20th Annual Festival • Schedule • Competitors - Registration - Intermediate and Novice Categories - Expert Categories • Surf Etiquette • Photo Gallery • The History • Event Results • Sponsor Information • Volunteers • Media Information • Directions Archive • 2003 Festival • 2004 Festival • 2005 Festival • Site Map Adventure Sports Unlimited 303 Potrero Street #15 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 458-3648  Big fun since 1978			-- 2006 Contest Archive -- Return to current contest Expert Categories International - High Performance Expert - Production Plastic Registration closes March 1st Note to All Participants Due to the popularity of surfing in the area of Santa Cruz, practice and warm-up for the contest at Steamer's Lane will create additional pressure on a normally over-crowded situation. In order to maintain a good relationship with the surfing community, use of the Santa Cruz area beaches for practice before, during and after the contest is not recommended. Check In - Thursday March 23rd Check in and boat inspections for all expert categories will be at Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) from 5 - 7pm on Thursday March 23rd - no check in at the beach on Friday March 24th. Competition Details All contestants will surf the first two days. Finals will be on day three. Heats will have a maximum of four contestants per heat. Placement in the finals will be determined by the contestant's place in the heats on days one and two. Ties will be broken by best place, then by score. The finals will be single elimination. First and second place contestants in semi-finals will move on. Categories will be broken into men's, women's, and junior's if the number of men and women contestants can be made into two full heats. First heat Friday March 24th, at 7:00 am. Expert Events International Men International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters International Women International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters World Cup Class Men Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length World Cup Class Women Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length Expert Production Plastic Open Any production plastic "sit inside" kayak under 4 meters in length Wave Ski Expert Open Any SOT kayak or “wave ski” under 3.5 meters in length. Boat Rules Maximum length of any participant's boat cannot exceed length listed above. All boats must have float bags for buoyancy; all boaters must wear life jackets and a helmet. The organizers reserve the right to disqualify any equipment, disqualify any person, or change any event for safety reasons. Any contestant who engages in unsafe surfing in the area before the contest, fails to check in, attend contestant's meeting, comply with contest rules or sign a waiver will not be allowed to compete. Cost The cost, per expert event, is $100. The cost reflects surcharges imposed by the city of Santa Cruz. Refunds No refunds after March 1st. There will be no refunds due to weather, failure of contestant to arrive, conflicts with other events or contestants who sign-up for categories held at other locations. Categories with less than four (4) contestants will be canceled. Full refund is available if your category is full or cancelled.

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