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RULES
RIDERS
1. All
internationals will need a "Holiday Visiting Visa" -
price to be included within the air ticket.
2. All
riders to arrive into Qingdao Airport or Weifang Airport
on "20th August 2009"
3. All
riders to depart from Qingdao Airport or Weifang Airport
on "24th August 2009"
Information on Qingdao Airport Airport Code
for Qingdao is TAO
4.
Flights are to be booked from closest International
Airport RETURN only. Once riders book flights (but
not confirmed), confirm price with Tim Stockman (Event
Director) email: tim@kitesports.co.nz
along with flight information. This then needs to be
cleared by organiser in China, Liu Zhiping
wfkite2006@gmail.com
5. If
riders wanted to stay longer in China, outside of the
event dates, this is at the riders own expense. Forward
your plans when you send your flight information.
6.
Riders to provide Invoice of ticket + visa at event
site Friday 21st August if you organised to pay for
your ticket with the organisers. NOTE: Organisers would
prefer to book your ticket for you once given all your
information.
7. Items
that won't be covered by organisers: Airport excess
baggage, Unreasonable Airfares, Hotel Mini Bar, Hotel
Washing, Any room service ordered
REGISTRATION
1. Registration will be at the event site 10am on
Friday 21st of August.
2. If a rider is unable to complete registration or
sign in for the event by the published time the rider
must contact the organiser and advise of their delay and
gain consent to have their registration period extended.
Note that failing to do the above will prevent a rider
from participating in the event.
3. Riders Meeting. On each competition day there will
be a mandatory meeting for all competitors at 10:00am
each day, at the event site near the judge's platform.
4. Heat Participation. No heats will be rerun or
extended for competitors not on time.
SAFETY AND RIGHT OF WAY.
5. Safety leashes must be worn in such a manner that
the kite depowers fully on release of the bar. Failure
for it to do so will lead to competitor
disqualification. Suicide leashes are not permitted, as
they do not depower fully, and have caused serious
injury in the past.
6. Leeward riders have right of way, therefore
Windward riders should not jump when a leeward rider is
close to them. When crossing paths a windward rider
should keep his kite up high while a leeward rider
should keep his kite down. When Riders are on opposite
tacks and equally upwind the Starboard Rider has right
of way over the Port Rider. Starboard Rider should
cross-upwind keeping the kite high while the Port Rider
should cross-downwind keeping the kite low.
7. Riders doing transition jumps should watch for
riders behind them before attempting a transition jump.
In case of tangle or collision with another rider while
doing a transition jump, the jumping rider will be
disqualified from the heat at the discretion of the Head
Judge.
8. During a tangle or collision, where the affected
rider is not competing against the rider at fault, and
the action penalizes the rider's performance limiting
his chances of wining the heat, the affected rider's
heat will be rerun.
9. Riders must not change course to obstruct another
rider (blocking).
10.
Riders should stay clear of
the competition area when not competing. There
will be a clearly designated Freeride area.
11. Entrants shall not land jumps on the
outside the competition area, and shall stay clear of
any natural obstructions near the competition area.
This includes landing and launching the kites in an
unsafe manner - i.e. in the car-park.
12. During the transition period, a competitor entering
the competition area to compete has right of way over a
competitor returning to shore.
ASSISTANCE
13. Riders that end up downwind of the competition area
during their heat will be allowed to make their way back
to the competition area by walking upwind on the
foreshore, either by themselves, or with assistance,
without being penalized, so long as it is done safely.
14. While competing, a rider may get assistance to
re-launch their kite, only when it is out of the
competition area. (e.g. when the kite drifts to the
shore).
15. Riders who, during their heat, get assistance
inside the competition area from the rescue boat or any
other craft, will be disqualified from that heat.
16. Riders can replace their kite at any time during a
heat, from outside of the competition area. The rider
has to get out of the competition area by their own
means.
NOTICE BOARD
17. Any changes in the contest instructions will be
posted in the official notice board. All riders have the
responsibility of checking the official notice board
periodically for any changes.
18. Each rider is responsible for checking their heat
number and rash vest colour, which will be posted on the
official notice board.
LYCRAS
19. Riders are required to wear the official contest
lycra shirt during their heats. Riders should check in
with the beach marshal two heats prior to competing and
will receive a color lycra shirt which will identify
them to the judges. Competitors not wearing the shirt
during their heats will not be scored. After the rider
has completed their heat, the lycra shirt must be
returned to the beach marshal as soon as possible.
FREESTYLE HEATS AND ELIMINATION FORMAT
20. The Race Director, will make the decision as to the
suitability of the conditions for running heats.
21. The Freestyle rounds will be run in a single
elimination format with the best 2 advancing.
22. Rider's names shall be entered on the elimination
ladder for the first elimination series according to the
event seeding list, at the discretion of the Race
Director.
23. "Byes", if any, shall be positioned so that they
are allocated to the most highly ranked riders.
24. Riders shall compete in pairs,
or in groups of up to 4, determined
by the elimination ladder and
at the discretion of the Race Director.
25. The duration of the heats and the transition period
shall be specified by the Race Director before the start
of the daily competition. If needed these times will be
modified at any time. All heats times will be posted on
the official notice board.
26. Flag signals
and horn will be used to
signal start and end of heats as set out by Race
Director at riders meeting.
27. The Race Director may postpone a heat before the
starting signal for any reason.
28. The Race Director may abandon or extend a heat
after the starting signal because of insufficient wind,
or for other reasons directly affecting the fairness of
the competition or at any time
CONDUCT
29. Entrants found littering or causing any other
environmental damage within the precincts of the event
site may be withdrawn from the competition.
30. Any entrant heard to be verbally abusive of an
official, opponent, spectator, member of the media or
any other person will be disqualified from the event.
For the purpose of this rule, verbal abuse is defined as
a statement directed at an official, opponent,
spectator, member of the media or any other person that
implies dishonesty, or is derogatory, insulting or
otherwise abusive.
31. Any entrant intentionally damaging event equipment
will be disqualified from the event.
32. Any entrant found to be physically abusive of an
official, opponent, spectator, member of the media or
any other person will be disqualified from the event.
For the purpose of this rule, physical abuse is the
unauthorized touching of an official, opponent,
spectator, member of the media or any other person.
33. Any entrant failing to conduct themselves at all
times in a sportsmanlike manner and or give due regard
to the authority of officials and the rights of
opponents, spectators, members of the media or other
persons, will be disqualified from the event. For the
purpose of this rule, unsportsmanlike conduct is defined
as any misconduct that is clearly abusive or detrimental
to the sport, but does not fall within the prohibition
of any specific on site offence contained in these
rules.
JUDGING DETAILS
SCORING / JUDGING PROCEDURE
A rider shall be scored while being in the designated
competition area. Whether a rider is in or out of the
competition area, will be at the discretion of the
judges.
Judges will not assign numerical values to tricks, but
will have a shorthand notation for taking brief notes of
the tricks performed on each tack during the heat. They
will also write a short note with an explanation of
their judgment. Watching the heat takes precedence over
writing down the tricks.
All judging
sheets for each heat shall bear the full names or
identifiable abbreviations of the judges judging the
heat.
The Judges decision is final and the decisions of the
judges may not be appealed.
Any requests with regard to judging should go through
the Race Director and no approaches to judges to be made
during the competition period.
The Head Judge has the power to re-run a heat at his
discretion, only when he has witnessed the complete heat
and there is a discrepancy in the judging sheets or a
tabulation error.
FREESTYLE JUDGING GUIDELINES
Judging will be based on an entire heat, not on
individual tricks. A rider who performs just one 'big'
trick in a heat and little else will not be judged as
highly as a rider who can perform tricks of a high
standard throughout the heat. In a man on man format,
riders are competing against each other.
Freestyle will be judged on Overall Impression,
which will be based on the following.
Technical Difficulty
- The technical difficulty of tricks completed during
the heat. Note that "combination tricks" will not
automatically score higher than a "regular trick" (eg
kiteloop-Mobe Vs Mobe). Everything is related to the
quality of the execution (Power) and when considering
Kiteloop / Downloop combinations, to the extra Power and
Amplitude generated by the Kiteloop / Downloop compared
to the "regular trick" one.
Power
- The power during the execution of the tricks,
considered as a combination of:
- Speed into and out of the tricks.
- Kite angle during the execution of the trick.
- Height and amplitude of the trick.
Risk factor
- is directly linked to the Power (already involves
speed in and out, lines direction and amplitude -
height) involved in the execution of the tricks, but
also to the commitment of the rider, technical and
physical challenge during the execution, duration of the
critical moment, amount and quality (lines direction) of
the air in the trick, and energy on the execution.
Variety
- Variety of tricks completed during the heat on both
tacks. Repetition of tricks on the same tack will
decrease the chances of winning the heat. Repetition of
tricks on both tacks (switch tricks) will increase the
chances of winning the heat.
Height
- Height of the tricks completed during the heat. This
aspect will exponentially come into consideration as the
wind conditions increase, but only when the height is
achieved along with risk factor and technical
difficulty.
Smoothness
- Smoothness and fluidity during the execution of tricks
completed during the heat, between different tricks in a
routine and on landings.
Style
- The personal flamboyance and attitude of the rider
when performing in the heat.
Pushing the limits under control will increase the
chances of winning the heat. Crashes are ignored by the
judges and will never penalize the rider in his overall
impression, although, if a rider continually crashes it
will be difficult to judge. Tricks are judged from
take-off to the landing. Combinations and risk factor
are taken into account when judging. In general the
judges will look for quality of tricks over quantity.
OTHER JUDGING ASPECTS
Any handle pass that is finished by pulling the leash to
get the bar, will be considered a crash and therefore
will not be scored. The chicken loop is considered as
part of the bar. Grabbing the chicken loop when passing
the bar still gives credit to the trick, although, won't
be considered as a clear pass. If a rider "butt checks"
when landing the trick and doesn't loose the board, the
judges will still give some credit to the trick. It's at
the discretion of each judge to consider if it's a crash
or a butt check and to consider how much credit will
give to the trick.
OTHER CONTESTS
The Race Director may call a hang time,
downwind or best trick competition at any
time during the competition period. The format of such
competitions will be decided by the Race Director & Head
Judge, and work in with the organisers wishes. It is
expected that all competitors participate in all
competitions set.
As invited guests of the organisers, The
Binhai Weifang China 1st International Kite Surfing
Competition would
appreciate it if you do not WHINGE if something does not
come up to your expectations – rather offer assistance
to rectify any issue.
The organisers hold the right to disqualify and/or
withdraw any competitors if they do not comply with any
of the above.
The organisers, judges, volunteers, and sponsors wish
you good luck in the competition, and hope you have an
enjoyable and safe event.
Regards
Tim Stockman- Event/Race Director
Liu Zhiping- Event Organiser
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