Rules

To help you to adjust your equipment for the next comps,these are the rules that will be enforced regarding your glider from the 2011 World Cup Superfinal in Mexico to the end of the 2012 World Cup season :

Gliders:

The PWCA Committee has voted to introduce SERIAL CLASS for a temporary period including the complete 2012 World Cup Tour and/or until such time as a COMPETITION CLASS is established.
All events flown during 2012 as well as Superfinal 2011 in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, will be flown on SERIAL CLASS gliders.

Notwithstanding the fact that the World Cup has an enviable safety record, the PWCA continues to develop mechanisms to improve all aspects within the competition environment and holds the firm belief that safety in competition is the result of combined factors and not simply the type or class of glider flown.

A review of this decision will take place during the 2012 PWCA General Assembly in Macedonia in August 2012.

Following discussions with the local organisers in Bayramoren (Turkey) and Ager (Spain), it has been decided that the next events will continue in the normal World Cup manner and within our existing rules - this includes the flying of Open Class gliders.

The Paragliding World Cup is aware of the complexity of the ongoing situation and will continue to act according to the wishes of our competitors. Decisions for the future will be discussed at the General Assembly in Ager, Spain.

The Paragliding World Cup General Assembly was held on 29th September in the Artemis Yoruk Hotel in Pamukkale and the attendance was high. When the proxies were added to the members in attendance there were a total of 220 votes available to decide the issues we were voting on.

The most important decision was the format of the Paragliding World Cup for the next three years. A strong majority voted that the format should be five selection events and a SuperFinal so this will be the format until the end of 2013. The Paragliding World Cup Association would like to express our thanks to all who attended.