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Yeah, Saturday morning had a bit of texture and tide. Afternoons were draining! Luck definitely plays a big role in surf contests. If your heat is wave starved, you've got to scramble for anything, even inside waves. By the way, judges aren't very impressed by the quantity of maneuvers. It's all about quality. Blow us away! One big turn beats three small ones. Glad you had fun. Contests can be pretty stressful.Man, that was kinda brutal!
The heat before mine had probably 20 good waves. Ours had maybe 2. I got 2 insiders, 3-4 turns each, and 2 small scores.
Still got 4th out of 6 guys though. I actually recognized a few of the guys in my heat from morning sessions over the years. There was no hassling and everyone was nice and even chatty. That was a nice surprise.
So, with the high tide lump, slight S wind lump, 20 minute lull, parking hassle, family and schedule hassle......... it was still really fun. I'll probably do it again next year if I'm not living in hicksville pennsylvania
I'll try to post some pics later after I get some work done.
I have judged and head judged the RC quite a few times in the last 10 years. The problem with a two-month waiting period is that I and most of the more experienced judges are sometimes unavailable on the weekend they choose to run. Then they have to scramble to replace us. I can’t speak to the validity of the results those years. I have been a surf judge for 37 years, and no one has ever offered me any bribes or benefits to produce a certain result. That would just make our scores look stupid in the eyes of the competitors, the public, and the other judges. Of course, we are not above criticism. It’s a subjective task with many variables in play. Rincon is a particularly challenging wave to score. Long rides, six-man heats with multiple riders up simultaneously, and computer scoring. Lots going on at once.So your a RC Judge eh Pagey?
What types of, let's say, er, Benefits? Handouts? Hand$hakes? have you been offered as a judge?
Got to be some good ones, cause, some of those past winners, well, IMO, didn't quite deserve to win.
Good luck! Should be fun. Good waves, conditions, and weather. It's always a tough decision whether to catch everything that moves (since you will never get Rincon otherwise with only five other surfers out) or be selective and focus on just those two waves that will get you through to the next round. Either way, not a bad situation to be in!K, pretty sure we will have to move this year, so I'm doing the classic again.
It's on this weekend.
I was hoping it would be later in the season, as I've only been riding my flying manta for months. Oh well. Wish me luck!