HOBIE MULTIEUROPEANS 2020

27/6 - 05/07 - 2020

CLUB DE VELA BALLENA ALEGRE Sant Pere Pescador, Costa Brava. 01 02 03 04 05 06 INTRODUCTION LOCATION VENUE EXPERIENCES RACE MEDIA COSTA BRAVA REGATTAS FACILITIES COMMUNICATION EVENTS REGATTA-VENUE CONTACTS STAFF RACE AREAS SUPPORTS SCHEDULE METEO

INTRODUCTION

01 INTRODUCTION

• Organizing Club: Club de Vela Ballena Alegre. • Location : Costa Brava, one of European best known touristic areas. Specifically at Roses Bay. • Proposed dates 2020: June 27 th until July 5th 2020. Ready to host other major events ( Europeans / Worlds 2020-2021 ...) • Entry fee : according to class specifications. • This venue location guarantees sun, racing and leisure for all: competitors, families and kids.

01 HOW TO GET HERE

1.000 km..

500 km.

From Girona Airport 55 km. TGV/AVE from Figueres Train Station From Barcelona Airport 155 km. 24 km. From Perpignan Airport 85 km.

Auto Route AP-7 (E-15), exit 5 GPS coordinates: N42 º 09’08” / L’Escala / Empúries E 003 ° 06’42” LOCATION

02 LOCATION COSTA BRAVA

Costa Brava offers you plenty of options for your stay : www.costabrava.org

• Hotels: 74.059 places • Campsites: 514.850 places • Apartments: 581.017 places • Bed & Breakfast: 5.041 places VENUE

Where fun and sailing will join in a familiar venue.

03 Hobie way of life !!! VENUE

Club De Vela Ballena Alegre is located at Costa Brava campsite La Ballena Alegre. Participants and their families will find all the facilities to enjoy their stay. Diferent kinds of accomodation: bungalows & pitches for caravans, motorhome or tents, parking area, wifi area , bussiness center and plenty additional services . Leisure & Sports facilities: windsurf & kitesurf school & rental, paddle surf, swimmingpools , gym, beach volley court, tennis courts, spinning, aerobic, taichí, scuba diving school & rental basket court, massage services, supermarket and bakery, daily entertainment program for adults and kids. BAR OASIS CHILL OUT OXIGEN TRATORIA PIZZERIA RESTAURANT Restaurants & facilities: Diferents kinds of Restaurants and Snacks bar adapted to all ages and special diet requirements ( celiac, vegetarian ).

Night events: Discoteque, Pub, Beach party, barbeques .... all in the same place !!

As well as great racing, you’ll also enjoy great entertainment !! EXPERIENCES

04 WINDSURF WORLD CUP

22 years ( since 1997 ) celebrating one of the PWA Windsurf World Championship, becoming as one of the oldest venue in the circuit and the most popular within runners and their families. KITE BOARDER CROSS TOUR 2013 Special Event to conmemorate the Club Mistral-Golf de Roses 10th. anniversary. WORLD KITEBOARDING LEAGUE YOUTH CUP 2013-17

Held the first junior kite boarding with great success. Already scheduled for the coming year. 29er & 29er XX EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 29er / 29er XS / 9er: The 29er and 29erXS European Championship was celebrated in La Ballena Alegre Costa Brava campsite from 29th of June to 3rd July 2011. The race Organising Authority was the Yacht Club Ballena Alegre and the Catalan Sailing Federation in partnership with the International 29er Class. ( over 140 boats ). WINDBA Since 2011 we celebrate a Clinic & Pre-season challenge with Optimist , Laser and 29er. This event is focused on trainning future sailors from 6 to 18 years old. Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre is tutoring and mentoring young sailors in their sailing intinerary. F18 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 F18 Catamaran: The 2018 European Championship was celebrated from the 29th up to the 5th of july. 72 boats coming from 18 diferent countries raced 100% of the scheduled races (15 of 15 races). EXPERIENCED TECHNICAL STAFF The Staff members participate actively at main sailing regattas as : WITH THE ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT OF:

CAMPING BUNGALOW RESORT & SPA

***Their support ensures a balanced budget. RACE

05 Race facilities: • Race office - Jury meeting room • Press office - Media Center with Wireless Lan, photocoping machine, fax, etc. • Measurement zone • Partners & collaborators area including technical and commercial stands • Wide Boat Park ( 1.800 m. beautiful sandy beach including boat washing facilities ) • Trailer Parking (quad shuttle) • Wifi free • Wet bar after racing day & Paella party on the July 1st.

Other facilities: • SPECIAL PROMO: early arrival pre-event. Includes special acomodation rates • Motor boats mooring in collaboration with Club Nautic L’Escala, located 5 km. www.nauticescala.com • Bus shuttle provided from the campsite. • Repair facilities: sail makers, boat builders ... REGATTA - VENUE RACE AREAS

Two race courses will be located right infront of the boat park. As closed as possible !!! SCHEDULE

27-Jun 28-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul SCHEDULE Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Wet Bar after Opening Social Event OFF ARRIVAL DAY Wellcome Party Price Giving races Ceremony Registration HC14 Races Races Registration Dragoon Registration Races Races Registration HC16 Youth Races Races Registration HC16 Women Races Races HOBIE CAT MULTIEUROPEANS 2020 Registration CLUB DE VELA LA BALLENA ALEGRE HC16 Spi Cup Registration Races Races Registration HC Master Races Races SCHEDULE 27-Jun 28-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 3-Jul 4-Jul 5-Jul SCHEDULE

HC16 Open Registration Qualifying Finals HC16 Open

WildCat Races WildCat

Tiger Registration Races Tiger

FX One Races FX One

Wet Bar after Opening Wet Bar after Wet Bar after Wet Bar after Wet Bar after Social Event OFF ARRIVAL DAY Wellcome Party Price Giving Social Event races Ceremony races races races races

SCHEDULE 27-Jun 28-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 3-Jul 4-Jul 5-Jul SCHEDULE Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fryday Saturday Sunday METEO The Costa Brava area, specially Roses’ Bay , is well known as a high wind area. Juny and July are specially good wind months, with and average wind speed over 15 knots. Tramuntana and Garbi are the winds that predominate this time of the year.

Total days + 4 bf 83,87 %

4 / 5 BF

70,97 %

5 / 6 BF

12,90 %

Wind statistics : Wind rose statistics : www.club-mistral-golfderoses.com Enric Agud - www.meteo.cat MEDIA

06 COMMUNICATION

Media & Social Networks: • TV coverage • Local and specialized press coverage • Regatta website • Creating social networks like Facebook, twitter and youtube

EVENTS 2018 http://goo.gl/Snd7F5 https://youtu.be/imsx1oKteuY MEDIA F18 CATAMARAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP COSTA BRAVA 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r32PqAiP7jA CONTACTS

CLUB DE VELA BALLENA ALEGRE Carretera Sant Martí d’Empúries s/n 17470 SANT PERE PESCADOR GIRONA - SPAIN www.ballena-alegre.com - +34 972 520 302 Contact: Contact: Pep Subirats [email protected] Tlf: +34 647 459 682

With the endorsement and support of “Asociación Española de HOBIE CAT” Contact: Juan Antonio Llabrés - Presidente [email protected] Tlf. +34 654 878 778

IF YOU COME ONCE, YOU WILL REPEAT !!!

Windba team