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- All the surfers are divided into heats.
- Heats consist of no more than six girls.
- The top three girls will advance to the next heat until the final heat.
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How
do I know when I surf and where to go?
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- There will be a heat-sheet
board on the beach, which will display
an entire schedule of the categories
and heats.
- Check the board, find your age category,
and look for your name on one of the
heat ` sheets.
- Remember your heat number
from the board!
- Listen very carefully to the announcer.
She will be announcing when it is
time for your heat to surf. If you
doh't hear the announcer, go to the
table and ask someone.
- Check often to make sure you don't
miss your heat!
- When your heat is called, you must
check in at the announcing table.
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So what
happens in the actual heat?
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- Each girl will be given a different
colored rash guard. This is so the
judges can tell you apart in the water.
- A horn will sound to start your
heat.
- A green flag will be raised
to signal the start of the heat. You
will be able to see it from the water.
- You will have 15 minutes to catch
no more than ten waves. In
the finals, the heats will last for
20 minutes and you can catch up to
twelve waves.
- It is very important to stay
in front of the judges. In order to
have your waves scored, you MUST be
where the judges can see you.
- When there are 5 minutes left in
your heat, a horn will sound and a
yellow flag will be raised.
- At the end of the heat, you will
hear a horn and see a red flag
raised on the beach. That means the
heat is over and you should paddle
in. Do NOT stand up on your
board after the red flag or you will
be disqualified.
- You can catch a maximum of ten waves,
twelve in the final.
- You will be scored on your best
three waves, the best four in the
final.
- After you surf, it will take the
tabulators some time to calculate
the scores. When they are ready, the
results will be read over the loud
speaker. Listen carefully!
- Do not hang around or disturb the
tabulators at any time.
- Remember, the top three surfers
in the heat will advance to the next
heat.
- If you advance, cecl tje heat-sheet
board again to see when your surf
your next heat.
- Judges can only begin scoring your
wave when your hands leave the rails
of your board.
- The longer you stay on your wave,
the higher your score will be.
- If you go over your wave count or
don't obey proper surfing etiquette,
you may be disqualified. Good surfing
etiquette means that the surfer closest
to the peak of the wave has the right
of way. Do not try and take off in
front of a surfer already riding the
wave and coming toward you.
- Radical maneuvers in the steepest
section of the wave will increase
your score - but don't fall off and
shorten your ride.
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