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York's 1-26 Travelling Trophy.
York's 1-26 Travelling Trophy.
Revived in 2014 for all non-motorized gliders.
Revived in 2014 for all non-motorized gliders.
When claiming the trophy:
Please write your name in the log before taking the trophy back
Please take pictures of the pilot and glider and logbook
Please upload the flight trace to OLC
Please email the photos and OLC link to "contest (@) sosaglidingclub.com" so we can update this page and announce the trophy's new location
Originally created by Sam Whiteside in 1990. Rescue it!
Originally created by Sam Whiteside in 1990. Rescue it!
Please send any additional updates or details to "contest (@) sosaglidingclub.com"
Known history:
Sam had the glider cast at Harborfront Artist’s Studios in Toronto and affixed it to a piece of granite from a tombstone maker.
On May 2, 1990, Dixon Moore flew C-GVTX the 63km from SOSA to be the first to capture the trophy.
July 2, 1990 - Sam Whiteside travels to SOSA to capture the trophy he sponsored and returns it to York.
July 25th, 1990 was the only day the trophy moved between two gliding clubs in one day with the original 1-26 only constraint.
July 25th, 1990 ends with Tony Landsoninger(?) recovering the trophy from TSC and returning it to York, piloting C-GEMB.
July 25th, 1990 begins with Steve Foster flying 19.4km from TSC to York to capture the trophy in C-GELR. It would not rest there long.
July 26, 1990, Morley Hunter recovers the trophy in C-GELR for TSC. The trophy has moved 3 times in 2 days.
July 28, 1990 sees the trophy returned to York by Steve Barons in C-FZDP.
August 5, 1991, pilot James Adamozyk captures the trophy for SOSA in C-GVTX. The only movement in 1991.
May 25, 1992 - Daniel MacIsacc on behalf of SOSA uses C-GVTX to claim the trophy. There is no record of the trophy having left SOSA.
June 22, 1992 - trophy creator Sam Whiteside uses C-GOEI to return his trophy to York.
August 8, 1992 - Tim Paul claims the trophy for York with C-GEMB. There is no record of the trophy having left York.
September 1, 1992 - C-GVTX is piloted by Mark Newcombe from SOSA to claim the trophy from York.
The trophy remains at SOSA through 1993 with no movements.
August 6, 1994 - Alex Upchurch pilots C-FSDI from York to SOSA to claim the trophy for York.
August 7, 1994 - Peter Vados uses C-GVTX to claim the trophy for SOSA, just one day after it returned to York.
September 3, 1994 - Drew Gibson logs a recovery for SOSA using C-GVTX. There is no record of the trophy having left SOSA.
September 2, 1995 - Stephanie Laird flying C-GQDZ is the first woman to claim the trophy. There is no record of the trophy having left SOSA.
September 10, 1995 - J de Jong of York recovers the trophy by piloting C-FSDI to SOSA.
July 11, 1996 - SOSA pilot Tony Rywak pilots C-GMJM to recover the trophy for SOSA.
August 18, 1996 - the trophy returns to York after Andrew Vilkas covers the 63km in C-FSDI.
September 2, 1996 - Andrew Stanislewski logs the trophy for York in C-FSDI. There is no record of the trophy having left York.
June 9, 1997 - Alex Sciurevici opens the season by capturing the trophy for SOSA using C-GMJM.
July 18, 1997 - Leili Foster recovers the trophy from SOSA using C-FSDI. She is the 2nd woman pilot to put her name on the log.
July 26, 1997 - SOSA pilot Lorraine Gower uses C-GMJM to recover the trophy from York and is the 3rd woman pilot to claim the trophy.
August 22, 1999 - York member Roberto Centazzo pilots C-GOEI to recover the trophy.
The trophy goes unclaimed and remains at SOSA in 2000 and 2001.
August 20, 2002 - Rafael Bravo renews the competition with C-GMGM, claiming it for SOSA. There is no record of the trophy having left SOSA.
The trophy remains at SOSA in 2003 and 2004.
July 11, 2005 - Tim Wood returns the trophy to York from SOSA using C-GOEI.
September 5, 2005 - David Donaldson flies C-GOCJ 55km from GLGC to York for his clubs first recovery.
The 1-26 Travelling Trophy remains at GLGC from 2006 to 2008.
July 5, 2009 - Tim Wood recovers the trophy for York utilizing C-GEMB. This is the last recovery of the trophy in a Schweizer 1-26 before the rules expanded to allow any non-motorized glider to claim it.
Sam Whiteside's 1-26 Travelling Trophy remains at York between 2010 and a eligible aircraft rule change in 2014.
Between 1990 and 2009 there were 28 logged movements of the trophy by 26 pilots in 9 aircraft of 1 type. It logged over 1,565km.
June 22, 2014 - Tom Robertson is 1st to recover trophy w/ new rule framework from @YorkSoaring on behalf of GLGC.
Sept 29, 2014 - though not physically recovered, York's Kaz Bulka claims trophy from GLGC in a Grob 102.
July 23, 2016 - York pilots Kaz & Tim Wood recover trophy from GLGC in DG500 on a beautiful flying day!
August 1, 2016 - Zbigniew Sobolewski (1M) claims trophy when delivering his Std Jantar 2 from TSC to @yorksoaring
August 1, 2016 - Luke Szczepaniak (2W) of SOSA landed at TSC during practice day 1 of Canadian Nationals.
August 19, 2017 - Sasha Pejic recovers the travelling trophy in a Grob 102 on behalf of London Soaring from SOSA
(Please refer to logbook image for interim movements)
Jun 29, 2020 - Greg Pattinson brought the Trophy back to SOSA from Toronto Soaring, 77km away, in SZD-51-1 C-GPNN
Jul 1, 2020 - Tim Wood from York claimed the trophy back from SOSA in LS4 C-GLSF
July 15, 2020 - Sasha Pejic recovers the travelling trophy from York in a Grob 102 on behalf of SOSA
August 8, 2020 - Tim Wood from York claimed the trophy back from SOSA in LS4 C-GLSF
June 28, 2024 - Paul Chalifour returned the trophy to SOSA in 2024
August 2, 2025 - Luis from York claimed the trophy from SOSA in a PW-5
August 3, 2025 - A pilot from Toronto Soaring picked up the trophy from York in a 1-26
August 22, 2025 - Ryan Dewsbury from York Soaring picked up the trophy from Toronto Soaring in a 1-34
August 31, 2025 - James Boesch claimed the Trophy from York Soaring in SZD 51-1 C-GPNN from SOSA. The trophy wouldn't fit in the glider, so he drove it to SOSA the next day by car.
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