Site: Praia de Alvor - Portimao, Portugal
Date: 23 - 28 of July
Competition Format :
.:: RACE WORLD TOUR
- 24 competitors in the racing fleet.
- 2 Categories – Male and Female.
- The competitors must adhere to a formulated set of sailing instructions outlined for this specific event and kiteboarding itself.
- Official Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) have been developed by the world governing body for sailing.
- The duration of the race will range between 30 to 40 minutes.
- There will be three races a day and they shall take place back to back, interspersed with the appropriate breaks.
- The race courses will change everyday.
- The daily scores will be tallied nightly and combined throughout the competition, applying towards the series’ final standings.
- There will be discards for the races according to the following table:
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NUMBER OF RACES
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DISCARDS
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1 - 3
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0
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4 - 6
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1
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7 - 12
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2
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13 or More
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3
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- The competitors with best result’s average will stand on the top of the table.
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.:: KITE MASTERS
MALE:
- Top 10 Riders from PKRA Ranking – TOP 2 of APKite Ranking – 2 Wild-Cards.
GROUP A
- Riders Top PKRA #: 1, 4, 5, 6 and 10.
- Riders Top APKite #: 1.
- Wild-Card 1.
GROUP B
- Riders Top PKRA #: 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.
- Riders Top APKite #: 2.
- Wild-Card 2.
- Round Robin (one leg) within each one of the groups, making a total of 21 heats in each group.
- Each rider will be required to perform at least one high kiteloop and a board-off trick per heat.
- The best 2 riders of each group advance to the semi-finals. The format of this is as such:
SEMIFINAL 1 – 1st of Group A vs. 2nd of Group B
SEMIFINAL 2 – 1st of Group B vs. 2nd of Group A
FINALS:
3rd Place Heat - Loser of Semifinal 1 vs. Loser of Semifinal 2
Final Heat - Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2
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FEMALE:
- Top 6 Riders from PKRA Ranking – TOP 2 of APKite Ranking – 2 Wild-Cards.
GROUP A
- Riders Top PKRA #: 1, 4 and 6.
- Riders Top APKite #: 1.
- Wild-Card 1.
GROUP B
- Riders Top PKRA #: 2, 3 and 5.
- Riders Top APKite #: 2.
- Wild-Card 2.
- Same format.
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Competition Format / Table : Click here for download --> MALE || FEMALE
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Event Scheddule:
Monday � 23rd
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14:00 to 18:00
17:00 to 19:00
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PKRA Registration at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena (Mandatory for all participant Riders)
Opening Cocktail at the Portim�o Kite Masters Lounge
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Tuesday � 24th
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10:00 to 11:00
11:00 to 18:00
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Riders Meeting at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena�
Racing main event and Masters Freestyle
Free Night
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Wednesday � 25
th
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10:00 to 11:00
11:00 to 18:00
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Riders Meeting at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena�
Racing main event and Masters Freestyle
Free Night
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Thursday � 26th
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10:00 to 11:00
11:00 to 18:00
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Riders Meeting at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena�
Racing main event and Masters Freestyle
Free Night
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Friday � 27th
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10:00 to 11:00
11:00 to 18:00
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Riders Meeting at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena�
Racing main event and Masters Freestyle
Free Night
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Saturday � 28th
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10:00 to 11:00
11:00 to 17:00
17:00 to 21:00
23:00 to
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Riders Meeting at the Portim�o Kite Masters Arena�
Racing main event and Masters Freestyle
Possible Obstacle Race competition at the
Marina and Awards Ceremony Capicua Beach Club
Closing Party
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