Wave Season

September - October

RIDE THE WAVE

 Autumn at Deeside Gliding Club

At Deeside Gliding Club, autumn is our prime season. With the 'Aboyne Wave' at its most dependable, it’s the best window of the year to chase  diamonds heights or achieve a personal best.

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Week 1

September 20th - 26th Highlights

This weeks autumn wave-soaring conditions at Deeside Gliding Club generated notable distance and high-altitude achievements across both the BGA Ladder and WeGlide.

High-Altitude Wave Climbs 

Sunday, 20 September 2026

  • Oliver Roberts: Reached 17,374 ft (height gain of 12,592 ft) in an LS4.

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

  • Thomas Seiler: Reached 19,719 ft (height gain of 17,065 ft) in a Duo Discus W.
  • Max Osiatynski: Reached 18,770 ft (height gain of 16,223 ft) in a Discus b WL.

Thursday, 24 September 2026

  • Moritz Leh: Reached a peak altitude of 20,867 ft (height gain of 17,473 ft) flying a Duo Discus W.
  • Björn-Christian Michaelis:  Climbed to 18,237 ft (height gain of 14,862 ft) in an Arcus.

Friday, 25 September 2026

  • Thomas Seiler: Climbed to 18,929 ft (height gain of 15,403 ft) in a Duo Discus W.

Saturday, 26 September 2026

  • Thomas Seiler: Reached 16,728 ft (height gain of 14,170 ft) in an ASG 29.
  • Moritz Leh: Reached a peak altitude of 20,080 ft (height gain of 15,590 ft) flying a Duo Discus W.

Top Distance & Cross-Country Flights 

Sunday, 20 September 2026

  • Roy Wilson: Logged the longest distance of the week with a 797 km wave flight in an ASH 31 Mi at an average speed of 142 km/h.
  • Oliver Roberts: Flew 501 km, declared (813 km total) at 84 km/h in an LS4.
  • Thomas Seiler & Rolf Struckmeyer: Flew 356 km at 91 km/h in a Duo Discus T WL.
  • Frank Bremer & Björn-Christian Michaelis: Covered 354 km at 90 km/h in an Arcus T.
  • Steve Kentish: Covered 503.3 km at 109 km/h in a Duo Discus.

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

  • Timo Stöven: Completed 351 km in an ASG 29 Es (18m)
  • Thomas Seiler & Rolf Struckmeyer: Flew 332 km in a Duo Discus T WL.

Friday, 25 September 2026

  • Thomas Seiler: Completed a 397 km cross-country flight (64 km/h avg) in a Duo Discus W.

Saturday, 26 September 2026

  • Timo Stöven & Björn-Christian Michaelis : Completed a 360 km cross-country flight (49 km/h) in a Duo Discus W.
  • Thomas Seiler: Completed a 353 km cross-country flight (48 km/h) in an ASG 29 Es (18m).
Week 2

September 27th - October 03rd Highlights

Favourable autumn wave soaring at Deeside Gliding Club this week yielded notable height gains and cross-country distances, recorded on both WeGlide and the BGA Ladder.

High-Altitude Wave Climbs 

Thursday, 01 October 2026

  • Timo Stöven Reached 21,910 ft (height gain of 18,424 ft) in a ASG 29 (18m)
  • Guy Corbett Reached 15,053 ft (height gain of 10,499 ft) in a LAK 17A (15m)
  • John Williams Reached 13,469 ft (height gain of 9,937 ft) in a LS8 (18m)
  • Roy Wilson Reached 11,633 ft (height gain of 7,943 ft) in a ASH 31 Mi (21m)

Friday, 02 October 2026

  • Guy Corbett Reached 12,215 ft (height gain of 8,166 ft) in a LAK 17A (15m)
  • Oleg Rzhondkovskyi Reached 9,680 ft (height gain of 5,880 ft) in a LS8 (18m)

Saturday, 03 October 2026

  • Guy Corbett Reached 11,205 ft (height gain of 7,205 ft) in a LAK 17A (18m)

Top Distance & Cross-Country Flights 

Monday, 28 September 2026

  • Frank Bremer (ASG 29 Es 18m): 294 km | 49 km/h (6h 24m).
  • Guy Corbett (LAK-17A T 15m): 226 km | 61 km/h (4h 14m)
  • Timo Stöven & Rolf Struckmeyer (Arcus T): 218 km | 49 km/h (5h 45m)
  • Moritz Leh & Thomas Seiler (Duo Discus T WL): 210 km | 49 km/h (6h 48m)

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

  • Moritz Leh & Frank Bremer (Arcus T): 763 km | 116 km/h (6h 50m) — (Top flight of the week)
  • Thomas Seiler & Rolf Struckmeyer (Duo Discus T WL): 425 km | 72 km/h (6h 04m)
  • Timo Stöven (ASG 29 Es 18m): 417 km | 72 km/h (5h 53m)

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

  • Timo Stöven (ASG 29 Es 18m): 211 km | 81 km/h (3h 09m)
  • Thomas Seiler & Michael Kretschmer (Arcus T): 185 km | 60 km/h (3h 19m)
  • Frank Bremer & Moritz Leh (Duo Discus T WL): 169 km | 62 km/h (2h 51m)

Thursday, 01 October 2026

  • Roy Wilson (ASH 31 Mi 21m): 490 km Out-and-Return | 84 km/h (6h 23m)
  • Moritz Leh & Frank Bremer (Duo Discus T WL): 327 km | 85 km/h (4h 18m)
  • Timo Stöven (ASG 29 Es 18m): 320 km | 62 km/h (5h 35m)
  • Guy Corbett (LAK-17A T 15m): 231 km Out-and-Return | 71.5 km/h (4h 00m)
Week 3

October 04th - October 10th Highlights

The primary wave day during this window was Monday, 5 October 2026, which produced extensive wave across Deeside with multiple climbs exceeding Gold and Diamond height thresholds (including climbs above 20,000 ft).

High-Altitude Wave Climbs 

Monday, 05 October 2026

  • Julie Garside Reached altitude 23,652 ft (height gain of 20,470 ft) in a Duo Discus) 
  • Gary Newbrook Reached altitude 22,791 ft (height gain of 18,898 ft) in a Mini Nimbus 
  • Sandy Cooper Reached altitude 21,093 ft (height gain of 18,753 ft) in a ASW 20B (15m) 
  • Andrew Reid Reached altitude 22,150 ft (height gain of 18,711 ft) in a HpH 304S 
  • John Roche-Kelly Reached altitude 21,864 ft (height gain of 17,758 ft) in a Vega L (17m) 
  • Chris Edwards Reached altitude 19,619 ft (height gain of 16,079 ft) in a Discus W
  • Martin Hardy Reached altitude 19,450 ft (height gain of 15,262 ft) in Discus
  • David Miller Reached altitude 19,072 ft (height gain of 15,073 ft) in a LAK 19 W (15m)
  • Steve Kentish Reached altitude 18,432 ft (height gain of 14,393 ft) in a Duo Discus
  • John Williams Reached altitude 15,160 ft (height gain of 11,200 ft) in a LS8 (18m)

Top Distance & Cross-Country Flights 

Monday, 05 October 2026

  • Julie Garside (Duo Discus): 102.8 km | 36.9 km/h (02:47:00)
  • Steven Myall (Sailplane): 172.0 km | 88.0 km/h (02:18:00)
  • Libor Miksche (Discus b): 80.2 km | 41.1 km/h (01:57:00)

Tuesday, 06 October 2026

  • Guy Corbett (LAK 17A): 105.5 km | 58.3 km/h (01:39:30)