This meeting, as part of the inspections predicted in the organization requirements of the International Canoe Federation, was held in Prado, Vila Verde, in the club house that will host the 2018 world Championships.

Rudd Heijselaar and José Sousa, members of the Marathon Committee joined Sérgio Ferreira Vice President of the Portuguese Canoe Federation as well as Manuel Preto, from the organizing committee and in charge for the logistics and also Horácio Lima, president of the Nautical Clube of Prado.

The main goal of this inspection was to finalize the layout of the venue as well as the course and final timetable of events.

With the meeting done, and with some decision coming until the end of the week in ICF board meeting in Tokyo, the 2nd bulletin of the event should be out until 15 of April, including the final information about the World Championships.