24th Annual Festival • Schedule • Competitors - Registration - Intermediate and Novice Categories - Expert Categories - Tips for Competitors - Judging Criteria • Latest News • Event Results • Prior Cont Photos • Surf Etiquette • Photo Gallery • The History • Sponsor Information • Volunteers • Media Information • Directions Archive • 2009 Festival • 2008 Festival • 2007 Festival • 2006 Festival • 2005 Festival • 2004 Festival • 2003 Festival • Site Map Adventure Sports Unlimited 303 Potrero Street #15 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 458-3648  Big fun since 1978			Expert Categories Plastic Production - International - High Performance Expert - Elite Stand Up - Wave Ski - Masters 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 25th Check in and boat inspections for all expert categories will be at Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) from 5 - 7pm on Thursday March 25th - no check in at the beach on Friday March 26th. Contestant's meeting at the Adventure Sports Opening Celebrations party Thursday March 25th at 7:00 pm. 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. For categories of only one heat, placement will be determined by the sum of the contestant’s scores for all three days. First heat Friday March 26th, at 7:00 am. Expert Events Plastic Pro Challenge new Any production plastic sit-in-side vehicle built for retail, maximum 3 meters in length. International Men International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters International Women International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters International Juniors International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters. 18 years or younger as of Dec 31, 2008. High Performance Men Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length High Performance Women Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length High Performance Juniors Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length. 18 years or younger as of Dec 31, 2008. Elite Stand-up Paddle Surfing Any stand-up paddle board w/leash & powered by a single blade paddle. Wave Ski Open Any SOT kayak or “wave ski” under 3.5 meters in length. Masters Open Entrant 45 years and over. Any "sit inside" kayak maximum 4 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. more.. Cost The cost, per expert event, is $125. 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 may be canceled. Full refund is available if your category is full or cancelled.

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