ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 13 February 2024

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 5 March 2024 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 7 March 2024 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

£30 per competitor

£7 per team (Team of 3 competitors)

STAGED ENTRY

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Points will be awarded to the top 4 individuals in the Men’s and Women’s Advanced competitions, and for the Men’s and Women’s Overall team the top 8 institutions will earn BUCS points. Individuals will automatically be entered into the overall team competitions, provided there are enough eligible individuals from that institution to comprise a team.

Please note the following team compositions:

The points shall be a combination of the top three individual racing positions points from each university and their top team racing positions. The points from that team are multiplied by a correction factor to equalise the individual and team contribution to the overall standings. The correction factor shall use the formula –

Correction Factor =    

Number of individual competitors x number of individual races

DIVIDED BY

Number of teams x Number of team races

The total points for each university will be the team contribution multiplied by the correction factor added to the individual contribution.  The university with the lowest points will win the overall university trophy.

For exact breakdowns of the BUCS points awarded for this event, please see Appendix 1.

ENTRY PROCESS – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

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Should the event be oversubscribed BUCS will reserve the right to limit the number of competitors equally based on the number of universities who have entered. Please ensure you submit entries in all competitions in order of preference (IA's must therefore rank all of their competitor entries).

The Windsurfing Rules and Regulations can be found here.

Entries withdrawn before the entry deadline of Thursday 7 March at 23:59pm will not be charged the entry fee

Entries withdrawn after the entry deadline of Thursday 7 March at 23:59pm will still be charged the entry fee for the event.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

It is generally expected that clubs have their own equipment for this event, however the SWA are able to offer very limited amount of kit through, which is usually used to complement the kit that institutions bring, or for any competitors who are the only representative for their institution. For the advanced division this kit consists of Tushingham Express sails up to 7.5m, RRD FireRace 112L boards, and all the other equipment needed to complete the setup.

For more information on equipment hire, please contact the SWA events rep who can offer further information.

The SWA is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to promote, coordinate and advance student windsurfing in the UK. We do this through our core and wave event series of student-run windsurfing events nationwide, providing affordable tuition and access to the sport while fostering a strong community. We are hosting this event as the grand finale to end the season where you can compete for BUCS points and win great prizes!

You can also head to our website, where you can purchase an optional ticket that will give you accommodation in Bristol for the weekend and makes sure you can attend our social events over the weekend. This includes breakfast both days and dinner on Saturday night!

If you have any questions about the event, the SWA or the event series, please don’t hesitate to contact us:

@studentwindsurf on Instagram or find us on Facebook by searching Student Windsurfing Association- SWA.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.