1. Point Break
(Single Direction)
When there is only one
available direction on any
given wave, the surfer on the
initial inside position shall have
unconditional right-of-way
for the entire duration of that
wave.
2. One Peak Break
(Reef or Beach)
a. One peak situation – if there
is a single well defined peak
with both a left and a right
available.
At the initial point of takeoff
the judges will decide whether
it is a superior right or left, if
neither the right or left can be deemed superior then the right-of-way will go to the first
surfer who makes a definite turn in their chosen direction by making an obvious right
or left turn.
b. A second surfer may go in the opposite direction on the same wave without incurring a
penalty, providing they do not interfere with the first surfer who has established right-ofway.
They may not cross the path of the first surfer in order to gain the opposite side of the
peak unless they do so without hindering, in the majority of judges’ opinion, the inside
surfer.
3. Multiple Peak Situation
In conditions with mult \H