Race info

1. The course and individual gates must be navigated in accordance with ICF rules.
2. The organiser has set the following procedure for the competition:
   

   I. Entry
   

   Competitors are entered according to the following formula:
   
   • • the national federation may enter no limited number of boats in each category
     • maximum number of boats started in Qualification is 250
     • maximum 20 teams in 4CAT race
       
     • in the case of more than 250 boats will be entered, organizer will select the best 250 boats according current ICF World Ranking (version from 18/07/2008)
       
     • the competition will include athletes entered directly in the semi-final selected based on their achievements: top five boats from the ICF Rankings entered in categories K1, C1, K1W, C2
     • wild card in special occasions are available
       
   
   

   II. Qualification
   

   • All competitors who have been entered must take part, except directly nominated to semi-final
   • Participants who have been directly nominated to the Semi-final on the basis of their achievements under Point I. may take part in Qualification but their result is not included in the results for qualification
   • C1W class competition will take part only during qualification race Saturday 06. September 2009
     

   III. Semi-final
   

   • The first:
     
     • 15 boats + 5 = 20 in category C2
     • 25 boats + 5 = 30 in category C1
     • 25 boats + 5 = 30 in category K1 W
     • 35 boats + 5 = 40 in category K1 M
     go through to the Semi-final.
     
   • Before the semi-final there will be an untimed training run in which all participants who are entitled to enter the Semi-final may take part. The starting interval is 30 seconds

   IV. Final
   

   • 10 boats are selected from each category according to the results of the Semi-final
   • Entrants start in reverse order, i.e. the first to start is the boat that came tenth in the Semi-final
     

   V. Number of gates
   

   • the number of gates for the Semi-final and Final is 20 to 24, of which 8 are up-streams.
   • the course for the Semi-final and the Final will be completely different from the Qualification course
     

Cup of Nations / 4-CAT Races