Zur Info:
Please find attached the registration forms for the registration of the 2024 slalom boards.
For Slalom Boards the following details, for each model / size registered, must be submitted by 15th December 2023:
- PWA Registration form with at least the first page completed.
- Either pages 2 and 3 of the PWA Registration form must be completed OR COBRA specification for insert and outline specs.
- Images or graphics files for the top and bottom of the boards
- Proof of 20 items of each model registered, produced and ready to ship.
- Slalom boards of 80 litre volume and less must provide proof of 10 items of each model registered, produced and ready to ship prior to the registration deadline.
- Slalom boards to be used only with foils that are over 85cm wide must provide proof of 10 items of each model registered, produced and ready to ship prior to the registration deadline.
- Slalom boards to be used only with foils may be up to 91cm wide. Slalom boards to be used with fin or foil must be no wider than 85cm wide.
Boards registered which are no wider than 85cm wide, may be used with Fin or Foil in the Slalom discipline, but boards over 85 cm wide, may only be used with Foil.
Competitors may register 1 board in total for use in the foil slalom discipline.
Competitors may register 2 boards in total for use in the fin slalom discipline.
If boards are equipped with the capability of adding any standard accessories to the hull of the board that affect the board in a way that changes the hull shape of the board or the way that the board interacts with the water, such as but not limited to plates that fit into the cut outs or onto the deck around the waterline, then these accessories and their method of attachment to the board must also be registered along with the board. Any such accessories when fitted must not exceed the maximum permitted dimensions.
For each such accessory or set of accessories, the following details must be submitted:
- The position, fittings and method of attachment built into the board, such as any screw holes or plugs or other any other facility built into the board to allow the accessory to be attached.
- The shape, width, height and depth of the accessory in all significant planes of measurement and particularly at any point where the accessory interacts with the water.
- The position, fittings and method of attachment of the accessory
- An image of the accessory, both attached to the board and in isolation
In addition, any such accessory must be available either shipped with the board as standard or to purchase through retail outlets to any person wishing to do so.
For clarification, there is no restriction on the use of different fins and foot straps which may be changed at the sailor’s discretion. However, the addition of nonstandard deck pads, moving fin boxes or foot strap inserts or replacing them with non-standard versions shall not be permitted.
Additionally:
• All equipment registered for use on the PWA tour must be included in the publicly marketed and available ranges of products listed by the brand and must be published online on the official international website of the brand by January 1st of the first season in which the equipment is registered for use.
• Registered equipment must be available commercially during the season in which it is first registered for use, no later than 30th April
• Equipment which is restricted to sponsored riders and team members and is not marketed and available to buy shall be prohibited and shall be removed from the lists of registered equipment even if it has been otherwise correctly registered.
The final decision on whether to permit any item of equipment or any attached accessory shall be at the discretion of the protest committee who may prohibit the use of any item if it breaches the rules or if they feel it is an attempt to significantly alter the performance of the board or sail in question from its intended design.
Kind regards
The PWA
Professional Windsurfers Association
