This is a call to all windsurfers in the world
On May 5, 2012 ISAF made a decision that as of 2016 windsurfing will no longer be an olympic sport. We disagree with the decision and will follow ISAF regulations to try and overturn the decision.
On May 5, 2012 ISAF made a decision that as of 2016 windsurfing will no longer be an olympic sport. We disagree with the decision and will follow ISAF regulations to try and overturn the decision.
We should make a strong statement to the ISAF and IOC officials that windsurfing needs to stay olympic.
If you are a serious windsurfer and you want your sport to stay olympic, get organised and set up a RACE and get as many surfers on the water as possible on:
Sunday October 7th
12.00 hrs local time.
12.00 hrs local time.
GLOBAL WINDSURF DAY is a worldwide action to get as many windsurfers as possible on the water at the same time. Slalom, Formula, Raceboard, Techno, RS:X and Wave riders.
Our goal is:
- To highlight the fact that this decision does not just remove a sailling class but rather totally undermines the sport of courserace windsurfing on top level.
- To get windsurfing back on the agenda of the ISAF meeting in November 2012.
- To convince the voting countries to revisit their decision.
We ask all surfers, the sailing-associations, class-organisations and clubs to support GLOBAL WINDSURF DAY in word and action.
- Tell all your windsurf friends, your parents and officials. Spread the word on FB, twitter, through the mail or your blog.
- Check all upcoming events and ask the organisations for support. Set already scheduled races or events in the attention of GLOBAL WINDSURFING DAY.
- Organise a kick-off event on Saturday september 29th.
- Organise all kind of promotional activities during the week. Clubs open their doors for all interested parties.
- See what your club can do in this last week or have a windsurf demonstration with your friends.
- Feel free to launch other ideas how to advertise GWD.
- The programme you come up with will be published so everybody can read your plans.
- Organise a finale race on Sunday october 7th. Send pictures of the starting procedure to globalwindsurfday@gmail.com
- An album will be made and presented to ISAF.
- All events in all countries will be listed on your nation page. Invite public and press as much as possible.
Make GWD a huge event with lots of participants. It's all yours!
Eric ten Bos, Paul Wennekes.
CONTACTS different countries
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe (French)
Guam (USA)
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique (French)
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands: Eric ten Bos, Paul Wennekes globalwindsurfday@gmail.com
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia (French)
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Polynesia (French)
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan : Alex Mowday
Contact for Taiwan Alex Mowday alex.mowday@gmail.com
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
CONTACTS different countries
American Samoa
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe (French)
Guam (USA)
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique (French)
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands: Eric ten Bos, Paul Wennekes globalwindsurfday@gmail.com
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia (French)
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Polynesia (French)
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan : Alex Mowday
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
