Conditions
of Entry
Wave - There will be a maximum of 32 entries in the men’s division and 32
entries in the women’s division allocated as follows
|
CATEGORY |
Position |
Places |
|
Previous
years PWA Wave Ranking |
1-16 |
16 |
|
Rolling 12
month ranking |
17-22 |
6 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
23-26 |
4 |
|
Organiser Wildcards |
27-28 |
2 |
|
Qualifying
round heats |
29-32 |
4 |
The rolling 12 month ranking will include any
event that took place, in part or in its entirety, within the 12 months of the
start date of the event in question, based on the normal ranking and discard
rules. This will give a more balanced opportunity and will eliminate the
current bias towards events at the start of the season and the particular conditions that exist at those venues, giving
equal value to all events that a competitor has taken part in during the last
12 months,
Qualifying Round – The Qualifying round at events will usually be run with 2 heats of 4
sailors with the top 2 sailors in each heat qualifying for the main event, but
if time and forecasts permit then a more comprehensive elimination system may
be run giving sailors more than one chance to get through, however this will
only be run in exceptional circumstances.
At events which are
massively oversubscribed, and where time permits, the trials heats may be
expanded to include more sailors at the discretion of the PWA to a maximum of
12.
|
CATEGORY |
8 Man Qualifying Round |
12 Man Qualifying Round |
|
Rolling 12 month Ranking |
3 |
4 |
|
PWA
Wildcards |
3 |
4 |
|
Organiser Wildcards |
1 |
3 |
|
National
wildcards |
1 |
1 |
Competitors in the
trials will be allocated places on a wildcard basis at the discretion of the
PWA Management Board selection committee.
Freestyle - There shall be a
maximum of 48 entries in the men’s division
|
CATEGORY |
48 MAN |
32 MAN |
|
Previous years PWA Freestyle Ranking |
1-18 |
1-12 |
|
Current PWA Freestyle Ranking |
19-32 |
13-22 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
33-42 |
23-29 |
|
National Association Wildcard |
43-44 |
30 |
|
Organizer Wildcard |
45-48 |
31-32 |
Slalom - Entry allocation shall be in
accordance with the following table for men
|
ENTRY
PROCEDURE |
POSITION |
|
Previous years PWA Slalom Ranking |
1-24 |
|
Current PWA Slalom Ranking |
25-45 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
46-54 |
|
National Association Wildcard |
55-60 |
|
Organizer Wildcard |
61-64 |
The women’s fleet will have a maximum of 32
competitors according to the following table
|
RANKING |
POSITION |
|
Previous years PWA Race Ranking |
1-16 |
|
Current PWA Race Ranking |
16-25 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
25-30 |
|
Organizer Wildcard |
30-32 |
Foil - Entry allocation shall be in accordance with
the following table for men – please note that a maximum of 16 sailors who are
not competing in Slalom shall be accepted into foil. If there are more than 16
entries who are not also competing in Slalom, places shall be awarded with the
priority going to sailors based on the ranking structure below or on a wildcard
basis at the discretion of the PWA.
|
CATEGORY |
POSITION |
|
Previous years PWA Slalom Ranking |
1-12 |
|
Previous years PWA Foil Ranking |
13-24 |
|
Current PWA Slalom Ranking |
25-34 |
|
Current PWA Foil Ranking |
35-45 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
46-58 |
|
National Association Wildcard |
59-60 |
|
Organizer Wildcard |
61-64 |
The women’s fleet will have a maximum of 32
competitors according to the following table – women entrants not
competing in slalom must apply for a wildcard to compete in foil in isolation.
|
CATEGORY |
POSITION |
|
Previous years PWA
Race Ranking |
1-16 |
|
Current PWA Race
Ranking |
16-25 |
|
PWA Wildcard |
25-30 |
|
Organizer Wildcard |
31-32 |
Should too few entries be received at the
closing date, the PWA reserves the right to limit entries.
All competitors must enter through the PWA
Office by emailing entry@pwaworldtour.com.