22nd Annual Festival • Schedule • Competitors - Results! - Registration - Intermediate and Novice Categories - Expert Categories - Kayak Surf Clinic - Tips for Competitors • Surf Etiquette • Photo Gallery • The History • Sponsor Information • Volunteers • Media Information • Directions Archive • 2003 Festival • 2004 Festival • 2005 Festival • 2006 Festival • 2007 Festival • Site Map Adventure Sports Unlimited 303 Potrero Street #15 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 458-3648  Big fun since 1978			Expert Categories International - High Performance Expert - Production Plastic - Masters 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 13th Check in and boat inspections for all expert categories will be at Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) from 5 - 7pm on Thursday March 13th - no check in at the beach on Friday March 14th. Contestant's meeting at the Adventure Sports Opening Celebrations party Thursday March 13th at 7:00 pm. Competition Details All intermediate and novice contestants will surf both days, Saturday & Sunday. Placement will be determined by the sum of the contestant's scores in the heats of both days. Ties will be broken by best score and then by the best wave score. Categories will be broken into men's and women's if the number of men and women contestants can make a full heat. First heat Friday March 14th, 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 Junior International International class boats, minimum length 3 meters, max 4 meters. 21 years or younger as of Dec 31, 2007. 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 Junior World Cup Any "sit inside" kayak under 9 feet in length. 21 years or younger as of Dec 31, 2007. Expert Production Plastic Open Any production plastic "sit inside" kayak maximum 4 meters in length. Wave Ski Open Any SOT kayak or “wave ski” under 3.5 meters in length. Masters Open (45 years and over) Entrant 45 years and over. Any "sit inside" kayak maximum 4 meters in length. Surf Clinic for Junior Competitors Learn from the best, and get pumped up for the contest! Rusty Sage is offering two kayak surf clinics for those 21 years and under. more.. 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 $115. 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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