IWWF 2018 Europe and Africa Tournament Water Ski Open Championships. Ioannina-Greece, September 6-9, Official Bulletin 2

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1 IWWF 2018 Europe and Africa Tournament Water Ski Open Championships Ioannina-Greece, September 6-9, 2018 Official Bulletin 2

Bulletin 1 - page 2/9 The Hellenic Waterski & Wakeboard Federation and the Pamvotis Waterski Club would like to invite all the E&A skiers to the 2018 E&A Open Waterski Championships.

2 Bulletin 1 - page 2/9 The Hellenic Waterski & Wakeboard Federation and the Pamvotis Waterski Club would like to invite all the E&A skiers to the 2018 E&A Open Waterski Championships. Location Ioánnina, often called Iánnena, is the largest city and the capital of Epirus in north-western Greece with a population of approx It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis. It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the capital of Ioannina prefecture and the region of Epirus. Ioannina is located 350 km northwest of Athens, 250 km southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km east of the port of Igoumenitsa on the Ionian Sea.

Bulletin 1 - page 3/9 Accommodation All the major credit cards are accepted from all hotels and the local market.

We are happy to announce that, as a result of our continuous negotiations, we have been able to ensure a great deal for our teams and officials at a 5 star

In order to ensure that you will receive the great price and the following included benefits (free use of the gym and sauna) please be sure to use code Euro

3 Bulletin 1 - page 3/9 Accommodation All the major credit cards are accepted from all hotels and the local market. A brochure with all the hotels can be found in the official website. We are happy to announce that, as a result of our continuous negotiations, we have been able to ensure a great deal for our teams and officials at a 5 star hotel. Unfortunately this also means that our official hotel has been changed to: Epirus Palace Congress & Spa Hotel. In order to ensure that you will receive the great price and the following included benefits (free use of the gym and sauna) please be sure to use code Euro 2018 while booking. New Official Hotel: The Epirus Palace Congress & Spa Hotel, one of the most stylish and elegant five star Hotels in Greece. It is consisting of 194 rooms and Suites offering a combination of exceptional and luxurious accommodation. Rates per room per night Double room 77,00 with breakfast Single room 65,00 with breakfast Triple room 102,00 with breakfast OR Double room 101,00 half board Single room 77,00 half board Triple room 138,00 half board For stay before the above dates a discount is offered Tel , , Fax info@epiruspalace.gr Web site:

Bulletin 1 - page 4/9 Other proposed Hotels: The organizing Committee also recommends the following hotels: The Hotel Du Lac Congress Center & Spa (*****) has 170 rooms and is situated next to

9.2018 Double room 100,00 with breakfast Single room 85,00 with breakfast Triple room 130,00 with breakfast OR Double room 140,00 half board Single room 105,00 half board Triple room 190,00 half

4 Bulletin 1 - page 4/9 Other proposed Hotels: The organizing Committee also recommends the following hotels: The Hotel Du Lac Congress Center & Spa (*****) has 170 rooms and is situated next to Pamvotis Lake, a short walk from Ioannina City Center. It only takes a few minutes to get to the narrow paths of the castle of Ioannina. Rates per room per night Double room 100,00 with breakfast Single room 85,00 with breakfast Triple room 130,00 with breakfast OR Double room 140,00 half board Single room 105,00 half board Triple room 190,00 half board For stay before the above dates a discount is offered Tel info@hoteldulac.gr Web site Hotel Olympic (***) (Tel / info@hotelolympic.gr Web site The hotel is located 4,5km from the competition site, in the city center of Ioannina The luxurious and modern furnishings of the rooms in combination with the privileged location of Hotel Olympic offer comfortable accommodation in the city center, while the renewed cafépiano bar restaurant allows you to relax and enjoy your drink and your favorite music. The private parking makes commuting easier and carefree. Double room 75,00 per room per night with breakfast Single room 60,00 per room per night with breakfast. OR Double room 105,00 per room per night half board Single room 75,00 per room per night half board ANEMOLIA Resort & Spa Hotel (****) Web site / info@anemolia-resort.gr Tel Small Boutique hotel in Amfithea, with a view of the Ioannina lake and the water ski site. The hotel has 30 rooms and spa. From 1/ : Four bed room, two double rooms combined 110,00 per night with breakfast Triple room 85,00 per room per night with breakfast Double superior room 80,00 per room per night with breakfast Double standard room 70,00 per room per night with breakfast Single room 60,00 per room per night with breakfast

Bulletin 1 - page 5/9 Essence Hotel (****) Contemporary living. Tel.+30 26510 23999 E-mail. info@essencehotel.gr Web site www.essencehotel.gr A place, chosen wisely,next to the airport, 2,5km from the site.

Single room 58,00 per room per night with breakfast. OR Double room90,00 per room per night half board Single room 70,00 per room per night half board Filokalia Hotel (***) Tel.+30 26510 76765 E-mail.

Triple room 80,00 per room per night with breakfast Double room 65,00 per room per night with breakfast Single room 55,00 per room per night with breakfast Haones Suites (***) Tel.

5 Bulletin 1 - page 5/9 Essence Hotel (****) Contemporary living. Tel info@essencehotel.gr Web site A place, chosen wisely,next to the airport, 2,5km from the site. A hotel build with eagerness, knowledge and experience is here to redefine the meaning of Greek hospitality. Double room 65,00 per room per night with breakfast. Single room 58,00 per room per night with breakfast. OR Double room90,00 per room per night half board Single room 70,00 per room per night half board Filokalia Hotel (***) Tel info@filokalia.gr Web site A family hotel located 6 km from the site and next to the official hotel. Triple room 80,00 per room per night with breakfast Double room 65,00 per room per night with breakfast Single room 55,00 per room per night with breakfast Haones Suites (***) Tel haonessuites@gmail.com Url. Haones Suites Hotel is located just four kilometers from the city centre of Ioannina, a block away from the entrance of the famous cave of Perama and 500 meters from the site Triple room 100,00 per room per night with breakfast Double room 85,00 per room per night with breakfast Single room 75,00 per room per night with breakfast Details for more than 70 Hotels can be found in the official web site:

6 Bulletin 1 - page 6/9 Transport Ioannina city can be easily reached by car and airplane from Athens or Thessaloniki. By Road Ioannina is part of the major road network for northern Greece and can be accessed via Egnatia motorway (A5) from Thessaloniki (apprx distance 250 km) or via a new motorway E65 & A5 from Athens and Patras (apprx 350kms /3,5 hours) By Airplane: Ioannina Airport (IOA) is located 2 km from the Tournament Area and 3 km from the City Center with 2 flights to/from Athens (ATH) daily. Direct flights from/to Cyprus, Copenhagen and Stockholm are also serviced by Ioannina Airport. Aktion/Preveza Airport (PVK) is located approx. 90 km (1h) from Ioannina with regular daily flights to Athens and many biweekly low cost flights from/to many European countries during summer period (Italy, England, Austria, Germany, Belorussia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Holland, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, and Serbia). Corfu Airport (CFU) is connected to many international destinations and almost all European countries with regular and low cost/charter flights all year, but mainly during the summer. (1h+30min ferry-boat to port of Igoumenitsa + 50min car trip (65 km) via A2 (E90) motorway to Ioannina). Thessaloniki (Makedonia) Airport (SKG) 2h+30min (250 km) from Ioannina via A2(E90) motorway, is connected with regular flights to Milan, Rome, Zurich, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Moscow, London, Paris, Vienna, Larnaca, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest and many other European cities. By ship from Italy to Igoumenitsa The port of Igoumenitsa is located 65 km (30min) from Ioannina via (A5) a new motorway with regular daily ferry boat connections to Italy (Brindizi, Bari, Ancona, Venezia).

Bulletin 1 - page 7/9 Tournament Area All the events of the E&A Open

E&A Open Championships and the 2014 E&A +35 Championships were organized.

7 Bulletin 1 - page 7/9 Tournament Area All the events of the E&A Open Championships will be hosted at the waterski site, named kanali where the 2013 E&A Open Championships and the 2014 E&A +35 Championships were organized. It is a man made canal, with fresh water, constructed in 2013 at a distance of 4 klms from the city centre. The organizer will provide transport by bus from the official hotel to the tournament area and back twice a day. Starting dock and skiers Island.

8 Bulletin 1 - page 8/9 Entry Requirements ATTENTION- Intentions to Enter and Entries MUST be submitted exclusively through the on line Admin system at using the password which was provided to your Federation for this purpose. If you forgot your password, please contact the EC office at office@iwwf-ea.eu for assistance. Please Note: Bye Laws art Intention to Enter Form a. Intention to Enter Deadline for submitting Intention to Enter Forms (ITE) is Sunday July 8 th 2018, which must be submitted exclusively through the on line system at Partial Entry fee of 50 euro per skier must be paid before ITE form is submitted, payment will go to the E&A central office. Account name: Tournament Council IBAN: NL13 ABNA BIC: ABNANL2A Location: Amsterdam This amount will be deducted from the full entry fee per skier per Federation. A Federation entering a team, even of only one skier, after the 60 days deadline, will be fined 200 euro. b. Entry Form Deadline for submitting the Entry Forms and paying the balance of the entry fee is Wednesday August 22 nd 2018; they must be exclusively submitted through the online system at Entry fee for each Athlete is EUR 180 regardless of disciplines entered by each competitor. The payment receipt number, of the relevant registration fee, must be entered on the form at the time of submission. (Intention to enter form 50 per skier, Entry form 130 per skier) Late entry fee is 10 euro per skier per day after the dead line. Account name: Tournament Council IBAN: NL13 ABNA BIC: ABNANL2A Location: Amsterdam Training Official Familiarization 4 th &5 th September 2018 The last two days immediately before the Championships will be reserved and used for Official Familiarization. This will be organized so that each competitor who has paid shall be allocated either a set number of passes and/or a certain amount of time at the discretion of the Chief Judge based on the principle that every skier shall receive an equal opportunity for familiarization. Slalom skiers will receive a maximum of 4 passes (or 6 minutes); trick skiers 2 passes (or 5 minutes) and jump skiers 3 jumps (or 6 minutes). Each team requesting familiarization time shall indicate on the official Intention to Enter form time required. Time will be scheduled for competitors on a random team basis, and shall be grouped by event, i.e. slalom familiarization; trick familiarization and jump familiarization (by jump height) will be

9 Bulletin 1 - page 9/9 grouped together. Any athlete, who is not ready to ski in accordance with the schedule, will lose their official familiarization time. The Chief Judge shall have the discretion to change the start time of team s familiarization based on extraordinary circumstances. Teams requiring familiarization time must send in the request for time on the Official Intention to Enter form together with the number of skiers in each event requiring time. The deadline for submitting Official familiarization is July 8th, On July 23 rd the familiarization schedule will be published. Official Practice at the Tournament Site can be booked on a rate of EUR 240,00 per hour or EUR 4,00 per minute. Deadline for paying familiarization is August 7 th 2018, to the following Bank account: Bank details for Official familiarization payments: National Bank of Greece Account Name: Omilos Thalassiou Ski Pamvotis Account Number: IBAN GR SWIFT/CIC: ETHNGRAA Please note that familiarization time not paid will be reallocated. Starting from August 8 th the organizer reserves the right to sell any remaining time that has not been confirmed by payment, on a first come, first serve basis. To book training time please send an to: info@eaopen2018.skipamvotis.gr Please send also a copy of the Bank transfer to: account@eaopen2018.skipamvotis.gr, including the name of country and name of skiers (if known), until August 7 th. Training prior to the competition (and the official practice): Pamvotis waterski Club is open every day of the week starting June 10 th 2018, till the end of October depending on the weather conditions. Training time can be booked from at the following rates: June 10 th - August 24 th, excluding July th at a rate of 30euro per set (15min) or 120 euro per hour. July th at a rate of 35euro per set (15min) or 140 euro per hour. August 25 th to September 3 rd at a rate of 40 euro per set (12min) or 200 euro per hour. Bank details for training payments: National Bank Of Greece Account Name: Omilos Thalassiou Ski Pamvotis Account Number: IBAN GR SWIFT/CIC: ETHNGRAA Tow boats The official tow boat for the 2018 E&A Open Water Ski Championships will be the 2018 Ski Nautique 200CB 6,0Lt.,PCMZR4 with Zero off, version R. Homologation The Homologation of the 2018 E&A Open Water Ski Championships will be Record Capability

10 Bulletin 1 - page 10/9 Doping control In accordance with the IWWF, EC and AC Anti-Doping Rules, Doping controls will be conducted during the competition. By entering this competition, all athletes agree to be subject to doping control and must have signed the IWWF Athlete Consent Form. Information about the IWWF Anti-Doping program, the current IWWF AD Rules and links to the list of banned substances can be accessed on iwwfed.com in the homepage, under the "Anti Doping" menu. Transport: (refer to Bulletin 1) Parking and storing facilities: (refer to Bulletin 1) Food and drinks: (refer to Bulletin 1) Local Transport: (refer to Bulletin 1) Visa requirements: (refer to Bulletin 1) Flags and anthems: (refer to Bulletin 1) Currency The EURO is the official currency in Greece. All major credit cards are widely accepted. Provisional Time Table Tuesday 4/9/18 Wednesday 5/9/18 Thursday 6/9/18 Friday 7/9/18 Saturday 8/9/18 Sunday 9/9/18 Welcome and Official familiarization Welcome and Official familiarization 18:30 Team captains meeting Series 6,5&4 Slalom Men Preliminary rounds Series 4&3 Slalom Women Preliminary round Series 4 &3 Jump Men Preliminary rounds Series 4 Tricks Men Preliminary Round 19:30 Opening Ceremony Series 3,2&1 Slalom Men Preliminary Rounds Series 2&1 Slalom Women Preliminary Rounds Series 3,2&1 Tricks Men Preliminary Rounds Series 3,2&1 Tricks Women Preliminary Rounds Series 2&1 Jump Men Preliminary rounds Series 3,2&1 Jump Women Preliminary rounds Tricks men Final round Tricks women Final round Medal presentation Slalom Women Final round Slalom Men Final round Jump women Final round Jump men Final round Medal presentations Final night Party A more specific time schedule will be available in BULLETIN 3 and on the official website

11 Bulletin 1 - page 11/9 Judges Panel Chief Judge Assistant Chief Judge Homologator Scorer Assistant Scorer Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Driver Driver Driver Mr. Alain Amade (FRA) Mr. Dimos Alexopoulos (GRE) Mr. Candido Moz (ITA) Ms. Mandy Lambiri (GRE) Mr. Hannu Rintanen (FIN) Mrs. Buzotta Ilaria (ITA) Mrs. Aliaksandra Berezoskaya (BLR) Mrs. Muriel Formiau (FRA) Mr. Gavin Kelly (GBR) Mr. Aristotelis Balais (GRE) Mr Ricardo Botas (ESP) Mr. Tito Sonzogni (ITA) Mr. Faidon Moros (GRE) Opening ceremony and Final Night Party Details for the opening ceremony and the last night party will be announced at the next bulletin and in our website. Contact Persons: Christianna Mamali Mobile: Katerina Harisi Mobile: You can always send an to: info@eaopen2018.skipamvotis.gr Or visit our website: See you at Ioannina!!!!

IWWF 2018 Europe and Africa Tournament Water Ski Open Championships. Ioannina-Greece, September 6-9, Official Bulletin 3

IWWF 2018 Europe and Africa Tournament Water Ski Open Championships Ioannina-Greece, September 6-9, 2018 Official Bulletin 3 www.eaopen2018.skipamvotis.gr Bulletin 3 /2 The Hellenic Waterski & Wakeboard