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3 FOREWORD AmessagefromUIMPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulli

6 RACING IN FOCUS Snapshotmemoriesofthe2019season

10 XCAT CHAMPIONSHIP XCATCleanSweepForAustralia’sMaritimo

14 FORMULA 1 TorrenteAtTheDouble!

21 AQUABIKE Ortendahl,Reiterer,AlMullaShineInAnother

ThrillingSeason

25 2019 UIM AWARDS GIVING GALA OlympicMuseumProvidesSettingForUIMWorld

PowerboatAwards

31 2019 UIM SPECIAL AWARDS UIMEnvironmentalAward,UIMDriver/JuniorDriver

oftheYear,UIMStefanoCasiraghiMemorialTrophy

35 MOTOSURF WorldCupGloryForZahorskyandSacherova

39 FORMULA 2 AlQemziSealsAnotherF2Crown

43 FORMULA SERIES AProvenFormulaForChampions

49 V8 SUPERBOATS V8SuperboatsEnjoyEpicSeason

51 PROPSTARS GlobalGrowthForPropstarsProgramme

54 FORMULA FUTURE LookingToAFastandFantasticFuture!58 SOLAR RACE & WORKSHOP DrivingTheFutureofSustainablePowerboating

61 FUJAIRAH62 ABU DHABI 64 HUNGARY65 ITALY66 JAPAN68 LATVIA70 2019 UIM PHOTO COMPETITION TheBestofTheBestinPowerboatPhotography

78 2019 UIM CHAMPIONS86 2019 RESULTS92 UIM ORGANIGRAM96 UIM NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

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Whiletheresumptionofinternationalpowerboatingactivitiesisatargetforallofusinthesport,wewillcontinuetoadheretotherecommendationsoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO), observe governmental instructions and maintainthedialoguewithNationalAuthoritiesandlocalorganisersofindividualevents.

Fornow,onbehalfofeveryoneattheUIM,Iwouldliketothankthehealthprofessionalsandfrontlineworkersaroundthe globe. Each of us is indebted to the incredibleworktheydoineverycorneroftheworld.

Finally,Ihopethiscolourfullookbackatthe2019seasonandtheincredibleperformancesofourchampions,awardwinners and stars of the future will provide a welcomerespiteandatrulyenjoyablefocusonthethrillingworldofinternationalpowerboatracing.

Likeallof you, I look forward toabright futurewhenourcompetitors,officials,promoters,sponsorsandorganiserscometogetheronthestartlineonceagain–inthemeantime,untilweareinapositiontoresumeinternationalpowerboatracing,pleasestaysafeandhealthy.

Dr Raffaele ChiulliPresident

UnionInternationaleMotonautique

DearFriendsofPowerboating,

by UIM President Dr Raffaele Chiulli

On behalf of the UIM and the international sportingcommunity of powerboat racing, it is my pleasure tointroduce the latest edition of the UIM Yearbook duringthesechallengingtimes.

Firstofall,Ihopethismessagefindsyou,andthoseclosetoyou,bothsafeandhealthy.Undernormalcircumstancesthepublicationoftheannualcompilationofthesuccesses,achievementsandnotableprogressionsinoursportwouldbeareasonforcelebration.Unfortunately,theglobalimpactoftheCoronavirusCOVID-19meansthecurrenttimesarefarfromnormal.

As importantasthesportofpowerboating istoallofus,public health and thewell-beingof our athletes, officials,partners and staff remains our absolute priority. Thepandemiccontinuestohaveserioushealthandeconomicconsequences on individuals, communities and nationsworldwide and it is essential that we continue to followthe guidance of our national Governments as we standtogetherinoureffortstohaltthespreadofCoronavirus.

Overthepastfewmonths,theUIMhasstrivedtoensurethesafetyofourstaffwhohaveinturnremainedcommittedto continuing to service the needs of our Members andstakeholdersduringthecurrentsuspensionofinternationalpowerboatingeventsworldwide.

During this time,wehavemonitored theevolutionof thepandemic very closely and have been warmed by thesupportwehavereceivedaswe,theGoverningBody,workonaplatformfor thefuturethatprioritisesthehealthandsafetyofusall.

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FOREWORD

MotoSurfWorldCupOrlando-October18-20,2019

2019MonacoSolar&EnergyBoatChallenge-July2-6,2019

TeamElDiabloofCliveButlerandSammyGrimacrowned2019UIMOffshoreV2WorldChampionsinMarinadiRagusa,Italy-October4-6,2019

UIMCircuitGT15WorldChampionship,Aluksne,Latvia-July12-14,2019

UIMCircuitGT15WorldChampionship,Aluksne,Latvia-July12-14,2019

FalehAlMansooriandShaunTorrenteofTeamAbuDhabi4duringthe2019UIMXCATWorldChampionship,Grand

PrixofItaly,Stresa-July19-21,2019

UIMCircuitFormula350WorldChampionship,Jedovnice,CzechRepublic-September7-8,2019

UIM-ABPAquabikeClassProCircuitGrandPrixofItaly,Olbia-May31-June2,2019

TeamElDiablo#88ofCliveButlerandSammyGrima,UIMOffshoreV2ClassWorldChampions

UIM-ABPAquabikeClassProCircuitHaierGrandPrixofQingdao,China-October10-13,2019

GT-30PolishInternationalPowerboatChampionship,Znin,Poland-June28-30,2019

UIM-ABPAquabikeEuropeanCircuitChampionshipGrandPrixofPortugal,Penafiel-May3-5,2019

UIMOSY400EuropeanChampionshipChodzież,MiejskieLake-September14-15,2019

MarineDiffusion#55duoDominiqueandJean-LucMartini,overallwinnersoftheUIMOffshoreV2ClassWorldChampionship,

1stround,StPaul’sBay,Malta-April27-28,2019

UIM-ABPAquabikeClassProCircuitGrandPrixofItaly,Olbia-May31-June2,2019

UIMWorldCircuitEnduranceS2-Rouen,France-April30-May1,2019

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BEST OF UIM 2019 BEST OF UIM 2019

5thGraduationCeremonyUIMFIMCYouthTrainingCentre

92ndUIMGeneralAssembly,Qingdao,China-October20,2019

DrRaffaeleChiullire-electedUIMPresidentatthe92ndGeneralAssemblyinQingdao,China

UIMF1H2OpilotMaritStrømøyspeakingatthe13theditionoftheIFForum,organizedbySportAccordinLausanne,Switzerland

UIMAquabikeRiderYousefAl-AbdulrazzaqattheGAISFIFForuminLausanne,October28-30,2019

UIMPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulliwithJetsurfPrincipalMrMartinSula

UIM-ABPAquabikeClassProCircuitGrandPrixofSharjah,UAE-December16-20,2019

UIMPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulliandSportsMinisterofthePRCandPresidentoftheChineseOlympicCommittee,MrGouZhongwen

attheCOCHeadquartersinBeijing

3rdInternationalMotorsports&EnvironmentWorkshop,YachtClubdeMonaco.Fromlefttoright:MarcoBocciolone,PolitecnicodiMilano;

MarcoCasiraghi,YCM;BurkhardGoeschel,FIA;RaffaeleChiulli,GAISFandUIMPresident;PierreDuval,FAI;MikaelLundblad,UIM;CarloPapa,

EnelFoundation;StefanoBesseghini,PresidentARERA

UIMPresident,DrRaffaeleChiulliatthe2019UIMFormulaFutureWorldChampionship,heldonJuly30-August4,2019atthe

Plaza-NevaVostochnyYachtClub,SaintPetersburg

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XCAT Clean Sweep For Australia’s Maritimo

The XCAT year commenced with a non-Championship event staged in Fujairah in March with seven teams taking part and the 222 Offshore pilot combination of Giovanni Carpitella and Roberto Lo Piano setting the fastest declared lap time.

TheItalianduofinishedaheadoftheRussianteamcomprisingNewStarRacingduoMikailKitashevandDimitryVandyshevwithKuwaitidriversAbdullatifAlOmaniandMustafaAlDashtiinthird.

Theracesawthepreviousyear’sXCATChampionshiprunners-upArifAlZaffainandNadirBinHenditakeDubaiPolicetoitsfirstwinof2019aheadofthehardcharging222OffshorewiththeVIDEXteamofAlfredoAmatoandJoakimKumlininthird.YoungItalianbrothersRosarioandGiuseppeSchianodiColafinishedanimpressivefourthintheHPIXCAT.TheFujairahChallengeTrophywinnerwas222OffshoreaheadofDubaiPolice,theHPI

RacingTeamofItalyandinequalfourth,NewStarRacingandKuwait.

Theopeningroundofthe2019UIMXCATWorldChampionshipwasstagedonStresa’sLagoMaggioreinJulyandsawanoutstandingpolepositiondebutofthefirstfullyAustralian-designedandbuiltXCATMaritimointhehandsofTomBarry-CotterandRossWillaton.

GiovanniCarpitellaandDarrenNicholson’s222Offshorequalifiedsecond,aheadofdefendingXCATWorldChampionsAbuDhabi4,pilotedbyShaunTorrenteandFalehAlMansoori.AbuDhabi4tooktwooutstandingracevictoriesinItalywithMaritimogainingsecondandfifth

places,whileAlZaffainandBinHendiracedtothirdandsecondplacesintheirDubaiPoliceXCAT.

NovemberwelcomedthesecondroundinShanghai,whichsawAbuDhabi5pilotsRashedAlTayerandMajedAlMansoorigainbothPolePositionsaheadofMaritimoandDubaiPolice.TheracingsawclosebattlesbetweenDubaiPoliceandAbuDhabi4,withAlZaffainandBinHendiwinningraceoneaheadofAbuDhabi4andtheirteam-matesAbuDhabi5.TheNewStarRacingteamfinishedfourthaheadofKuwait.

ThebrandnewAustralianMaritimoXCATgaineditsfirsttwovictoriesaheadofAbuDhabi5andDubai

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PoliceinthesecondandthirdShanghairaces.ThisgaveBarry-CotterandWillatontheoverallroundvictory,vaultingMaritimotosecondinthetitlechase,sixpointsbehindDubaiPoliceandjustoneaheadofAbuDhabi4,withtheirteam-matesAbiDhabi5just23pointsadrift.Theseresultsensuredafour-waytitlefightforDubai’sfinalround.

ThefinalXCATroundinDecemberwasheldatDubai’sSunsetBeach,anewvenuefortheseries.FormerXCATWorldChampionsVictoryTeamenteredthisroundasawildcardwithEisaAlAliandSalemAlAdidibackinthecockpit.

Beforethetitleshoot-out,Australia’sMaritimoearnedpolepositionandinturnsecuredthePolePositionWorldChampionshipwellclearofAbuDhabi4andAbuDhabi5.

AbuDhabi4kepttheirback-to-backtitlehopesalivewithadominantraceonevictory,whileMaritimofinishedsecondaheadofAbuDhabi5andDubaiPolice.ButitwasadominantvictorybyMaritimo,whichmadethemthefirstteaminUIMXCATWorldChampionshiphistorytowinbothPolePositionandoverallWorldChampionshiptitlesafteramasterfulperformanceinaboatoftheirown

designandconstruction.Secondinthe2019XCATtitlefightwasAbuDhabi4,justtwopointsaheadofDubaiPoliceinthird.

The2020seasonwillbeafurtherstepforwardwiththeadditionofnewteamsandnewvenues.The2020calendarincludesvenuessuchasSaudiArabia,China,Thailand,FujairahandafinaleintheUAEcityofDubai,thehomeofwatersports.

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TORRENTE AT THE DOUBLE!For many, the 2019 season will be etched in the memory for years to come with a dramatic finish written into the history books as the destiny of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship title was decided on the final lap of the season.

For Jonas Andersson of Sweden the title was within touching distance going into the last lap - but with just three turns to go defending champion Shaun Torrente did enough to snatch it from him, the pair tied on points and the coveted world title decided on a countback for the first time in the sport’s 36-year history…

TherewasafrustratingstarttotheyearasthechampionshipvisitedDammam,returningtoSaudiArabiaforthefirsttimesince2004,withstrongwindsandroughseasdisruptingactivitiesbeforetheracewaseventuallycancelled.However,overthecourseofthenextfiveGrandsPrix,thetitleracedevelopedintoanabsolutethrillerwithtwomenleftstandingtoduelitoutheadingintothedecideratthefinalraceofthedecadeinSharjah.

ThefirstpointsoftheyearwerebankedattheGrandPrixofPortugalinPortimaoasthe48-lap,flag-freerace-festignitedtheseasonandwilllongberememberedasarguablyone

ofthemostfiercelycontestedracesofalltime.

TorrentehadclinchedpolefromAbuDhabiteam-mateThaniAlQemziby0.08sandtheduosluggeditoutlapafterlapwiththepairattimesseparatedbymeretenths.AnditwastheAmericanTorrentewhomaintainedtheedgetothefinishwithAnderssoninthirdplaceleadinghomePeterMorinandMaritStrømøy,just5.88secondsseparatingthefirstfiveatthechequeredflag.

NextupthedriversfacedthedauntingprospectoftakingontheunpredictablemightyLacLemancircuitinroundthreeattheGrandPrixofFranceinEvian.

TheweatherplayeditsusualpartwithRebellionOfficialQualifyingrolledovertoraceday,France’sPhilippeChiappegrabbingpolefromStrømøyofNorwayandAnderssoninaone-hoursession.

For15of40lapsCTICF1ShenzhenChinadriverChiappewasuncatchable,buthisEvianjinxstruckagain,abrokenengineresultinginhisfourthretirementinfiveyears.

AnderssonseizedtheopportunitytotakehisfirstwinoftheyearwithTorrenteandtheUAE’sAlQemziroundingoffthepodium.StrømøygotthebetterofFrenchmanMorinwithAlexCarellaendinghislucklessruninsixthplaceasFrance’sCedric

Deguisne’sraceendedinspectacularfashiononlap16.

TwoGrandsPrixintwodaysinChinainOctobertestedbothteamsanddriverstotheirlimits,CarellamarkinghisfirstoutingwithMaverickF1RacingtakingthepoleandwindoubleintheCenstarGrandPrixofXiamen.TeamSwedendriverAndersson’ssecondplacemovedhimintotheleadinthetitleracewithStrømøycompletingthepodiumaheadofTorrente,MorinandAmericanGregFoster.ChiappecrashedoutinqualifyingaftergoingP2thenretiringfromtherace.

F1titleholderTorrentehitbackinabrutalCenstarGrandPrixofChina

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withjustnineof18boatsgoingthedistance.TheTeamAbuDhabistartookpoleandthewintomovebackintotheleadinthetitlerace,whileChiappesecuredhisfirstpodiumsinceLondon2018,withAnderssoninthird,StrømøyinfourthandSwedeErikEdinandSamiSelioofFinlandpostingtheirbestresultsoftheyeartoroundoutthetopsix.

Itmeantthe2019titlewouldbedecidedatthefinalraceoftheyear

andthedecadeinSharjah–TorrenteversusAnderssonwithjustfivepointsinit.Andwhatafinaleitwouldturnouttobe.

Anderssondideverythingrequiredofhim,startedfrompoleandledforall45lapstotakethewin.TorrenteneededtofinishsecondbuttrailedChiappeuntilthefinallapwhentheFrenchmanhittroubleandslowedupallowingTorrentetomoveupaplace

andsecurehissecondconsecutiveF1H2Oworldtitle.Poland’sBartekMarszalekclaimedhisfirstpodiuminthirdwithSelio,ChiappeandAlbertoComparatocompletingthetopsix.

WithTorrenteandAnderssonfinishingthecampaigninfirstandsecond,EmiratesRacing’sStrømøysealedthethirdandfinalsteponthechampionshippodiumtocementthehighestfinishofhercareer.

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Ortendahl, Reiterer, Al Mulla Shine In Another Thrilling Season

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AQUABIKE

TheseasonkickedoffattheGrandPrixofPortugalontheAradeRiverinPortimaobeforethetourheadedtoSardiniaandOlbiafortheGrandPrixofItaly.AfterItaly,thepilotsmoved

overtoroundthreeintheFarEastasQingdaoinChina

hostedtheHaierGrandPrixbeforethetourheadedbacktotheMiddleEastfortheseasonfinaleinSharjahintheUAE.

Fromtheseason-openerthroughtothefantasticdrama-filledfinallap,year-endfinalethreeridersstoodoutanddominatedtheircategories.

Emma-NellieOrtendahlwaschasingyetanotherworldcrownandsimplyoutclassedaverystrongfieldinSkiLadies,theSwedishriderquickestinallqualifyingsessionsandwinningallbutonemototoclaimthreeGrandPrixtitlesandherthirdworldtitle.

AquartetofridersbattleditoutforthelowerstepsoftheGrandPrixandyear-endpodiumwithSwedenenjoyingastellarseasonasJonna

The 25th season of the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship was another thrilling year as the best riders from all over the globe went head-to-head for the 2019 world title in four categories: Ski Ladies GP1, Ski Division GP1, Freestyle and Runabout GP1.

Borgstromshowedshewasbacktoherbestbypickingupthreepodiumsandendingtheyearwithamaidenmotovictory,afirstGrandPrixtitleandtheoverallrunner-upslot.

EstellePoretofFrancepickeduponepodiumandwasaconsistenttop-fourfinisherinallbutonemototoendtheyearinthird;Estonia’sJasmiinYprausendedupwithtwopodiums;France’sJessicaChavannepickedupherfirst;whileSwedeSofieBorgstromenjoyedherbestseasonwithtwotopthreemotofinishes.

Inthemen’sdivision,VictoryTeamdefendingchampionKevinReiterersimplyblitzedtheoppositionwiththesizeofthewinningmarginsbeinghisbiggestchallenge.TheAustrianwasinaclassofhisownwinningallbutonemotoandallfourGrandPrixtitlestoalsoclinchathirdcrown,hissternesttestcominginOlbiawhenherespondedlikeachampionagainstQuintenBossche,losingoutonpoleandinthefirstmotofinishingsecond,butcomingfrombehindinthenexttwototaketheoverallwin.

Norway’sDanielSvaeAnderssonenjoyedhisbestseasonontheUIM-ABPtourwithtwopodiumsandendedtheyearasrunner-upwithfellow-countrymanStianSchjetleinalsograbbingapodiumtosealthird.Bossche,UlrikBerntsen,MartenManni,BarnabasSzaboandAxelCourtoiseachendedtheyearwithapodiumfinishtotheirnames.

InFreestyledefendingchampionRashedAlMullastartedtheyearunbeatensince2016andhisrichveinofformandbrilliancecontinued,asheagainwentunbeatentowinasecondworldtitleandextendhiswinningrunto24motosandtenGrandsPrix.RobertoMarianiendedtheyearasrunner-

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The unique setting of Le Musée Olympique in Lausanne was the venue when the world of powerboat racing came together for the 11th Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Awards Ceremony on March 7, 2019.

Withtheworldonthevergeofaglobalpandemicandseveralinternationalguestsunabletoattendduetotravelrestrictions,around200VIPattendees,featuringpowerboatingworldchampionsaswellasguestsfromtheworldsofsport,commerce,theboatingindustryandmedia,gatheredforthefirstUIMAnnualAwardstobeheldoutsideofitsbaseinMonaco.

Andonaneveningthatcelebratedthebestinthesport,Norway’sMaritStrømøybecamethefirst

Olympic Museum Provides Setting For UIM World Powerboat Awards

The2019UIMWorldChampionshonouredattheOlympicMuseum,Lausanne

upwithfourpodiums;SergeyChemezovclaimedtwoandthefinalstepontheyear-endpodium;whileNielsWillemsandJaroslavTirnereachpickeduponepodium.

ThefightfortheRunabouttitle,whichwasepicanddecidedonthefinallapofthedecade,sawthreedifferentGrandPrixwinners,fourmotowinnersandfiveridersclaimpodiumplaces.Inaddition,HajimeIsahaimadehistoryinChinabybecomingthefirstJapaneseridertocompeteinthecategory,pickingupawinandfinishingontheGrandPrixpodiuminsecond.

RashedAlTayeranddefendingchampionJeremyPerezsharedwins,secondplacesandpointsintheopenerinPortugal,YousefAlAbdulrazzaqclaimedthreeofthenextfourmotostotakewinsinItalyandChina,whileMarcusJorgensentoppedthestandingsafterhispodiuminroundtwo.Meanwhile,theconsistentAndrzejWisniewskienjoyedtwopodiumsandledthetitleraceheadingintothedecider.

PerezandJorgensentradedwinsintheopeningmotosinSharjahputtingJorgensensixpointsaheadinthetitlerace,Wisniewskiand

Abdulrazzaq’stitlehopesendingwithdisqualificationsinmoto2.Jorgensenledthefinalmotofromthestartandwaswithinsightofthechequeredflagandthecovetedworldtitlewhenhesuddenlystopped,allowingPereztopasshimandwithittakethemotowin,theGrandPrixandtheworldtitle.

SamuelJohanssoncappedanimpressivefirstfulltermonthetour,pickinguptwopodiumstoendtheyearasrunner-upandsharedthefinalGrandPrixpodiumwithhisfatherJohaninthird.

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UIM AWARDS

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AQUABIKE

femalepowerboatracertobenamedUIMDriveroftheYear,whiletheUIMJuniorDriveroftheYeartitlewentto11-year-oldEstonianAnderHubertLauri,winnerofboththe2019UIMAquabikeSkiJuniorsGP3.2WorldandEuropeanChampionships.

Oneofjusttwowomentomaketheseven-drivershortlist,the43-year-oldfromSandefjord-thefirstandonlywomantohavewonaFormula1raceandwhofinishedonthefinalpodiumofthe2019UIMF1H2OWorldChampionship-onceagainmadesportinghistorybyliftingthecovetedBestDrivertrophyhavingobtainedthehighestscoreina

socialmediapollandavotebytheUIMCouncil.

“ItwasabigsurprisebutI’mincrediblyproudtobenamedDriverofTheYearbytheinternationalfederation,”saidStrømøy,whocreatedhistorybywinninganF1raceinSharjah,UAEin2015.“Thismeanssomuchtome,myteam,mysponsorsandmyfamily.Ofcourseit’sanhonourtobeconsideredarolemodelforfemaledriversinoursport-I’vebeenracingfor30yearsnowandthiswillgivetheteamahugeboostasweprepareforthenewseason.”

Inadditiontothetwotopdriverawards,competitorswerealsohonouredfortheirachievementsin

Circuit,FormulaFuture,MotoSurf,Aquabike,OffshoreandPleasureNavigation.AmongtheVIPguestspresentingawardswereDrChunwonChoue,PresidentoftheWorldTaekwondoFederation;FrancescoRicciBitti,PresidentoftheAssociationoftheSummerOlympicInternationalFederations;NenadLalovic,IOCExecutiveCommitteeMemberandPresidentofWorldWrestling;GAISFDirectorPhilippeGueisbuhler;andAIMSPresidentStephanFox.

“TohosttheUIMAwardsGivingCeremonyandDinnerintheOlympiccapitalisagreathonourforusandweweredelightedtoseeso

manychampionsanddistinguishedguestsjoinusforwhatisoneofthehighlightsofourcalendar,”saidUIMPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulli.

Inadditiontorecognisingtheachievementsofitsworldchampions,theUIMalsopresentedits“EnvironmentalAward”totheSunRazor01ProjectbyBlueMatrix,aprojectdedicatedtothedevelopmentofsolarpoweredboating,whilethe“UIMStefanoCasiraghiMemorialTrophy”waspresentedtoDrChungwonChoue,thePresidentofWorldTaekwondo,forhispioneeringhumanitarianinitiativesandhispersonalinvestmentininternationalsportsandpeace.

GuidoCappellini,AbuDhabiTeamManager;NenadLalović,PresidentoftheUnitedWorldWrestling;andRaimondoDiSanGermano,H2ORacingDirector

NiccolòCampriani,ShootingOlympicGoldMedalist,andChristerGustafsson,UIMTreasurerpresentawardstoUIMCircuitEnduranceClassS3WorldChampions,MargotLemesle,FabriceAntoncic,DavidHelluinandFlavienDucellier

DrRaffaeleChiulli,UIMPresident

DrRaffaeleChiulli,UIMPresident;DrChungwonChoue,PresidentofWorldTaekwondo;UIMAquabikeWorldChampionsJeremyPerez(RunaboutGP1),PhilipSalobir(RunaboutGP4),andKevinReiterer(SkiDivisionGP1);andPaoloDiSanGermano,H2ORacingBusinessDevelopmentDirector

PaoloDiSanGermanoandRaimondoDiSanGermano,H2ORacingDirectors,andUIMAquabikeWorldRankingsriderswithPhilippeGueisbuhler,GAISFDirector

ThomasKurth,UIMSecretaryGeneral;UIMMotoSurfWorldChampionsAnetaŠacherová(Women)andLukášZáhorský(Men);andMartinJančálek,MotoSurfPromoter

Ander-HubertLauri,UIMJuniorDriveroftheYearandUIMAquabikeSkiJuniorGP3.2WorldChampion,awardedbyJerzyWojewoda,UIMAdministrator

Ander-HubertLauri,UIMJuniorDriveroftheYearandUIMAquabikeSkiJuniorGP3.2WorldChampionandKevinReiterer,UIMAquabikeSkiDivisionGP1WorldChampion

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UIMAwardsGivingCeremonyattheSalleAuditoriumoftheOlympicMuseum,Lausanne

DrChungwonChoue,WorldTaekwondoPresident;DrRaffaeleChiulli,UIMPresident;andAlainCoppensandKoenraadVanNieuwenhove,UIMPleasureNavigationEnduranceGroupB–Class1WorldChampions

StephanFox,AIMSPresident;StefanArandandMathildaWiberg,UIMOffshoreClass3JWorldChampions;andDenisDillon,UIMAdministrator

FrancescoRicciBitti,ASOIFPresident;CliveButlerandSammyGrima,UIMOffshoreClassV2WorldChampions;andJean-MarieVanLancker,UIMAdministrator

DrChungwonChoue,WorldTaekwondoPresident;DrRaffaeleChiulli,UIMPresident;andNenadLalović,UnitedWorldWrestlingPresident

MaritStrømøy,DriveroftheYear,RasmusHaugasmägiUIMWorldChampionOSY400,ClaudioFanzini,UIMWorldChampionFormula250&350andVahurJoala,UIM Administrator

The2019UIMEnvironmentalAwardpresentedbyUIMPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulliandUIMEnvironmentalWorkingGroupChairmanRiccardoBallesiotoUgoBertelliofBlueMatrixforthe“SunRazor01”project

StefanArand,UIMOffshoreClass3JWorldChampion;Ander-HubertLauri,UIMJuniorDriveroftheYear;DrRaffaeleChiulli,UIMPresident;NenadLalović,UnitedWorldWrestlingPresident;MaritStrømøy,UIMDriveroftheYear;andFrancescoRicciBittti,ASOIFPresident

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It’sanannualawardthatrecognisesoutstandingenvironmentalleaders,whetherindividualsororganisationsthathaveexcelledthroughinspiredvision,innovation,leadershipandpositiveinitiativesdevelopedforthebenefitoftheenvironment.

The2019awardwenttotheteamfromItaly’sBlueMatrixwhosevisioniscentredonthebeliefthatgreentechnologyexcellenceappliedthroughsportcanbetransferredtootherproductionsectorstogiveaconcreteeffectinthefightagainstclimatechange.

ForthisreasontheteamcreatedacompetencecentreinTarantofocusedonelectricboatingbasedexclusivelyonrenewableenergysources.Inrecentyears,Taranto-acitywithamaritimehistorystretchingbackcenturies-hasfacedserious

environmentalissuesresultingfromimportantindustrialdevelopmentthatwasunfortunatelynotattentivetotheassociatedterritoryandecosystem.

Thankstogreaterglobalenvironmentalawareness,combinedwiththecrisesaffectingseveralindustrialmodels,BlueMatrixtookonboardtheneedforarethinkingofentireeconomicsectorsofthecityandaconversiontonewhigh-techsectors,inparticularthosefocusedonrenewableenergy.

Asaboatingproject,SunRazor01fitswithintheframeworkoftheprocessofsocial,economic,culturalandenvironmentalrenewaloftheterritoryandisthefirstprototypedevelopedbytheteam.

Theboatisasea-going,solarpoweredvesselwithallstagesfrompreliminarydesigntobuildingand

Blue Matrix - Sun Razor 01

UIMCouncilMembersattheIOCHeadquarters

UIMMotoSurfWorldChampions

LiveJazzTrioattheUIMCocktailReception

UIMDinneratClubCoubertin TaekwondoDemonstration

One of the most prestigious of the UIM’s annual awards, the UIM Environmental Award is an accolade open to applications from UIM National Authorities, partners, racing teams, boat builders, engine manufacturers, universities, research centres, scientists, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), companies and individuals.

testingdevelopedwithintheteam,furtherpushingtheircapabilitiesinthefieldsof3Ddesign;CFDcalculations;3Dengraving;high-levelcompositebuildingfromscratch(theboatisentirelymadefromfeather-lightcarbon-nomexcomposite);optimising/testingofallon-boardsystems;highoutputelectricpropulsionfeaturinganinnovativetransompod;andtheuseofanarrayoflastgenerationsolarpanelsmatchedwithalight,reliableandhighcapacityLithiumbatterypack.

Allthesesystemsaresupervisedbyaveryinnovativeandpowerfulon-boarddatacentreimplementinga“neural”webofelectronicdevices,whichharmonisealltheon-boardfunctions,fromthrottletoGPStobatterymanagement-theboatwaslaunchedinthesummerof2019andtheteamiscurrentlytestinganddevelopingnewaspectsoftheprojectinvolvinganaugmentedreality-basedcommandandcontrolsystem,4Konboardimagingproductionandtransmissionandasemi-autonomoussailingcapacity.

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ThedesignofSunRazor01requiredacomplexsetoftransversalskillsrangingfromnavaldesigntoelectronics,fromcomputationalfluiddynamicstoartificialintelligenceandsoon.Theboatthereforeconstitutesarealexperimentallaboratoryontheseathroughwhichitispossibletotestandintegratecutting-edgetechnologies.

Theverynatureoftheprojectrepresentsanidealmeetingpointbetweensportsteams,university

research,businessesandlocalauthoritiestocreatecollaborativedynamicsaimedatresearchanddevelopmentforthebenefitof theenvironment.

Thedesign,construction,testingandoptimizationphasesoftheboatsawthesynergisticandpassionateparticipationoftheteammembers,universityprofessorsandstudentsandlocalbusinesses,allunitedinanattempttomaketheirowncontributiontotherealisationoftheproject.

Thetechnologiesdevelopedand

Norway’sMaritStrømøyisthefirstfemalepowerboatracertobenamedUIMDriveroftheYear.The43-year-oldfromSandefjordisthefirstandonlywomantohavewonaFormula1raceandlastyearfinishedonthefinalpodiumofthe2019UIMF1H2OWorldChampionship.In2011inPortimao,Portugal,shebecamethefirstwomaninF1H2OtoearnpolepositionandinSharjahin2015joinedtheeliteGrandPrixWinnersClubwiththathistoricmaidenvictory.Shemadeherracingdebutin1989attheageoftwelveandstartedracingS-550in1993,winningthe

Stillonly11yearsofage,Ander-HubertLauriisfromEstoniaandstartedracinginSkiJuniorGP3in2016.TheSpeedlineRacingyoungsterwonhisfirstracein2017-thesameyearhewasalsocrownedLatvianSkiJuniorChampion-beforegoingontowinboththeUIMWorldandEuropeanChampionshipsinSkiJuniorGP3.2in2018.Ayearlater,heunderlinedhisdevelopingtalentbywinning

UIM DRIVER OF THE YEAR

UIM JUNIOR DRIVER OF THE YEAR

boththe2019UIMAquabikeSkiJuniorsGP3.2WorldandEuropeanChampionshipstoaddtohiswell-deservedtitleastheEstonianBestYoungAquabikeRideroftheYear.

Theothernomineesforthe2019UIMJuniorDriveroftheYearAwardwere:AlexCewe(Sweden)LauraLakovicaLakovica(Latvia)TheodorLiseth(Norway)MaksimShakhvorostov(Russia)

ANDER-HUBERT LAURI (Estonia)

EuropeanChampionshipthreetimes(1996/1998/1999)andtheNordicChampionshiptwice(1996/1999).In2000shemoveduptoraceinF-2000,finishingsecondinthe2002UAEPresidentsCup,secondinthe2005NordicChampionshipandthirdinthe2007EuropeanChampionship.

MARIT Strømøy (Norway)

TheothernomineesforUIMDriveroftheYearAwardwere:RashedAlQemzi(UAE)ClaudioFanzini(Italy)RasmusHaugasmagi(Estonia)Emma-NellieOrthendal(Sweden)KevinReiterer(Austria)ShaunTorrente(USAandrepresentingtheUAE)

optimisedgiverisetoasetofoutcomesthatarebeingtransferredtovariousindustrialsectorsrangingfromdesignandconstructionoflandvehiclespoweredbysolarenergyandthecreationofautonomousmarinedronesforenvironmentalmonitoringtotheimplementationofoptimalcontrolsystemsforthepowerunitsofboatswithelectricandhybridengines,resultingintangibleeffectsintermsofreducingtheenvironmentalimpactofalltheseclassesofvehicles.

Theapplicationsoftheknow-howgainedalsomakesitpossibletocreatenewclassesofvehiclesthataresustainablebothfromaneconomicandanenvironmentalpointofview.

Ofparticularinterestaretheapplicationstoenvironmentalmonitoringsystemsbasedonautonomousmarinedrones,capableofcontinuouslytestingthechemical/physicalparametersoftheairandwaterinordertopromptlyhighlightthepossiblepresenceofpollutingagentsand/orpathogens-aprojecttowhichtheteamisdedicatingitselfinparalleltosportsactivities.Inthelatterarea,theteamisreadytoproposeprojectsandnewstandardsforFormulaEinitiativesinwhichitintendstoparticipateatacompetitivelevel.

TheexperienceofthedevelopmentofSunRazor01demonstrateshow,throughthesportsprojectspromotedbytheUIM,itispossibletocontributesignificantlytotheeconomicdevelopmentofacompromisedterritoryand,atthesametime,increasetheenvironmentalsensitivityofapopulationbyraisingawarenessofthesustainableuseofresources.

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DrChouehasheadeduptheWorldTaekwondoFederationsince2004andwastheinitiatoroftheTaekwondoHumanitarianFoundation(THF)projectestablishedinApril2016inLausanne,Switzerland,thesettingforthisyear’sUIMAnnualAwardsCeremony.

TheTHFmandateistodeploytaekwondocoachestorefugeecampsworldwide,bringingthebenefitsoffitness,sport,self-defence,self-belief,andself-respecttothosewhoneeditmostandhelpingraisethequalityoflifeforrefugees,bothchildrenandadults.

World Cup Glory For Zahorsky and SacherovaThe UIM MotoSurf WorldCup visited five venues in the 2019 campaign, with new venue Abu Dhabi hosting a thrilling opening round in the UAE.

UIM STEFANO CASIRAGHI MEMORIAL TROPHYDr CHUNGWON CHOUEPresident, World Taekwondo

Bornin1947,DrChouegraduatedfromKyungHeeUniversityinEconomicsin1970.HethencontinuedhiseducationinInternationalPoliticswithaMasterdegreeatFairleighDickinsonUniversityin1974,andaPh.D.attheKatholiekeUniversiteitLeuvenofBelgiumin1984.

HeholdsthepositionofChairmanofTHF’sBoardofTrusteesaswellasbeingtheHonoraryPresidentoftheTaekwondoPeaceCorpsandAdvisortotheKoreaOlympicCommittee.Inaddition,DrChouehasservedaspresidentofGCSInternational,anNGOin

consultativestatuswiththeUNECOSOC,andaspresidentoftheKoreaFairPlayCommittee.

HeisalsohonoraryConsulofHondurasinKorea,andholdsvariousProfessor positions at Renmin University,BeijingShichahaiSportsSchool,DeLaSalleUniversity,MoscowStateUniversityandBeijingForestryUniversity.

Since2008,theWorldTaekwondoPeaceCorpshasbeendispatchingcoachesonmissionstodevelopingnationsworldwide,whileTaekwondo-nowagloballypopularOlympicsport-will,in2021,entertheParalympicsinTokyo.

The recipient of the 2019 UIM Stefano Casiraghi Memorial Trophy, the President of World Taekwondo Dr Chungwon Choue has devoted a large part of his life to pioneering humanitarian initiatives as well as investing time and effort into the development of international sports and peace.

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FollowingtheeventintheUAEcapital,theseriescontinuedinBrnointheCzechRepublicbeforemovingontoWybostonintheUK.Theworld’sultimatemotorisedsurfboardseriesthenreturnedtoRussiaafteratwo-yearbreak;visitedKazanintheRepublicofTatarstanwithaneventonthebeautifulKazankaRiverrightinfrontofthewonderfulKazanKremlinbuilding;andcompletedtheseriesattheUSA’shomeofJetSurfracinginOrlando,Florida.

ReigningworldchampionsLukasZahorskyandAnetaSacherovastartedtheseasoningreatshapebutneitherofthemmanagedtoreachthetopstepintheseasonopener.

FormerNewYorkRangerandPhoenixCoyotesNHLplayerPetrPrůchastormedthefieldinAbuDhabiandendedupvictorious.Inthewomen’scategory,thebattlewasreallyclosebetweenpastchampionsŠacherováandMartinaBravencováwithBravencovástealingatightvictory,whileBritishstarAnyaColleyclinchedthirdspotonthepodium.

TheseasoncontinuedintheCzechRepublicwherethesportwasestablishedandallowedspectatorsatBrnoDamthechancetowatcheightWorldChampionsfromdifferentsportsinaction.

SuccessinBrnowenttothereigningworldchampionsascrowdfavouriteŠacherovádominatedthewholeweekendinthewomen’scategoryandretooktheleadinthechampionship.Inthemen’scategory,Průcha

experiencedanunluckyweekendwhileMotoGPriderJakubKornfeilchallengedZahorskyforthevictory.Eventually,itwasZahorskywhowrestedthewinfromSebastianKubinecandKornfeil.

ZahorskyandSacherovaopenedthegapinthechampionshipintheUnitedKingdomwherebothridersscoredmaximumpointsandextendedtheirrespectiveleadsinthechampionship.However,atoughencountersaw

SandroGantarfromSloveniaattackingthepodium

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andtwo-timeWorldSuperbikechampionTroyCorserfromAustraliaprogressingtothebigfinalsforthefirsttime.

Wonderfulsceneryandaperfectlocationformotorisedsurfing–that’showMotoSurfWorldCupKazanwillgodowninthehistorybooks.Besidesthetraditionalteamsand

racers,theChineseOlympicTeamandKoreanJetSurfTeamjoinedthecompetition.Inaddition,theRussianTeammadeastrongappearancewithsevenridersonthegrid.

Inthetopspots,ZahorskyandSacherovaremainedundefeatedfortheentireweekendtosecuretheworldtitles,whilesomeoftherookieridersmaintainedtheirimprovementandlefttheirmarkinthefinals.LaureenThellinfromBelgiummadeittothe

topfiveinthewomen’scategoryandChineseriderLiuJiaChangfinishedinapromisingeighthspot.

Inthemen’scategory,LiHongTuorepresentingChinasurprisedthefieldwith13thplaceoverall–justonepositionfromtheFinalAprogress.

TheseasonfinalsinFloridafacedacoupleofweatherdifficultiesbut

broughtsomeexcitingbattles.Inthewomen’scategory,theweekendfollowedatypicalscenarioworkingbestforSacherova.Amongthemen,ZahorskystruggledduetotechnicalissuesforanoverallfourthplaceasPavelHeinikfoundthebestrhythminthefinalstograbhispremiereworldvictory.

ThepodiumbattlewasverycloserighttotheendbetweenNikolas

Blaha,SuguruIkedafromJapan,RuiMerrallsfromtheUKandCanadianMarkAndrews.ButeventuallyitwasZahorskyandSacherovawhodefendedtheirtitlesandarealreadylookingforwardtothe2020season.

Forthefirsttimein2019,theUIMMotoSurfWorldCuprewardedthewinnersofthefirstlap.TheMalfini

FirstLapAwardacknowledgedthewinnerofthefirstlapineachFinalsineachcategoryandinthemen’scategory,thenameofthewinnerwasfinallydecidedintheverylastraceinFloridawhereJetSurfcreatorMartinŠulastolevictoryfromZáhorský.Inthewomen’scategory,Šacherováalsodominatedthesidecompetitionofthefastestridersinthefirstlap.

AL QEMZI SEALS ANOTHER F2 CROWN

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After the disappointment of previous season races being cancelled due to bad weather, the 2019 UIM Formula 2 World Championship avoided that fate in what proved to be a memorable season. With no less than seven different drivers finishing in podium positions over the five rounds, it once again showed how competitive this championship has become. FirstupontheracecalendarwasthenowfamiliarseasonopenerinKaunas,LithuaniawhereonceagainEdgarasRiabkoputonamemorableshow.PerhapsthebiggestdisappointmentwasthatthehugelypopularLithuaniandriverwasunabletocompeteinhishomeGrandPrixduetotechnicalissueswithhisfuelsystem.

RashedAlQemzihadpostedthefastesttimeinthequalifyingsessionsandwouldstartfrompoleposition.Whenthestartlightswentoutthough,hefoundhimselfstrandedonthepontoonleavingStefanHaginoutinfrontatthefirstturn.

Withjustninelapstogo,Haginlookedcertaintotakethechequeredflaguntilhispropshaftsnappedleavinghimmotionlessrightoppositethepits.ItmeantTobiasMunthe-KaascrossedthelineforwhathethoughtwouldbehisfirsteverUIMF2victory.

Unfortunately,raceofficialslaterdockedhimalapfordislodgingaturnmarkwhichinturnpromotedAlQemzitofirstplace,followedbyDanielSegenmarkandFerdinandZandbergen.

NextupwasTonsberginNorwayandyetagainitfeltlikethewholecity

hadturnedouttowatchtheGrandPrix.AlthoughAlQemzicontinuedhisdominanceinqualifyingsettingthefastesttimeforpoleposition,hewasleftbehindwhenthelightswentoutleavingHagintohitthefront.ThistimetheGermansufferednomechanicalgremlinsandhetookthechequeredflag.

FollowinghisspectacularcrashinFreePractice,AmericandriverBrentDillardlasteduntillap14beforehecrashedoutatthesameturn.Meanwhile,SegenmarkandMunthe-KaasbothendedupbeingdisqualifiedformissingaturnmarkandRashedAlTayerwasdemotedfromthirdplaceafterastartlineinfringement.Buttheresultdidn’tdampenTeamAbuDhabispiritsasasecond-placefinishforAlQemzimeanthenowledthechampionship.

WithAlTayerdroppingdowntofifthitmeantDuarteBenaventewasclassifiedasthird.

FromthenorthernmostvenuethechampionshipheadedsouthwithalongtriptoBrindisiinItaly.Withthestartpontoonnotmeetingthestandardrequired,itleftraceofficialswithnochoicebuttohavearollingstart.ForonceitmeantallthehardworkdonebyAlQemziinqualifyinginpolepositionwouldnotbeundoneandtheEmiratisoonsurgedoffintotheracelead.

HewasfollowedbyBimbaSjoholm,whohadreallygottogripswiththeroughwaterconditions.SjoholmwasnottheonlyfemaleracerhavingagoodweekendasMetteBjerknaes,whohadwontheRepechageearlierthatday,droveabrilliantracetofinishineighthplace.

AsAlQemzicrossedthelinetotakehissecondwinoftheseasonabattlewasragingbehindhimbetweenSjoholmandherfellowSwedeOlaPettersson.WithlessthanaboatlengthseparatingthemitwasPetterssonwhotooksecondplace.

ThepenultimateroundtookplaceinRibadouro,avenuewherethetwopreviousWorldChampionshadbeen

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crowned.WithAlQemziholdingavice-likegriponthechampionship,wouldweseetheTeamAbuDhabiracertakehissecondworldtitlehere?

TheEmiratigotofftoagreatstartbysecuringyetanotherpolepositionbutittookarestarttogetthePortugueseGrandPrixunderway.AfirstlapcrashbetweenHaginandZandbergenmeantthe19remainingdriversneededtolineupagain.ThatnumbersoondecreasedfurtherfollowinganotherfirstturnincidentinvolvingOwenJelf,SegenmarkandJohanOsterberg.

Fromtherollingre-startAlQemzionceagainhitthefrontandneverlookedtroubledashetookback

tobackvictoriesandthe2019WorldChampionshiptitlewithit.Secondplacewentto‘localhero’Benavente,whileZandbergenthoughthehaddoneenoughtosecurethirdonlytodiscoveraone-lappenaltyhadbeenappliedtohisraceresultafterhiscollisionwithHaginleavingPetterssontodulymakehiswaytothepodiumsteps.

So,afterthatfaultlessperformanceinPortugalalleyeswerenowfocusedonthosedriversfightingitoutforthesilverandbronzeUIMmedalsandwithjustfourpointsseparatingthenextthreeinthechampionshipitlookedlikethe‘GrandFinale’inAbuDhabiwouldbeaction-packed.

Asalmostexpectedbynow,AlQemzitookpolepositionbut,asthelightswentout,heknewhehadatoughfightonhishandswithBenaventesurgingpasthimtobrieflytakethelead.ButtheUAEdriverwasnotabouttobebeatenathishomeGrandPrixandquicklyretookthelead,onehewouldn’trelinquishashedemonstratedonelasttimehowdominantbothheandTeamAbuDhabihadbeenthroughouttheseasonbysecuringtheirfourthvictory.

BenaventedidenoughtofinishsecondandcollectsilverbutwithneitherPetterssonnorZandbergenscoringpointsitmeanttheybothfinishedon34pointswiththeSwedesecuringthebronzeviaacountback.

Withtheopeningroundofthe2020UIMFormula2WorldChampionshipscheduledtobeheldatanewPortuguesevenueofVilaVelhadeRodaoinmid-June,plansarewellunderwayinstrengtheningevenfurtheroneofthemostcompetitivecircuitracingchampionshipstheUIMhastooffer.

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FellowPoleHenrySynoracki,whobuiltthewinningboatsandengines,lostoutbyjustonepointandcollectedthesilvermedal.USdriverToddAndersonwonhisfirstroundintheWorldChampionshipandwasveryclosetotakingthetitleuntilasteeringbreakandflipinTernopilputpaidtohischances,althoughhewasthefirstAmericandriverontheF-125podiuminthelast16seasons.

ThefinalroundoftheWorldChampionshipwaswonbyEstonia’sSannaAaslav-KaasikwhowasalsosuccessfulintheF-125EuropeanChampionshipwhereshetookthesilvermedal.

ThegoldmedalinZninwaswonbythetalentedyoungItalianMarcoMalaspina,whohadarrivedinPolandwithapreviouswinningboatpreparedbyGiuseppeRossiandwhowonthefirsttwoheats.TheseconddayraceswerecancelledbecauseofstrongwindwhichmeantMalaspinatookhisfirsttitleataUIMevent.ThebronzemedalwenttoSanna’suncle,ErikAaslav-Kaasik,thedefendingWorldandEuropeanChampioninthisfascinatingclass.

OneofthemostsuccessfulteamsinpowerboatingoverthelastthreeseasonshailsfromCaorso,Italy.TalentedpilotClaudioFanzinialongwithAlfredFanziniandGianniFava

asmechanicshavecombinedtowinfiveWorldChampionshiptitlesandthreeEuropeanChampionships.It’sawinningcombinationrespectedbyalltheirrivalswhoadmiretheworkofthemechanicsandthebrilliantracingstyleofFanzini.

IntheF-250WorldChampionship,FanziniwonallnineheatsatthreeroundstosecureathirdconsecutiveF-250worldtitle.The40-year-oldItalian,whowonhisfirstUIMtitlein2010,wonhisfirstEuropeanChampionshiptitleinthisclassinSanNazzaro,Italy,wheretheEuropeantitlehasbeencontestedsince1939.

TheF-350WorldChampionshipwasdecidedinJedovniceintheCzechRepublicwhereFanziniwontwoheatsandwassecondtwice.ItwashisthirdUIMWorldtitleinthisclassandthreeweekslaterhewonallthreeheatsattheF-350EuropeanChampionshipinBadSaarow,Germany,tomakeitfourtitlesinthesameseason.

After 15 years of trying to win the F-125 title, Poland’s Sebastian Kecinski finally achieved his goal. In 2019 he won a UIM World Championship round in Ternopil, Ukraine and that success, coupled with a fourth place at the opening round in Boretto and second place at the last round in Jedovnice in the Czech Republic, was enough to secure the championship.

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ThefinalpodiumsforboththeF-350WorldandEuropeanChampionshipswerethesamewiththesilvermedalswonbyMassimilianoCremonafromItalyandbronzegoingtoDavidLoukotkafromCzechRepublic.

IntheF-250WorldChampionship,ItalianrisingstarAndreaOngariwassecondinallthreeroundsandwonthesilvermedalatboththeF-250WorldandEuropeanChampionships.IngoHepnerfromGermanysurprisedthefieldbywinningthebronzemedalattheWorldChampionship,whiletheEuropeanChampionshipbronzewenttoMarcoMalaspinafromItaly.

ThemostsuccessfulathleteinpowerboatingintermsofthenumberofmedalswonatUIMraces,Hungary’sAttilaHavaswontheF-500WorldandEuropeanChampionshiptotakehisUIMtitlecollectionto29andhisUIMmedalhaulto68.

MarianJungfromSlovakiastartedtheseasonwithanewhullbutwasnotsatisfiedwithitandbytheseasonendhadreturnedtotheoldhull,amovewhichsecuredtheWorldChampionshipsilvermedal.

ThebronzewenttoPolishdriverMarcinZielinski,whoalsowontheF-700EuropeanChampionshipinZninwherethesilvermedalwaswonbythelateAntonRosenleitnerfromAustriawiththebronzegoingtoSlovakia’sRobertHencz.

InOSY-400,RasmusHaugasmägiwonhisseventhWorldChampionshiptitleinarowinMora,SwedenandalsowonhissixthEuropean

Championshiptitlewhichmakeshimanunparalleledsuccessinthesamecategorywith13titleswinsinarow.

TheOSY-400silvermedalwenttoGrzegorzStepniakfromPoland,whilethebronzemedalwasawardedtoPoland’sCezaryStrumnikwhoalsowonsilverattheEuropeanChampionshipinChodziez,Poland.BronzewenttoclassveteranMiroslavBazinsky,whofirstmadetheOSY-400podiumin2000.

Afterendingthepreviousseasonbysellingherteamequipment,thelureofspeedandcompetitionsawFormulaR-1000EuropeanChampion

IevaMillereofLatviareturntoracingactionin2019.

AlthoughshewenttotheopeningroundoftheFormulaR-1000EuropeanChampionshipinBerlinwithoutequipment,MillereboughtbackoneofherformerboatsandfinallywontheEuropeanChampionshipafterwinningthreeoffourrounds.OverallsecondplacewenttoclassveteranJimNoonefromGreatBritain,whowonhisfirsttitleintheclassin1992,whilethebronzemedalwenttoGermany’sLarsKatzorke.

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V8 Superboats Enjoy Epic SeasonAnewAustralianUnlimitedSuperboatWorldChampioninseven-timetitleholderPhonsyMullan,arevitalisedfieldinInternationalGroupAandtheemergenceacrosstheyearofthenewdevelopmentalLS-Classcategorypromisedbigthingsforthenationalchampionship.

Sevenroundsacrossthreevenuesdeliveredsomespectacularactionbutultimatelytheseasonresultssawalevelofdominationinallthree

categoriesthathadneverbeforebeenwitnessedinthe25-plusyearhistoryofV8Superboats.

Itwasaresultwhichultimatelydefiedjusthowclosemuchofthefieldreallywas-intheend,ofthe21seasonfinals,therewerejustsixwinnersandnoneofthosewerereigningorWorldChampions.

IntheUnlimitedSuperboatclass,two-timeGroupAWorldChampion

Off the back of the 2018 UIM World Series, there was much anticipation for the Penrite Australian V8 Superboats Championship in season 2019.

SladeStanleydeliveredastunningreturnperformanceinacategorythathadprovenparticularlybrutaltothefamily-runteaminpastseasons.Afterasetbackwithteethingissuesforhisnewnaturallyaspirated480ciJRE-tunedmachineinroundone,hewasunstoppable,claimingsixconsecutivewinstobetheundeniable2019champion.

SuchwasStanley’sdominationhewasoftenasmuchastwosecondsarotationfasterthananyoneelseinthefield.Asforhislong-timerivalandnewlycrownedWorldChampionPhonsyMullan,hespentmuchof

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theyeardevelopinganewpackage,leavingformerAustralianchampionDarylHuttontotakethefighttoStanleyformuchoftheseasoninhisnewtwin-turbomachine.

UltimatelythoughMullanwouldbeclassifiednumbertwointhechampionshipfromHutton,crowdfavouriteGlennRobertsandformer350ClasschampionDanieldeVoigt.

WhileStanleywasthedominantforceintheUnlimitedcategory,

QueenslanderPaulKellyturnedinanearflawlessseasonwinningsixstraightfinalsbutwhileontrackforacleansweephewasdisplacedbyJustinRoylancewhowentontoclaimhismaidenoutrightwinonthefinallapoftheyearatCabarita.ItwasaresultthatsawhimmovetothirdinthechampionshipbehindKellyand2017championBenHathaway.

Acrossthe2019seasonthenewLSClassdevelopedintooneof

thehottestbattlesoftheyearwithasmanyasnineboatsinthedevelopmentcategory,althoughultimatelyno-onecouldstop2018runner-upKyleElphinstonefromtakingthetitleafterclaimingfivewinsacrosstheseason.

FanscankeepuptodatewiththesportandcatchalltheactiononlineviathePenriteV8SuperboatsFacebookpagewww.facebook.com/V8Superboats.

TheRocaJetClubisanestablishedjetbikeclublocatedinMonacowhoapproachedtheUIMatthestartoftheyeartoaskiftheycouldusetheUIMPropstarstrainingprogramme.

AndtheclubreceivedaverypositiveresponsefromtheUIMasthiscommercialexposureisseenasanothergreatwayofpromotingUIMPropstarstoawideraudience

andtherebypromotingthesportasawhole.

TheRocaJetClubworkscloselywithlocalschoolsinMonacoand,everyWednesdaythroughoutthesummermonths,attractsyoungpeoplefromtheschoolstospendonedayaweekengagedinoutdooractivitiesaspartoftheirstudies.

Global Growth For Propstars Programme

The UIM Propstars programme had another great year in 2019 with the initial interest from the Aquabike community continuing to expand and the UIM delighted to welcome a new Aquabike Propstars training centre in the heart of Monaco.

FromL-R:TareqSalemAlMadfaa,HureizAlMurrBinHuraiz,SheikhMohammedBinSultanBinKhalifaAlNahyan,ThomasKurth,SalemRashedAlRemeithi,ArefAlAwani

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ThisjetbiketrainingishighlysoughtafterbythechildrenandtheRocaJetClubtakesthistrainingveryseriouslyastheyintroduceyoungpeopletothesport,trainthemtodrivesafelyandresponsiblyand,forthisreason,wereparticularlyinterestedinusingtheUIMPropstarsprogramme.Athree-dayvisittotheRocaJetClubwasarrangedinJuneandasaresulttwonewUIMAquabiketraininginstructorswereapproved.ThesenewlyapprovedinstructorsthenwentontodeliverUIMPropstarstrainingtothelocalchildrenofMonaco.

Asadirectresultofthisinitiativeitwasdecidedtocreateabrandnewone-dayintroductoryAquabiketrainingmanual,whichwascompletedduring2019andlaunchedattheUIMGeneralAssemblyinChina.

ItwasalsodecidedtoupdateandimprovetheCircuitandOffshorePropstarstrainingmanual,includingnewcontentandmanynewpicturesallofwhichhelpourUIMNationalAuthoritiesdeliveranup-to-dateprofessionaltrainingexperience.TheUIMwouldliketosincerelythankitsfriendsandpartnersattheChineseMotorboatAssociationwhoprintedandfundedthenewmanuals,whichweremadeavailabletoalldelegatesattheGeneralAssembly.

Duringthesummer,theUIMPropstarsprogrammewastakentoIrelandwithabrand-newtrainingcentreestablishedforthePowerboatAssociationofNorthernIreland.ThisinitiativewasledbyDenisDillonwho

planstorolloutuptoeightnewtrainingcentresacrossthewholeofIreland.DillonisalsokeentocombinetrainingforUIMFormulaFuturewithinthisprocess,againdemonstratinghowUIMPropstarsandUIMFormulaFuturecanworkinharmonyforthebenefitofthesport.

Inthelatterpartoftheyear,AbuDhabicompletedtheirUIMPropstarstrainingprocess.DuringthevisitninenewinstructorswereapprovedacrosstheCircuit,OffshoreandAquabikedisciplines.Inaddition,threenewInstructortrainerswereappointedthusenablingtheADIMSCtotrainnewinstructorsintheirregion.TheADIMSCnowhastennewGT15andtennewF4trainingboatsallofwhichwillensuretheprogrammeisdeliveredtothehighestpossiblestandards.

AveryimportantmilestoneforUIMPropstarswasreachedduring2019when,afternearlytenyearsofworkingasaYouthDevelopment

TaskForce,theUIMCouncilapprovedtheformationofthenewUIMYouthDevelopmentCommittee.

ThefirstmeetingofthisnewCommitteewasheldatthe2019GeneralAssemblyinChinawiththemeetingattendedbyalargenumberofNationalAuthoritydelegatesmanyofwhomexpressedastronginterestinbringingtheprogrammetotheirownregion.

Followingthissuccessfulmeetingafullprogrammeofworkwasplannedfor2020,whichwastoincludeanumberofvisitstodifferentNationalAuthoritieskeentopromotetheprogramme.Inaddition,muchback-officeworkwasplannedtostreamlinetheadministrativeprocessesoftheYouthDevelopmentProgrammebutsadlytheonsetoftheCOVID-19pandemichasputfutureplansandaspirationsonholdatthetimeofwriting.

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OrganisedbytheMotorboatFederationofRussiaandtheUIM,withthesupportoftheMinistryofSportsoftheRussianFederation,theeventwelcomedarecord86competitorswithteamsfrom11countries,namelyRussia,Portugal,theUAE,Germany,Latvia,theCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Slovakia,Poland,HungaryandEstonia.

Inattendance,UIMPresidentDr.RaffaeleChiullisaid:“I’mhappytobeinSt.PetersburgatthisChampionshipandproudthatwe

haveanewgenerationofdrivers-withoutthemoursportwouldnothaveafuture”.

Theyoungpilotscompetedintwodisciplines-maneuveringandparallelslalom-withWorldChampionshipracesinmaneuveringstagedontheopeningday.

Thefollowingday,theyoungdriversfoughtforthetitleinparallelslalom,aswellasfortherighttoenterthesemifinalsandfinalsoftheWorldChampionship.Athletes

Looking To A Fast and Fantastic Future!

From July 30 to August 4, St. Petersburg hosted the 2019 World and Continental Championships in the youth class Formula Future, the popular powerboat racing class that provides an ideal introduction to the sport for young drivers.

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fromGermany,Russia,theCzechRepublic,Hungary,LatviaandPolandalsowenttothesemi-finals.

AdaydedicatedtotheContinentalChampionshipsracesbeganwithparallelslalomcompetitionsbeforethedriverswhomadeitthroughfoughtitoutformedalsinthesemi-finalsandfinals.

ThefinalstandingsintheEuropeanChampionshipssawthefollowingtakethetitles:DolphinClass-IvanSovluk(Russia);Class1-JonasPolten(Germany);Class2-RalfsZaharcenoks(Latvia);Class3-ArtemShumkin(Russia);Class4-MaximShakhvorostov(Russia);andClass5-NikolaiZvoroboev(Russia).

Intheteamevent,firstplacewastakenbytheRussianteamwiththeLatvianathletesinsecondandGermanyinthird.

Thesemi-finalsandfinalracesoftheWorldChampionshipwereheldonthelastdayoftheeventandafteraperiodoftightcompetition

ahostofnewWorldChampionswereannouncedinthefollowingclasses:DolphinClass-GlebKudryashov(Russia);Class1-MiksLazarenoks(Latvia);Class2-RasulAlichuyev(Russia);Class3-MaximChernikov(Russia);Class4-MaximShakhvorostov(Russia);andClass5-ArthurShvarev(Russia).

AndattheendoftheWorldChampionship,itwastheRussianswhoachievedvictoryintheteameventandfortheeighthtimereceivedtheRalphFrohlingCup,namedafterthelegendaryathleteandformer

PresidentoftheUIM.TeamLatviatooksecondplacewiththirdplacegoingtothedriversfromGermany.

Tomarktheendofthechampionships,severalyoungpilotsplantedfournewtreesaspartofarecenttraditionoftheUIM.It’satraditionthatstartedfairlyrecentlyinSt.PetersburgwhentreeplantingduringtheInternationalChampionshipwasheldforthefirsttime.“It’simportantforustodevelopandeducatechildrencomprehensively,includingenvironmentalawareness”saidDrChiulli.

About Formula Future

FormulaFuturewasinvented20yearsagoinSt.Petersburgwithathletesfrom6-18yearsdividedintosixagecategories.Boysandgirlscompeteintwodisciplines-maneuveringandparallelslalom-usingthesameboatsprovidedbytheorganizersofthecompetition.InclassesDolphin,1,2and3,theinstructormustbeintheboatwiththeathlete.ThefirstFormulaFutureWorldChampionshipwasheldin1998inSt.PetersburgwiththenextUIMFormulaFutureWorldChampionshipandContinentalChampionshipsscheduledtotakeplaceinLisbon,Portugalinthesummerof2020.

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Lastyear’ssixtheditionwelcomed34teamsfrom14nationalitiesdividedintothreeclasses:Solar,Offshore(nowrenamedOpenClass)andEnergyClass.

Intotal350competitors,exhibitorsandexpertspeakers-andoverathousandvisitors-descendedonthePrincipalityforfivedayswiththeDutchagaindominatingtheSolarClasswithvictoryforNewNexusintheOpenClassandSunflareintheAgroup.

TheNetherlands’representativeswerealsoonsuperbformoffshorewithTUDelftSolarBoatTeamwinningthe32nmlongracewhichtestsboats’autonomy,whiletheScottishteamVITAYachtswonthe16nmenduranceraceinthe

OffshoreClass.Inaddition,thespeedrecordwasbrokenbyAnveraELabwithatop100%electric-speedof40.22knots.

Whilethemeetingreflectscurrentconcerns,italsomaintainsatraditionthathasbeenevidentinthePrincipalitysincetheearly20thcenturywhenMonacohostedthefirstinternationalpowerboatmeetingsthatattractedallthemajormanufacturersinordertotesttheirengines.

Since2014,theMonacoSolar&EnergyBoatChallengehasencouragedyoungengineers,workingwithintheindustry,todevelopalternativepropulsionsystemsforboatstobuildamoresustainablefutureforyachting.

Driving The Future of Sustainable Powerboating

Thisuniquecompetitionunitesresearchers,academics,inventors,energyexpertsandyachtingprofessionals.Livinguptoitsreputationastheyachtingcapital,Monacostandsoutasanincubatorinthefieldasevidencedbytheevent’sdailyTechTalks.ThesetechnicalpresentationsallowcontestantstopresenttheirprojectsinOpenSourceviaaFacebookgroupwiththegoalbeingtoencouragethesharingoftheirresearchinformationtoprogresstheindustryasawhole.

TechTalksalsorevealwhowintheawardspresentedattheendoftheeventincategoriesthatincludeInnovation(supportedbyCreditSuisse),BestTechTalk,EcoDesignandZeroEmissionAward.

Atsea,theprogrammeisequallyintensewithslalomandendurance

races,aspeedrecordevent,andthe16nmoffshorerace(Monaco-Ventimiglia-Monaco)andthe45nmracetotesttheenduranceoftheOpenSeaClassboats.

Atthetimeofwriting,for2020morethan35teamsareexpectedwithanemphasisonthenewEnergyClass,launchedin2018.Thechallengeistodesignthemostefficientanddurablepropulsionsystempossibleforaone-designcatamaranhullsuppliedtoallcontestantsbytheYCM.

Thiscategoryisprovingverypopularwithmorethandoublethenumberofentrants,upfromsevenin2019to15confirmedforthenextedition,whichisscheduledtobestagedfromJuly1to4,2020.

Inassociationwiththeevent,theUIMandtheYachtClubMonaco

co-hostedthethirdeditionoftheInternationalMotorsports&EnvironmentWorkshop,whichwaspresentedbyUIMandGAISFPresidentDrRaffaeleChiulliandEngineerMarcoCasiraghi.

TheWorkshopbroughttogethermulti-stakeholderrepresentativesfromtheFIA,FAI,UIMandtherenewable-energyindustryandUniversities,allofwhompresentedtheirownexperiencesandbestpracticeswithsustainablypowered

The UIM is involved in world-renowned international events such as the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge, organised every July by the Yacht Club de Monaco alongside the Hydros Foundation and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

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propulsionsystemsformobilityonwater,landandintheair.

ThemaingoaloftheWorkshopwastoshareknowledgeandexperienceinthefieldofsustainablemobilityandtoprovideaplatformtodiscuss“Howtocontributetoabetterworldthroughsustainablegreenenergies”.

UIMPresidentChiullicalledonthemotorsportcommunity,InternationalFederationsandotherenergystakeholderstostrengthentheir

cooperationandtocontinuetosupportsustainableandgreeninnovationinitiativessuchastheSolar&EnergyBoatChallenge.

“The2019editionoftheSolar&EnergyBoatChallengewasarealsuccesswithhundredsofyoungpeoplefromallovertheworldtakingpartwithgreatenthusiasm,highlightingtheroleofUIManditssustainabilitygoals,”saidDrChiulli.

EminentengineerCasiraghi,wholaunchedtheMonacoSolar&EnergyBoatChallengebackin2014,added:“Thiseventisawaytoraisepublicawareness.Sustainableenergysourcesandtechnologiesexisttodayandit

isuptoustodemonstratetheirapplication.”

DuringtheWorkshop,theaudienceheardfromexpertswhowidelyacknowledgedtheimportanceoftheSolar&EnergyBoatChallengeinbringingtogetheryounginnovatorswhoarethedrivingforcebehindglobalsustainabilityresearchanddevelopmentefforts.Theexpertsalsoaddressedthechallengesandopportunitiesof

sustainableenergyaswellastheongoingglobalgrowthofenvironment-friendlytechnologiesandbehaviours.

TheFIA,representedbyProf.BurkhardGoeschel,confirmeditswilltointroduceappositeregulationsforsustainablenewtechnologiesinitschampionships,aimedatdevelopingcompetitivepowertrainsolutionsanddrivingconsumeracceptanceofsustainablemobility.

Asthegoverningbodyforworldpowerboatingactivities,theUIMhastheresponsibilitytoleadglobalsustainabilityactions.DrChiullisaid:“TheseUIMconcreteinitiatives

contributetodevelopaprofessionalplatformforsharingandlearningbestpracticesandenhancingeffectivecommunicationamonginternationalsportsfederationsandrelevantstakeholders.

“Sportisafantasticlaboratoryfortestingnewtechnologiesandinnovativesolutionsandtheseinitiativeshavefurtherdemonstratedtheroleofsportasaforerunnerforbestpracticesandlessonslearnt

thatcanbetransferredtoourroadsandwaterways”.

InadditiontoDrChiulliandMarcoCasiraghi,theotherspeakersattheWorkshopwere:PierreDuval(FAIEnvironmentalCommissionPresident),Prof.BurkhardGoeschel(PresidentoftheFIAElectricandNewEnergyCommission-ENEC),Prof.MarcoBocciolone(DirectoroftheMechanicsDepartmentofPolitecnicodiMilano),StefanoBesseghini(PresidentofARERA,theItalianRegulatoryAuthorityforEnergy,NetworksandEnvironment),CarloPapa(DirectorofEnelFoundation)andMikaelLundblad(UIMInternationalTechnicalCommission).

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ThingsseldomstandstillforthisdynamichubofmarineactivitiesintheUAEcapital,whichannuallyhostsabusycalendarofwatersporteventsatlocal,regionalandworldchampionshiplevel.

Developedovermanyyears,theclub’soutstandingrecordindeliveringtop-classmarinesportsandleisureexperienceswasenhancedattheturnoftheyearbytheintroductionofthenewAbuDhabiMarineAcademy.Theacademy’steamofhighlyqualifiedinstructorsnowofferexperttuitioninarangeofwater-basedsports,fromswimmingandflyboardtowaterski,aquabike,andpowerboatracing,aswellasrescue,recoveryandsafety.

LaunchedtobuildontheoutstandingpowerboatracingsuccessofTeamAbuDhabi,theacademy’sfirstmajorcontributionwastodelivertheboats,builtattheclub’sownworkshop,to

beboughtorleasedbycompetitorsintheUAEFormula4Championshipintroducedatthestartofthisyear.

ThenewseriesrepresentsthefirststepontheladderintoFormulapowerboatracingasADIMSClookstodevelopanewpooloftalenttokeepTeamAbuDhabiatthetopofthesportinfutureyears.ThechampionshipisdesignedtodiscoveranddevelopthebestyoungEmiratitalent,becomingavitalpartoftheireducation,andthefirststeptowardscreatinganewgenerationofUAEchampionsontheworldstage.

TheseareearlydaysbutalreadythereisalotofinterestinthechampionshipfromwithintheUAEandotherGulfcountriesanditisexpectedtogrowquickly.

AsthedrivingforcebehindTeamAbuDhabi,ADIMSCcelebratedfourUIMworldpowerboatracingtitleslastseasonoutof11securedsinceten-

timesUIMF1H2OworldchampionGuidoCappellinitookchargeasteammanagerinFebruary2015.

ShaunTorrente’ssecondsuccessiveUIMF1H2OWorldChampionshipdriver’stitlearrivedindramaticstyleinthefinalroundofthe2019seasoninSharjahalongwithathirdsuccessiveteamcrown.ThisfollowedTeamAbuDhabi’sUIMWorldEnduranceChampionshipstriumphearlierintheyearandRashedAlQemzi’sachievementinlandingtheUIMF2worlddriver’stitlewithoneroundtospare.TheEmiratiwentontowinthefirstF2GrandPrixhostedbyADIMSCattheclimaxoftheseason.

TeamAbuDhabihas,infact,started2020withtwootherUIMworldchampionsamongitsranksinEmiratiRashidAlMullaandSweden’sEmma-NellieOrtendahl.Aftersecuringhissecondsuccessiveworldfreestylecrownatthefinalroundofthe2019UIM-ABPAquabikeWorldChampionshipinSharjah,AlMullaquicklywelcomedOrtendahltothefoldandshepursuesafourthSki

If 2019 was a year to remember for Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club - and for many reasons it certainly was - expectations for 2020 are even higher.

LadiesGP1triumphasamemberofTeamAbuDhabiin2020.

EarlierintheyearADIMSCaddedtoitsreputationasaworld-classwatersportsvenuebyprovidingahighlysuccessfulMiddleEastdebutfortheUIMMotoSurfWorldCup.

Inanotherfirst,theClubwonthebidtostagethe2019IWWFWorldWakeboardChampionships,onceagainprovidingaperfectstagefortop-levelcompetitionasriderscompetedforworldtitlesintenagegroupcategories,aswellastheteamoveralltitle.

ADIMSChadbeeneagertohosttheeventtogivetheUAE’stopyoungenthusiastsanopportunitytolearnfromthebestintheworld.Withinweeks,showinghowmuchtheyhadbenefitedfromperformingonaworldstage,membersoftheUAEwakeboardingteamwerebackinactionatanationalchampionshiproundwhichkickedoffanewseasonoflocaleventsatADIMSC.

Justaweekearlier,theClub’scloseconnectionwiththelocalcommunityanditscommitmenttopreservingtheUAE’sproudfishingheritagewasunderlinedwhenitstagedtheMiddleEast’sbiggestfishingtournamentforathirdyear.

Onceagain,thisyearADIMSCisabustlinghubofwatersportactivityfromtoptoentrylevel,acrossalldisciplines,includinglocalfavouritessuchasjetskimarathons,remotecontrolboatracing,men’sandwomen’sfishingandswimmingcompetitions.

Allareorganisedwithequallevelsofprofessionalismandpassion,makingthedistinctiveclubhouse,prominentlylocatedontheAbuDhabibreakwaterwithitsownsplendidmarina,amodernhomeforallmarinemotorsports.

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The2019powerboatseasonendedwithagreatdealofinternationalsuccess,whichagainconfirmsthestarringrolesplayedbyHungariandrivers.

TheUIMWorldFormula500Championshipserieswasoneofthemostsignificanteventsduringtheseason.AttilaHavaswoninBorettoattheendofMaybeforeincreasinghisadvantageinSanNazzaro.

WinsfollowedinSwedenandUkrainebeforehemadesureoftheWorldChampionshiptitleinJedovniceintheCzechRepublic.Itwasthelatestchapterinaremarkablestorythatbeganin1988andhasseenHavascollect14Worldand14EuropeanChampionshiptitlesaswellasahealthyhaulofsilverandbronzemedals.

AnotherHungariancompetitor,ÁronTáboriwasbornin1991andmadeitontothepodiumseveraltimesininternationalcompetitions,includingoverallsecondplaceintheF4EuropeanChampionshipinItaly.Inaddition,AttilaHorváthclaimedthirdplaceinF4inBrindisi,Italy.

Since2015,thePresidencyoftheHungarianPowerboatFederationhasplacedincreasingimportanceontheissueofthedevelopmentandtrainingofyoungcompetitorstohelpoff-setthedecreasingnumberofcompetitorseveryyear,includingorganisingrecruitersandtheestablishmentsoftrainingcamps.

LastyearwiththesupportoftheHungarianGovernment,theFederationorganisedtworecruiters,trainingcampsandNationalYouth

Championships.Approximately100childrenhavebeenintroducedtopowerboatinginasafeandcontrolledenvironmentandtodaytheFederationhas39youngcompetitorsagedbetween6-18witheventsalwayslocatedinDunaújváros.

ThePresidencyhasappointedPéterGellértSándorasHeadCoachofYouthwiththetaskofyouthdevelopment,whileinthetrainingcampsolder,retiredandcurrentathleteshaveworkedalongsidehelpersandparentstosharetheirexperiencewiththechildren.AmongtheathletesgettinginvolvedinsharingtheirknowledgearePéterBodor,PéterSándor,BélaCserni,FerencCsákó,AttilaHavas,ÁronTábori,RudolfMihaldineczandZoltánTörök.

ThesetrainingeventsweresupportedbyvolunteerslikeDr.PéterSándor,TiborSzőlősi,AttilaBodnár,OrsolyaVincze,LászlóPopovics,RolandJelinek,BélaVirág,AndreaNyíriandMihályTiringer.

TheHungarianPowerboatFederationisplanningtointroducethreemorerecruiters,trainingcampsandHungarianChampionshipracesindifferentplacesin2020inordertoprovidewideraccesstopotentialcompetitors.

FanziniisnotanewnameinthesporthavingformanyyearsflowntheflagoftheEffeciRacingTeamontheinternationalscene.But2019wasadefinitemilestoneyearfortheItalianstarwith“thecannibal”underlininghispositionamongthepowerboatingelitebyclaimingvictoryineverythingthatwaspossibletowin.

TheimageofthetriumphantFanziniontheUkrainianLakeTernopillastAugust-theF-250goldmedalaroundhisneck-isanabidingimageineveryone’seyes.Itmeantathirdworldtitleinsuccession,aremarkablerecordforthetrophycabinetparticularlywhentheresultswereachievedineventswherethecompetitionwasbothstrongandexperienced(twelveboatsrepresentingsevennations)andwherevictorywasnevertakenforgranted.

ThatSundayinUkrainewasanunforgettabledaybecausetwovictorieswerecelebratedontheWorldChampionshippodiumthankstothesilvermedalgoingtoCremona’sAndreaOngarifromtheCircoloNauticoChiavenna,WorldandEuropeanChampionshiprunner-up.

The2019seasontrulywasafullhouseforFanzini-hewontwoWorldtitlesinF-350andF-250aswellastheEuropeanChampionshiptitleinboththesetwocategories.AlsoexcellentwastheseasonofMassimilianoCremona(AMDSanNazzaro)whobroughthomebothsilvermedalsintheF-350WorldandEuropeanChampionships.AlsoofnoteistheEuropeanChampionshipgoldmedalwoninO-125byMarcoMalaspinaoftheCircoloNauticoChiavenna.

TherewasalsofamilysuccessintheOffshoreWorldCupwherethefatherandsonteamofLorenzoandAndreaBacchitastedvictoryinMarinadiRagusa,whiletheClass3DEuropeanChampionshipsawvictoryforSerafinoBarlesiandAlessandroBarone.TullioMariaAbbatealsobroughthomeagoldmedalinEnduranceClass2.

TheverydeepgenerationalturnovertakingplaceinAquabikewasevidentinthefinalreckoningoftheWorldandEuropeanChampionshippodium.ForyearsItaly-inparticularAlbertoMonti-dominatedthedisciplinebuttodaythenationislessdominantbutwheresuperperformanceswereachievedbyRobertoMarianiandAndreaGuidifromJetRevolution.

Mariani,thewhimsicaldriverfromRome,isamasteroftheever-popularFreestyledivisionhavingwonthesilvermedalintheWorldChampionshipandgoldintheEuropeanChampionship,whileTurin’s21-year-oldGuiditooktheEuropeansilverinclassSkiDivisionGP2.

FinallyspecialpraisegoestodriversMicheleCadeiandAntonioTadiello,whowereamongtheveteransintheclassRunaboutGP1andwhoclinchedasilverandabronzeinEuropeancompetition.

The Hungarian Powerboat Federation celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and since becoming an established entity in 1930 Hungarians are proud to have celebrated more than 50 World and European Championship titles as the country has grown to become one of the ten most active powerboating nations in the world.

The 2019 story of the Italian Powerboat Federation is all about a driver who has stood head and shoulders above all the classifications of World and European events. Born in 1979 in Monticelli d’Ongina and hailing from Caorso-Piacenza, Claudio Fanzini absolutely dominated both Circuit classes F-250 and F-350.

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TherewerealsoanumberofeventsforpowerboatswithMay’sJapanGrandPrixPowerboatRaceatShodoIslandfeaturingavarietyofclassesincludingOffshoreOpen,Offshore1/2/3/4,V-3000,V-850andFormula550.

TwoTokyoSerieseventsforFormula550werealsoheld,inAprilandOctober,whilethe37th

AshinokoGreenCupPowerboatRacewasstagedovertwodaysinDecemberandfeatured400Tuning,V-250,V-850,Formula550,Formula3000,Offshore1/2/4andOffshoreOpen.

TheJPBAmaintainsahealthycalendarandoffersaninvitationtotheworldtocometoJapaneseraceeventsinthefuture.

Boat racing continued to enjoy a busy season in 2019 with events staged in various parts of the country, including the Aquabike Japan Cup, which featured five meetings on its calendar from April to September in Osaka, Kagawa and Aichi.

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ThestagingofUIMinternational

titleracesinAluksneandAizkraukleprovidedhopeforthe

futureofLatvianwatermotorsportsasbothplaceshavesuitablecoursesandestablishedinfrastructures.

Formanyyears,thenationalchampionshiphastakenplacein

Photos: Viesturs Lacis

alloftheregionsofLatvia,including

Jurmala,Liepaja,Aluksne,Aizkraukleand

Jelgava.Theexistingvenueshavewell-establishedpowerboat

traditionsandaddvaluetoothereventstakingplaceinthesecities.

“TheFederation’saimistostrengthentheparticipationofclubteamsintheOpenChampionshipofLatvia,”saidFederationPresidentAtisSlakteris.“TheFederationhassetatraditionofawardingatravellingtrophyintheformofacupandforthefirsttimethecupwillgotoAluksneasthe“NordOst”teamwerethewinners.”

Looking back on the 2019 season, there is significant pride in the goals set by the Latvian Water Motorsports Federation to promote the development of powerboat racing.

Theresultofthehardworkinvestedinwatermotorsportsarethenumerousmedalswonin2019,whileitissignificantthatthewinnersarepilotsfromacrossthegenerations.

“WeareproudtheimplementationofFormulaFuturehasallowedyoungpeopletogetinvolvedinwatermotorsportsactivitiesthroughoutthesummerseasonandhasproducedtalentedathleteswhoprovidestrongcompetitioninthepursuitofmedals,”saidFederationVicePresidentDmitrySchiller.

AmongthechampionsisMiksZaharcenoksfromLiepajawhoclaimedgoldintheFormulaFutureWorldChampionship,whileotherFormulaFuturesuccessintheUIMWorldandEuropeanChampionshipswasachievedbyTomsBundzinskis(Worldbronze),MadaraKatkovska(Europeanbronze),RobertsKatkovskis(Worldbronze),KristersMangins(Europeansilver),NilsSlakteris(Europeanbronze)andRalfsZaharcenoks(EuropeangoldandWorldbronze).

LauraLakovica-LakovicaenjoyedasolidseasonclaimingthesilvermedalinboththeWorldandEuropeanChampionshipsforyouthintheGT15classaswellaswinningthebronzemedalinGT30.Itwasa

memorableyearfortheLakovica-LakovicafamilyasLaurawasalsonominatedforthe“UIMBestJuniorDriver2019”award,whileheryoungersistersElizaandLaimaalsoparticipatedintheFormulaFuturechampionship.

ItwasalsoassuccessfulyearforNilsSlakteriswhowonbronzeintheGT15WorldChampionshipaswellasabronzeinFormulaFuture,whileUvisSlakterisoftheRigaPowerboatTeamwasawardedsilverintheF2EuropeanChampionshipallthewhilesettingstandardsandgoalsforyoungpilots.Therewasalsoamedal-winningperformancefromJurmalaRacingTeam’sNikitaLijcswhotakespartinbothF2andF4andwhotooksilverintheF4WorldChampionship,hisfifthvice-champion’stitle.

Aizkraukle’sIevaMillere,representingtheMotorsport77team,againprovedtobeanunbeatablewomaninFR1000andin2019shewonthreeoutoffourEuropeanChampionshipracestobecomeatwo-timeFR1000EuropeanChampionaswellasthewinnerofthe2019InternationalGermanChampionship-thefirstwomaninGermanpowerboatracingtobecomeFR1000champion.

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The2019UIMPhotographicCompetitionsaw25photographersfrom14countriessubmitatotalof288imagesacrossthesevencategoriescoveringUIMcompetitionsaroundtheworld.

Iknowfirst-handtheeffortittakestoprepareasubmissionforthisprestigiousinternationalcompetitionandI’dliketooffermymostsincerecongratulationsandthankstoeverysingleparticipant–especiallythosewhoarelearningorimprovingtheirskillsatthemoreaccessible,lesspublicisedevents.Thisiswhereskillsofbothdriversandphotographersarecraftedandtheimportanceoftheseeventsshouldneverbeunderestimated.

IsuspectthatthevirusthatissweepingtheworldasIwritewillaffectallformsofUIMracingactivitytosomedegree,butIcalloneveryoneinvolvedinthiscompetitiontopulltogetherandshowtheworldwhataunitedfamilyweare.Ifwearefortunateenoughtobeabletoracethisyear,pleasetakelotsofshots,selectyourbestandsubmitthemintothe2020competition.

Forthosephotographerswhohaveenteredandunfortunatelynotreceivedawardrecognition,Isuggestthebiggestsinglethingyoucandotoimproveyourphotographyistoenjoyit–beyourownharshestcriticand,ifyouareabeginner,letthetechnologydotheworkforyou.

Onlyasyourtechniqueimprovesshouldyoubegintotakecontrolofyoursettings.Initiallyyoushouldthinkmoreaboutyourcomposure,yourviewpointandyourlenschoice–thebestcameraintheworldistheoneyouhavetotaketheshot.Yourbestaccessoriesarenotshinylensesorcameraswithfastdrivesbutyourlegsandeyes–sopleaseusethem,lookforinterestinganglesandtrytoforeseeinterestingactionbothonthewaterandinthepits.Practice,learn,practiceandrepeat!

Tothoseofyouwhoconsideredsubmittingbutforsomereasonorotherdecidedagainstit,Iencourageyoutomakethateffort,submityourverybestimages,bebraveandwhoknows,itcouldbeyourchancetowinoneormorecategoriesinthisprestigiousinternationalcompetition.

Onceagain,congratulationstothewinnersandIsincerelyhopethatthepandemicpassesquickly.Somethingsreallyputlife’sprioritiesintoperspectiveandIwouldliketowisheveryonewhoispartoftheUIMfamilyasafe2020.

James WrightJudging Panel Chairman

AQUABIKE

GOLDMEDALXavier Bertin

Photographer:XavierBertin(France)Photo:UIM-ABPAquabikeClassProRunaboutGP1,GrandPrixofSharjah,UAE(December16-21,2019)

Camera:CanonEOS-1DXMarkII.FocalLength:420mm

Aperture:f/4.5–ISO:200.ShutterSpeed:1/2000s

SILVER MEDALJoão André Mexia Lobo

Photographer:JoãoAndréMexiaLobo(Portugal)Photo:UIMAquabikeInternationalOrdinarySkiDivisionGP3,MarcodeCanaveses,Portugal(July13-14,2019)

Camera:NIKOND850.FocalLength:300mmAperture:f/5–ISO:800.ShutterSpeed:1/1600s

BRONZEMEDALJoão André Mexia Lobo

Photographer:JoãoAndréMexiaLobo(Portugal)Photo:UIMAquabikeInternationalOrdinarySkiDivisionGP3,MarcodeCanaveses,Portugal(July13-14,2019)

Camera:NIKOND850.FocalLength:300mmAperture:f/5–ISO:800.ShutterSpeed:1/1600s

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ATMOSPHERE

GOLDMEDALViesturs LacisPhotographer:ViestursLacis(Latvia)Photo:CircuitContinentalGT15,Rendsburg,Germany(September21-22,2019)Camera:NIKOND500.FocalLength:500mmAperture:f/4–ISO:200.ShutterSpeed:1/1600s

SILVER MEDALIrene Aksenova-Tomczack Photographer:IreneAksenova-Tomczack(Poland)Photo:UIMWorldFormula1GrandPrixofPortugal,Portimao(May17-19,2019)Camera:NIKOND800.FocalLength:12mmAperture:f/13–ISO:500.ShutterSpeed:1/1250s

BRONZEMEDALViestrus Lacis Photographer:ViestrusLacis(Latvia)Photo:UIMWorldCircuitO500,WorldChampionship,Ternopil,Ukraine(August24-25,2019)Camera:NIKOND500.FocalLength:500mmAperture:f/4–ISO:125.ShutterSpeed:1/2000s

CIRCUIT RACING

GOLDMEDALJoão André Mexia Lobo

Photographer:JoãoAndréMexiaLobo(Portugal)Photo:UIMWorldFormula2GrandPrixofPortugal,

Ribadouro(September13-15,2019)Camera:L1D-20c.FocalLength:10mm.

Aperture:f/4–ISO:400.ShutterSpeed:1/3200s

SILVER MEDALJon Petter Marthinsen

Photographer:JonPetterMarthinsen(Norway)Photo:UIMWorldFormula2GrandPrixofNorway,

Tonsberg(August2-4,2019)Camera:CanonEOSR.FocalLength:24mm


BRONZEMEDALViestrus Lacis

Photographer:ViestrusLacis(Latvia)Photo:UIMWorldCircuitOSY400,WorldChampionshipin

Sweden,Mora(July26-28,2019)Camera:NIKOND500.FocalLength:500mm


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GOLDMEDALPeter OhlssonPhotographer:PeterOhlsson(Sweden)Photo:UIMOffshoreEuropeanChampionshipClass3A,Tvedestrand,Norway(July8-12,2019)Camera:CanonEOS-1DXMarkII.FocalLength:107mm.Aperture:f/6.3–ISO:640.ShutterSpeed:1/2000s

SILVER MEDALPeter Ohlsson Photographer:PeterOhlsson(Sweden)Photo:UIMOffshoreEuropeanChampionshipClassA,Tvedestrand,Norway(July8-12,2019)Camera:CanonEOS-1DXMarkII.FocalLength:400mm.Aperture:f/5.6–ISO:250.ShutterSpeed:1/2000s

BRONZEMEDALMaria Chiara Verga Photographer:MariaChiaraVerga(Italy)Photo:UIMOffshoreWorldXCATWorldChampionshipGrandPrixofUAE,Dubai(December12-14,2019)Camera:iPhone6s.FocalLength:4mm.Aperture:f/2.2–ISO:25.ShutterSpeed:1/3663s

OPEN

GOLDMEDALXavier Bertin

Photographer:XavierBertin(France)Photo:F4NationalChampionship,Seurre,France

(August31-September1,2019)Camera:CanonEOS-1DMarkIV.FocalLength:70mm.


SILVER MEDALJeremy Ward

Photographer:JeremyWard(NewZealand)Photo:Superboat400NZOffshorePowerboatSeries,

Taupo(January27,2019)Camera:NIKOND5.FocalLength:200mm.


BRONZEMEDALXavier Bertin

Photographer:XavierBertin(France)Photo:P750NationalChampionship,Seurre,France

(August31-September1,2019)Camera:CanonEOS-1DXMarkII.FocalLength:420mm.


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RETOUCHED

GOLDMEDALIrene Aksenova-TomczackPhotographer:IreneAksenova-Tomczack(Poland)Photo:PortraitF-500DriverCezaryStrumnikCamera:NIKOND800.FocalLength:50mm.Aperture:f/5–ISO:100.ShutterSpeed:1/160s

SILVER MEDALXavier Bertin Photographer:XavierBertin(France)Photo:UIMWorldFormula1-GrandPrixofFrance-Evian(July5-7,2019)CameraCanonEOS-1DXMarkII.FocalLength:70mm.Aperture:f/4–ISO:100.ShutterSpeed:1/1600s

BRONZEMEDALWiktor Synoracki Photographer:WiktorSynoracki(Poland)Photo:CircuitFormulaWorld–HydroGPofUkraine,Ternopil(September24-25,2019)Camera:NIKOND500.Focallength:500mm.Aperture:f/5.6–ISO:250.ShutterSpeed:1/2000s

YOUNG RACING

GOLDMEDALViesturs Lācis

Photographer:ViestursLācis(Latvia)Photo:CircuitContinental–EuropeanChampionshipGT15

–Rendsburg,Germany(September21-22,2019)Camera:NIKOND500.FocalLength:500mm.


SILVER MEDALViesturs Lācis

Photographer:ViestursLācis(Latvia)Photo:UIMWorldFormulaFutureClass4World

Championship-StPetersburg,Russia (July30-August4,2019)

Camera:NIKOND500.FocalLength:500mm.Aperture:f/4–ISO:200.ShutterSpeed:1/1000s

BRONZEMEDALJán Miškovič

Photographer:Ján Miškovič(Slovakia)Photo:CircuitInternationalOrdinaryGT15-Znin,Poland

(June28-30,2019)Camera:NIKOND4.FocalLength:700mm.


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Formula 1ShaunTORRENTE

(UAE)

Formula Future - Class 1MiksLAZARENOKS

(LAT)

BradSANDUL(CAN)

ShaunTORRENTE(UAE)

Margot LEMESLE(FRA)

Endurance - Class S2

Endurance - Class S3

TullioMariaABBATE(ITA)

FabriceANTONCIC(FRA)

Formula 2RashedALQEMZI

(UAE)

Formula Future - Class 2MagomedrasulALICHUEV

(RUS)

TimGREBER(CAN)

JustinHILL(NZL)

TannerFROEHLICH(CAN)

RashedALQEMZI(UAE)

FlavienDUCELLIER(FRA)

Formula 4TuukkaLEHTONEN

(FIN)

Formula Future - Class 3MaximCHERNIKOV

(RUS)

JoshHAMILTON(NZL)

DerekMUNDY(CAN)

JakeHEDLUND(USA)

JakeHEDLUND(USA)

RashedALTAYER(UAE)

DavidHELLUIN(FRA)

Formula 500AttilaHAVAS

(HUN)

Formula Future - Class 4MaksimSHAKHVOROSTOV

(RUS)

RossSCHLOTTHAUER(USA)

RossSCHLOTTHAUER(USA)

Formula 250ClaudioFANZINI

(ITA)

Formula Future - Class 5ArturSHVAREV

(RUS)


(ITA)

OSY400RasmusHAUGASMÄGI

(EST)

GT30AndreSOLVANG

(NOR)

Formula 125SebastianKECINSKY

(POL)

GT15AlexCEWE

(SWE)

CIRCUIT

River Marathon Jet Boat - Class A River Marathon Jet Boat - Class CX

River Marathon Jet Boat - Class FX

River Marathon Jet Boat - Overall

River Marathon Jet Boat - Class Unlimited

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Circuit - Runabout GP1JérémyPEREZ

(FRA)

Circuit - Ski Division GP3GoncaloOliveiraRODRIGUES

(POR)

Circuit - Runabout GP2MarcusJORGENSEN

(UAE)

Circuit - Ski Ladies GP1Emma-NellieORTENDAHL

(SWE)

Circuit - Runabout GP4PhilipSALOBIR

(GER)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.3TheodorLISETH

(NOR)

Parallel Slalom - Runabout GP1JeremyPEREZ

(FRA)

Circuit - Ski Division GP1KevinREITERER

(AUT)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.2Ander-HubertLAURI

(EST)

Parallel Slalom - Ski Division GP1StianSCHJETLEIN

(NOR)

Circuit - Ski Division GP2SultanALHAMMADI

(UAE)

FreestyleRashidALMULLA

(UAE)

Parallel Slalom - Ski Ladies GP1

Emma-NellieORTENDAHL(SWE)

AQUABIKE

OFFSHORE

XCAT

Class 3J

TomBARRY-COTTER(AUS)

Stefan ARAND(EST)

RossWILLATON(AUS)

MathildaWIBERG(SWE)

SammyGRIMA(MLT)

RobertAUNVIK(NOR)

V2

Class 3C

CliveBUTLER(MLT)

ErikS.JOHANSEN(NOR)

PLEASURE NAVIGATION

JuanLuisSANCHEZLAYACHI(ESP)

Endurance Groupe B - Class Boat Production

Endurance Groupe B - Class S1

Endurance Group B - Class Promotion

BubyBERTELS(BEL)

AlainCOPPENS(BEL)

FrederickBASTIN(BEL)

KoenradVANNIEUWENHOVE(BEL)

JavierGARCIABLANCO(ESP)

Motosurf - Overall MenLukášZAHORSKY

(CZE)

Motosurf - Overall WomenAnetaSACHEROVA

(CZE)

MOTOSURF

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Circuit - Runabout GP1SamuelJOHANSSON

(SWE)

Circuit - Runabout GP2EdvinSAMUELSSON

(SWE)

Circuit - Runabout GP4Mattias SIIMANN

(EST)

Circuit - Ski Division GP1KevinREITERER

(AUT)

Circuit - Ski Division GP2SlavenIVANCIC

(CRO)

AQUABIKE

Circuit - Ski Division GP3BarnabasSZABO

(HUN)

Circuit - Ski Ladies GP1JasmiinYPRAUS

(EST)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.3Mattias REINAAS

(EST)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.2Ander-HubertLAURI

(EST)

Circuit - Ski Veterans GP1JanisUZARS

(LAT)

Circuit - Runabout Veterans GP1

AttilaKERI(HUN)

Circuit - Runabout Ladies GP4

AnnaJACHIMEK(POL)

FreestyleRobertoMARIANI

(ITA)

GérardPOUGET(MON)

AndoniGUTIERREZLIZUNDIA(ESP)

Endurance - Runabout GP1

Endurance - Runabout Veterans



AugustoFERNANDES(POR)

AugustoFERNANDES(POR)

BrunoFERNANDES(POR)

BrunoFERNANDES(POR)

Jean-PierreBESSERO(MON)

AitsolARAKISTAINBERISTAIN(ESP)

PLEASURE NAVIGATION

Endurance Group B - Class Promotion

JoséLorenzoGOMEZ(ESP)

YeraiDanielDEAMORIN(ESP)

Endurance Groupe B - Class S1

AlainCOPPENS(BEL)

KoenradVANNIEUWENHOVE(BEL)

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Formula 2EdgarasRIABKO

(LTU)

GT30Stefan ARAND

(EST)

OSY400RasmusHAUGASMÄGI

(EST)

Formula Future - Class 1JonasPOLTEN

(GER)

Formula Future - Class 2RalfsZAHARCENOKS

(LAT)

CIRCUIT

Formula Future - Class 3ArtemSHUMKIN

(RUS)

Formula R1000IevaMILLERE

(LAT)

Formula Future - Class 4MaksimSHAKHVOROSTOV

(RUS)

Formula 700MarcinZIELINSKI

(POL)

Formula Future - Class 5NikolayZVEROBOEV

(RUS)

GT15HilmerWIBERG

(SWE)

Formula 4TuukkaLEHTONEN

(FIN)

Formula 500MarcinZIELINSKI

(POL)


(ITA)


(ITA)

Formula 125MarcoMALASPINA

(ITA)

OFFSHORE

Class 3A

Anton MODIN(SWE)

SusanneJANSSON(SWE)

Class 3XClass 3D

AnnikaWRENKLER(SWE)

Class 3B

ThomasWRENKLER(SWE)

MarcusGRÖNWALL(SWE)

AlessandroBARONE(ITA)

WilliamSÖDERLIND(SWE)

SerafinoBARLESI(ITA)

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Endurance - Class S2 TullioMariaABBATERashedALQEMZIRashedALTAYERShaunTORRENTE (UAE)TeamAbuDhabiMajedALMANSOORIRashedALREMEITHIFalehALMANSOORIMohamedALMEHAIRBI (UAE)TeamAbuDhabiStéphaneLEMOINESebastienLEMOINEOlivierBETIN (FRA)Navikart Endurance - Class S3 FabriceANTONCICFlavienDUCELLIERDavidHELLUINMargotLEMESLE (FRA)ArionRacingTeam RichardLEGOADECBernardPOULETSebastienQUEVA (FRA)TeamSVRacingRomualdKAUFFMANQuentinDAILLYJeremyBRISSET (FRA)TeamBoat99

Formula Future - Class 1 MiksLAZARENOKS (LAT)EgorPOCHEKUTOV (RUS)JonasPOLTEN (GER)

Formula Future - Class 2 MagomedrasulALICHUEV (RUS)ZakharPROKOPENKO (RUS)RalfsZAHARCENOKS (LAT)

Formula Future - Class 3 MaximCHERNIKOV (RUS)ArtemSHUMKIN (RUS)RobertsKATKOVSKIS (LAT)

Formula Future - Class 4 MaksimSHAKHVOROSTOV (RUS)DenisDAVIDENKO (RUS)TomsBUNDZINSKIS (LTU)

Formula Future - Class 5 ArturSHVAREV (RUS)NikolayZVEROBOEV (RUS)LukasGUTSCHMIDT (GER)

River Marathon Jet Boat - Class A TimGREBER-BradSANDUL (CAN)StephenFORD-MervPIDHERNY (CAN)DarinCAGE-RileyCAGE (CAN) River Marathon Jet Boat - Class CX JustinHILLJoshHAMILTON (NZL)KellyLOCKDarenSTEVENS (CAN)TimHARDINGVanceSCOTT (USA) River Marathon Jet Boat - Class FX TannerFROEHLICHDerekMUNDY (CAN)

River Marathon Jet Boat - Class UnlimitedRossSCHLOTTHAUERJakeHEDLUND (USA)RickHOLLINGWORTHWaceyHOLLINGGWORTH (CAN)NigelCROMIEBruceALEXANDER (NZL) River Marathon Jet Boat - Overall RossSCHLOTTHAUERJakeHEDLUND (USA)RickHOLLINGWORTHWaceyHOLLINGGWORTH (CAN)DarrenWEAVERFelixBERGERON (CAN)

MOTOSURF

Motosurf - Overall Men LukášZAHORSKY (CZE)PetrPRŮCHA (CZE)PavelHEINIK (CZE)

Motosurf - Overall Women AnetaSACHEROVA (CZE)MartinaBRAVENCOVA (CZE)AnyaCOLLEY (GBR)

CIRCUIT

Formula 1 ShaunTORRENTE (UAE)JonasANDERSSON (SWE)MaritSTRØMØY (NOR)

Formula 2 RashedALQEMZI (UAE)DuarteBENAVENTE (POR)FerdinandZANDBERGEN (NED) Formula 4 TuukkaLEHTONEN (FIN)NikitaLIJCS (LAT)AlexanderLINDHOLM (FIN)

Formula 500 AttilaHAVAS (HUN)MarianJUNG (SVK)MarcinZIELINSKI (POL)

Formula 250 ClaudioFANZINI (ITA)AndreaONGARI (ITA)IngoHEPNER (GER) Formula 350 ClaudioFANZINI (ITA)MassimilianoCREMONA (ITA)DavidLOUKOTKA (CZE)

Formula 125 SebastianKECINSKY (POL)HenrykSYNORACKI (POL)ToddANDERSON (USA)

OSY400 RasmusHAUGASMÄGI (EST)GrzegorzSTEPNIAK (POL)CezarySTRUMNIK (POL)

GT15 AlexCEWE (SWE)LauraLAKOVICALAKOVICA (LAT)NilsSLAKTERIS (LAT)

GT30 AndreSOLVANG (NOR)StefanARAND (EST)WilliamSJOSTROM (SWE)

OFFSHORE

XCAT TomBARRY-COTTERRossWILLATONMaritimo (AUS)

ShaunTORRENTEFalehALMANSOORIAbuDhabi4 (UAE)ArifALZAFFAINNadirBINHENDI (UAE)DubaiPolice

V2 CliveBUTLERSammyGRIMAElDiablo (MLT)DominiqueMARTINIJean-LucMARTINIMarineDiffusion (FRA)BeppeDEBONODustinMIFSUD (MLT)FrecciaBlu

Class 3C ErikS.JOHANSENRobertAUNVIK (NOR)MarcusJOHNSSONJussiMYLLYMÄKIJohnssonRacing (FIN)JohannesLINDQVISTMathiasLIND (SWE) Class 3J Stefan ARANDMathildaWIBERG (EST/SWE)HilmerWIBERGWilliamSJOSTROM (SWE)BenjaminVUORIHOVIFilemonSUNDBERG (FIN)

AQUABIKE

Circuit - Runabout GP1 JérémyPEREZ (FRA)SamuelJOHANSSON (SWE)MarcusJORGENSEN (UAE)

Circuit - Runabout GP2 MarcusJORGENSEN (UAE)SalmanALLAWADI (UAE)AlejandroMOLINAMIRANDA (ESP)

Circuit - Runabout GP4 PhilipSALOBIR (GER)AlejandroARTINANO (ESP)JuanCarlosMARTINPALAU (ESP)

Circuit - Ski Division GP1 KevinREITERER (AUT)DanielSvaeANDERSEN (NOR)StianSCHJETLEIN (NOR) Circuit - Ski Division GP2 SultanALHAMMADI (UAE)AbdullaALHAMMADI (UAE)AndreaGUIDI (ITA)

Circuit - Ski Division GP3 GoncaloOliveiraRODRIGUES (POR)MartinSUMEGI (HUN)BarnabasSZABO (HUN)

Circuit - Ski Ladies GP1 Emma-NellieORTENDAHL (SWE)JonnaBORGSTROM (SWE)EstellePORET (FRA)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.3 TheodorLISETH (NOR)DiogoBARBOSA (POR)MattiasREINAAS (EST)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.2 Ander-HubertLAURI (EST)RashedTAHER (UAE)ManuelLEITE (POR)

Freestyle RashidALMULLA (UAE)RobertoMARIANI (ITA)SergeyCHEMEZOV (RUS)

Parallel Slalom - Runabout GP1 JeremyPEREZ (FRA)SamuelJOHANSSON (SWE)YoussefALABDULRAZZAQ (KUW)

Parallel Slalom - Ski Division GP1 StianSCHJETLEIN (NOR)LukasBINAR (CZE)AntoineGOETHALS (BEL)

Parallel Slalom - Ski Ladies GP1 Emma-NellieORTENDAHL (SWE)JasmiinYPRAUS (EST)JessicaCHAVANNE (FRA)

PLEASURE NAVIGATION

Endurance Groupe B - Class Boat Production BubyBERTELSFrederickBASTIN (BEL)

EddySergeGONZALEZGILLETBrianFERNANDEZPEREZ (ESP)

BaderALDOSARIAhmadF.ABUL (KUW)

Endurance Group B - Class Promotion JavierGARCIABLANCOJuanLuisSANCHEZLAYACHI (ESP)

JoseLorenzoGOMEZYeraiDanielDEAMORIN (ESP)

SamuelDELGADOGAVILANDanielDELGADOGAVILAN (ESP)

Endurance Groupe B - Class S1 AlainCOPPENSKoenradVANNIEUWENHOVE (BEL)XavierDERILLE

LinoVANWAMBEKE (BEL)

FranciscoRIOSPEDREIRAMiguelAngelPINOPALOMO (ESP)

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AQUABIKE

Circuit - Runabout GP1 SamuelJOHANSSON (SWE)ChristopheAGOSTINHO (POR)AndrzejWISNIEWSKI (POL)

Circuit - Runabout GP2 EdvinSAMUELSSON (SWE)DanielLASSELBERGER (AUT)KonradWROBEL (POL)

Circuit - Runabout GP4 MattiasSIIMANN (EST)AlejandroARTINANO (ESP)AlejandroPRATSPALAU (ESP)

Circuit - Ski Division GP1 KevinREITERER (AUT)StianSCHJETLEIN (NOR)MarkusLUTSOKERT (EST)

Circuit - Ski Division GP2 SlavenIVANCIC (CRO)AndreaGUIDI (ITA)JasmiinYPRAUS (EST)

Circuit - Ski Division GP3 BarnabasSZABO (HUN)MartinSUMEGI (HUN)OliverKOCHHANSEN (DEN)

Circuit - Ski Ladies GP1 JasmiinYPRAUS (EST)JonnaBORGSTRÖM (SWE)Emma-NellieORTENDAHl (SWE)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.3 MattiasREINAAS (EST)SeveriSALONEN (FIN)DiogoBARBOSA (POR)

Circuit - Ski Juniors GP3.2 Ander-HubertLAURI (EST)ManuelLEITE (POR)VitoOBROVAC (CRO)

Circuit - Ski Veterans GP1 JanisUZARS (LAT)EgonYPRAUS (EST)AttilaKERI (HUN)

Circuit - Runabout Veterans GP1 AttilaKERI (HUN)RainerEDNER (SRB)BellaCZELLER (HUN)

Circuit - Runabout Ladies GP4 AnnaJACHIMEK (POL)CristinaGARCIALAZARRAGA (ESP)AmandaKARASEK (POL)

Freestyle RobertoMARIANI (ITA)AlexanderKURAMSHIN (RUS)VladislavVOROBEV (RUS) Endurance - Runabout GP1 AugustoFERNANDESBrunoFERNANDES (POR)

JoséAntonioMARTINEZROBLESArturoCECILIAGRANADOS (ESP)MicheleCADEIAntonioTADIELLO (ITA)

Endurance - Runabout GP2 Jean-PierreBESSEROGérardPOUGET (MON)LucaVECCHIORIChristianBOUSQUET (ITA)RubenJIMENEZRIQUELMEAdrianCABALLEROALVAREZ (ESP)

Endurance - Runabout GP3 AitsolARAKISTAINBERISTAINAndoniGUTIERREZLIZUNDIA (ESP)JuanManuelCUEVASIROZEnriqueMARTINEZGAMIZ (ESP)SteveKOFFIMaximeKOTLIAR (FRA)

Endurance - Runabout Veterans AugustoFERNANDESBrunoFERNANDES (POR)MicheleCADEIAntonioTADIELLO (ITA)Jean-PierreBESSEROGérardPOUGET (MON)

OFFSHORE

Class 3A Anton MODINSusanneJANSSON (SWE)ThomasBILLMANJonatanRINDAR (SWE)JohanTORSELLMaikenASPLUND (SWE) Class 3B ThomasWRENKLERAnnikaWRENKLER (SWE)FilipERIKSSONFredrikGROTHFYRÖ (SWE)TomVUORIHOVISamuliVUORIHOVI (FIN) Class 3D SerafinoBARLESIAlessandroBARONE (ITA)FrançoisPINELLISaulBUBACCO (FRA/ITA)GiovanniCARPITELLALorenzoBACCHI (ITA)

Class 3X WilliamSÖDERLINDMarcusGRÖNWALL (SWE)KristerGAHMBERGAndreasENGSTROM (SWE)PålTORVUNDLarsTORVUNDHANSEN (NOR)

PLEASURE NAVIGATION

Endurance Group B - Class PromotionJoséLorenzoGOMEZYeraiDanielDEAMORIN (ESP)JoséMariaIZQUIERDOVICOSergioPEREIRAMILLOS (ESP)JavierGARCIABLANCOJuanLuisSANCHEZLAYACHI (ESP) Endurance Group B - Class S1 AlainCOPPENSKoenradVANNIEUWENHOVE (BEL)FranciscoRIOSPEDREIRAMiguelPINOPALOMO (ESP)RubenRUIZMONTESDEOCAMarioRUIZGUTIERREZ (ESP)

CIRCUIT

Formula 2 EdgarasRIABKO (LTU)UvisSLAKTERIS (LAT)TobiasMUNTHE-KAAS (NOR)

GT30 StefanARAND (EST)MikaelBENGTSSON (SWE)LauraLAKOVICALAKOVICA (LAT) OSY400 RasmusHAUGASMÄGI (EST)CezarySTRUMNIK (POL)MiroslavBAZINSKY (HUN)

Formula Future - Class 1 JonasPOLTEN (GER)GlebMESHKOV (RUS)MadaraKATKOVSKA (LAT) Formula Future - Class 2 RalfsZAHARCENOKS (LAT)MagomedrasulALICHUEV (RUS)ZakharPROKOPENKO (RUS)

Formula Future - Class 3 ArtemSHUMKIN (RUS)MaximCHERNIKOV (RUS)MiroslavBACKOVSKY (CZE) Formula Future - Class 4 MaksimSHAKHVOROSTOV (RUS)DenisDAVIDENKO (RUS)NilsSLAKTERIS (LAT)

Formula Future - Class 5 NikolayZVEROBOEV (RUS)KristersMANGINS (LTU)ArturSHVAREV (RUS)

Formula 4 TuukkaLEHTONEN (FIN)AronTABORI (HUN)AttilaHORVATH (HUN)

Formula 500 MarcinZIELINSKI (POL)AttilaHAVAS (AUT)RobertHENCZ (SVK)

Formula 350 ClaudioFANZINI (ITA)MassimilianoCREMONA (ITA)DavidLOUKOTKA (CZE) Formula 250 ClaudioFANZINI (ITA)AndreaONGARI (ITA)MarcoMALASPINA (ITA)

Formula 125 MarcoMALASPINA (ITA)SannaAASLAV-KAASIK (EST)ErikAASLAV-KAASIK (EST)

Formula R1000 IevaMILLERE (LAT)JimNOONE (GBR)LarsKATZORKE (GER)

Formula 700 MarcinZIELINSKI (POL)AntonROSENLEITNER (AUT)RobertHENCZ (SVK)

GT15 HilmerWIBERG (SWE)LauraLAKOVICALAKOVICA (LAT)JoonasLEMBER (EST)

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RECORDS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Council Executive Committee

Cominsafe

Robert Wartinger

Comintech

Mikael Lundblad

Pleasure Navigation

Peter Bardenheuer

International Board of Consultants

Manuel Gonzalez Pando

Cominoff

Jean-Marie Van Lancker

Youth Development Committee

John Puddifoot

Formula Future Committee

Petr Pylaev

Cominsport

Fred Hauenstein

Aquabike Committee

Luca Filiberti

Safety Cockpit Committee

Tom Stanley

Formulae Committee

Giacomo Borgonovi

Formula 1 Committee

Luis Miguel Ribeiro

Secretary General

Thomas KurthAthletes Committee

Marit Stromoy

Equality Committee

Michela Lauta

Legal Advisor

Kimon Papachristopoulos

President Raffaele Chiulli

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UIM

SECRETARY GENERAL

ADVISORS

COUNCIL OF THE UIM

AdministratorsFred Hauenstein Senior Vice-President U.S.AJean-Marc Giraldi Vice-President MonacoChrister Gustafsson Treasurer SwedenPeter Bardenheuer Administrator GermanyHuraiz Bin Huraiz Administrator U.A.EDenis Dillon Administrator Ireland

Davor Hundic Administrator CroatiaVahur Joala Administrator EstoniaLi Ruilin Administrator ChinaDenise Preece Administrator New ZealandGordon Sutherland Administrator United KingdomJean-Marie Van Lancker Administrator BelgiumJerzy Wojewoda Administrator Poland

Commission PresidentsPeter Bardenheuer Pleasure Navigation President GermanyFred Hauenstein Cominsport President U.S.AMikael Lundblad Comintech President SwedenJean-Marie Van Lancker Cominoff President BelgiumRobert Wartinger Cominsafe President U.S.A

Giacomo Borgonovi Formulae Chairman ItalyLuca Filiberti Aquabike Chairman ItalyMichela Lauta Equality Chairwoman ItalyJohn Puddifoot Youth Development Chairman United KingdomPetr Pylaev Formula Future Chairman RussiaLuis Miguel Ribeiro Formula 1 Chairman PortugalTom Stanley Safety Cockpit Chairman CanadaMarit Stromoy Athletes Committee Chairwoman Norway

Manuel Gonzalez Pando IBC President Spain

Gianfranco VenturelliTechnical Advisor to theUIM Executive Committee

Diplomatic Advisor to theUIM President

Head of UIM President’s Office

Italy

Lebanon

Italy

Admiral Edmond E. Chaghoury

Riccardo La Cognata

Raffaele ChiulliPresidentItaly

Jean-MarcGiraldiVice-PresidentMonaco

ChristerGustafssonTreasurerSweden

KimonPapachristopoulosLegal Advisor to CouncilGreece / Germany

Thomas KurthSwitzerland

Chris Fairchild A.P.B.A. President U.S.A.

Committee Presidents

MotoSurf Committee Chairman Czech Republic

Fred HauensteinSeniorVice-PresidentU.S.A.

RaffaeleChiulliPresidentItaly

Martin Sula

The Secretary General is a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Council and all other UIM Commissions, departments and bodies. He is responsible for the implementation of all decisions made by the Council and the General Assembly.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Council Executive Committee

Cominsafe

Robert Wartinger

Comintech

Mikael Lundblad

Pleasure Navigation

Peter Bardenheuer

International Board of Consultants

Manuel Gonzalez Pando

Cominoff

Jean-Marie Van Lancker

Youth Development Committee

John Puddifoot

Formula Future Committee

Petr Pylaev

Cominsport

Fred Hauenstein

Aquabike Committee

Luca Filiberti

Safety Cockpit Committee

Tom Stanley

Formulae Committee

Giacomo Borgonovi

Formula 1 Committee

Luis Miguel Ribeiro

Secretary General

Thomas KurthAthletes Committee

Marit Stromoy

Equality Committee

Michela Lauta

Legal Advisor

Kimon Papachristopoulos

President Raffaele Chiulli

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UIM

SECRETARY GENERAL

ADVISORS

COUNCIL OF THE UIM

AdministratorsFred Hauenstein Senior Vice-President U.S.AJean-Marc Giraldi Vice-President MonacoChrister Gustafsson Treasurer SwedenPeter Bardenheuer Administrator GermanyHuraiz Bin Huraiz Administrator U.A.EDenis Dillon Administrator Ireland

Davor Hundic Administrator CroatiaVahur Joala Administrator EstoniaLi Ruilin Administrator ChinaDenise Preece Administrator New ZealandGordon Sutherland Administrator United KingdomJean-Marie Van Lancker Administrator BelgiumJerzy Wojewoda Administrator Poland

Commission PresidentsPeter Bardenheuer Pleasure Navigation President GermanyFred Hauenstein Cominsport President U.S.AMikael Lundblad Comintech President SwedenJean-Marie Van Lancker Cominoff President BelgiumRobert Wartinger Cominsafe President U.S.A

Giacomo Borgonovi Formulae Chairman ItalyLuca Filiberti Aquabike Chairman ItalyMichela Lauta Equality Chairwoman ItalyJohn Puddifoot Youth Development Chairman United KingdomPetr Pylaev Formula Future Chairman RussiaLuis Miguel Ribeiro Formula 1 Chairman PortugalTom Stanley Safety Cockpit Chairman CanadaMarit Stromoy Athletes Committee Chairwoman Norway

Manuel Gonzalez Pando IBC President Spain

Gianfranco VenturelliTechnical Advisor to theUIM Executive Committee

Diplomatic Advisor to theUIM President

Head of UIM President’s Office

Italy

Lebanon

Italy

Admiral Edmond E. Chaghoury

Riccardo La Cognata

Raffaele ChiulliPresidentItaly

Jean-MarcGiraldiVice-PresidentMonaco

ChristerGustafssonTreasurerSweden

KimonPapachristopoulosLegal Advisor to CouncilGreece / Germany

Thomas KurthSwitzerland

Chris Fairchild A.P.B.A. President U.S.A.

Committee Presidents

MotoSurf Committee Chairman Czech Republic

Fred HauensteinSeniorVice-PresidentU.S.A.

RaffaeleChiulliPresidentItaly

Martin Sula

The Secretary General is a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Council and all other UIM Commissions, departments and bodies. He is responsible for the implementation of all decisions made by the Council and the General Assembly.

International Sport Commission COMINSPORT is theUIM’scentralbodymandated tostudy,modify, improveandimplementallinternationalsportingrules,todrawuptheinternationalracingcalendarandtoexaminerequestsforrecordhomologation.

Fred Hauenstein President USA

GiacomoBorgonovi Member ItalyStuartHalley Member U.S.A.VahurJoala Member EstoniaSusanKeay Member UnitedKingdomPelleLarsson Member SwedenPetrPylaev Member RussiaLuisMiguelRibeiro Member PortugalJerzyWojewoda Member Poland

International Medical & Safety Commission ThemaintaskofthemembersofCOMINSAFEistoconsolidatethesafetyspecificrulesandregulationsforall racingdisciplines.Theystudygeneralhealthaspectsof the powerboating sport, new developments in sports medicine and relatedtreatments,aspectsofpersonalandoverallsafety,questionsofpollutionandtheymake regular recommendations toCouncil for raising the safety standards. ThePresidentsofthefourmainCommissionsarepermanentmembersofCOMINSAFE.

Robert Wartinger President USA

NehmeAssaad Consultant LebanonNasserAlDhaheri Member U.A.E.FabrizioBoffi Co-optedMember– Italy RescueWorkingGroup GilManuelBrasPedroso Member PortugalLuigiCollarini Member ItalyColinJelf Member UnitedKingdomLucaFiliberti AquabikeChairman ItalyFredHauenstein CominsportPresident U.S.A.PernillaIngvarsson Consultant SwedenMikaelLundblad ComintechPresident SwedenJohnMuscat Co-optedMember– Malta RescueWorkingGroup AlastairNayler Co-optedMember– UnitedKingdom RescueWorkingGroup Jean-MarieVanLancker CominoffPresident Belgium

International Technical Commission The duties ofCOMINTECH include the study of all technical rules proposedfor international competition, the formulation and administration of all tests onboats,equipmentandspecialmaterials,tostandardizeboatsandequipmentandtorecommendhomologationprocedures.Additionally,COMINTECHmembersstudy and recommend technical measures likely to interest competitors andimprovereliabilityandsafetyinthePowerboatingsport.

Mikael Lundblad President Sweden

JeffBroman Member U.S.A.AlgoKuus Member EstoniaJariLehtonen Member FinlandUmbertoPanzeri Member ItalyLuisMiguelRibeiro Member PortugalPeterSandor Member HungaryGordonSutherland Member UnitedKingdomJerzyWojewoda Member Poland

Athletes Committee TheAthletes Committee’sfunctionisrelatedtospecificAthletesconcerns.TheCommittee representsathleteswithin theUIMandalsoupholds the rightsandobligationsoftheathletes.

Marit Strømøy Chairwoman Norway

OwenJelf Member UnitedKingdomVahurJoala Member EstoniaJeremyPerez Member FranceStianSchjetlein Member NorwayAronTabori Member Hungary

Aquabike Committee PersonalwatercraftisoneofthebiggestgrowthareasandtheAquabike Committee is establishedtobringtogetherinternationalsportingandcommercialinterests,administerthecalendarandproposeecologicallysounddevelopmentsforAquabikeracing.

Luca Filiberti President Italy

AlecCavallero AquabikePromoter ItalyDavorHundic Member CroatiaPetrPylaev Member RussiaIvarSchjetlein Member NorwayMiguelValente ViceChairman PortugalLuoBing Expert ChinaHakanBorgström SafetyCommissioner SwedenPaoloCaredda TechnicalCommissioner ItalyMarcoPietrini ExpertforAquabikeregulations ItalyStefanoSomigli SafetyCommissioner ItalyAlejoSotelo ExpertHydrofly Argentina

International Offshore Commission ThemissionofCOMINOFF istostudy,drawupandenforcerulesforoffshorecompetition,toassistincompilingtheracingcalendaranddefiningchampionshipstatus, to examine requests for record homologation and to set up specifictechnicalworkinggroupsandsub-commissionsasdeemedappropriate.

Jean-Marie Van Lancker President Belgium

AhmedIbrahimAlblooshi Member U.A.E.JeffBroman Member U.S.A.DenisDillon Member IrelandEmreGuler Member TurkeyHaraldHalvorsen Member NorwayMikaelLundblad Member SwedenSebastianoPellechia XCATSportDirector ItalyAzamRangoonwala P1Promoter UnitedKingdomFredericoJorgeSilva Member PortugalKathyVanDenHende Member Belgium

International Pleasure Navigation Commission ThePleasure Navigation Commission hasawide rangingbrief topromotemotorboating by liaison with international organizations and governments, tofocus on the discipline’s specific safety aspects and environmental issues,incl. cross-border travel.EnduranceRacing,Regularity,RadioControl,HistoricBoatcompetitionsandcalendarplanningallfallwithinitsorbit.

Denis Dillon Acting Chairman Ireland

PeterBardenheuer Member GermanySijbrandBooij Member NetherlandsVittorioGobetti RadioControlledCoordinator ItalyAndreyKitashev Member RussiaMiquelMallafré Member SpainRobertMcCarthy Member GreatBritainPaulMicallef Member MaltaJoaquimAmândioSantos Member PortugalKathyVanDenHende Member Belgium

Equality Committee TheEquality Committee’sfunctionisrelatedtoequalopportunityrightsforallsuchas:toencourageandsupporttheeffortanddevelopmentsdisseminatingthehealthandsocialbenefitstobegainedthroughregularphysical/sportactivity,topromotetheidealthatsportishumanrightforallindividualsregardlessofrace,social,classandsexandtoencouragesportactivitiesthatcanbeexercisedbypeopleofallages,bothsexesanddifferentsocialandeconomicconditions.

Michela Lauta Chairwoman Italy

SamiAbuShaikha Member QatarElidaAlawiNakhoul Member LebanonMonicaLeonardo Member PortugalDenisePreece Member NewZealandNadezhdaPylaeva Member RussiaIldikoSchneider Member HungaryIevaTaunina Member Latvia

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Formula Future Committee Themission of theFormula Future Committee is to develop, promote andadministeralltypesofyouthcompetition.

Petr Pylaev Chairman Russia

AhmedIbrahimAlblooshi Member U.A.EPeterBardenheuer Member GermanyEmreGuler Member TurkeyJohnPuddifoot YDCChairman UnitedKingdomNadezhdaPylaeva Member RussiaIldikoSchneider Member HungaryDimitrySchiller Member Latvia

Environmental, Solar and Electric Working Group TheUIMEnvironmental and Solar/Electric Working Grouphas the role toadvisetheUIMonpoliciestobeadoptedintermsofenvironmentalprotection,alternative energies and sustainable development. It supports NA’s andPromoters in developing andmanaging “green” events/races. It promotes theUIM Environmental Award and advises the UIM EXCO in the selection of theWinnerandassignmentofSpecialMentions.Itcoordinatesthedevelopmentofsolar&electricboatracinginclosecooperationwithotherexpertbodieswithintheUIManditleadsthesearchfor“GreenPartners”.

Riccardo Ballesio Chairman Italy

CarlaChaghoury Member LebanonJeroenDroogsma Member NetherlandsMohammedHarib Member U.A.E.VahurJoala Member EstoniaJorisA.Melkert Member NetherlandsCharlesTerrin Member Monaco

MotoSurf Committee MotoSurf is the latestaddition to theUIM’s rangeofPowerboatingdisciplines.It combines ultra-light weight Jetsurf race boards with small state-of-the-artengines,eithercombustionorelectric.TheMotoSurf Committeeisestablishedtoadministertheinternationalracingcalendar,todrawupthecompetitionrulesandformatsandtopromotetheaccessofyouthtopracticethismotorizedwatersportsdiscipline.

Martin Sula Czech Republic Chairman

ZbyněkBureš Member-MotosurfWorldCup CzechRepublic TechnicalDirector MartinJančálek Member-TechnicalDelegate CzechRepublic forInternationalEvents RomanKubinec Member-Safety SlovakiaTadejŠterk Member SloveniaPhillipWolf Member SwitzerlandJanZeman Member CzechRepublicYinZhang Member China

Youth Development Committee The Youth Development Committee is in charge of the management anddevelopment of the UIM Youth Development Programme. This responsibilityincludesfacilitatingofnewnewnationalyouthtrainingcenters,givingguidanceandotherassistancetoexisting traingcentersandtoNationalAuthoritieswithregardstoallaspectsofjuniortrainingandracingaswellasproposingruleswithinthispurpose.

John Puddifoot Chairman United Kingdom

AhmedAlblooshi Member U.A.E.SijbrandBooij Member NetherlandsChristerGustafsson Member SwedenAlgoKuus Member EstoniaHadyNakhoul Member LebanonPetrPylaev Member RussiaAleksandarPetrovic Member MontenegroDavorHundic Advisorfor Croatia Aquabikediscipline StefanoSomigli AdvisorforAquabike Italy Safetymatters

International Board of Consultants ThemissionoftheInternational Board of Consultants istoassistoradvisetheUIMon sportive, technical and commercialmatters and themembers areappointedbytheCouncil.

Manuel Gonzalez Pando President Spain

SamiAbuShaikha Member QatarPerBenson Member SwedenEdmondChaghoury Member LebanonJerzyCzeszko Member PolandJean-MarieLhomme Member FranceEdouardLuy Member SwitzerlandJohnReed Member UnitedKingdomPhilipStacey Member UnitedKingdom

Safety Cockpit Committee TheSafety Cockpit Committee isconvenedtostudyallaspectsofsafety incockpitdesignandmaterialspecifications.

Tom Stanley Chairman Canada

FredHauenstein CominsportPresident U.S.A.DenisePreece Member NewZealandTBC MedicalConsultant TBCTBC Boatbuilders’representative TBCTBC Rescueteamrepresentative TBCTBC Expertincompositeanddesign TBC

Formulae Committee TheFormulae Committeeisresponsibleforallaspectsofpromotedformulaeracing,excludingFormula1.

Giacomo Borgonovi Chairman Italy

FredHauenstein CominsportPresident U.S.A.OwenJelf F2DriversRepresentative UnitedKingdomElekKozma F2TeamRepresentative HungaryPelleLarsson RaceDirector SwedenMikaelLundblad ComintechPresident SwedenTomStanley SafetyCockpitChairman CanadaRobertWartinger CominsafePresident U.S.A.

Formula 1 Committee TheFormula 1 CommitteeisthebodyresponsibleforallaspectsofF1racingandreportsdirectlytotheCouncil.

Luis Miguel Ribeiro Chairman Portugal

SalemAlRomaithi Member–F1LocalOrganizer U.A.E.JeffBroman EngineManufacturerRep. U.S.A.NicoloDiSanGermano F1Promoter ItalyScottGillman TeamownersRep. U.A.E.LiHaojie F1LocalOrganizer ChinaFredHauenstein ViceChairman U.S.A.RobertIrvine OspreyTeamChairman GreatBritainMaritStrømøy DriversRep. Norway

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