UK Mountain Soaring Championship 2026

Aboyne, United Kingdom,   6 September 2026 – 12 September 2026

Champions

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1 3D Tanner & Kentish 1,707
2 XX Adrian Docherty 1,692
3 LNA Andy Hyslop 1,547

Day 3 - Task

A task has been set - an assigned area with a min distance of 95.84 km and maximum 305.78 km. First launch not before 12:00
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 9 September 2026 at 08:49.

Day 3 - 9th Sept 2026

There are sounds of task sheets being printed ready for brieffing at 09:00, lets see what the day will bring.
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 9 September 2026 at 07:43.

Day 2 - Heights

We had a day, 12 launches for the height gain competition with a few gliders over 10,000 feet.    
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2026 at 18:55.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2026 at 19:32.

Day 2 - UKMSC - Monday 7th Sept '26

The weather forecast changed overnight, there was not gridding before briefing. No cross country task has been set today, however there has been one launch for the height gain so far.   Look like its about to rain, but will see what the afternoon brings, last launch is at 18:00
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 7 September 2026 at 10:35.
Edited by: Deeside Gliding Club on 9 September 2026 at 07:42.

Day 1 - Two launches

After the wind speed reduced a little, two gliders from the comp. deciided to test out the wave get to arounf 10,000 feet.   Briefing tomorrow is at 09:00, grid before briefing...
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2026 at 20:32.

Day 1 - UKMSC - Sunday 6th Sept '26

Sant wowed us with his wonderful weather briefing this morning. There is certainly alot of wave about, but also alot of wind and cloud.A task has not been set but launches are available for those looking to win the height gain. 
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 6 September 2026 at 10:14.

29th UKMSC - 6 - 12 September 2026 - Deeside Gliding Club - Aboyne

The 29th UK Mountain Soaring Championship starts on Sunday 6th September 2026 at Deeside Gliding Club, Aboyne. This UKMSC comprises of two seperate competitions running in parallel, the first is a traditional cross-country racing format with the second focussed on height gain. All competitors are automatically entered into both, with the tasks, scores and updates published here on Soaring Spot. Again we have a very generous list of sponsors and many volunteers who support the running of the comp...
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Written by: Deeside Gliding Club on 17 August 2026 at 09:06.

Latest winner

1. Roy Wilson 86.60 km/h
2. Adrian Docherty 79.85 km/h
3. Tanner & Kentish 77.66 km/h
Updated: 11/09/2026, 16:01

Latest task

Task 2, 11 Sept 2026
Task distance: 138.06 km  /  449.95 km  (288.90 km)
Task duration: 2:30:00
Updated: 11/09/2026, 08:01

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