VSA Awards 2025

VSA Awards Presentation 2025

1. Ron Roberts Trophy longest flight:

Mark (Lumpy) Paterson, Tocumwal Soaring Centre

WeGlide – 1142 kms @ 133 kph on 10/1/2025 in JS3 TJ 18m

2. David Hooper Memorial Trophy longest flight within 2 years of solo:

Leonard Freitag, Melbourne Gliding Club

WeGlide: 468 km @ 69 kph, Raywood 04 Jan 2025 in Discus B

3. Bob McCullough Instructing Trophy:

Ian Downes – Tocumwal Soaring Centre

4. Maurice Little Memorial Trophy for significant achievements in club development:

Geelong Gliding Club

5. President’s Award

James Dwyer (Soaring Club of Tasmania) for working in the background to represent Gliding VicTas to Gliding Australia to further the association’s aims and objectives.

6. G Vincent Memorial Trophy

Mike Durrant – Bendigo Gliding Club

Height gain of 10,807 ft at Raywood

7. Living Treasure:

John Spillsbury – Soaring Club of Tasmania

8. Women in Gliding (WinG)

Ailsa McMillan – Gliding Club of Victoria

Awarded to a female pilot for one particularly outstanding or meritorious flight performance in gliding.

WeGlide: 669 km @ 75 kph on 4 Jan 2025

9. YesGirlsGlide Award

Awarded to a female Pilot for an achievement or special contribution to gliding.

Not awarded this year.