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.”

IWWF website.

 

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The topics covered

The IWWF has published rules for 2019 wakeboard boat competitions. See all news on this IWWF’s file.

Includes :

• General rules
• Technical rules
• Safety
• Schedule changes
• Course
• Boat
• Equipement
• Competition format
• Ranking rules

See what an IWWF competition look like by watching the 2018 Jordan Ayla Cable Wakeboard World Cup on Unleashed Wake Mag.

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 is an affiliate member of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federation (ARISF) and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). 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.

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