American Barefoot Club
A Sport division of USA Water-ski
Barefooting  "Water-skiing's Ultimate Challenge"

Location: Lake Inspiration, Otaki, New Zealand
Dates: January 25, 2009 through February 1, 2009

The WBC have agreed to the following rule exceptions for the 2008 World Championships only:-

C 102: Scheduling
The 2008 World Championships shall be held in the first two months of 2009.

Ref: Rule C 407(a)1.
For the 2008 World Championships only, the Open independent entry qualifying scores shall be the score registered by the 20th ranked skier in each event from the 2006 Open World Standings Lists. Independent competitors must achieve a qualifying score for the
events they are entering in between 1 November 2007 and up to 4 weeks prior to the event i.e. 28 December 2008.

C 1804: AGE
The competitor shall be under 17 years of age at midnight on December 31, 2007.
Ref: Rule C 1806(a)1.
For the 2008 World Championships only, the Junior independent entry qualifying scores shall be the score registered by the 20th ranked skier in each event from the 2006 Junior World Standings List. Junior Independent competitors must achieve a qualifying score for the events they are entering in between 1 November 2007 and up to 4
weeks prior to the event i.e. 28 December 2008.

C 1904: Age
The competitor shall be a minimum of 35 years of age at midnight on December 31, 2007.

Ref: Rule C 1906(a)1.
For the 2008 World Championships only, the Senior independent entry qualifying scores shall be the score registered by the 20th ranked skier in each event from the 2006 Senior World Standings List.
Junior Independent competitors must achieve a qualifying score for the events they are entering in between 1 November 2007 and up to 4 weeks prior to the event i.e. 28 December 2008.

The Qualifying Scores for the 2008 World Championships are therefore as follows:-