14 May IWWF Wakesurf Rules | 2019
After the 2019 World Wakeboard Rules in April, the IWWF Wakesurf Committee has released its IWWF Wakesurf Rules.
Main topics
The decision to form a wakesurf committee was made during the IWWF Executive Board meeting held in the Ukraine in September 2018. The IWWF Wakesurf Committee has released its official IWWF Wakesurf Rules. Federations are able to use these rules to run their events. The IWWF calculation programme also includes Wakesurfing. The first judging seminar will take place at the end of May 2019.
Here are the main topics of the document :
- General
- Safety
- Disciplines & Age-Group Categories
- Registration & Heath system
- Disqualifications
- Equipment
- Wakesurf Course
- Boat speed and Wake
- Falls
- Re-Rides
- Scoring
- Protests
- Use of Video
- Schedule changes & Cancellation of Events
About the IWWF
“The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) is the world governing body for towed watersports and has over 90 affiliated Federations worldwide. Founded in 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the sole authority for towed watersports. The IWWF’s sports disciplines include, amongst others, Tournament Waterskiing (slalom, tricks & jump), Wakeboard, Cable Wakeboard, Cable Waterskiing, Disabled Waterskiing, Show Skiing, Ski Racing, Barefoot Waterskiing & Wakesurfing.”