| THE WINDSURFING
NEWSLETTER Issue #41 – February 2005 |
| A New Year - and some
changes
Greg Johns (AUS) is elected President for 2005 and joins the Board of Directors. http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=170&parent=165&grandparent=29&newsid=963 National Class Associations should all have received invoices for 2005 subscriptions - the fee structure has been simplified and is fairer to all. Soon to be published: Associate Membership Scheme, 2005 Yearbook, and Windsurfing Edition of RRS 2005/2008 All websites are being improved. |
| ISAF World Sailing Rankings
- Mistral Men & Women - 2 February 2005 The first ranking release of 2005, the Mistral will continue to feature in the ISAF World Sailing Rankings until the new Olympic equipment the Neil Pryde RS:X replaces it in the coming months. Go to IMCO website for news of the Mistral Men and Mistral Women. |
|
NeilPryde RS:X – Launch
Update
There has been a great deal of excitement and speculation following the recent announcement that NeilPryde Ltd have successfully bid to supply the next generation of Olympic Windsurfing boards and rigs. There are however, a number of important issues that we would like to clarify in response to the questions and enquiries we have received regarding the RS:X programme http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=170&parent=165&grandparent=29&newsid=961 |
| Production Board
Registrations New instructions have been published by ISAF for Production Board Registrations. At the forefront of this revision have been representatives of IFCA and the International Raceboard Class. The changes reflect the latest developments in board production and will encourage the development of competitive windsurfing in all disciplines - RACE, SLALOM, FREEWAVE and SPEED. Key features: for IFCA, the revisions encourage multi brand participation, with sensible fees for board ranges (up to 5 models per range per fee); for RACEBOARD, the opportunity for manufacturers of the new breed of 'Hybrid' boards to participate in developing racing. Visit the websites for more details - Raceboard & IFCA. |
| Championship Rules 2005
All Classes have now published Championship Rules for 2005, with the exception of IFCA which is imminent. Aloha, IMCO, MJOD, & Raceboard Classes all follow the same set of rules but please note the recent amendment in respect of Aloha 7. SAIL INSIGNIAS has been amended as follows: 7.1 National letters & sail numbers shall be black in colour and placed back to back on an opaque white background immediately above batten #4 (#3 for Aloha). |
| Class Rules 2005
All Classes have now published their Class Rules 2005 |
| The Outright Nautical Mile
Record
The WSSR Council annouces the ratification of a new World Record http://ifca.internationalwindsurfing.com/page0023v01.htm |
| New IFCA Logo? Raceboard Class has a new logo and now the IFCA executive has launched a competition to create a new IFCA logo http://ifca.internationalwindsurfing.com/page0001v01news137.htm |
| FW View from the Chair
http://www.formulawindsurfing.org/story.php?id=77 |
| Barbara Kendall New Zealand board-sailing legend, Barbara KENDALL has been appointed to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee. http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/Default.asp?newsid=972 |
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Please keep the IWA informed of
up-coming events Send your info to: iwaoffice@internationalwindsurfing.com. As more and more dates are confirmed they are being added to the calendar: http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=13&parent=3&grandparent=0 |
| 2005 New Zealand Formula &
Slalom Windsurfing Nationals
11th – 14th FEBRUARY 2005 Otago Harbour Dunedin, New Zealand - FW ranking 3 For Notice of Race & Entry Form go to www.windsurfingnz.org or email Tony Limburg info@watercooled.co.nz" |
| Langkawi International
Regatta Perdana 23-27 February 2005
Hotel Tiara Waterfront http://www.sailing.org.my/kedah/ |
| 20th Annual Calema
Midwinters - 3-6 March 2005
http://www.calema.com/events.html |
|
MPPP / PSC International
Regatta, 4-6
March 2005 - FW Ranking 3 Penang Swimming Club situated at Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia. Classes for Windsurfing - Formula and Raceboard. Email: sailing@penangswimclub.com |
| Formula Asian Championships,
03-08 April '05 - FW Ranking 1 Japan, Gamagori Aichi - Racing E-mail: y-chiba@alphasports.co.jp |
| EVENT REPORTS |
| UKWA Indoor Championships, London
http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=390&parent=389&grandparent=29 |
| 2005 Sail Melbourne -
Olympic & Invited Classes Regatta http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=391&parent=389&grandparent=29 |
| The 2005 Schroders London
Boat Show PWA Indoor Windsurfing Championships
http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=392&parent=389&grandparent=29 |
| FW Oceanic Championships
- Australia,
Melbourne http://www.formulawindsurfing.org/event.php?id=25 |
| FOR OTHER EVENTS
View the Calendar: http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/default.asp?menu=13&parent=3&grandparent=0 |
| FURTHER INFORMATION SOURCES: IWA Website: http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/ Aloha: http://aloha.internationalwindsurfing.com/ Formula Windsurfing: http://www.formulawindsurfing.org IFCA: http://ifca.internationalwindsurfing.com/ IMCO: http://www.imco.org/page0001v01.htm MJOD: http://mjod.imco.org/ Raceboard: http://www.raceboard.org ISAF: http://www.sailing.org/ |
| E-MAIL CONTACT:
aloha@internationalwindsurfing.com - Rory Ramsden - Aloha Class Secretary FW@internationalwindsurfing.com- Ceri Williams - IFWC Class Chairman IFCA@internationalwindsurfing.com - Bruno de Wannemaeker - IFCA Class Chairman imco@internationalwindsurfing.com - Rory Ramsden - IMCO Class Secretary MJOD@internationalwindsurfing.com - Rory Ramsden - MJOD Class Secretary Raceboard@internationalwindsurfing.com - Rory Ramsden - Raceboard Class Secretary rory@internationalwindsurfing.com - Rory Ramsden - IWA Executive Secretary iwaoffice@internationalwindsurfing.com - Annie Smith - IWA Administrative Secretary |
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