> HYDRO-TURF Surf Slam - Athlete Information

10/10/2007

Location: Oceano Dunes SRVA (Pismo Beach area, Central California Coast)

Requires driving on the beach to reach event location, all cars must pay $5 per day to State Parks upon entering the beach. (Camping is available for $10 per night including beach entry fee, see surfslam.com for more camping information.)

Athlete Registration: (all athletes must be pre-registered on the official list)

Limited to 40 competitors, others will be placed on the wait-list

Onsite registration from 8am-12pm Friday October 19th

Rider’s meeting at 12pm Friday October 19th

PreQualfying begins at 1pm Friday October 19th

Entry fee: $50 payable onsite with cash or check, no credit cards

All riders must also be current 2007 IFWA members.

IFWA memberships available onsite for $50.

Format: All rounds except Pre-Qualfying Round are head to head

From the Pre-Qualifying Round the top 10 riders + 2 wildcard will move to the brackets.

Top 8 IFWA points + Top 10 Pre-Qualifiers + 2 Wildcards = 20 Rider IFWA brackets

Remaining pre-qualifiers will ride again as time and conditions allow.

Judging system: 5 Judges scoring based upon 50% surfing and 50% tricks.

Event Purse: $5000

Stand Up / Sit Down

1st $1500 / 1st $1000

2nd $1000 / 2nd $ 500

3rd $ 500 / 3rd $ 250

4th $ 250

Info: carolannegiustina@mac.com

2007 RULEBOOK Hydro-Turf Surf Slam

The Hydro-Turf Surf Slam is the final event of the 2007 IFWA World Tour

Introduction:

o Portugal April 14-15
o Spain April 21-22
o France April 28-29
o Brazil September 7-9
o United States October 19-21

• Points from all five events count towards the World Championship Title. In case of tie, best finishes in the overall events prevail

• Each event is organized by IFWA representatives; each organization has autonomy to create partnerships with their respective federations or associations, in order to promote and to accomplish the event in the best way. IFWA representatives are present at each event to supervise the rulebook applications, as well as to give support to the organizers. IFWA also intends to make possible the presence of international media to create an international impact and to get good coverage for the sponsors.

Competition format and scoring system
• General information :
o 40 riders maximum
o 2 categories: Stand up and sit down
• Competition format :
Head to head format. It allows judges scores to reflect the changing conditions and enhances the understanding for the public and media.

1) Bracket system developed for up to 20 riders; If more than 20 riders are registered, a pre-qualifying round will determine the riders advancing to the brackets. Riders present with the top 8 IFWA points do not need to compete in the pre-qualifying round and will automatically advance to the brackets.

2) For the pre-qualifying round, riders compete in 6 minutes heats (2 riders per heat); Top 10 scores overall along with 2 wildcards (determined by IFWA jury) will advance to the brackets. As time allows, those riders not advancing to the brackets will continue in a consolation round.
Finally, as time allows, all riders get at least 2 heats

Judging System:
• Judging criteria is overall impression focused upon the top 4 manuevers in surf and the top 4 manuevers in tricks. A rider’s entire run in considered in the overall impression. Final scores are given based upon judges overall impression of both rider’s runs. Judges are considering the best performance possible in the given wave conditions.

• Criteria includes:
o Amplitude: Determined by the height, size or extension of the maneuver;
o Degree of difficulty: Determined by the complexity and extension the maneuver;
o Overall impression: Determined by the general performance, diversity, creative value of maneuver and continuity and fluidity of entire run.
o Others: Maneuvers must be performed in the critical point of the waves with speed and strength; Riders must maintain physical contact with the jet during completion of maneuver. If rider loses the jet, the maneuver is not scored.

• Scoring System
• Pre Qualifying Scoring System - 5 judges scores with the high and low score dropped; judges scores are 50% wave riding and 50% wave tricks; Each judge gives a score from 1-10 points for surfing, and a score 1-10 points for tricks. Surf and Trick scores are added for each judges total score.. In the PreQualifying Round, riders with the top scores advance to the head to head brackets. In case of tie, judges count the entire 5 judge’s scores.

• Head to Head Scoring System : 5 judges evaluate riders performance. Judges record the scores for each rider, 1-10 surfing, 1-10 tricks. Scores for each rider are totaled, rider with the highest score receives judges vote. Rider with the most number of votes ( 3 possibilities: 5 judges against 0; or 4 versus 1; or 3 versus 2) will advance to the next round. Winners will be announced immediately after the riders exit the water. The head judge will display the final results by showing the winning riders lycra color.

• All rounds except Pre Qualifying Round are judged head to head.

Event points given for final rankings :
For 20 riders who advance in the qualifying round :

( Remark : Riders not advancing to the next round will tie at their last round )

Final
1st: 25 points
2nd: 20 pts
Consi final
3rd: 16 pts
4th: 13 pts

Losers of 1/4 finals (4 riders)
5th: 11 pts

Losers of 1/8 finals (8 riders)
9th: 7 pts

Losers of LCQ (4 riders)
17th: 1 pt

In case of Disqualification (DQ) or Did Not Start (DNS), the rider will receive a lower placing than riders who completed the round. Only the 20 riders advancing to the brackets receive IFWA points for the event

Protests:

1) Any rider who wants to protest the results has 15 minutes after display of the results by the head judge; He must write his protest and give it to the race director accompanied with 100 Euro fee. No official discussion of the claim will occur without these directives.

2) Claims will be discussed at the end of the appropriate round. Riders will be given maximum 15 minutes to discuss claims.

Any rider with an aggressive behavior (physical or verbal) or any rider who is not present on the podium of the award ceremony can be sanctioned by the IFWA.

Other information

• Annual IFWA membership fee per rider of 50 US dollars (or Euros); Must be paid to compete in a IFWA event; Must be paid before the first event where the rider wants to compete. Attention: Membership fee is not a license and not an insurance (remark especially for French event).

• Jet considered Stand Up: Yamaha SuperJet/FX1, Kawasaki SX/SXI/SXR, Polaris Octane, HydroJet and their similar ones. Other models included in Sit down category (Sea Doo 3D, Kawasaki X2, Yamaha WaveRunner). Modifications are allowed as long as safety is observed.
Equipment Rules
o Small rope is mandatory on the nose of each jet to facilitate rescue operations. Each jet must have the appropriate flotation to assist with water rescue operations. All free modifications allowed if security is conserved. A technical control will be done by the IFWA representatives during the first day of the registration. Jets can be excluded if the previous conditions are not respected. Watersafety first priority is the rider’s safety, the jet will be secured when posible but not the ultimate responsibility of the organization.

• Riders must wear the official contest jacket, supplied by the organization, during the heats and award ceremony. If not, riders are stopped immediately and can be excluded from the event.

• During practice and competition, riders must use the following equipment:
o Mandatory : Wetsuit, Life Vest, Dorsal protection, Helmet, Official contest jacket;
o Optional : Gloves and boots.

• Before each heat, riders must have their jet ready in the competition area on the beach. To go in the water, riders must await the sign of the beach marshall; Heat beginning given by the sound of the siren and the green flag, and heat finishing given by the sound of the siren and the red flag. After that, riders must return immediately to the beach; Yellow flag used to indicate the last 2 minutes of the heat.

• Priority on the wave given to the rider who prepares his wave riding or wave trick first and then at the most critical part of the wave; if the other rider interferes, he may receive an interference call or can be disqualified.

• Any rider who has a mechanical problem in the heat must cross his arms toward the race director; If the race director recognizes the problem, the heat doesn’t start and the rider has 3 minutes to repair. In any case, the heat begins after these 3 minutes. In a similar case, any rider who has a mechanical problem during the 1st minute of the heat must cross his arms in the water toward the race director. If the race director recognizes the problem, the chronometer is stopped and the rider needs to come back on the beach with his jet. After that, the rider has 3 minutes to repair. In any case, the heat continues after these 3 minutes, considering the time already passed in the first part of the heat. A rider is allowed to change his jet before or during a heat. If the rider wishes to change the jet during the hear, he must come back on the beach with his jet. If the rider leaves his broken jet in the water, the rider is disqualified.

• Some differences in the schedules may happen in the events. For example, in case of bad weather conditions, each organization can decide to modify the schedule and competition according the authority of the IFWA representatives. In case of major force, organizers can modify the event dates or cancel the event.

• Price money is established by each organization and previously announced, as well as conditions of registrations including the help offered to the riders.

For more information about the event, sponsorship or competitor information please contact:
CarolAnne Giustina
On Course Events
ca@oncourseevents.com

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