PWA World Cup Termine 2012

PWA Press Release May, 2012:

Regrettably we must announce the cancellation of the Bonaire Freestyle World Cup which was planned for June of this year. Despite the best efforts of all involved, a substantial cut in available government funding for the event has meant that the organisers have had to cancel their plans for 2012 and will now look ahead to bringing the event back for 2013.

In Aruba we have also suffered financial difficulties brought about in part by the recent closure of the refinery on the island, which has led to cuts in funding also. As a result, the slalom aspect of the event has had to be cancelled for 2012. Work is still on going to secure the Freestyle event, but it is possible that the event dates may be moved to later in the year – either to the period previously occupied by Bonaire or potentially to the end of June. We hope to bring you more concrete information in the next few days.

Costa Brava will be just a men’s event again as it was in 2011. The organisers have pushed hard to bring the women’s division back to the event, but in the end, the available funding was simply not sufficient and the event will go ahead for men only now.

2012 provisional world cup calendar:

• 27.04.-01.05.2012 AUSTRIA freestyle (men only)

• 05.05.-11.05.2012 KOREA slalom

• 12.06.-17.06.2012 COSTA BRAVA slalom (men only)

• 26.06.-30.06.2012 LANZAROTE freestyle

• xx.07.-xx.07.2012 GRAN CANARIA wave performance (dates TBC)

• xx.07.-xx.07.2012 TENERIFE wave performance (dates TBC)

• 20.07.-30.07.2012 FUERTEVENTURA freestyle + slalom (slalom men only)

• 27.08.-01.09.2012 Alacati TURKEY slalom

• 17.09.-23.09.2012 DENMARK wave performance (men only)

• 28.09.-07.10.2012 GERMANY wave + freestyle + slalom (slalom + freestyle men only)

• 30.11.-08.12.2012 VIETNAM freestyle + slalom

* ALL events and event dates remain TBC until such time as entry forms are released or confirmation is otherwise issued by the PWA office. Sailors are reminded that they should not book flights or make any permanent arrangements to travel to events until such time as confirmation or entry forms are issued.