The team order of surfing cannot be changed once submitted at ‘check in time’
The Contest Director/Technical Director will nominate the team composition criteria
Each surfer can catch a maximum of 2 or 3 waves.
The best 1 wave of 2 or the best 2 waves of 3 may be used. NB: All of these
parameters will be set by the Head Judge and Contest Director’s discretion
When a surfer achieves the nominated amount of rides scored they must return to
shore, and make contact with the beach marker or the next surfer. Surfers can only
enter the water once to catch their 3 rides
Team surfers must make contact with the beach marker or the next surfer to release
the next team surfer. The next team surfer must stay behind the start line or allocated
buoy/paddle from point until this time
Heat times will be at the discretion of the Contest Director/Head Judge/Technical
Director
A typical heat time for a 4 team event is 60 minutes. NB: The time will be set at the
Head Judge and Contest Director’s discretion
The Contest Director/Head Judge designates the start line and beach/water markers
Final results are achieved by adding total scores together
Interference penalties as per the rule book. Please see below the scoring penalties
In the event of an interference, the Head Judge may award a replacement wave within
the heat time period to the surfer who has been interfered with. The surfer will receive
an optional extra wave over the 2/3 wave maximum. The surfer will be notified of the
option to catch an extra wave by the PA system and announcers. The surfer must still
complete his/her allotted wave limit and return to the beach marker/next surfer within
the official heat time
SCORING PENALTIES
1. Surfer competes out of turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points
2. Surfer catches more than allocated wave limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points (per wave)
3. Riding Interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points
4. Paddling Interference/Other Interferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points
5. Surfer tags/breaks outside of the team zone/box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points
6. Team fails to catch wave limit within heat time, the final surfer must be returned to the
team zone/box before the allocated ‘match time’ expires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss of 5 points
7. Any nominated team surfer that substitutes for another team member (surfs twice) will
result in team disqualification.
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