2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship

2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship

2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship
Registration and practice race day: November 23rd, 2022
Racing dates: November 24th – 27th, 2022

Host venue: Barcelo Resort, Mussanah, Sultanate of Oman

Equipment: RS Venture Connect with seated control system (SCS) and World Para Sailing racing specification sails.

Oman Sail contact - Maryam Al Jadidi

Email: maryam@omansail.com

• Country-specific participation by teams in this event is unlimited.


• Teams should consist of 1 male and 1 female athlete, with special dispensation for same gender teams required (in writing( from the event hosts prior to being eligible for registration.

• This championship will feature 2 categories of event awards, these being ‘Para’ and ‘Open’.

For teams wishing to compete in the ‘Para’ Championship category, minimal disability (MD) criteria must apply to both athletes entered, with athletes needing to:

Hold a current and valid International Classification as per the World Sailing Para Classification rules prior to being able to compete

or

Having, at the time of completing the registration for the event, applied to Para World Sailing for a provisional classification, with a formal classification interview needing to be conducted prior to the first day of competition at the event.

• World Sailing Classifiers will be available at the event venue in the days prior to the event start date.


• For the ‘Open’ Championship category of the event, minimal disability (MD) criteria only needs to apply to one of the athletes entered

All competitors must be affiliated to and in good standing with a World Sailing Recognized Member National Authority (MNA). These authorities are listed on the World Sailing website

Registration fees:

Registration fees include return airport transfers from Muscat International Airport to the event venue as well as food / drink on all event days.

The entry fee includes the cost of supplied equipment charter for the duration of the event, including the pre-event practice race day.

• Early Bird entry fee (available up to and including September 1st, 2022): EUR 950


• Late entry fee (applies to entries received between September 2nd, 2022 and November13th, 2022: EUR 1350

Accommodation:

An event specific booking code will be made available to all teams registering to attend the event, with bookings for accommodation needing to be made directly with the Barcelo Resort (see website details below).

Event venue: Barcelo Resort

Address : Mussanah, Sultanate of Oman

Website : Barceló Mussanah Resort | Hotel in Oman | Barceló Hotel Group (barcelo.com)