BGA Trophy Rules

The following rules apply to all flights counting towards any BGA award or trophy:

- All flights must originate in the UK. - The Trophy/Award year runs from 1st January & 31st December. - All trophy/award claims must be submitted to the BGA Competitions Committee by the 6th January of the
subsequent year.

BGA Performance Trophies

The following trophies are regulated, awarded by and require application to the BGA Competitions & Awards Committee.

The following rules apply to all the BGA Performance Trophies & Awards: i. All Speed & distance trophies will be nil-wind handicapped (ref BGA Handbook) ii. All flights are subject to a 1000m height difference limit between start & finish. Where a declaration/log shows a difference greater than 1000m a 1% distance penalty shall be applied i.e. 1km distance penalty for every 10m over 1000m. iii. All flights require a secure IGC logger iv. FAI sectors or ½km barrels are allowed for turn points. v. If ½km barrels are used a distance penalty [penalty = 1km x ‘total no. of task turn points’] shall be applied. (Not including start or finish). The type of turn point doesn’t need to be predeclared. The penalty shall apply to all turn points if the ½km barrel is used to define any turn. vi. Start or finish can be defined as FAI Sector, ½km barrel or 12km perpendicular line. In the case of ½km barrel being used task distance should be measured from the edge of the barrel and not the centre point. The type of start/finish sector being used does not need to be predeclared.

The following rules apply specifically to the individual awards & trophies:

Wakefield Trophy

Longest handicapped distance a. Free distance up to 4 tp’s

Furlong Trophy

Longest handicapped triangle a. Declared b. As per FAI 25%/45% Triangle [no LEG of the triangle may
have a length of less than 25% or more than 45% of the official distance]

Frank Foster Trophy

Fastest handicapped 500km a. Declared b. Up to 3 tp’s

California in England Cup Longest handicapped flight by a female pilot
a. Free distance up to 4 tp’s

Manio Cup

Fastest handicapped 300km a. Declared b. Up to 3 tp’s

De Havilland Trophy

Greatest Gain of Height

Volk Trophy

Longest handicapped out & return a. Free distance b. Closed course (Start & Finish are the same point)

Seager Trophy

Longest handicapped distance in a two-seater a. Free distance b. Up to 4 tp’s c. 2 persons on board

BGA National Ladder Trophies

The following trophies are regulated and awarded by the BGA Competitions & Awards Committee, following the rules laid down by the BGA National Ladder. Application is required via the BGA Ladder website or via your local Ladder steward. Information and rules can be found at www.bgaladder.co.uk

Enigma Trophy Firth Vickers Trophy L.duGarde Peach Trophy Slingsby Trophy Spitfire Trophy Chris Wills Trophy

Winner, Open National Ladder Second place, Open National Ladder Winner, Weekend National Ladder Second place, Weekend National ladder Winner, Junior National Ladder Winner, Wooden Ladder

Other Awards

BGA 1000km Trophy

Fastest flight over 1000km a. As per sponsors rules See: https://www.gliding.co.uk/forms/1000kmtrophy.pdf

Rex Pilcher Trophy

Earliest Diamond distance in the year a. Successful diamond distance claim

Goldsborough

Highest placed pilot(s) in previous World Championships

Phil Lever

Most promising Junior pilot

John Hands

For outstanding support for the organising or running of competitions