We are happy to announce the site of the 2024 1-26 Championships will be in Hamilton, Texas – July 31 – August 8th.   These dates were selected to avoid a conflict with Oshkosh before the contest and the Worlds in Uvalde starting 8/9.  Spring dates were looked at, but after three years of Spring washouts […]

Windy City 1-26 Regatta 2024 Windy City Soaring Association, Hinckley, IL, 27.05.2024 – 31.05.2024 Overall results after Day 3 # CN Pilot Total 1. 401 Jimbob Slocum 2797 2. 687 Team: Hayter & Hayter 2727 3. 286 Steve Snyder 2585 4. 057 Cal Tax 2212 5. 242 Team: Lohre & Statkus 1865 6. 263 Jeff […]

1-26 CHAMPIONSHIPS RULES 2024 4/10/2024 revision ORGANIZATION These rules govern the 1-26 Championships. 1.1 Rule Changes At the Championships, rule changes may only be made by majority vote of the Competition Director, Association President and Rules Committee members. Normally, rules changes will be allowed only for safety reasons, but may also be made to address […]

1988 Vickland Letter An open letter to Dudley Mattson(074) from Bill Vickland(238) in June of 1988 Dear Dudley, Since 1975 you have been the driving force in motivating Bob Collier and I to fly the Blue Ridge Mountains just for the fun of soaring and to achieve the Diamond Distance Badge in a 1-26. We […]

It’s now official.  James Neff has captured the Claybourn Trophy for 2023, racking up 237.4 straight out miles. The usual H. Marshall Claybourn Memorial Trophy race for the longest straight line flight in a 1-26 goes something like this. Somebody on the East Coast does a January ridge flight to start the ball rolling.  Then, […]