Air New Zealand Soaring Award

This trophy is awarded annually, to the pilot who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, has shown the most significant improvement in his/her personal standard of competition or record flying during the year

Winners

  • 2023 Kieran Cassidy
  • 2022 Georgia Schofield
  • 2021 John Robertson
  • 2020 Tim Bromhead
  • 2019 Mike Strathern
  • 2018 Campbell McIver
  • 2017 Keith Essex
  • 2016 Mark Tingey
  • 2015 Nick Oakley
  • 2014 Steve Wallace
  • 2013 Bob Gray
  • 2012 Doug Henry
  • 2011 George Wills
  • 2010 Tim Bromhead
  • 2009 John Ahearn
  • 2008 Brett Hunter
  • 2007 Murray Wardell
  • 2006 Jenny Wilkinson
  • 2005 Dane Dickinson
  • 2004 Jenny Wilkinson
  • 2003 Vaughan Ruddick
  • 2002 Terry Jones
  • 2001 Richard Downer
  • 2000 Kirk Davis
  • 1999 Doug Hamilton
  • 1998 Ryan Priest
  • 1997 John Coutts
  • 1996 Ben Flewett
  • 1995 Tony van Dyk
  • 1994 Theo Newfield
  • 1993 Andrew Curtis-Cody
  • 1992 Philip Smith
  • 1991 Nigel McPhee
  • 1990 Mike Oakley
  • 1989 Tony van Dyk
  • 1988 Roger Read
  • 1987 Grae Harrison
  • 1986 Nigel McPhee
  • 1985 Ray Lynskey
  • 1984 Ray Lynskey
  • 1983 Pat Larsen
  • 1982 Peter Lyons
  • 1981 Ray Lynskey
  • 1980 Lindsey Stephens
  • 1979 Doug Haslett
  • 1978 Ian Finlayson
  • 1977 Max Stevens
  • 1976 Neville Banton
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