Program, time schedule

Friday 5/15

15.00-20.00 hotel Campese information desk : subscription fee payment

After payment of the subscription fee (as indicated below), each paddler will be provided with:

-          a race canoe number , to fix on the bow,deck left side of the canoes

-          a race shirt

-          race ID (after race dinner pass and shuttle service)

-          race rules and general information

Saturday 5/16

10.00:         paddlers meeting , on the beach facing hotel Campese

11.00:         novice and junior race start, 6 Km   route "A" on the map

14.00:        elite paddlers meeting, final race route will be notified. The final route will

                  depend on sea-wind conditions; the organization will try to follow the best

                  swell direction.

14.30:        IVF EUROPOEAN CHAMPIONSHIP and ALL WAVE CUP race start 21 Km

                  route "B" or "C" on the map.

20.00:        Awards and after race party, paddlers and friends are welcome.

How to subscribe

There will be one race for all the elite paddlers, whether European or not.

Of course the first European will be the European champion for the IVF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP race; in parallel there will be the ALLWAVE CUP that will include a ranking independent from nationalities.

-Sign up for the race on line. The dead line is April 25, 2009, www.ivf-european-vaa-surfski-championship.com

- Have a valid personal national canoe federation ID. You may replace this ID with a medical certificate for competitive or paddling sport. Please note that this requirement is mandatory for each paddler in order to be able to participate in the race.

Race subscription fee

A subscription fee of 70 euro will have to be paid by Friday 15 May 2009.

The subscription includes the following:

-          the race and the escort boats

-          after race dinner-party

-          a race shirt

-          shuttle service on the island

Race rules

Each paddlers must:

- wear a life jacket during the whole race, from the starting line to the finish line

- fix the allocated race canoe number on the left front part of the bow of the canoe

- follow the route and the instructions  communicated by the organization during the paddlers meeting and form time to time during the race.

Canoe requirements

Canoes admitted:

V1 va’a one person rudderless

V1r va’a one person with rudder

V2r va’a two persons with rudder

S1 surfski one person

S2 surfski two persons

The canoes will start the elite race all together but there will be different classifications for the  different categories

 Age categories

Juniors under 16 years old

Juniors under 18 years old

Open 19/39 years old

Masters 40/49 years old

Golden masters over 50 years old

all categories must not reach the age of categories before or during the calendar year in which the competition takes place.

two persons in the canoe category will be assigned to the youngest.

Categories

All age categories and open category include: Men, women and mixed (one man and one woman) for V2 and Surfski two.

Paddlers family and friends

Persons not participating in the event can, off course, enjoy all the race events. Information will be available at the information point.