About this Event
Place: The Portimão Surf Clube @ Estrada Marina 280, 8500-311 Portimão
Date: March 7-9th, 2025
Registration fees: $200.00 USD
Event schedule*:
Friday February 28th, 2025 – Early Registration closes (late registration open till March, 4th)
Friday March 7th
3:00pm- Athlete Check-in at the beach (All athletes must attend) @ at contest site.
3:30pm - Technical meeting for athletes, coaches and event staff and Volunteers (All Athletes, Pushers and Catchers must attend). Volunteer training to follow immediatly after.
Saturday March 8th
7:30 am Start of day 1 of Competition.
5:00pm Close of Day 1 of Competition
Sunday March 9th
7:30 am day 2 Finals day of Competition.
3:00pm Awards and closing ceremony.
*All times are subject to change
This event is the 4th stop of the 2024/2025 Para Surf League Global tour. Ranking from this event will be calculated and added to athletes overall ranking with in the PSL and will determine seeding at the Para Surf League Global Championships to be held in May 2025, To learn more about the PSL rules and ranking structure please visit www.ParaSurfLeague.org
Competition format:
This contest will follow the ISA Competition format and is subject to the discretion of the Event Director and will follow the standard ISA Double Elimination Format or Qualifying Round Format described below. All Athletes will surf in a minimum of 2 heats. All athletes will surf in two qualifying round heats and the surfers with higher scores will advance to the final round(s) as dictated by number of athletes in the division. The seeding order for Qualifying Round 1 will be determined by the contest technical director. Athletes will be seeded for Qualifying Round 2 based on the total Qualifying Round 1 points of their two best waves surfed. For the seeding to the final round(s), an overall division ranking will be established for each surfer based on the two best waves. You can score points from qualifying round 1 or 2 (the two highest wave scores can be from the same round). Surfers will be seeded into the final round(s) based on their overall ranking. When a tiebreaker is necessary, it will be determined by comparing the best wave(s) of the surfers in question and then, if necessary, wave scores for waves 2, 3 and 4 in descending order, until the tie is broken. All Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals will advance in 50% progression, under the two best waves total system, per the normal ISA Championship Rules in heats of 4 surfers.
*CLASSIFICATION:
There will not be classifiers at this event. Those needing to be classified prior to the event need to send his/her medical records to Dr. Mo Johnson at [email protected]. Athletes will be allowed to surf in the division that Dr. Johnson recommends based on her review of the athletes information.
This event will utilize all 9 divisions based on ISA recognized divisions. Specific division information for each division is located below the registration form. All surfers MUST surf in the style/manner dictated in the ISA Rules and Regulations for their division without exception! that is, in the kneeling division of PS-K, a surfer must be on their knees with their knee(s) in contact with the board. A surfer in the PS-K kneeling division MAY NOT stand on his/her foot(s) while riding a wave to be judged.
Again, Athletes who are not already must get classified or pre-classified prior to arrival. There will not be classifiers at this event. Those needing to be classified prior to the event need to send his/her medical records to Dr. Mo Johnson at [email protected]. Athletes will be allowed to surf in the division that Dr. Johnson recommends based on her review of the athlete’s information. Those athletes who cannot at least be pre-classified into one of the 9 recognized Para Surf Division will be able to surf in an open division. This division will not be eligible for Para Surf League ranking or for prize purse, but will receive trophies/medals for 1st-4th place. There must be at least 1 athlete to run a division.
Divisions will be divided into men's and women's. Divisions with low participation will have heats combined with other divisions but will be judged and awarded separately. *We are following the ISA 2021 Para Surf rules at this event, please visit the link below for more information. Go to https://isasurf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-WPSC-Rulebook-Insert-9-20-21_clean.pdf to view.
For the days of competition, a first call will be made at 7:30am to get started or to give an update on the status of the event according to weather and sea conditions. This call will be made from the main podium through the microphone. ALL ATHLETES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING AT THE EVENT FOR UPDATES.
Once the competition has started, the judges, the tabulator and the announcer will remain on site for the competition. In one of the beach tents will be the Beach Marshall who distributes the lycras/rashies and do reviews of the competition rules to the athletes. Volunteers will assist the competitors as much as possible, both to move with their wheelchairs, prostheses, and other equipment, as well as to get in and out of the sea, go to the bathroom or shower, etc. In the water, at the short break, and on the beach we will have the Water Marshals/Safety will be aware of all the participants in case they need any help. Athletes who require additional safety help, must bring their own volunteers. Water Marshals/Safety will not asist athletes in water to progress, Athletes in divisions that require Pushers, Catchers and Guides, must provide his/her own, none will be provided by the contest team.
On the last day, the award ceremony will be at the event podium.
Judging Criteria:
The ISA Judging Criteria will be implemented for this event and are defined as follows: Surfers must perform to the ISA judging key elements to maximize their scoring potential. The judges analyze the following major elements when scoring a ride: - Degree of Difficulty and Risk - Innovative and Progressive Maneuvers - Combination of Major Maneuvers - Variety of Maneuvers - Speed, Power, and Flow. NOTE: It is important to note that the emphasis of certain elements depends on the location and conditions of the day, as well as changes in conditions throughout the day. The following scale can be used to describe a rated trip:
- 0-1.9 = Poor
- 2.0-3.9 = Poor
- 4.0-5.9 = Fair
- 6.0-7.9 = Good
- 8.0-10.0 = Excellent
In case that not clear maneuvers are performed during the competition, the judges will observe the Fundamental Criteria of Surfing as described below and will be emphasized in the ISA Judging Criteria under the Degree of Difficulty or Commitment: • Surfers who paddle and catch open waves always they will score higher than surfers who catch whitewater (waves that have already broken and do not reform into open waves). • The surfer who catches an open face wave and rides left or right will score higher than a surfer who catches an open face wave and rides neither left nor right. • The surfer who catches an open face wave and performs a maneuver will get a higher score than a surfer who rides an open face wave to the right or left but does not perform a maneuver. • The surfer who catches an open face wave and travels to the right or left and attempts to perform a maneuver but fails by not completing the maneuver 100 percent (maneuvers must be 100 percent complete), will generally earn a score. taller than the surfer riding left or right on an open wave without attempting to maneuver. • Surfers who perform whitewater maneuvers will only get a higher score than surfers who navigate whitewater without maneuvering.
AWARDS:
The finishers in each division will be awarded with trophies/medals as follows*:
1st place for each division
2nd place for each division
3rd place for each division
4th place for each division
*There will be a prize pool in to be distributed among the winners registered for the Para Surf League Open portion of the contest up to the top 3 finishers per division (how it is distributed will depend on the number of registered divisions and athletes in each division).
Name and telephone number of the persons with questions: Dana Cummings (Para Surf League Founder/Director) +1805-441-5271 or [email protected]
ACCOMIDATIONS
Will be announced soon
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Portimao Surf Clube, 280 Estrada Marina, Lagoa, Portugal
USD 0.00 to USD 215.26
