2024 IWWF Cableski World Championships
13th – 15th September 2024
Wake Zone Stawiki, Sosnowiec
PolandBulletin #1
The Polish Motorboat and Water Ski Association, Klub Sportowy Wake Zone Stawiki and theWake Zone Stawiki Water Park Sosnowiec herewith invite all Members of IWWF AffiliatedFederations to the 2024 IWWF Cableski World Championships
13th – 15th September 2024
1.

LOCATION & TRAVELThe city of Sosnowiec is situated in southern Poland. The location of our cable offers
convenient access from the Katowice International Airport (27km) and from the John Paul II
International Airport Kraków-Balice (67km). One could use the highly dependable European
rail network to get to either Katowice or Sosnowiec. Also, numerous bus and tram lines maketravelling through the cities of the Silesian Metropolis hassle-free.
For train schedules: http://mt.rozklad-pkp.pl/en
2.

COMPETITION SITE

Wake Zone Stawiki Waterpark Sosnowiec
Jana Sobieskiego 49 Street
41- 200 Sosnowiec
3.

ORGANIZER CONTACT

Dawid Kazek
Phone: +48 516 354 567 (WhatsApp available)
Email: dawid@wake-zone.plhttp://www.wake-zone.pl
https://web.facebook.com/wakezonestawiki/

4.

OFFCIAL WEBSITE

https://iwwf.sport/world-title-events/cableskiworlds2024/5.

CABLE SYSTEM●●●●RIXEN 5.0 Cable built in 2017:
LENGTH 749m
HEIGHT 11m
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
10 CARRIERSThe competition will run according the 2024 IWWF Cableski Technical Rules in the latest
Version.
6.

ACCOMODATION

Hotel name
Address
Phone
Contact Person
Email for booking
Rate single
Rate double/twin
Rate double/twin + 1
Credit Cards
Hotel Website
Distance from Site

Link for reservation

7.

Focus Hotel Chorzów***Ul. Armii Krajowej 15 41-506 Chorzów, Polska+48 44 333 33 33 ReceptionKatrina Kozobucka +48 669 978 519
k.kozobucka@focushotels.pl please use code: WAKE ZONE
when booking the rooms for preferred rates.
250 zł/59 €, breakfast included
290 zł/68 €, breakfast included
390 zł/90 €, breakfast included
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Focus Hotel Katowice-Chorzów (focushotels.pl)
15 km (approx. 15 mins drive)
https://booking.profitroom.com/pl/focushotelchorzow/details/
offer/571077?code=WAKEZONE&no-cache=1&currency=PLN

HOW TO REACH HOTEL AND THE SITE

The Organizer will arrange transportation between the Official Hotel and Wake Zone Stawiki
Waterpark during the event for athletes and Team Officials at regular intervals (to be posted
up on the official notice board).

Possible transport options (airport transfers, transport between Official Hotel and the site fortrainings, other commute etc.):-Transfers booked with the hotel
Taxi
Taxi Apps: Uber, Bolt
Car / bus rental

Transportation from and to the airport will be offered free of charge to Executive Board
Members, Technical Officials and Tournament Council Members.
Official transportation schedule for Executive Board Members, Technical Officials andTournament Council Members will be announced upon the official schedule of the Bureau
Meeting and Executive Board Meeting and will be available on the competition website aswell as the information board in the Official Hotel.
8. CURRENCY
PLN /Polish Zloty/ is used in Poland and all major credit cards are accepted almost
everywhere. Close to the hotel and the site you can find banks and ATMs.
9.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

Please check entry requirements for your country or contact Polish Embassy in your country.
10.

OFFICIAL TEAM TRAINING

To be announced in the next bulletin
11.

UNOFFICIAL FAMILIARIZATION
Please contact for this : dawid@wake-zone.pl
Thursday 05.09.2024

8:00-14:00

Friday 06.09.2024

8:00-14:00

Saturday 07.09.2024

8:00-10:00 18:00-19:30

Sunday 08.09.2024

8:00-10:00 18:00-19:30

Monday 09.09.2024

8:00-18:00

Tuesday 10.09.2024

8:00-18:00

Wednesday 11.09.2024

8:00-18:00

Thursday 12.09.2024

8:00-16:00

The cost of training is 250 euro for each hour. Training requests can be sent to The
dawid@wake-zone.pl training fee must be paid in advance.
● The course will be cleared from obstacles from September 6 th (until then the course
will be adjusted to trainings)● Please send your training requests to dawid@wake-zone.pl.
● The deadline for the payment for unofficial practice is 31th August 2024.
● Please be aware that changes in final practice schedule may occur due tohomologation process and in accordance to provide the time slots to the countries
balanced and equally.

12.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

To be announced in the next bulletin
13.

LUNCHES, DINNER, FINAL NIGHT BANQUET

Lunch and drinks will be available at a reasonable cost at the site. Also be a possible to arrange
yourself in the city as both Hotel and the site are situated in the close range to few cities inSilesian Metropolis with lots of restaurants, cafes and supermarkets around.

Opening Ceremony are free of charge to Athletes, Team Officials, Technical Officials,
Executive Board members IWWF Cableski Council members, and Guests
Final Night Banquet
To be announced in the next bulletin

14.

INTENTION TO ENTER

In accordance with IWWF Rule 2.05, each Federation is required to submit an Intention toEnter for the Championships.
Each Federation shall certify to the Chairman of the IWWF Cableski Council and tothe organizing committee, not later than 60 days before the scheduled start of thefamiliarization of the Cableski World Championships, it’s intent to compete. Any
Federation not meeting this requirement will not be allowed to compete until they pay afine of EUR 200 to the IWWF.

Submission deadline: 13th July 2024.

15.

ENTRY FEE

The Entry Fee is 280$, per skier regardless of the number of disciplines. This amount includes
a 30$ levy which will assist technical officials with their travel costs.
16.

PAYMENT DETAILS (Entries, Trainings, Banquet)

Please, request for an invoice from the Organizer and ensure you correctly state the invoice
number when making payment. Note, payments WITHOUT an invoice number may not berecognized by recipient. All transfers will need to be made to a bank account.
EUR
Beneficiary: KLUB SPORTOWY WAKE ZONE STAWIKI
Address: Modrzejowska 22/4b, 41-200 SOSNOWIEC
Account No.: 83 1050 1243 1000 0090 3196 3151
Bank of beneficiary: ING
Kod BIC Swift: INGBPLPWIMPORTANT – Federations are responsible for ALL bank charges

17.

ENTRY FORMIn accordance with IWWF Rule 2.05, each Federation is required to submit an Official Entry
Form for the Championships.
Any Federation shall certify to the Chairman of the Confederation Cableski Council, andthe organizing committee, not later than 15 days before the scheduled start offamiliarization of the Cableski Confederation Championships, the names of the members ofits team, the events each will enter, the ratings of each skier, as well as the namesof the official reserves. Any Federation not meeting this requirements will not beallowed to compete until the Federation pays a fine of EUR 10 per skier per day after the15-day deadline to the IWWF for each skier not officially entered.
Submission deadline: 29nd August 2024.

18.

OFFICIALS PANEL

To be announced in the second bulletin

19.

Liability

The organizer does not undertake any liability for damage to persons, material, or property
again competitors, officials, judges, official helpers, and other persons. All competitors takepart on their own risk in every respect even if they are engaged out of the competition, e.g.,in any additional program. With the entry of the competition, they give up any claim fromcases of loss of any kind arising indirectly or directly during this event. Participants ought tohave affected a private accident insurance besides. their health insurance. Damage to athird party (e.g., spectators) is insured only within the limits of the organizer’s liability.

20.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION● Power outlets

Details of voltage and electrical socket types in Poland can be found at the following link:
https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/poland/● SIM cards
Poland offers several choices when it comes to buying a SIM card, with four main cellnetworks to choose from: Orange, Play, Plus, and T-Mobile.
There are many ways to buy SIM cards and packages: in supermarkets, street kiosks, gas(petrol) stations, and official company stores. It is mandatory to register with your passport
or national ID card when buying a SIM card in Poland, due to an anti-terrorism act that went
into effect around July 2016.
You can easily buy top-up vouchers in the same places you bought the SIM card, including
street kiosks, stores, petrol stations, or online.
● Attractions & Restaurants
https://www.inyourpocket.com/katowice/silesian-tourism-organisation_153687v● Shopping
Silesia City Center, Katowice - http://www.silesiacitycenter.com.pl/?lang=en
Galeria Katowicka, Katowice - https://galeriakatowicka.eu/en/
Designer Outlet Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec- https://www.designeroutletsosnowiec.pl/en/
Galeria Libero, Katowice- https://liberokatowice.pl/en/

IWWF LICENSE
Following an agreement by the IWWF World Congress held in 2019, the IWWF Executive
Board approved the establishment of an IWWF License fee from 2021 where athletes wishing
to compete in Ranking List / 3 to 6 Star competitions (including IWWF World titled events) ineach Sports Division of the IWWF are required to hold an IWWF License. It is requested that
Federations ensure that all their athletes hold a valid IWWF License in order to participate inthe 2024 IWWF World Cableski Championships.
REGISTRATIONOFPARTICIPANTS(WATERSKIATHLETES)
INEMS
Each Federation shall register the athletes on the EMS not later than ten (10) days before thescheduled start of the first event of the competition, with the names of the members of its
team and reserves and the events each will enter. The deadline for entry of athletes on EMS
is 29th August 2024. Any Federation not meeting this requirement will not be allowed tocompete until the Federation pays a fine of EUR 10 per skier per day after the 15-day deadline
to the IWWF for each rider not officially entered. Late entries will only be accepted with themutual consent of the Organiser and Chief Judge.
The registration of the rider participations in EMS has to be done by an EMS Federation
Administrator as follows:
1. EMS Federation Administrator has to login to EMS
2. Go to the Competitions menu and set the Competition Code < 24IWWF07> and theCountry “Poland” in the Search Filters
3. Select the Code <24IWWF07> competition “2024 IWWF World Cableski Championships”
4. Scroll down to the Participations section and click the “New participation” button toregister the Athletes
5. Enter the Name of the Athlete in the Search box and click on the loop sign to the right
6. Register the Category in Competition, the Event “and the Entry Type.
7. Click on the blue “+Add” button and the participant will be registered.
Repeat Steps 5 to 7 for any additional participants
Any Federation not meeting this requirement will not be allowed to compete until theFederation pays a fine of EUR 10 per skier per day after this deadline to the IWWF for eachrider not officially entered. Late entries will only be accepted with the mutual consent of
the Organizer and Chief Judge.
Please contact Bernhard Kosch <b.p.kosch@gmail.com> should you encounter any issues.
LUNCHES ON SITE
Lunches on site will NOT be provided free of charge to Athletes and Team Officials.
DOPING CONTROLIn accordance with the IWWF Anti-Doping Rules, Doping controls will be conducted during
the competition. By entering this competition, all athletes agree to be subject to dopingcontrol. Information about the IWWF Anti-Doping program, the current IWWF AD Rules andlinks to the list of banned substances can be accessed on the following link.
SAFE SPORTThe IWWF takes safeguarding extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring thateveryone who attends the championships, whether athletes, officials or volunteers are able
to operate in a safe environment, free from abuse and the risk of harm. It is a condition ofparticipation that all attendees familiarise themselves and comply with the IWWF
Safeguarding Regulations which are available at https://iwwf.sport/safe-sport-information/
INSURANCEThe IWWF Bye-Law 16.1 states:
It is the responsibility of each Federation when entering competitors for a World Titled
Event to ensure that its competitors are adequately insured for personal accident,
permanent disabilities, death and medical expenses.
ATHLETE INFORMATION FOR COMMENTATOR & MEDIA
Please request your athletes to log into IWWF’s EMS to fill in / update their profiles(accomplishments, sponsors, social media handles, other interesting information in theoptional fields, etc. so the event
commentator has information easily
accesible to communicate to spectatorspresent at the event venue and online via
live stream. Athletes should also upload
their photos for the media. IMPORTANT:To be able to complete/populate theirprofiles, the Athletes must be EMS USERS,
i.e. they must be invited by theirrespective Federations to become EMS
users and have accepted this invitation.
Athletes should contact their respective
Federations if they are not active /
confirmed EMS users. Example – click here

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU IN SOSNOWIEC!
Please inform us about your participation as soon as possible.
And if you need help, please feel free to contact us!