JUDGING
The words: continual motion, flow, style and grace directly relates to how the surfer
reads the wave and performing the manoeuvres that “fit” to the wave. Stylish and flowing
traditional elements will become obvious when the surfer is committing to the entire criteria.
Classic nose rides are usually best when the walk to the nose is set up by a tail stall or
directly in from the arc of a turn.
Nose rides – touch 5 and 10’s and extended 5’s and 10’s
Cheater 5 nose rides
Cross-stepping and reverse walks
Layback cutbacks
Cutbacks – Drop knee, cross step, roundhouse
Tube rides – Cover-ups
Re-entries – Off the face and lip
Minor and transitional manoeuvres are considered to have little scoring potential in the
competition system.
Bottom turns
Fade takeoffs
Stalling and trimming
Side slides
Hawaiian pullout
Bodyboard Surfing Guidelines and Manoeuvres
It is of particular importance to note that there are two sub-dis