Eight events have been confirmed for the 2013 European Cup Series.

They include some established events, some new dates, some new venues.

It is possible that two more event organisers will join the tour – details will be published as soon as possible.

The Rules have been amended regarding the number of events that will count towards the Series Result – now a competitors best 5 results will be used for a sailors final ranking.

Therefore the discard profile look like this:

5 events or less – 0 discard

6 events – 1 discard

7 events – 2 discards

8 events – 3 discards

9 events – 4 discards …..

As before , non attendance at an event will score maximum points – ie number of competitors in the Series Ranking plus 1 points.

Here is the current calendar of events:

April 20 > 24 – Biscarosse, Aquitaine, France

April 29 > May 5 – Azores Festival, Terceira, Portugal

June 28 > 30 – Baltic Cup, Tallinn, Estonia

July 8 > 13 – Croatian Open, Viganj, Croatia

July 24 > 28 – Volvo Surf Cup, Sylt, Germany

August 1 > 4 – Greek Euro Cup-Nationals, Marathon, Greece

August 9 > 11 – Baltic Cup, Liepaja, Latvia

September 7 > 8 – ITA Cup, Como, Italy

Notices of Race will be published, in newsitems, and with links on the Ranking Calendar.

For more information contact – fw@internationalwindsurfing.com