Yes, the 2016 Canadian Club Class Nationals were dominated by younger pilots - it was fantastic to see!

At SOSA we have an extremely XC friendly club culture. We have top level pilots (XG,F1,MS,JS,A1 to mention a few) who act as mentors. We are also lucky to have a good single seat fleet; 3 SZD Juniors for solo and early XC as well as 2 LS4 gliders for advanced XC. The successive boards have been generous in allowing the use of at least one junior and one ls4 (typically more) at local and remote contests. Our DG505 (for sale http://wingsandwheels.com/class/classified.php?id=1792 sorry.. couldn't resist) will usually participate with a senior pilot taking budding XC pilots in the front cockpit. Having said that there is still heavy dwmand on the club fleet. When some funds became available we ended up buying a Jantar Std.2 specifically for the junior pilots - this is not a club owned ship. Some private owners also allow juniors to fly their gliders under various arrangements. Other clubs around our area seem to be working at promoting XC as well which is encouraging.

Luke