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Event Rules & Regulation

1.WELCOME :

Spirit of Aloha must be exhibited at all times.
At no time can the contestants enter the judging booth or speak to judges.
Any complaints or grievances must be handled by filling out a Grievance Form.
Grievance forms will be available at the beach marshal.
All heat will contain a maximum of 5 teams for a period a time determinate by the organization, only semis and finale will have to be over or equal 25min.

2.WEIGH-IN :

Indicate when and where it will be held.
The female partner cannot weight less than half (50%) of her partner.
(e.g., a 200 lb man can have a partner 100 lb or more).
Teams must both wear bathing suits or what they will be wearing in the water (wetsuits).

3.PARTNER :

The same male and female partner must complete all heats together.
If one partner is injured and cannot perform, the team will have to forfeit.
The points are awarded to and travel with the TEAM to determine seeding for future events.

4.3-SECOND HOLD :

All lifts must be held for ________ seconds. (3 is default; 2 due to terrible conditions)
The count starts when the lift reaches its full execution.
The count stops if the team falls or transitions to the next lift.
The lift is considered complete after three seconds if:
a.The girl’s feet come down to the board.
b.The girl transitions into the next lift

5.WAVE COUNT :

The top 2 out of _______ (max number of waves) will be counted

6.SCORING :

All waves will be judged on three criteria:
Surfing is 1/3 of overall score and is judged on the same criteria as longboarding, but the score is higher if the “surfing� is done in a lift.
Sequence is 1/3 of overall score. Every lift performed is part of the sequence points.
a.The first two rows of the lift sheet = 1 point;
b.The second two rows of the lift sheet = 2 points;
c.The third two rows of the lift sheet = 3 points
d.They are added together by the Head Judge.
e.The Head Judge takes that score, plus and minus 1, and gives that range of points to the Surf Judges.
f.The Surf judges determine which value of that range to award based on their own subjective opinion.
The highest lift is the final 1/3 of the complete score. The highest lift is divided by 4.5 to determine the actual score.
Lifts that are not held for 3 seconds and are not completed receive no score.
Lifts that are held for 3 seconds but are not completed (fall) receive half score.
Lifts that are not held for 3 second but are completed receive half score.

7.INTERFERENCE :

Interference will be called and the team’s top wave will not count if there is any “hopping� or “snaking�, or paddling in the way of a riding team.