FLYB ARD WORLD CUP

FLYBOARD WORLD CUP 2014 – PRESS BOOK
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FLYBOARD WORLD CUP 2014 – PRESS BOOK
INTRO
The
Flyboard
is
THE
new
nautical
extreme sport accessible to all. This new
discipline
at
the
crossroads
of
wakeboard, surf, kite and jet-ski that
allows its user to heights up to 11 meters
above water, to dive and leap in and
out of the water and to realize multiple
freestyle figures. As impressive in its
utilization as in its visual aspect, the
Flyboard became in over a year an
unavoidable sport activity.
The Flyboard World Cup is the only
Flyboard competition organized on 3
days
which
gathers
best
riders
worldwide for a unique freestyle show.
With more than 70 riders from over 20
nationalities,
partners,
international
animations
and
media
lightening
Flyboard show, the Flyboard World cup
is the major extreme sport competition.
FLYBOARD WORLD CUP 2014 – PRESS BOOK
FLYBOARD
Some figures, the Flyboard® has:

The Flyboard has been inspired by
all the passions of his inventor, the
multiple jet-ski World
Champion
and jet-ski manufacturer, Frankie
Zapata.
wakeboard one brightens up with
two pipes which, linked to a Jet-ski
turbine with a 18 meters pipe,
allows its user to highs up to 10
meters
from
water.
The
board
orientation is made by the board
inclination.
The height that can be reached
depends from the Jet-Ski power.
With a 150HP, the Flyboarder can
already highs up to 5 or 6 meters
and with a 250HP, the user will use
the maximum pipe length that is 10
meters.
The Flyboard can be used alone or
at two-users.
At two users, one person on the jet
who controls the gazes while the
second flies on the Flyboard.
Alone
internet

thanks
to
an
optional
electronic kit that allows to control
the gazes from the Flyboard with a
throttle placed in the right hand.
More than 3 500 Flyboards sold
around the world

More
than
70
riders
on
International level

The Flyboard is a board like a
More than 30 million views on the
Hundreds
of
International
television spots

TV Shows (France got talent, etc)

Official distributors around the
world
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PROGRAMM
For
each
round,
the
competition
COMPETITION RULES
is
organized as described below:
Competitors from all over the world will face
each other on different selective steps
which will be noted according to the
DAY 1
following criteria:
08h00 – 12h00: Competitors welcoming and

paperwork.
Variety of figures (risk taking,
technic
12h00 – 13h30: Lunch
difficulties,
innovation)
13h30 – 14h00: Briefing
14h00 – 18h00: Qualifications
20h00: Opening Ceremony

Technical execution

Competitor’s attitude

Competitor energy (number
of figures, speed, etc.)
DAY 2

9h00 – 12h00: End of the Qualifications
Esthetics
12h00 – 13h00: Lunch
The competition is organized on sea, on a
13h00 – 16h00: 1/16 of final
calm stretch of water, sheltered from the
16h00 – 18h00: 1/8 of final
wind. Participants will be judged by a jury
composed
by
5
jet-ski
and
will
assign
DAY 3
professionals
09h00 – 12h00: ¼ of final
according to each criterion.
who
Flyboard
grades
12h00 – 13h00: lunch
13h00 – 15h00: ½ of final
The competition is organized in 6 stages from
16h00 – 18h00: Final
the qualifications to the final.
20h00: Final Show
21h45: Podium
Depending on the stage, competitor will
perform independently and will have a
limited time of 1 min to 5 minutes to
challenge his opponent by showing the best
tricks.
For the qualifications, grades are allocated
to firstly determine the general rank and set
the 16 battles and on the other stages, to
determine the winner of each battle.
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MEDIA EXPOSURE
The Flyboard® World Championship Tour
attracts wide media coverage both on the
social networks as well as on television.
Media Visibility:

Flyboard YouTube videos:
+ 30 000 000 views

YouTube World Cup videos:
+ 300 000 views

National
Discovery
and
worldwide
Channel,
TV:
Nautical
Channel, Motors TV, AB Moteurs,
MCS Extreme Sports, Riding Zone,
France TV.

National
and
International
magazines: Jet Pulsion, Wet Racer
Mag, Pro Rider Watercraft Mag

Flyboard World Cup documentary –
(Glob’eau Productions)
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PRACTICAL INFO
Who can participate?
Any rider who can perform a backflip trick.
A first selection is made on video.
Where to organize?
The competition is organized on sea, in a
sheltered bay for a practice in calm water.
What are the geographic requirements?
The competition area occurs in a square of
100 by 50 meters delimited by buoys. A
pontoon allows competitors to equip and
take off.
The minimum depth is 6 meters.
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CONTACT
ZAPATA RACING
39, avenue Saint-Roch
13 740 Le Rove
info@zapata-racing.com
www.zapata-racing.com
www.flyboard-official.com
www.flyboard-show.fr
EVENT MANAGER
Krystel ZAPATA
Tel : +33 (0)4 91 69 69 32
event@zapata-racing.com
MEDIA &
COMMUNICATION
Myriam BENTOUMI
Tel : +33 (0)4 91 69 69 34
media@zapata-racing.com