Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025!
~From the pen of the CEO, Uys Jonker~ Dear Customers, Partners, and Friends, As a busy and eventful year draws to a close, Jonker Sailplanes sincerely thanks you for your loyalty and support. We wish you a peaceful Christmas season and a great start to a successful year in 2025. A Look Back at 2024: […]
Soaring News From The US: Philip Lee’s Flight And JS At The 18m Nationals
Philip Lee’s Flight Across California’s Central Valley JS3 RES pilot Philip Lee of California recently flew from Minden, Nevada to his home field of Hollister, California by executing a brilliant (and seldom-attempted in the soaring community) glide across California’s Central Valley. He conservatively elected to depart Minden using an aerotow, instead of using the self-launch […]
UK Open Class Champion
From the 27th of May to the 4th of June, 31 pilots gathered to compete in the Open Class at the annual UK Nationals in Lasham. Despite a tough week with primarily blue and windy conditions, Andy Davis once again emerged as the champion flying his JS-MD 1C “80”. In second place was Ian MacArthur […]
Soaring to Victory: The German Gliding Nationals
The German Nationals in Open, 18m, and Double Seater class recently concluded, providing pilots with exceptional weather conditions over the past two weeks. Out of 13 possible days in Bayreuth, there were 11 competition days, thanks to the continuous influence of a high-pressure system over the north of Germany. This system brought in a strong […]
WeGlide JS Challenge
We are honored to officially announce the winners of the Jonker Sailplanes Challenge 2022. The board has nominated the following juniors who will be competing, in less than 2 weeks’ time, at the South African Club Class Nationals in Potchefstroom (South Africa): Zach Yamauchi, United States of America | California Niklas Hahn, Germany | Lower […]
Rian Monnahan
“My first flight in a JS1B was enough to convince me to buy a Jonker sailplane. My first flight in the 21m convinced me that this was the glider I wanted for long-distance flying. My first flight in the JS3 however surprised me after several hundred hours in the JS1 – It’s a completely different bird. […]
