WORLD RADIO CONTROLLED

GLIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

The following is a condensed listing of World Championship

Gliding events in which Australians are known to have

competed, specifically:

F3B – Multi Task - Duration, Distance & Speed

F3J – Thermal glider & Spot landing

F3K – Hand launched glider

F3F – Slope Pylon

Displayed will be:

The year and location of the event

The event Logo

Podium placings for Individuals & Teams

Australian Individual & Team placings

AUS Team photo where possible.

The compiler wishes to acknowledge the contribution of information

and material from a wide range of sources in Australia, as well as

from many individuals and organisations throughout the world

modelling scene. (All additions, amendments or corrections to dezbayliss@bigpond.com)

f3B

Pictured is the Houlberg Trophy on which is inscribed

the names of each individual World Champion, and also the

Baron Mike Donnet Trophy for the Teams event.

1973 – Class F3B created for Model Gliders

Multi task event consisting of:

Task A - A 6 Minute Thermal Flight & Spot Landing

Task B- Distance – a Maximum of 12 legs of 150 Metre course

Task C - 2 Speed legs of a 150 Metre course

(Note: A leg is from pylon A to B, the return back to pylon A constitutes 2 legs)

1ST 1977 INAUGURAL EVENT - SOUTH AFRICA

1. Skip Miller USA (Aquila Mod.) 5th Mike O’Reilly

2. Fricki Roos RSA 6th Stefan Smith

3. Sean Bannister GBR 13th Eddie Meester

Teams 1. USA 2. UK 3. AUS

2ND 1979 AMAY, BELGIUM

1. Anton Wackerle AUT 13th Ralph Learmont

2. Ralf Decker GER 36th Mike O’Reilly

3. Roy Spavins RSA 42nd Simon Morris

Teams – 1. AUT 2. RSA 3. NED 14th AUS

3RD 1981 SACRAMENTO, USA

1. Dwight Holley USA 10th Ralph Learmont

2. Sean Bannister GBR 20th Stefan Smith

3. Schaefer GER 22nd Keith Harvey

Teams –1. GER 2. USA 3. R S A 5th AUS

4TH 1983 YORK, GREAT BRITAIN

Speed task increased to 4 legs of 150 Metre course.

1. Ralph Decker FRG 6th Mike O’Reilly

2. Helmut Quabeck GER 13th Greg Dale

3. David Worall GBR 16th Stefan Smith

Teams –1. GER 2. UK 3. AUS

5TH 1985 WAIKERIE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

1. Ralph Decker FRG 9th Phil Bird

2. D Worral UK 12th Mike O’Reilly

3. K Wasner AUT 14th Greg Dale

Team Results – 1. UK 2. GER 3. AUT 4th AUS

6TH 1987 OSNABRUCK, GERMANY

Distance Task increased to Unlimited laps of course.

1. Reinhard Liese AUT 12th Peter Abell

2. Peter Hoffman AUT 40th Gary Jordan

3. Samuele Vilani ITA 62nd Graeme Taylor

Teams – 1. AUT 2. UK 3. GER 13th AUS

7TH 1989 MELUN, FRANCE

1. Nic Wright GBR

2. Peter Hoffman AUT

3. Joris ten Holt NED

Teams – 1. AUT 2. NED 3. GER NO AUS Team

8TH 1991 TERLET, NETHERLANDS

1. Joe Wurts USA

2. Daryl Perkins USA

3. Stephen Haley GBR

Teams – 1. GER 2. UK 3. USA NO AUS Team

9TH 1993 KEFAR SAVA, ISRAEL

Duration Task increased to 7 Minutes.

1. Denis Duchesne Belgium

2. Joe Wurts USA

3. Klaus Kowalski GER

Teams – 1. GER 2. AUT 3. USA NO AUS Team

10TH 1995 BRASOV, ROMANIA

1. Daryl Perkins USA

2. Denis Duchene BEL

3. Joe Wurts USA

Teams – 1. USA 2. GER 3. AUT NO AUS Team

11TH 1997 ANKARA, TURKEY

1. Daryl Perkins USA 40th Tim Mellor

2. Pasi Vaisanen SWE 51st Gerry Carter

3. Joakim Stahl SWE 52nd Greg Voak

Teams – 1. SWE 2. UK 3. USA 16th AUS

12TH 1999 RASTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

1. Daryl Perkins USA 32nd Tim Mellor

2. Dieter Perlick GER 35th Peter Abell

3. Roland Hoffman SUI 43rd Gregg Voak

Teams – 1. SUI 2. GER 3. FRA 12th AUS

13th 2001 Prague, Czech Republic

Duration Task increased to 10 Minutes.

1. Darryl Perkins USA 13th Greg Voak

2. Joe Wurts USA 18th Carl Strautins

3. Stefan Knechtie SUI 30th Steve Keep

Teams – 1. SUI 2. GER 3. SWE 7th AUS

14TH 2003 KIRCHEIM, GERMANY

1. Andreas Bohlen SUI 13th Greg Voak

2. Paisi Vaisanen SWE 32nd Matthew Wood

3. Reinhard Liese GER 56th Ross Ginder

Teams –1. SUI 2.GER 3. SWE 12th AUS

15TH 2005 LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND

1. Andreas Bohlen SUI 22nd Gregg Voak

2. Andreas Herrig GER 28th Michael James

3. Reinhard Liese GER 36th Matthew Wood

Teams – 1. GER 2. SWE 3. USA 9th AUS

16TH 2007 EMMEN, SWITZERLAND

1. Martin Herrig GER 10th John Skinner

2. Andreas Herrig GER 29th Nic Chabrel

3. Fidel Frick Liechtenstein 34th Tim Kullack

Teams – 1. GER 2. SUI 3. USA 7th AUS

17TH 2009 IVANICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA

1. Martin Herrig GER 23rd Nic Chabrel

2. P Hubbertz GER 28th Steve Keep

3. Christian Muller SUI 38th Tim Kullack

Teams – 1. GER 2. SUI 3. AUT 10TH AUS

18TH 2011 LAIWI, CHINA

1. Andreas Herrig GER 10th John Skinner

2. Martin Herrig GER 14th Tim Kullack

3. Andreas Kunz GER 19th Steve Keep

Teams – 1. GER 2. USA 3.FRA 6th AUS

19TH 2013 NARDT, GERMANY

1. Andreas Herrig GER 9th John Skinner

2. Martin Herrig GER 23rd Carl Strautins

3. Thomas Dylla GER 25th Mike Rae

Teams – 1. GER 2. AUT 3.USA 6th AUS

20TH 2015 ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS JULY/AUGUST

AUS Team: Tim Kullack, John Skinner, Carl Strautins

F3J

Pictured above is a tribute to Neil Webb, and original Programme for the inaugural event.

Left, the Neil Webb Individual Trophy,

right is the QFI Teams Trophy.

Neil Webb 1937 – 1995 The Neil Webb Trophy will be awarded to the individual winner of the World Championship for Thermal Duration Gliders (FAI Class F3J) to be held at Upton-upon-Severn in August 1998. The Trophy was designed and produced by Chris Tompkins, who won an open design competition sponsored by the British Association of Radio Controlled Soarers (BARCS). It will be presented to the FAI as a perpetual trophy and will be awarded every two years at the F3J World Championships.

The trophy consists of a perspex sphere representing the world, inside which is mounted a model of a modern radio controlled glider. The base is of English oak, with brass plates to record the winners’ names. Neil Webb, in whose memory the trophy is dedicated, was a pioneer of the F3J class both within the UK and overseas. It was Neil who first proposed this championship in December 1994

Neil was the President of BARCS, a foundation member having served on its Committee continuously since it began in 1972. He represented Great Britain at the F3B World Championships at Amay, Belgium in 1979 having built both his models and his own radio equipment. He was a pioneer of thermal soaring and thermal soaring competition in the UK.

Task – To fly the maximum possible time within a 10 Minute working time taken from

release off tow-line to landing, including bonus points for a spot landing. Normally a

number of Qualifying rounds are flown with a specific number of the highest scores to

compete in a fly-off, typically of 3 to 4 rounds of 15 Minutes duration.

1ST 1998 INAUGURAL EVENT – UPTON UPON SEVERN,

WORCESTERSHIRE, ENG.

1. Joe Wurts USA 19th Max Kroger

2. Jan Kohout CZE 23rd Rob Benton

3. Arend Borst CAN 57th Alan Mayhew

Teams – 1. USA 2. GER 3. CZE AUS 12th of 26 teams

2ND 2000 KORFU, GREECE

1. Jan Kohout CZE 14th Carl Strautins

2. Dieter Kohler GER 31st Alan Mayhew

3. Arend Borst CAN 67th Gerry Carter

Teams –1. USA 2.GER 3. NED 12th AUS

3RD 2002 LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND

1. Arent Borst 11th Carl Strautins

2. Joe Wurts USA 39th Alan Mayhew

3. Pasi Vaisanen SWE 45th Rod Watkins

Teams – 1. CZE 2. CAN 3. GER 9th AUS

4TH 2004 RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA

1. David Hobby AUS 16th Carl Strautins

2. Joe Wurts USA 31st Gerry Carter

3. Philip Kolb GER

Teams – 1. GER 2. Turkey 3rd AUS

5TH 2006 MARTIN, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

1. David Hobby AUS 10th Carl Strautins

2. Sebastian Feigl GER 48th Matthew Partlett

3. Rolf Oetter CAN 49th Mike O’Reilly

Teams –1. GER 2. USA 3. Slovakia 13th AUS

Note: As defending Champion David Hobby elected not to be a member of the AUS team, this

enabled another Australian to compete in the event.

6TH 2008 ADAPADZARI, TURKEY

1. Benedikt Feigl GER 23rd Theo Arvanitakis

2. David Hobby AUS 27th Mike O’Reilly

3. Tobias Lammlein GER 33rd Greg Voak

Junior-14th Michael Abraham

Teams -1. GER 2. CZE 3. NZL 6th AUS

Note: Again as defending Champion David Hobby elected not to be part of the AUS Team, again

this enabled another Australian to compete in the event.

7TH 2010 JURA, FRANCE

1. Daryl Perkins USA 75th Jim Houdalakis

2. Benedikt Feigl GER 85th David Hobby

3. Carl Strautins AUS

Teams –1. NZL 2. Slovenia 3. GER 27th AUS

8TH 2012 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

1. Benedikt Feigl GER 18th David Hobby

2. Jan Littva SVK 37th Mike Rae

3. Cody Remington USA 52nd Carl Strautins

Teams –1. USA 2. GER 3. NZL 11th AUS

9th 2014 MARTIN, SLOVAKIA

1. Jan Littva SVK 12th Carl Strautins 2. Joe Wurts NZL 18th Nic Chabrel 3. Wojciech Byrski POL 27th David Hobby Teams- 1. CZE 2. NZL 3. SLO 4th AUS

10th 2016 SLOVENIA

AUS Team: Carl Strautins, Matt Lowe, Theo Arvanitakis.

F3K

The FAI F3K World Championship Trophies were

designed by Murray Race (NZ) with the Silver Fern

Design, depicting a single glider for the Individual

Trophy and three gliders for the Teams event.

Tasks:

A – Unlimited number of flights, last flight to count to a max of 300 seconds.

B – Unlimited flights in 10 minute working time, next to last and last flight to count, a maximum of

240 seconds per flight.

C – All up, last down within a 3 second start time to a max of 180 seconds flight time.

D – In 10 minutes working time increase each flight by 15 seconds, first flight to be a minimum of

30 seconds to a maximum of 120 seconds.

E – Poker, variable stated by contestant, when reached, a new target of less, same or longer time

is stated.

F - 3 out of 6 flights with a maximum of 6 flights. Maximum flight is 180 seconds. Sum of 3 longest

flights.

G – Unlimited flights in 10 minute working time, 5 longest flights to count, longest max is 120

seconds.

H – In 10 minute working time, fly a 1 minute, 2 minute, 3 minute and 4 minute flight in any order.

I – 3 longest flights in 10 minute working time, maximum flight time is 120 seconds.

J – In a 10 minute working time, the sum of the last 3 flights, maximum flight time is 180 seconds.

1ST 2011 INAUGURAL EVENT - ARBOGA FIELD, SWEDEN

1. Joe Wurts NZL 29th Brett Anthony

2. George Morris USA 61st Hugh Blackburn

3. Mike Stern GER 65th Jon Day

Teams – 1. NZL 2. GER 3. AUT 18th AUS

2ND 2013 HERNING, DENMARK

1. Henrik Vogler GER 38th Marcus Stent

2. Igor Butseroga USA 59th Hugh Blackburn

3. Jonas SWE 64th Jon Day

Teams – 1. SWE 2. NZL 3. USA 17th AUS

3RD 2015 LUDBREG, CROATIA JULY/AUGUST

AUS Team: Marcus Stent, Hugh Blackburn, Jamie Cannon, Tim Lennon (TM)

F3F

The F3F World Championship Trophy As organisers of the first FAI World Championship for the

F3F class, we have the privilege of founding the challenge trophy. After the World Championship, the trophy will be owned by the FAI and lent to subsequent F3F World Championships for 2 years at a time. A wonderful side effect is that the trophy will remind people of Rügen for many years to come. Of course, with this honour comes great responsibility. We aspire to create an aesthetic piece with permanent value, whose material and design ensure its timeless beauty.

Niels Peters, Jewelry designer and resident of Cape Arkona, has been commissioned to create the piece. Ultimately, a design featuring a large rock crystal was chosen. The rock will be smoothed into the shape of a sail, while still partially retaining its natural form. The sail symbolises the maritime character of Rügen, the venue for the first World F3F Championship.

The beautiful raw stone, chosen in autumn 2011, made its way to Idar-Oberstein, a town known for its stone and jewel cutters to be transformed into the desired shape. Then the most difficult stage begins, the search for a fist-sized amber with insect inclusion, which will be shaped to fit the contour of the rock crystal, and crown the top of the trophy. The precious ambers are typical of the coast from the Baltic region to Rügen. Finally, the finished work of art will be placed on a pedestal, which will provide enough space for both the name of the trophy and the name of the future world champion.

The name of the trophy is “Trophy Kap Arkona”.

Note- FAI Medals & Cups will be awarded to the three individual placegetters, and for Teams, CIAM Medals and FAI Diplomas will be awarded with diplomas awarded to all participants.

1ST 2012 INAUGURAL EVENT – CAPE ARKONA, RUGEN, GERMANY

1. Stefan Holbfer AUT

2. Lukas Gaubatz AUT

3. Martin Herrig GER

Teams 1. Germany 2. Austria 3. France No AUS Team

2ND 2014 DONOVALY, SLOVAKIA

1. Frantisek Ruisi SVK

2. Phillipe Lanes FRA

3. Espen Torp NOR

Teams 1. France 2. Slovakia 3. Norway

No AUS Team competed-

Selected AUS Team – Tim Kullack, Paul Marshall, Simon

Watts

3rd 2016