Lake Keepit Labour Day GP 2026

Lake Keepit, Australia,   2 October 2026 – 6 October 2026

Champions

Club
1 GIN Robert Smits 18
2 HC Cameron Tunbridge 17
3 QK Jenny Ganderton 16
Sports
1 V8 David Pickles 21
2 K1 Jacques Graells 17
3 WP Christopher Carr 15

Lake Keepit Labour Day GP 2026: and the winners are...

Three scored days later, the Lake Keepit Labour Day GP 2026 has its champions. Results were scored on points earned each day, and the pilot with the most points over the scored days is champion.

CLUB CLASS (13 pilots)

Robert Smits (Discus B) is the Club class champion with 18 points, 1 point ahead of Cameron Tunbridge (ASW20B). Cameron Tunbridge led by 6 points going into the last day, but Robert Smits won it and took the title.

The final day, 6 October, was a 351 km assigned area task completed by eight of the 13 pilots who started; Jenny Ganderton won the day.

Jenny Ganderton (ASK-21Mi) was third on 16 points, 2 points behind the winner.

SPORTS CLASS (14 pilots)

David Pickles (Ventus2cx) is the Sports class champion with 21 points, 4 points ahead of Jacques Graells (JS1C 18). Christopher Carr led by 2 points going into the last day, but David Pickles won it and took the title.

The final day, 6 October, was a 351 km assigned area task completed by seven of the 13 pilots who started.

Christopher Carr (NIMBUS 2) was third on 15 points, 6 points behind the winner.

Congratulations to all pilots, and thank you to everyone at Lake Keepit Soaring Club who made the event happen.

Written by: Nick Gilbert on 3 November 2026 at 07:48.

Latest winner

1. Jenny Ganderton 96.29 km/h
2. Robert Smits 100.10 km/h
3. Bruce Wynne 93.08 km/h
Updated: 03/11/2026, 18:47
1. David Pickles 120.45 km/h
2. Tim Carr 104.73 km/h
3. Matthew Atkinson 115.71 km/h
Updated: 03/11/2026, 18:18

Latest task

Task 3, 6 Oct 2026
Task distance: 350.02 km
Updated: 03/11/2026, 07:46
Task 3, 6 Oct 2026
Task distance: 350.02 km
Updated: 03/11/2026, 07:17