VioCMS 4.1 http://www.sheknowstherules.com/ &copy;2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.sheknowstherules.com/files.php?file= http://www.sheknowstherules.com/ http://www.sheknowstherules.com/index.php/Surfing/Overview/113.html Overview Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:12:00 +1000 On an international level there are six professional surfing competitions or &quot;circuits&quot;. Overview Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:08:27 +1000 How are points awarded? Overview Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:33:11 +1000 Points in competition are awarded by a panel of judges who are looking at criteria such as length of ride, difficulty of manouvre(sp?), position on the wave, and possibly a few others I have forgotten. <br /> <br /> There are also ranking points which are awarded for final positions in the various contests (or &#039;connests&#039; in the vernacular). These are somthing like 1000 for a win in a 5 star event and the rest of the places get a reduced amount. <br /> <br /> Note that the places are 1st, 2nd, equal 3rd, equal 5th, equal 9th, etc as there are no &#039;surf-offs&#039; for these positions. Meaning if you lose your semi-final you are given third place without having to surf against someone else.<br /> <br /> Of course the concept of surfing competition reduces the sport in many eyes and should be taken with a grain of salt, sand and seaweed. Just go surfing! Overview Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:43:01 +1100 hopefuly these steps will help me surf She Knows The Rules