Competitions & Events

Membership

All registrations must be completed at https://www.liveheats.com 

You will be required to create an account, username and password, once logged in find sandshoes Boardriders and join.

Junior Division surfers are under 18 years old at 1^st January 2021, the junior registration fee is $60. Juniors are able to enter the open division competition, but they must specify that is the division they are entering. 

NB If the Sandshoes Boardriders Club Committee believes there is a safety risk in any junior surfer competing in the open division they will be contacted and informed of that decision and they will have the option of surfing in the junior division.

Female Division open to female surfers of any age, the registration fee for female surfers is $30

Masters Division surfers are over 40 years of age at 1^st January 2021, the masters registration fee is $90. Surfers that are over 40 years of age may enter the open division but must specify that at registration.

Open Division surfers can be any age, male or female. The open division registration fee is $90.

Contest Signup

Contest Sign up must be completed at https://www.liveheats.com find the Sandshoes Boardriders event you want to enter. 

At Sandshoes we have 4 possible contest date per month per below contest schedule. 

Pointscore 1 has 4 chances to run. We will create 2 events for the first window ie Saturday 1.1 and Sunday 1.2. If we don’t run either of those we’ll create Saturday 1.3 and Sunday 1.4.

The events will open 12 days before the scheduled start date, all members will be notified by text that the events are open. The events will close on the Friday morning before the contest scheduled start. 

Please only register for contests that you can commit to attending until completion. If you are unsure whether or not you can commit to the day please come to register on the day of the contest and we’ll do our best to get you a spot.

Contest Schedule

Championship pointscore events are held each month – February to November – and competition is in three divisions – Open, Over 40s, and Junior . We hold one competition each month, we set aside two weekends of each month but only use one day (based on wave conditions).

 

Contest Formats

33-40 Surfers (Run Time 2:40)

• 8 x 1^st round heats 4-5 surfers, 1 progress
• 2 x Semi-Final heats 4 surfers
• 1 x Final 4 surfers

25 to 32 Surfers (Run Time 4:00)

• 4 x 1^st round heats 5-6 surfers, 3 progress
• 4 x 2^nd round heats 5 surfers (top 8 seeded), 2 progress
• 2 x Semi-Final 4 surfers
• 1 x Final 4 surfers
• 17 to 24 Surfers (Runtime 3:40)
• 4 x 1^st round heats 3-4 surfers, 3 progress
• 4 x 2^nd round heats 5 surfers (top 4 seeded), 2 progress
• 2 x Semi-Final 4 surfers
• 1 x Final 4 surfers

12 to 16 Surfers (Run Time 2:20)

• 4 x 1^st round heats 3-4 surfers, 2 progress
• 2 x Semi-Final heats 4 surfers, 2 progress
• 1 x Final heat 4 surfers

9-11 Surfers (Run Time 2:40)

• 2 x 1^st round heats 4-5 surfers, 3 progress
• 2 x Semi-Final heats 4 surfers (top 2 seeded), 2 progress
• 1 x Final heat 4 surfers

6-8 Surfers (Run Time 1:00)

• 2 x 1^st round heats 3-4 surfers, 2 progress
• 1 x Final heat 4 surfers

2-6 Surfers (Run time 0:40)

• 1 x 1^st round seeding heat
• 1 x Final heat

Upcoming dates for 2021++