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Gimenells- Pla de la Font
Lleida - Catalonia - Spain
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31 August - 04 September 2016
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El Club Lleida Ski&Wake, la Federació Espanyola d'Esquí Nàutic i Wakeboard i el Complex Esportiu 2Llacs
us convida al Campionat d'Europa i d'Àfrica que és celebrarà al municipi de
Gimenells-Pla de la Font (Lleida-Catalunya-Espanya) del 31 d’agost al 4 de Setembre de 2016.
El Club Lleida Ski&Wake, la Federación Española de Esquí Nàutico y Wakeboard y el Complejo Deportivo
2Llacs les invita al Campeonato de Europa y África que se celebrarà en el municipio de
Gimenells-Pla de la Font (Lleida-Cataluña-España) del 31 de agosto al 4 de Septiembre de 2016.
Lleida Ski&Wake Club, the Spanish Waterski Federation and 2Llacs welcomes you to the Europe & Africa
WaterSki Championship 2016, which will be held in Gimenells-Pla de la Font (Lleida-Catalonia-Spain)
between the 31th of August and the 4th of September 2016.
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2Llacs is a new waterskiing facilities dedicated exclusively to watersports which has at its
disposal a Training Center for Professional Waterskiing where you can schedule all kind of
trainings, waterski camps and national and international tournaments related to waterski in
all its events (slalom, tricks and jumps) and wakeboard. 2Llacs has two lakes, one slalom
course made of 6 cables, one trick course and one jump course with a Bemman ramp.
In the year 2014 the Spanish Waterski & Wakeboard Championship was held in 2Llacs, in this
regard, please find below the link of the official video of the tournament: Spanish Waterski &
Wakeboard Championship 2014 Gimenells
During the year 2015 we organized with our maximum effort the 2015 U21 Europe & Africa
Waterski Championship. Please find below the link of the official video of the tournament:
Official U21 E&A Championship 2015 in Gimenells
In 2016 the Europe & Africa Waterski Championship will be hold in 2Llacs. We hope you will
enjoy it with us. Please find below the link of the video of the upcoming tournament:
European & African Waterski 2016 Lleida- Gimenells
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1. THE SITE LOCATION
2Llacs Waterski Club is located in the Gimenells - Pla de la Font municipality, at 10 minutes
from Lleida in the western area of Catalonia (Spain), with an easy access through the
highway A-2 and motorway AP-2. Furthermore, Lleida is located at 160 Km from Barcelona
and 160 Km from El Prat-Barcelona International Airport.
Gimenells – Pla de la Font is a small municipality and its economy depends on agriculture
and cattle raising. It is a great natural place for adventure sports.
Lleida is the capital city of Segrià region and the province that takes its name. It is the most
important population and economic inland centre in Catalonia. Its economy is based on the
agri-food sector, as well as on all kinds of services.
Lleida has a very important monumental history where “La Seu Vella” is one of the most
relevant protagonists and candidate to the UNESCO heritage. This natural legacy has made
Lleida grow, following environmental and quality values within the framework of a
sustainable city.
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2. THE SITE CONDITIONS
2Llacs has 2 waterski lakes, the Northern Lake is 660 meters long by 150 meters wide and
has a depth of 5 meters throughout the whole bottom of the Lake. This lake has slalom,
tricks and jump course and it will be used for the tournament and trainings.
On the other hand, the Southern Lake is 700 meters long by 100 meters wide and has a
depth of 5 meters throughout the whole bottom of the Lake. This second lake will be used
exclusively for trainings.
In September, the season will be summer and the weather conditions and the average
temperatures are max. 29 degrees Celsius and min.12 degrees and the water temperature is
around 23 degrees Celsius.
The two lakes are surrounded by agricultural vegetation and vineyards.
GPS Geolocated: 41º40'28.50”N 0º25'33.40”E
Elevation: 281 meters above sea level.
3. AIRPORTS AND TRANSPORT
A.
By flight:
The local airport in the area is LLEIDA-ALGUAIRE, located only a few minutes from the
waterskiing facilities and approximately 15 minutes from the official hotel.
The main airport is BARCELONA-EL PRAT INTERNATIONAL, located outside Barcelona
city and about 150 Km from Lleida city.
The other is AIRPORT-REUS, located outside Reus city and about 90 Km from Lleida city.
For booking of flights:
http://www.aeroportlleida.cat
http://www.barcelona-airport.com
http://www.reus-airport.com
B.
By train:
From El Prat-Barcelona International Airport there are trains going to Lleida city. For
booking of train tickets:
http://www.renfe.com
C.
By Car:
Renting car companies have offices in airports and cities like Barcelona, Lleida or Reus.
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4. ACCOMODATION
The official Hotel for athletes and officials is HOTEL NH LLEIDA-PIRINEOS (****)
Address: Passeig de Ronda, 63, 25006, Lleida-Spain
Telephone: +34 97 3273199
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.nh-hoteles.es/hotel/nh-lleida-pirineos
GPS GEO 41º37'01,55 N
0º36'47,82 E
Telephone: +34 973273199 – select number 2 and specify you come the Waterski
European.
This hotel has special prices for waterskiing teams and their families. Booking can be
done by:
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Email: To the attention of Mª Jose Altemir, with subject “European & African
Waterski”.
Telephone: Once their answering machine answers select number 2 and ask
for Mª José Altemir with concept “European & African Waterski”.
The Hotel is located in the center of Lleida city and only at 15 Km from the tournament area
(15 minutes by car), 2 Km from the Train Station and 12.5 Km from Lleida's Airport.
Prices (taxes are not included – 10%):
Double Room Single use – bed and breakfast
Double Standard – bed and breakfast
Extra bed
Dinner
Parking
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59,00€
68,00€
20,00€
22,00€
free
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Other hotels in the nearby area are:
Finca Prats Hotel (*****) http://www.fincaprats.com
Ctra. N-240, Km 102,5
25198 Lleida
The Hotel is located in the center of Lleida city and only at 15 Km from the tournament area
(15 minutes by car), 5 Km from the Train Station and 14.5 Km from Lleida's Airport.
Prices (Aprox Prices / taxes are not included – 10%):
Double Room Single use – bed and breakfast
Parking
119,00€
free
Zenit Hoteles (****) lleida.zenithoteles.com
General Brito, 21
25007 Lleida
The Hotel is located in the center of Lleida city and at 25 Km from the tournament area (30
minutes by car, depending on the traffic jam inside the city), 5 minutes from the Train
Station and 30 Km from Lleida's Airport.
Prices (Aprox Prices / taxes are not included – 10%):
Double Room Single use – bed and breakfast
Double or Twin room – bed and breakfast
Triple room – bed and breakfast
Dinner
Parking
75,00€
75,00€
100,00€
card
18,00€/day
We inform you it is not possible to park with Campers at 2Llacs parking during the
tournament.
5. LOCAL CURRENCY
The local currency in Spain is EURO.
At most local stores and restaurants you can pay with all the major credit cards.
6. TO ENTER IN SPAIN
The documentation you need will depend greatly on where you are coming from:
*If you are citizen of any nation in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or
Liechtenstein, you will only need your National Identification Document. Please note that in
case you are minor, passport will also be required.
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*If you are from Andorra, Croatia, Israel, Monaco, Romania, you will need to show a valid
passport to enter in Spain. Your stay may not exceed 90 days.
*If you are coming from any other country, in accordance with EU regulations, you must
apply for a visa at the Spanish Consulate for your country. You must also show an official
passport.
As the conditions stated above may vary, we recommend you contact the Spanish Consulate
or Embassy for your country to ensure you meet all requirements before traveling.
List of Embassies or Consulates:
www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/EmbajadasConsulados.aspx
7. SKI STORAGE
The organization will supply storage for competitor’s equipment.
Whilst security staff will be on site, the organization is not responsible for equipment that is
lost or damaged.
8. DOPING CONTROL
In accordance with the IWWSF anti-doping Rules, drug control will be conducted during the
competition. In entering this competition all skiers agree to be subject to doping control.
Information about the IWWSF anti-doping program can be found at:
http://www.iwsf.com/AntiDoping/WEBpageinformation10.htm where there are also links to
the list of banned substances.
9. PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
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Trainings
August 29th and 30th : Trainings – familiarization
August 30th: Arrival Days, Accreditation, Homologation, Jury Meeting and Team Captains
Meeting.
August 31st: Preliminary Rounds.
September 1st: Preliminary Rounds.
September 2nd: Preliminary Rounds and Open Ceremony.
September 3rd: Preliminary Rounds and Final Rounds.
September 4th: Final Rounds, Awards Ceremony, Banquet and Party.
The time schedule is provisional. The update schedule will be posted on the official website
and in bulletin 2.
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10. INTENTION TO ENTER FORMS:
All member federations must submit their intention to enter forms online no later than the
30th of June 2016, through the E&A Tournament Council website: http://iwwfeatc.com/,
tournament section.
Law 4.5.1.6. Team or individual athletes not showing up the entry fees of team or individual
athletes failing to show up after having been entered by their Federation shall still be payable in full, unless a valid written excuse is received by 12 noon of the day before the start of
the competition.
Law 4.4.2. Intention to Enter Form. For all the E&A Title Events the E&A office will send an
“Intention to Enter” form to the federations. This “Intention to Enter” form has to be returned to the organizing Federation and to the E&A divisional council representative to the
event with a deadline of two months before the start of the competition.
A Federation entering a team (even of only one skier) after that deadline will be fined 200€.
To be accepted, the “Intention to Enter” form must be accompanied by a deposit amounting to 50€ for each athlete mentioned on the form. (For instance: 3 athletes: 3x50= 150€).
This amount must be paid to the organizers and is non- refundable. This 50€ will be deducted from the entry fee to be paid for each athlete.
The Federation may enter up to two additional athletes more than originally declared on
the “Intention to Enter” form. If more than two additional athletes participate, then a fee of
50€ per additional athlete will be levied upon that Federation.
11. ENTRY FORMS:
Entry forms must be done no later than 16th of August 2016 online, through the E&A website: http://iwwfeatc.com/.
12. ENTRY FEES
The entry fee will be 180€ for each competitor, regardless of how many events entered.
Late fees will apply in accordance with E&A rules.
ENTRY-FEE SHOULD BE PAID BY BANK TRANSFER BEFORE THE 19th OF AUGUST !!
ACCOUNT NAME: CLUB ESPORTIU LLEIDA SKI&WAKE
BANK: CAIXA GUISSONA
IBAN: ES89 3140 0001 9600 1246 6700
BIC NUMBER: BCOEEMM140
REF: ENTRY E&A + COUNTRY
Please send the proof of payment with the name of the Federation and the names of the
skiers concerned to the following address:
Anthony Lechevallier: [email protected]
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13. TRAININGS
Trainings at 2Llacs Waterski Club is available from March 2016 on forward. Should you be
interested to book, please send us and email to [email protected]. In this regard, you can check
the training time schedule in our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/dosllacsEA
Training times will be offered and sold in 15 minutes intervals. To reserve training slots for
your team please mail Anthony Lechevallier.
Up to 28th of August the trainings will be set at the competition lake. From 29 th of August at
the competition lake is going to take place the familiarization and the competition.
From 29th of August to 3rd of September skiers will be able to train at the second lake. In this
lake there will be a second slalom course, as well as it is going to be possible to do tricks
though jumpers will only cut.
The rate for training will be 240€ per hour, or 60€ per 15 minutes (since 20th August)
Training on site is to be paid in advance to confirm your booking.
Training should be paid by bank transfer.
Official boat and lake practice from June 2016.
Bank details are:
ACCOUNT NAME: CLUB ESPORTIU LLEIDA SKI&WAKE
BANK: CAIXA GUISSONA
IBAN: ES89 3140 0001 9600 1246 6700
BIC NUMBER: BCOEEMM140
REF: TRAINING E&A + COUNTRY or SKIER
Once payment is made, please email your proof of payment [email protected]
14. FAMILIARIZATION
Official familiarization will be offered August 29th and 30th from 08,00h to 20,00h, at a rate
of 240€ per hour (4€ per minute) and according to rule 1.18 of E&A additional rules:
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
allotted 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, which must be submitted at least 60 days before the scheduled start of
the event. They must indicate how many skiers in each event wish to participate. Teams who
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do not comply with this deadline will not be included in the familiarization schedule. At least
45 days before the scheduled start of the event, the Organiser (in consultation with the
Chief Judge, whose decision shall be final) shall announce the official familiarization
schedule (including the allowed time). 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 grouped together. Any athlete whose time
has not been paid for at least 30 days before the scheduled start of the event, or 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.
The above is summarized in the table below:
60 days or more before the
scheduled start of the event
June 30th
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.
45 days or more before the
scheduled start of the event
July 16th
The organizer will publish the familiarization schedule
in the official Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/dosllacsEA
30 Days before the scheduled start
of the event
Deadline for paying for familiarization time.
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July 31
FAMILIARIZATION SHOULD BE PAID BY BANK TRANSFER BEFORE THE 6th OF AUGUST !!
Bank details are:
ACCOUNT NAME: CLUB ESPORTIU LLEIDA SKI&WAKE
BANK: CAIXA GUISSONA
IBAN: ES89 3140 0001 9600 1246 6700
BIC NUMBER: BCOEEMM140
REF: FAMILIARIZATION E&A + COUNTRY
Once payment is made, please email your proof of payment to [email protected]
Once the familiarization schedule is published on June 30th or after July 31st if any slot
not been confirmed through payment, anyone will be able to book any time remaining
available following normal procedure.
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15. OFFICIALS AND TOW BOAT
MASTERCRAFT & MasterCraft Spain, “OFFICIAL SPONSOR” will provide 2 boats:
MasterCraft ProStar 6.2 (model 2016)
MasterCraft ProStar 6.2 (model 2016)
Both with the latest version of Zero Off speed control.
The competition boat is already at 2Llacs ready to use it for training.
16. JUDGES PANEL
Chief Judge
Assistant Chief Judge
Chief Calculator
Calculator
Homologator
Technical Officer
SMITH Jeffrey (USA)
FERRER Carmen (Spain)
DEFFORGE Valerie (France)
AIREY Paul (Great Britain)
DAVIES Peter (Great Britain)
BOETCHER Olaf (Germany)
Judges
POTES Inessa (Belarus) (TC representative)
MOZ Candido (Italy)
FOSSE Ivar (Norway)
GATTONE Barbara (Italy)
MIKANOVICH Liudmila (Belarus)
PAHLSSON Jimmie (Sweden)
Chief Driver
Driver
GANDOLA Davide (Italy)
CAMPBELL Ian (Great Britain)
17. FLAGS AND NATIONAL ANTHEMS
All teams are kindly requested to provide one (1) national flag (1m x 1,5m) and their
national anthem, which can also be sent via email file mp3 format to [email protected] or by
USB-stick in the same format.
18. OPENING CEREMONY (Friday 2nd of September)
The Opening Ceremony will take place in the city
center of Lleida. The athletes will parade along the old
quarter of Lleida. Political authorities shall deliver
speeches welcoming all teams and judges to the city.
Meanwhile, traditional musical and cultural shows will
follow in the old quarter.
We remind all teams to wear the official uniform for
the opening ceremony.
Each team must bring a flag of their country.
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19. CATERING
Details for the Catering will be announced in the next bulletin 2.
20. BANQUET AND FINAL NIGHT PARTY
The official banquet and Party will be on Sunday September 4th.
Details for the Banquet and Final Party will be announced in the next bulletin 2.
CONTACT:
Anthony Lechevallier – FEEW Secretario General
+0034 93 452 08 95
[email protected]
www.2llacs.com
https://www.facebook.com/dosllacsEA
SEE YOU IN LLEIDA!
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