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🏆 Announcing this year’s candidates of the Jonkers Sailplane Challenge!

For this challenge juniors have to be fast in the air and get high scores in WeGlide’s junior sprint rankings.

This year the jury elected Jasper Jansen 🇳🇱 and Alessandro Tedeschi 🇺🇸 who both where in the top 5 of their respective ranking.

🇪🇺 Jasper performed in the junior sprint ranking Europe: https://www.weglide.org/ranking/sprint?season=2026&category=pilot&user=junior&continent=Europe,EU

🇺🇸 Alessandro did in the sprint Ranking “Rest of the World”: https://www.weglide.org/ranking/sprint?season=2026&category=pilot&user=junior&continent=South%2520America,SA&continent=Oceania,OC&continent=North%2520America,NA&continent=Asia,AS&country=South%2520Africa,ZA

Congratulations to both pilots on an incredible season!

Here's what they think about the adventure ahead:

💬 Alessandro Tedeschi:
"I am beyond excited to participate in the South African Nationals this October. Most of my gliding has been in the Western US and I can't wait to experience soaring and racing in a new continent. I'm also looking forward to learning about the South African gliding community and culture, as well as visiting the JS factory."

💬 Jasper Jansen:
"A fun and competitive competition in weather conditions Europe rarely sees, surrounded by a great and friendly atmosphere!"

You are junior and want to know more how to win the Jonkers Sailplane Challenge? Here you go:

🔗 https://docs.weglide.org/programs/jschallenge.html

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