Enjoy the winter at full speed at Oravi, Saimaa, Finland
Kites, sails and wings on snow or ice, slalom and course, champions and beginners, racing and playing around. Best sails in the World in one place for entire week, now for 31st time.
10 days, 7 sports, over 100 competitors.
At the end of February the small village Oravi in the heart of Finland’s Lake District Saimaa will turn into the meeting place for ice and snow sailors from all over the world. The reason for the gathering is the annual World Championship, WISSA (World Ice and Snow Sailing Association), which now is arranged for the 31st time. There, over 100 of the World’s best winter sailors, women and men, will compete and show their skills on skies and on snowboard.
Competition will take place in different classes and disciplines. The classes are: kites, sails and hand held wings. The disciplines for kite are: course race and the new discipline kite cross, which consists of three parts: speed race, quick downwind track and a freestyle race. The disciplines for the other classes are: course race and short track slalom.
Kitewing, the hand held sail, will be strongly present in Oravi. Kitewing is one of the main sponsors of the event, Kitewing dealers from different countries will meet and talk about their passion for Kitewing and skillful riders will show how you have fun with the sail.  www.kitewing.com/
The competitions are held between 25th of February until 6th of March. For further information, go to www.wissa2011.org.