TO ALL IWSF REGION EAME
FEDERATIONS
Bulletin No 2
Tampere Water Ski Club and Finnish Water Ski Sports are pleased to invite all
skiers in Region EAME, officials and supporters to the 2008 EAME U21
CHAMPIONSHIPS at Niihama Water Ski Centre in Tampere, Finland from 22nd
to 24th August 2008.
The official website for the championships is www.vesiurheilu.net/u21.php.
We hope it will give you all information you need, if not, just send us an e-mail
to address: [email protected].
OFFICIALS
Chief Judge
Assistant CJ
Homologator
Chief Calculator
Judge 1
Judge 2
Judge 3
Judge 4
WRIGTH Maureen
RINTANEN Hannu
MOZART Niels
LLOYD Nicky
ADRIAENSEN Sid
ALESSANDRO Maurizio
BALAIS Vassilis
MUSTALAMPI Sirpa
GBR
FIN – TC Rep
DEN
GBR
BEL – EAME Rep
ITA
GRE
FIN
Judge 5
Chief Driver
Driver
ODELL Barry
SONZOGNI Fabrizio
ALEXANDRIS George
GBR
ITA
GRE
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Monday 18th August
08h00 – 18h00
18h00 – 21h00
Unofficial Training
Site Homologation
Tuesday 19th August
08h00 – 10h00
11h00 - 21h00
Site Homologation
Unofficial Training
Wednesday 20th August
08h00 – 21h00
Unofficial Training
Thursday 21st August
08h00 – 21h00
18h00 – 19h00
19h00 – 20h00
Unofficial Training
Team Captains’ Meeting
Officials’ Meeting
Detailed Training Timetable can be seen at the official webpage:
www.vesiurheilu.net/u21.php or from this link www.vesiurheilu.net/page34.php/ .
Friday 22nd August
08h00 -> Women Slalom Preliminary Round
Men Slalom Preliminary Round
Women Tricks Preliminary Round
After skiing there will be Opening Ceremony at the City Center
(Tampere). More details on next Bulletin.
Saturday 23rd August
08h00 -> Men Tricks Preliminary Round
Women Jump Preliminary Round
Men Jump Preliminary Round
A more specific program will be shown in the Bulletin 3, which will
be published after 10th of August.
Sunday 24th August
09h00 -> Women Slalom Final Round
Men Slalom Final Round
Women Tricks Final Round
Men Tricks Final Round
Women Jump Final Round
Men Jump Final Round
Medal ceremony at the site for Slalom, Tricks and Jump.
17h00 – 19h00
20h00 – 22h00
22h00 ->
Pool Party (at Hotel-Spa, open for all)
Final Night Dinner (Buffet)
Medal Ceremony - Overall & Teams
Final Night Party (at Hotel-Spa Eden)
INTENTION TO ENTER
We have now received totally 22 Intention to Enter Forms. So far their
intention to enter has informed the following nationalities: Austria, Belarus,
Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Russia,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
If your team has not sent their Intention to Enter form before 22nd June, they
must pay 200 euros before start of the competition.
ENTRY FORMS
Please observe the deadline to avoid penalties. If your team official entry
form is received after 12th August, your federation must pay a fee for 10
euros per skier per day. It can be found from EAME Calendar Page
(http://www.eame.be/ ) and from official web-pages
(http://www.vesiurheilu.net/u21.php).
2008 EAME U21 Championships Entry Form - Deadline 12th August
Entry forms must be send by e-mail to:
[email protected] Organising Committee and
[email protected] EAME TC Representative
ENTRY FEE
As per List of Obligation the entry fee is 120, 00 euros per skier entering the EAME
U21 Championships. It can only be paid in cash before the start of the competition.
OFFICIAL TOWBOAT
The official towboat is Master Craft 190 Prostar 5,7 l MCX 350 hp (2006 model
– used only during season 2008) equipped with PerfectPass StarGazer speed
control system. A reserve boat is Master Craft 190 Prostar 5,7 l MCX 350 hp
(2005 model).
LUNCHES
Competitors and team officials will be able to get warm lunch inclusive fruit and
something to drink for 10 Euros at the site during the championships. More details
in next Bulletin.
MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
Medal presentations will be made at the site between disciplines except
team and overall medal presentations which been given at the final night
party.
FINAL NIGHT PARTY (Banquet)
We are intending to hold a final night party in Hotel-Spa Eden on Sunday
starting at 20h00. The cost per ticket will be around 35 euros. Further
details will be available in the next bulletin.
ACCOMMODATION
The official hotel is Hotel-Spa Rantasipi Eden.
Contact information
Kylpylähotelli Rantasipi Eden
Paratiisikatu 2
37120 NOKIA
Tel: +358 (0)3 280 1111
Fax: +358 (0)3 342 1800
E-mail: [email protected]
Reservations
Please make your reservations a.s.a.p., if not done so far. When making your
reservation, please mention code: Waterskiing 2008
Distances
Nokia Center 3 km
Tampere Center 15 km
Helsinki 190 km
Särkänniemi Adventure Park (Tampere) 13 km
Railway Station (Tampere) 16 km
Airport (Tampere-Pirkkala, TMP) 14 km
Niihama Water Ski Center 20 km
Payment Methods
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Cash (Euros)
Finnish Bankcards
Visa
American Express
Euro Card
Master Card
Diners Club
Visa Electron
Languages of the Staff
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finnish
swedish
english
german
spanish
GDS-Codes for reservations
Amadeus: SXTMPSPA
Galileo: SX12832
Sabre: SX47107
Worldspan: SXTMPSA
Alternative accommodation
You can find other accommodation possibilities from the following link http://www.tampere.fi/english/tourism/accommodation/index.html
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
Maps
You can check them from - http://www.tampere.fi/english/maps/index.html
More to Know
http://www.tampere.fi/english/tourism/
www.visitfinland.com
www.travel.fi/int
Weather Forecast
http://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?Keywords=&station=02944&param=T&k
unta=Tampere
We are looking forward to meet you all in August!
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Jussi Rönkkö
Tournament Chairman EAME U21 Championships 2008
[email protected]
+358 50 5630095 (mobile)
Mr. Tommi Holopainen
Chairman of the Finnish Water Ski Sports
[email protected]
+358 40 5575838 (mobile)
Mr. Hannu Rintanen
EAME TC Member & EAME TC Representative
Assistant Chief Judge EAME U21 Championships 2008
[email protected]
+358 44 2914375 (mobile)