Attention All WAKESURFERS! 

That's right, wakesurfers - not wakeskaters - not wakeboarders - there is a special event just for you on April 28^th at Two Cow Cove, Lake Pleasant!   Desert Surf Company, Century Marine, Reef, and Liquid Force are getting together to sponsor the second annual AWA Wakesurf Contest.  Registration begins at 8:30 AM, and competition will begin promptly at 10:00 AM.

This event will be pulled by Century Marine (Nautique Boats).  Each wakesurfer will be able to choose a boat weighted on the left or right side depending which direction they want to ride.  And for those don't own a wakesurf board; the event sponsors will have extras on hand.  Judging will be based on the ASP standards and is explained at the bottom of the page.

 Four divisions have been created for this event:

• Men's Advanced: 1^st Prize is a Nixon Watch

• Men's Intermediate: 1st Prize is a Liquid Force Custom Surfer

• Men's Beginners: 1^st Prize is Liquid Tunes Surf Rope

• Women's: 1^st Prize is Roxy luggage

Entry fees are $20 for AWA members and $30 for Non-AWA members.  This is a WWA sanctioned event, therefore WWA insurance is required.  Single day insurance is available for an addition $17.  Although the AWA is hosting this event, the wakesurf contest will not be included in AWA standings 

We are all looking forward to seeing everyone out on Saturday, April 28^th!  And…don’t forget to bring money for the raffle!  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Arch Angel Foundation, helping victims of violent crimes, in the name of Powell Williams.

Rules for Judging Competitive Wakesurfing

 Wakesurfing is judged based on many of the same criterion used in judging competitive surfing.  Wakesurfers are evaluated using a system similar to the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) standards of “the surfer who executes the most radical, controlled maneuvers in the most critical section of the waves, for the longest functional distance, shall be deemed the winner”.

 The judging panel consists of five qualified judges using a scale of 0 (poor) to 10 (excellent).  Competitors are evaluated on eight different wakesurfing components.  The scores given by each judge for each component are then averaged.  The average scores for the eight components are added together, providing a total score for each competitor.

 The Nine-wakesurfing components for judging are:

1.                  Surf Style: Riders that use a more traditional style surfboard with one or more fins over 3” deep performing fluid carving power turns, snappy cut backs and smooth more precise tricks and maneuvers.  

2.                  Skim-Skate Style: Riders that use skim style boards with shallow or no fins. Performing skateboard maneuvers such as ollies, pop-shove-its and spins.

3.                  Versatility (surf style and surf-skate): showing the ability to ride both styles.

4.                  Technical/Control: Showing the ability to stay in the power zone and recover from difficult areas on the wake.

5.                  Difficulty of Maneuvers: The emphasis is on big, explosive moves witch brings out the fullest potential of both the surfer, type of board and area on the wake. Note, some tricks and or maneuvers can score differently depending on the style of board being use.

6.                  Combination of Maneuvers: the rider who linking and performs the most dynamic maneuvers and tricks in a smooth, fluid manner while maintaining continuity with the wake will score the highest.

7.                  Activity: Constantly and quickly moving from one trick or maneuver to another.   

8.                  Air: any time the boards completely leave the water.

9.                  Falls: Number of falls and reasons for falls.

Wakesurf ride is to be the length of a pre-determined course for all competitors with starting gates and ending gates.  Each competitor takes one ride in each direction of the course.  In the case of falls the rider can continue in the same direction until there is no room left for the boat to get to speed.    

Upcoming Events

 Malibu Mayhem is back! 

On May 12, 2007 Paradise Watersports and Ski Pro bring the seventh Malibu Mayhem to Two Cow Cove.  Any rider that has participated in Malibu Mayhem in the past knows that this event is not to be missed! 

 Brostock @ Lake Powell:

Liquid Force is of course returning to Lake Powell for the 2^nd Annual Lake Powell BROstock.  The event will be held June 8-10 in Warm Creek Bay (same location we were in last year).  If you’re interested in joining the party, via houseboat, check out www.lakepowell.com for all of your houseboat needs.