Because if it does'nt happen, how will we pick up the ones that should go to Peru...
http://www.isasurf.org/newsletter/breaking-news/123.html
Very interesting news Al, SUP as part of the International Surfing Association is pretty huge!
Its been in their rule book for a while. Imo they are realising that the potential is greater then they had forseen and its time to act on it.
Sounds good in theory but...... "another world championship"?
I don't want to be negative about this as it is recognition that the sport is growing but there are a few things that don't make sense to me.
Firstly another world championship? Snowboarding slopestyle has just been introduced to the next winter Olympics. Currently there are two world tours that now have to try and combine their different points systems and associations to create yet another qualifying system. Why create a new event when we already have a budding world tour?
Peru? While I admit I have never been there and probably wont ever get there, surely a more appropriate place could have been chosen? Hawaii in summer? Seems like the majority of the worlds best paddlers are there at some point. Good luck to anyone trying to get sponsors to pay for a 14', 12'6 and possibly a surf sup to Peru, imagine the excess baggage on that!
I wonder how they define sprint and long course racing and what board sizes are involved.
