There’s now only a couple of weeks before Tiree hosts the UK’s first ever PWA Wave World Cup (6-13 October), and the local community on this most beautiful of Hebridean islands is backing the event one hundred per cent.
Having hosted a Wave Classic event for over 20 years, Tiree is used to an annual influx of wet-suited visitors and attendant media. This year however, elevation of the event to World Cup status and the elongation of the competition to one week means the island’s population will swell even more than in previous years, making the assistance and support of the local community vitally important to the success of this year’s event.
Commenting on this years’ extended competition, Argyll Estates Factor, Andrew Montgomery said:
"Argyll Estates have a long and harmonious relationship with the annual influx of board sailors to the island of Tiree. Tiree is a small island of 760 inhabitants, but I am confident that the event organisers have excellent information and environmental charters in place that are designed to minimise any possible disruption to the everyday working lives of our farm and croft tenants.
“This is a world-class event, which puts Tiree on the world stage. I would like to wish all competitors, staff and spectators a warm welcome to an island that is renowned for its friendliness and hospitality".
At the heart of this years’ Corona Extra PWA World Cup will be ‘An Talla’, the Tiree Community Hall, which will house the Event HQ, a state of the art Video Edit Suite, essential Broadband Hub, the event Press Centre and World Cup Restaurant. Members of the Tiree Community Business group (TCB) will man the event HQ for the duration of the competition and will be on hand to answer any queries, provide information about the island, and ensure that competitors, media and visitors to the island are welcomed in true Tiree fashion.
Carrie MacLennan of Tiree Community Business said:
“We are delighted to welcome the Corona Extra World Cup event to Tiree this year, and hope that the facilities we are providing will be of benefit, not just to the organisers, but also everyone visiting the island for this wonderful event.”
The event is supported again by EventScotland, Argyll & Bute Council, HIE Argyll and the Islands and VisitScotland. The week long competition guarantees extreme adrenaline fuelled action as some of the World's best wave sailors come together to brave the full Atlantic furies of wind and waves off this remote and exposed island.
Andy Groom of event organisers, GMF Co Marketing, who is keenly anticipating this year’s event said:
“The conditions for windsurfing are ideal on Tiree. We’re expecting a strong field of competitors for what will be one of the most keenly contested Wave World Cups of recent years. The continued support and commitment of EventScotland, Argyll & Bute Council, Argyll and Islands Enterprise also confirms the events prominence in the UK sporting calendar.”
The Corona Extra PWA World Cup takes place from 6 to 13 October. For more info visit: www.pwaworldtour.com
