Windsurf / Press Release n.14  12 May 2005

XX Edition World Festival On The Beach
Palermo Mondello 11-22 May 2005

THE WEIGHING IN PROCEDURES HAVE BEGAN AT THE WINDSURFING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW THE FIRST TRIALS BEGIN ON SATURDAY

The athletes who will be taking part in the Mistral Class World Championships this morning went underway the weighing in procedure.
All competitors must respect the layed out rules which have been set for the One Design Table to be used in this race: 372cm in length, 63.5cm wide, 235ltrs in volume and 15.5kg in weight.
Registration of the championships were open on the 11th of May and will close tomorrow on the 13th of May before a trial of the race is to take place in order to let athletes and the organizers test the race area and their equipment.
Whereas on Saturday the 14th of May the first two of the 12 World Championship trials scheduled will be held.
There are already 100 or so athletes here in Mondello representing 22 nations from all five continents.
The measurements director Nayl Driss from France made a record of weighing in the gear of 96 athletes in just 8 hours.