SAFA Skysailor Magazine

21 AUTUMN 2026 | March-April-May SKY SAILOR Events Calendar 2026 March PG Sports Class Championship 1 to 7 March Location: Corryong, VIC Sanction: AA/FAI Cat Pending Type: PG foot launch XC event Entry fee: $320 Description: Held at Mt Elliot, just a few thermal glides from Mt Kosciuszko. Requirements: Pilots need to arrange their own retrieve drivers beforehand. Registration: airtribune.com Contact: auspgcomps@gmail.com Forbes Floater Festival 13 to 16 March Location: Bill Moyes International Airport, Forbes, NSW Type: HG aerotow event Tow & site fees: Pay as you go – 1000ft tow $25, 2000ft tow $50, practice tows will also be available from 4pm on Thursday Entry fee : $200, limited to maximum 30 pilots and includes three home cooked dinners at the Aeroclub, prizes and trophies. Description: A fun and friendly, three-day XC competition for floater pilots, and a great introduction to XC flying for those new to competition, all set in the mellow autumn conditions Forbes has to offer, under the watchful eye of seasoned XC pros. Morning briefings with weather forecasts and interpretation, task and task strategy, fun awards. Evening task debrief, thermalling, flying XC, instruments, Q&A, and prizes. Registration: www.forbesflatlands.com 2026 Sports Class Racing Series Pre-SRS Manilla, Australia 24-27 April Bassano, Italy 23-30 May Gabrje, Slovenia 6-13 June Pre-SRS Tekeli, Kazakhstan 22-28 June Annecy, France 27 June - 3 July Piedrahita, Spain 22-29 August Tapalpa, Mexico 7-14 November Registrations: Visit Airtribune