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Badge and Badge Legs - 18 Aug 2017 to 24 Oct 2018

The following Badges and Badge legs were recorded in the Canadian Soaring Register During the period 18 August 2017 to 24 October 2018.

DIAMOND BADGE
112	Jean-Yves Germain	Quebec	World number 7544
113	David Hocking	Vancouver	World number 7551

GOLD BADGE
343	Skyler Guest	Saskatoon
344	Jay Allardyce	Winnipeg

SILVER BADGE
1109	Rob Russell	SOSA
1110	Patrice Gravel	Montreal
1111	Denis Saucier	Quebec
1112	Jan Brochocki	Montreal
1113	Derek C. Jones	Cu Nim
1114	Geoff Minors	Lethbridge
1115	Gordon Lendrum	Rideau Valley
1116	Dino Santarossa	SOSA
1117	Seth Thorson	Saskatoon
1118	Alexandre Depoutovitch	SOSA
1119	Charles Honey	SOSA
1120	Daniel McDonald	Gatineau

DIAMOND GOAL (300 km goal flight)
Andrzej Cholewinski	SOSA	327.9	LS-4	Rockton ON	4JUL17
Rainer Hau	Montreal	301.7	Antares 18S	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
Jean-Yves Germain	Quebec	306.3	ASG-29	St Raymond QC	26AUG17
Ray Wood	SOSA	301.0	PW-5	Parowan UT	5JUN17
Karl Waskiewicz	Edmonton	377.1	LS-4	Benalla Australia	13DEC17
Zbigniew Sobolewski	Toronto	305.0	SZD-41A	Conn ON	4JUL17

DIAMOND ALTITUDE (5000 m height gain)
Skyler Guest	Saskatoon	6500	Blanik L-33	Cowley AB	6OCT17
David Hocking	Vancouver	6470	ASW-19	Cowley AB	6OCT17

GOLD DISTANCE (300 km distance flight)
Andrzej Cholewinski	SOSA	327.9	LS-4	Rockton ON	4JUL17
Rob Russell	SOSA	302.3	LS-4	Rockton ON	26AUG17
Rainer Hau	Montreal	301.7	Antares 18S	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
Ray Wood	SOSA	301.0	PW-5	Parowan UT	5JUN17
Karl Waskiewicz	Edmonton	377.1	LS-4	Benalla Australia	13DEC17
Zbigniew Sobolewski	Toronto	305.0	SZD-41A	Conn ON	4JUL17

GOLD ALTITUDE (3000 m height gain)
Sergey Skobkarev	Vancouver	3010	DG-300	Hope BC	13AUG17
Skyler Guest	Saskatoon	6500	Blanik L-33	Cowley AB	6OCT17
Jay Allardyce	Winnipeg	3145	ASW-19	Starbuck MB	7MAY18

SILVER DISTANCE (50 km distance flight)
Rob Russell	SOSA	101.7	LS-4	Rockton ON	26AUG17
Jeremy Bruns	Cu Nim	72.0	DG-303	Black Diamond AB	30APR17
Patrice Gravel	Montreal	54.1	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
Mike Luckham	London	59.0	Astir CS	Embro ON	13AUG17
Tyson Whitehead	London	65.0	Astir CS	Embro ON	25AUG17
Denis Saucier	Quebec	72.5	Grob 102	St Raymond QC	11JUN18
Jan Brochocki	Montreal	55.1	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	10JUN18
Francois Proulx	Quebec	67.0	Grob 102	St Raymond QC	11JUL18
Kevin Forsyth	Vancouver	50.7	Phoebus C	Ephrata WA	27MAY18
Derek Jones	CuNim	61.0	Discus CS	Cowley AB	30JUL18
Gordon Lendrum	Rideau Valley	63.0	PIK-20D	Kars ON	15JUN18
Dino Santarossa	SOSA	57.8	SZD-51	Rockton ON	11JUL18
Seth Thorson	Saskatoon	64.3	Blanik L-33	Cudworth SK	3JUN18
Daniel McDonald	Gatineau	51.9	SGS 1-35	Pendleton ON	22SEP18
Pablo Wainstein	Cu Nim	58.9	DG-303	Cowley AB	30JUL18
Alexandre Depoutovitch	SOSA	62.0	SZD-51-1	Rockton ON	15JUN18
Charles Honey	SOSA	52.8	SZD-51	Rockton ON	11JUL18

SILVER/GOLD DURATION (5 hr duration flight)
Marc Vanderbanck	Montreal	6:05	Astir CS-77	Hawkesbury ON	26JUN17
Patrice Gravel	Montreal	5:21	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
Alexandre Depoutovitch	SOSA	5:11	SZD-51-1	Rockton ON	9SEP17
Tom Bistricki	York	5:19	ASK-21	Clermont FL	24FEB18
Jan Brochocki	Montreal	5:54	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	8JUN18
Chun Yiu Jonathan Mok	York	5:09	SGS 1-34	Arthur E ON	8JUN18
Francois Saucier	Quebec	5:14	Grob 102	St Raymond QC	7JUL18
Mark Lightfoot	York	5:12	LS-4	Arthur E ON	11JUL18
Geoff Minors	Lethbridge	5:11	Ka-6	Cowley AB	6AUG18
Gordon Lendrum	Rideau Valley	5:21	PIK-20D	Kars ON	8JUN18
Daniel McDonald	Gatineau	5:38	SGS-1-35	Pendleton ON	19AUG18
Dino Santarossa	SOSA	5:25	SZD-51	Rockton ON	15JUN18
Seth Thorson	Saskatoon	5:17	ASW-28	Black Diamond AB	8SEP18
Charles Honey	SOSA	5:24	SZD-51	Rockton ON	25JUN18
Owen Cole	Toronto	5:21	SZD-51	Conn ON	16SEP18

SILVER ALTITUDE (1000 m height gain)
Rob Russell	SOSA	1142	LS-4	Rockton ON	26AUG17
Edouard Lariviere	Quebec	1350	Grob 103	St Raymond QC	24MAY17
Jeremy Bruns	Cu Nim	2061	DG-303	Black Diamond AB	30APR17
Mercedes Supel	Edmonton	1143	SZD Perkoz	Chipman AB	24AUG16
Patrice Gravel	Montreal	1731	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
Tom Bistricki	York	1342	ASK-21	Clermont FL	25FEB18
Jan Brochocki	Montreal	1731	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	8JUN18
Chun Yiu Jonathan Mok	York	1161	SGS 1-34	Arthur E ON	8JUN18
Francois Saucier	Quebec	1370	Grob102	St Raymond QC	15JUN18
Avery Cole	Toronto	1403	SZD-51	Conn ON	7JUL18
Mark Lightfoot	York	1208	LS-4	Arthur E ON	11JUL18
Toma Toida	Montreal	1172	Astir CS	Hawkesbury ON	19AUG18
Gordon Lendrum	Rideau Valley	1962	PIK-20D	Kars ON	15JUN18
Dino Santarossa	SOSA	1333	SZD-51	Rockton ON	11JUL18
Seth Thorson	Saskatoon	1283	Blanik L-33	Cudworth SK	3JUN18
Maria-Pilar Cifuentes	Cu Nim	1985	ASK-21	Cowley AB	1AUG18
Pablo Wainstein	Cu Nim	1747	DG-303	Cowley AB	30JUL18
Alexandre Depoutovitch	SOSA	1285	SZD-51-1	Rockton ON	15JUN18
Charles Honey	SOSA	1155	SZD-51	Rockton ON	11JUL18
Daniel McDonald	Gatineau	1124	SGS-1-35	Pendleton ON	11AUG18

C BADGE (1 hour flight)
3085	Chun Yiu Jonathan Mok	York	1:03	SGS 2-33	Arthur E ON	14AUG17
3086	Ip Pui Lam Paul	York	1:23	SGS 2-33	Arthur E ON	14AUG17
3087	Matthew Parsons	Toronto	1:20	K-13	Conn ON	4JUL17
3088	Avery Cole	Toronto	1:06	SGS 1-26	Conn ON	26AUG17
3089	Owen Cole	Toronto	1:24	SGS 1-26	Conn ON	26AUG17
3090	Marc Vanderbanck	Montreal	6:05	Astir CS-77	Hawkesbury ON	26JUN17
3091	Odin Griffin	Toronto	1:22	ASK-13	Conn ON	9OCT17
3092	Jeremy Bruns	Cu Nim	3:15	DG-303	Black Diamond AB	30APR17
3093	Mercedes Supel	Edmonton	1:20	SZD Perkoz	Chipman AB	24AUG16
3094	Patrice Gravel	Montreal	5:21	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	4JUL17
3095	Alexandre Depoutovitch	SOSA	5:11	SZD-51-1	Rockton ON	9SEP17
3096	Kelan Lynch	Edmonton	1:27	SZD Perkoz	Chipman AB	26AUG17
3097	Mike Luckham	London	2:54	Astir CS	Embro ON	13AUG17
3098	Tyson Whitehead	London	3:02	Astir CS	Embro ON	25AUG17
3099	Jasmine Gordon	Edmonton	1:08	SZD Perkoz	Chipman AB	11MAY18
3100	Jan Brochocki	Montreal	5:54	DG-300	Hawkesbury ON	8JUN18
3101	Francois Saucier	Quebec	2:04	Grob102	St Raymond	15JUN18
3102	Richard Bastien	Quebec	1:07	Grob102	St Raymond	23JUN18
3103	Cole Bishop	York	1:19	SGS 2-33	Arthur E ON	18JUL18
3104	Bertrand Simard	Quebec	1:48	Puchacz	St Raymond QC	13JUL18
3105	Mark Lightfoot	York	5:12	LS-4	Arthur E ON	11JUL18
3106	Gabriel Pare	Quebec	1:28	Grob102	St Raymond	10JUN18
3107	Ryan Cruickshank	York	1:15	SGS 2-33	Arthur E ON	3JUL18
3108	Toma Toida	Montreal	2:05	Astir CS	Hawkesbury ON	19AUG18
3109	Gordon Lendrum	Rideau Valley	5:21	PIK-20D	Kars ON	8JUN18
3110	Ryland Kruk	Edmonton	1:10	Blanik L-33	Chipman AB	20AUG18
3111	Daniel McDonald	Gatineau	5:38	SGS-1-35	Pendleton ON	19AUG18
3112	Dino Santarossa	SOSA	5:25	SZD-51	Rockton ON	15JUN18
3113	Seth Thorson	Saskatoon	4:26	Blanik L-33	Cudworth SK	3JUN18
3114	Maria-Pilar Cifuentes	Cu Nim	1:52	ASK-21	Cowley AB	1AUG18
3115	Pablo Wainstein	Cu Nim	1:55	DG-303	Cowley AB	30JUL18
3116	Charles Honey	SOSA	5:24	SZD-51	Rockton ON	25JUN18

SAC - ACVV 2019 AGM

2019 ACVV-SAC AGM - Quebec City

Sat. Mar. 23 - 10:30 to 12:00 ACVV-SAC AGM

12:00 to 1:00 Lunch and wards presentations
1:00 to 4:00 ACVV-SAC Safety Officer report and Safety presentations, good for pilot recency requirements CARs 401.05
7 pm - ACVV-SAC Dinner - TBA

More information available at the end of 2018.

Assemblée annuelle 2019 de l'ACVV- SAC - Québec

Samedi 23 mars - 10:30 à 12:00 Assemblée annuelle de l'ACVV-SAC

12:00 à 13:00 Diner et remise des trophées de 2018
13:00 à 16:00 Rapport de l'officier de sécurité de l'ACVV-SAC et présentations sur la sécurité, comptant pour la mise à jour des pilotes du RAC 401.05
19:00 - Souper de l'ACVV-SAC - détails à venir

Plus d'information sera disponible vers la fin de 2018.

SAC Canada 150 Celebration

The Soaring Association of Canada is launching a new initiative to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday as a nation.

With an eye to raising awareness of gliding as a national sport, promoting cross-country soaring in our clubs, and celebrating our 150th birthday as a nation and as glider pilots, the SAC board has created a new commemorative pin. The pin, issued from SAC, will be awarded to pilots and passengers who have completed a 150 km cross-country flight by glider in Canadian skies anytime between January 1, 2017to June 30, 2018. The pins will also be awarded for regional and national competition flights.

The SAC board will be overseeing the program, verifying qualifications, and mailing out the pins monthly starting in July. We would like representatives from each club to help coordinate a publicity campaign for the new award.

This award was conceived with the aim towards encouraging people to participate in gliding activities in Canada. SAC is excited about this program and is looking forward to see how many of our members can get out and fly cross-country!

2017 SAC - ACVV AGM

The 2017 SAC - ACVV AGM will be held on Saturday March 18 from 9am - 5pm at Humber College North Campus.

Additional details are as follows:
- parking on location will be free of charge
- a catered lunch will be available for $20 (youth members can eat free of charge)
- full address is
Room GH111
205 Humber College Boulevard
Toronto ON
M9W 5L7

2017 SAC AGM Reports

For those members who were unable to attend the 2017 AGM, a digital version of the 2017 SAC AGM Reports has been uploaded to the website. This document includes the 2017 AGM Minutes, SAC Board of Director Reports (President, Pacific Zone, Alberta Zone, Prairie Zone, Southern Ontario Zone, Eastern Ontario Zone, and East Zone), SAC Treasurer Reports, and 2016 Committee Reports (Airspace, FAI Badges, Flight Training and Safety, Free Flight, Insurance, Records, Sporting, Safety, Technical, and Website).

You can download the report here.

34th FAI World Gliding Championships

The 2017 World Gliding Championships (15m Class, 18m Class, and Open Class) will be held in Benalla, Victoria, Australia from January 9-21, 2017, with practice days January 2-7, 2017.

Canada is represented at the Championships in the 15m Class by Sergei Morozov (MS) and Luke Szczepaniak (W2), and in 18m Class by Dave Springford (4D) and Jerzy Szemplinski (XG). In total, the Canadian Team is comprised of 10 members including pilots, crews, and team captain. You can learn more about the team on their website and follow the team on their blog for all of the latest information.

For more information about the Championships, including competing pilots, competition tasks, and news, please refer to their website, or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.

The biannual OSTIV conference will also be held in Benalla from January 8-13, 2017. The purpose of this conference is to share new information and research in soaring and sailplane technology. The final program for OSTIV can be downloaded here.

This post was written by Selena Phillips-Boyle.
Photos provided by Maria Szemplinska.

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