ENSURING SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS FOR THE FUTURE
March 22nd, 2022
Hamburg, Germany
Launching in 2022, the GWA Wingfoil World Tour Qualifying Series (QS) will offer a progressive, supporting structure for athletes, national associations and youth development program around the world.
To ensure the current emphatic growth of wingfoiling, the QS Series and Partnership Program will help nurture the safe and accessible development of the sport, from grass roots through to elite World Cup competitions.
At its core the Partnership Program will help national associations launch and develop sustainably, while the Qualifying Series of events will offer an exciting opportunity for the most promising riders to go on to compete on the GWA Wingfoil World Tour throughout the 2023 season.
Qualifying Series events in the 2022 schedule include: Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, USA, Brazil and South Africa with more locations to be confirmed soon. Each event will be promoted through all GWA Wingfoil World Tour media channels and via the GWA industry member brands’ networks.
At the end of the 2022 season the top five ranked male and female riders in the Qualifying Series will qualify for the full GWA Wingfoil World Tour in 2023.
2022 QS EVENTS
In the calendar so far:
TORREMOLINOS, SPAIN
06 – 08 or 13 -15 May 2022
CECINA, ITALY
20 – 22 May 2022
FUSETA, PORTUGAL
28 – 29 May 2022
MAUI, HAWAII
02 – 05 June 2022
GALICIA, SPAIN
10 – 12 June 2022
SCHÖNEBERGER STRAND, GERMANY
16 – 19 June 2022
FUERTEVENTURA, SPAIN
26 – 27 July 2022
BÚZIOS, BRAZIL
27 – 30 August 2022
FORMIA, ITALY
23 – 25 September 2022
MARSEILLE, FRANCE
(TBC)
ÎLE DE RÉ, FRANCE
(TBC)
SAO MIGUEL DE GOSTOSO, BRAZIL
Oct – Dec 2022 (TBC)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
5 – 9 December 2022
Calendar is subject to change.
More events TBC
If you’re interested in hosting a QS event, contact QS Tour Manager, Ignacio Del Águila – [email protected]
