Welcome to the official site of the
25th World Gliding Championships
Saint-Auban, France, 29 June - 13 July 1997
What is Gliding
? Qu'est ce que le vol à voile... ?
Results :
Last Results, from
Saint-Auban
updated minute by minute
Lavender Glide Results
Official Training Results
Contest Results
News Bulletins :
Official invitation
(17-oct-96)
Bulletin 1
(29-oct-96)
Bulletin 2 (16-jan-97)
Bulletin 3 (11-mar-97)
Bulletin 4 (22-apr-97)
Bulletin 5 (13-may-97)
Late class changes (4-jun-97)
(13-jun-97)
Official Rules :
FAI Sporting Code, General
Section
FAI Sporting Code, Section
3 (Gliders)
Annex A
to FAI Sporting Code, Section 3 (Rules for World and Continental Championships)
Official Rules
for the 25th World Gliding Championships 1997 (general rules and local
regulations) - Approved by IGC
Airspace Rules
Official list of turn
points , airfields and,
for information only, off-field
landing sites list
Final Entries :
National teams
Pilots (by class
: standard, 15m,
open)
Championships information :
Last report on the preparations
of WGC '97
1997 update, now in english : Pôle France
Vol à Voile - CFHN : Fly with double World Champion Eric Napoléon
at his unique soaring training center in Saint-Auban
Where is Saint-Auban ?
Weather today
A new Championship Director : Michel
FACHE
Accomodation on airfield,
in camping, cheap,
at hotels, in
country "gîte
rural"
Emergency Location Transmitters
special offer by SERPE-IESM
What is gliding
? (all about this magnificent sport) - More
information in french
The 25th world Gliding Championships
are an official event
organized under the aegis of
Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale
Acknowledgments to
WGC'97 Partners, Official Sponsors and other supports
Miscellaneous links :
Member of Cyb'AIR
Exchange
Visit Philippe de Péchy's
"Vol à Voile"
(Soaring) server : infos, ad's, glider pictures, GPS turnpoints coordinates,
competitions results and an unofficial ranking
of all glider pilots in the world.
réseau Ex-Echo