laurence.
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