UK National Rally at Usk

There is still time to register for the 2024 VGC UK National Rally at Usk – through the kind hospitality of the South Wales Gliding Club. This will be the first VGC national rally in Wales  for many years.

Last year we held a very enjoyable mini-rally (The ‘Coronation’- Rally- goodness, that  seems a long time ago, doesn’t it?)   This ‘trial run’  showed what  friendly people they are at Usk; also that it must be one of the easiest  rural airfields  to reach, with not a single hairpin bend, narrow lane,  or clutch-mangling hill climb.  It is  a pastoral flat-land site, but with a gentle ridge close by, and dramatic terrain not very far away; wave flights are  a real possibility.

There’s a Skylaunch winch and an excellent Pawnee tug ( ex-Southdown- so it is in great shape!)

The nearby town of Usk, incidentally, is really picturesque and offers plenty of accommodation if you are not camping. (Even a bit of fishing if so inclined).

We are fortunate to have a great local organizer, who is Adam Deacon. You will find a beautiful rally page on the main Usk Website: https://www.uskgc.co.uk/