Five tenders to be tested at Windsurfer sea trials at Circolo Surf Torbole
World Sailing has shortlisted five tenders to attend the Paris 2024 Men's and Women's Windsurfer sea trials from 29 September to 3 October 2019.
Circolo Surf Torbole on Lake Garda, Italy will host the sea trials following the RS:X World Championships.
World Sailing received seven applications from class associations and manufacturers wishing to participate in the sea trials. The Paris 2024 Windsurfer Evaluation Working Party analysed the supplied information against the criteria outlined in the invitation to tender.
Shortlisted tenders are:
RS:X, Neil Pryde - Non foiling one design
Glide, Glide Class - Non foiling one design
iFoil, Starboard - Foiling (convertible) one design
Formula Foil Limited, International Formula Windsurfing Class - Open Registered Series Production scheme - foiling
Windfoil 1, Founding industry partners: Starboard, Severne, Phantom International - One design for the board - Open Registered Series Production scheme rest of equipment - foiling
World Sailing's Member National Authorities (MNA) are now invited to nominate their top two male and top two female windsurfers from which World Sailing's Paris 2024 Windsurfer Evaluation Working Party will select from.
MNAs wishing to send windsurfers must contact technical@sailing.org to receive the nomination form which must be received no later than 31 August 2019.