Event Information:
Date: Sunday, July 30th, 2017
Location: 860 A1A Beach Boulevard, St Augustine Beach, FL, the future Guy Harvey Outpost Resort St. Augustine Beach.
Check‐in Time: 7:30 am‐8:30 am. All contestants must check in in at least 1 hour before their heat. Be ready with surf competitors in the waiting zone prior to your heat. Heats will not be delayed for late arrivals. Dog owners/handler teams of TWO and a dog (no entourages) will enter judging zone and meet the judges prior to entering the water dog handler and catcher and dog must wear the same color bandana for visibility in the water.
Competition Start Time: 8:30 AM
Weight Divisions / Heats:
Large dogs (51 + lbs.)
Medium dogs (21 lbs. ‐ 50 lbs.)
Small dogs (20 lbs. and under)
All SUP PAW‐ticipants will compete with other dogs in the same weight division. They may be launched by their owners OR a handler if the wish. One finalist in each weight division will progress to the finals.
Water Support Teams: To make sure the judges can see the action and score dogs accordingly, each PAW‐ticipants will be allowed: Team of Two ~ (1) handler/launcher and (1) assistant/catcher.
In addition, a volunteer will be available for catching dog’s closer to shore. Volunteer will meet you and your dog before each heat; owner /handler will debrief on how to handle the dogs and retrieve the surfboard and re‐entry into the waves. Volunteers will assist in catching dogs as they come in, If no assistance is needed please kindly inform the staff. Any unsportsmanlike conduct will be grounds for immediate disqualification and/or expulsion from event.
Equipment: All dogs MUST wear a life vest while paddling and surfing. NO EXCEPTIONS PLEASE. This is for the safety of all PAW‐ticipants and their team. All dogs, handlers and designated catcher must wear contest‐provided Bandanna so they are visible by judges. Colors are assigned for each comPAWtitor. Leashing dogs to the board is not allowed. Dogs should be under voice command, though leashes can be hooked on the lifejacket used to catch dogs from running once on‐shore. No choke chains, prong/pinch or rope collars allowed while surfing. Training/slip collars used in the water will result in a 2pt deduction
Heats: SUP heats will be 10 minutes in length. Final heat will be 5 minutes. Each heat will begin and end with one long horn or whistle blast and display of a green flag. A 2‐minute warning will be given. At the conclusion of the heat, competitors will immediately exit water and return board quickly to not delay
the next heat.
Scoring/Judging Criteria: Since this is a first‐time event, we believe that most of our surfurs will be doing this for the first time. We want this to be a learning and fun opportunity for the teams with no pressure. The judges will score on: the biggest wave, longest ride, best style laying down, sitting or standing) or even hanging 20, best wipe out, and biggest crowd pleaser. We hope to start something fun that you and your sur‐fur can do together. Surf Etiquette: Please be respectful of everyone around you. SAFETY COMES FIRST: No
Interference/snaking: Positioning himself or herself in front, around, or behind a competitor to impede and take wave possession is known as snaking. Any action that impedes a contestant riding or taking off on a wave, in front of the rider in possession will result in an interference call. In cases where a rider is in front of another unknowingly, or so appears, to judges, no interference shall be called. If you see any dawg or person in trouble Help them first above anything that is the first priority!!! Unsportsmanlike conduct will be cause for removal and disqualification from contest. This would be outburst or intimidation of other pawticipants and /or spectators, volunteers, judges and organizers must be seen by lifeguards or contest organizers. This is a family fun event and we value and respect our participant,
sponsors/vendors, volunteers and judges. We request the same respect for all of the attendees in return. Awards ceremony will be at the conclusion of all water events and will be held at the beach.
