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Due to the bad longterm forecast for the first period of the European Speed Championchips, the classes IKA and ISWC in conjunction with the local organizer decided to postpone the event. The next chance for a start is the first week of November.

There was only a slight chance to get wind from the right direction on a maximum of two days during the event, with generally low wind speeds. The whole period seems to be caught in a south-easterly flow with not much hope of a drastic change.

We will keep you informed on the weather development for the second period, and make early warnings two weeks in advance and a final call one week ahead again.

Could all intending competitors intending to avail of transport from Dublin airport to Dungarvan and back please indicate this by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
1) Use of board transport at cost of €30.00 return – yes or no
2) Use of bus transport at cost of €30.00 return yes or no

Board transport will pass by arrivals area of Dublin Airport at 1500hrs, 1700hrs and 1900hrs – it will also be present in the car park of The Radisson throughout the afternoon until 1845hrs

Coach transfer will be from The Radisson, leaving at 1900hrs – walking distance to airport with option of complementary transfer bus also (separate to event arrangements)

The provision of this service at this price requires 34 users or more so it is vital we have responses by close of business 07/10/09

Return journeys are on 24/10 leaving at 1100hrs unless more than half of the users wish for 1000hrs departure to suit earlier flights.

Spaces are limited to 55 people and it has been indicated that a lot of people are bringing partners and children this year so don’t hold off on confirming your seat.

It looks like we are coming into a nice westerly flow now, and thus we are giving a first official warning for the European Championships being held in Dungarvan, Ireland, for the dates 17th till 23rd of October. We are closely monitoring the weather patterns and hope to give you a definite go in the next days.

This is a short reminder to register for the upcoming European Speed Championships. The most likely dates are 17th till 23rd of October. An early warning will be made next Friday, and the final call Friday next week. We will close registrations on 10th of Ocober then.

The event will be fully timed with GT-31 on a fixed 500m strip. GPS devices will be configured and provided by the organizer, but everybody is welcome to bring his own GPS and race with both for a good GPS-Speedsurfing ranking.

It is planned to organize an equipment shuttle from Dublin, please contact us for details.

Don't miss this great event, great venue, great people, great atmosphere. Register now.

A list of currently registered riders can be found below.

Time is running ! Do not forget to register for the next major event of the 2009 season, the European Championships for Windsurfers and Kiteboarders.

The most likely dates for the event are October 17th till 23rd, and final notice will be given well in time. Dungarvan offers one of the best speed venues in Europe, and with a strong westerly breeze top speeds are easy to achieve.

LOCOSYS, leading developer of handheld GPS units for speedsailing purpose, has entered a cooperation with the Speed:World:Cup. The first event run under this cooperation will be the European Championship for Windsurfers and Kiteboarders, where all competitors will be provided with LOCOSYS GPS for their timing.

For the next season, a complete series of GPS-Grandprix events is planned, bringing the fastest man and women to the best speedsialing venues.