Date: June 24th 2:00 PM SLT
Venue: Tai
Wave: Pipeline Lite (Start is on the right side of the beach at the buoy, set of 3 waves side by side)
Board: SSi Short, rezzer or personal
Go register here!
(Make sure you are a member of the SLSA forum, before you register. Easy to do, go to the link above. Should take less than 24 hours to be signed-up!)
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After the 4th event at Bluff COve:
1. Moira
2. Kris Marley
3. TeddyBear
4. Cierra Theriac
5. Jeavin
6. Aquadoc
7. Petra Xaris
8. Johnny Whadd
9. Follo Sirbu
9. MaryAnn Maa
9. Bri Graycloud
9. Mick Lunasea
One more to go… Tai, here we come!
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Finals
1st Moira (RED) 16.25
2nd Kris Marley (BLUE) 15.75
3rd Teddy Bear (BLACK) 15.00
4th Jeavin (ORANGE) 14.416
5th Aquadoc (PURPLE) 14.166
6th Cierra Theriac (GREEN) 13.75
Heat 1
Jeavin (RED) 14.33
Maryann Maa (ORANGE) 10.00
KeiReavin (PURPLE) 7.83
Heat Two
Follo (RED) 8.25
Moira (BLUE) 17.00
Mick Lunasea (GREEN) 9.58
Teddy Bear (ORANGE) 12.41
Heat 3
Nik Nak (RED) 12.25
Aquadoc (BLUE) 12.58
Cierra Theriac (GREEN) 13.91
Kris Marley (ORANGE) 15.00
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Let’s get this party started!
Season Schedule Season 1 2017!
Fiinally its time for the fun to start! Here are the details for this season, times will be confirmed closer to events.
Feb 25th – Bundy Reef – HP5 (Personal or Rezzer) – Maoli 4All – 12pm SLT
March 25th – Solace Dreams – SSi Longboard (TBD) – Sunset Wave
April 22nd – Tsunami – Solace Dreams – LSD (Rezzer only) – Maoli 100m Freestyle
May 20th – Bluff Cove – C-3 (Personal or Rezzer) – Maoli Freestyle and Swell.
June 24th – T’ai – SSi Shortboard (TBD) – TBD
New updated event rules for the season below.
http://wiki.surfslsa.org/index.php?title=Event_Rules
(posted on the Forums: http://surfslsa.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=3619&sid=640923e85367c1eb111db2d9ad14be96)
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Saturday July 9th was the awards ceremony and party to celebrate the end of the season. As always, it was fun and eventful. DJ Reignie gave us excellent tunes from the 80s to dance to afterwards. Thanks to Rayz for lending us the Waterfront Theatre and Curshaw for being an awesome host!
Recognized were:
Top 10:
1 Tyler Peace
2 Roxy Angel
3 Moira
4 Liberty Justice
5 Cierra Theraic
6 Slade Mano
7 Petra Xaris
8 Mike
9 Lanky Silvercloud
9 Ronan Blake
Presenter: Bobbi LaSalle
Liberty, Moira, Roxy, Slade, Cierra, Petra
Presenter: Bobbi
Top 3 Team:
1 Tai Chi
2 Tsunami
3 Montego
Presenter: Annie Panties
Angel Award: MaryAnn Maa
Presenter: Petra Xaris
MaryAnn Maa and presenter Petra Xaris
Sportsmanship Award: Aquadoc
Presenter: Petra Xaris
Aquadoc – far left
Most Improved: Slade Mano
Presenter: Cierra Theriac
Slade
Presenter: Cierra
Hall of Fame:
Tyler Peace (#1 Rank)
Roxy Angel (#2 Rank)
Vally Lavender (Contributions to SL Surfing)
Shack Schapira (Contributions to SL Surfing)
Presenter: Sally LaSalle
Vally, Roxy, Sally, and Tyler
Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Denise Foxtrot, Maoli Waves
Mary Ann Maa, Tsunami Beach
Sally LaSalle, Tai/Chi
Lyn Naveah, Cape San Blas
Bronze Sponsors
Mick Lunasea, Surf Crazy
Aqua Doc, Grand Haven Futuresurf
Cierra Theriac & Sally LaSalle, Bundy Reef
Cierra Theriac, Surfside, Wave Rider Designs, Bluff Cove
Shack Schipira, C-3 Surfboards
Bree Asadar, Silver Dragon Designs
Kristirenae Resident, Lazy Daze
Title Sponsors – 2016 Season 1
Mary Ann Maa, Tsunami Beach
Sally LaSalle, Tai and Bundy Reef
Cierra Theriac, Bundy Reef and Bluff Cove
Petra Xaris, Solace Dreams
Presenter: Vally
Event Host: Curshaw MacTagairt
Curshaw
Site Host: Rayzza Rubble
Rayzza, center
Trophies: Neptune, Roxy Angel
Neptune
Roxy
I tried to take lots of pictures, but sadly now I can’t put all names to the beautiful people. If you want to give me a heads up in comments or in-world I will correct that.
Petra
Vally
Annie
Roxy and Reignie
Mick and Liberty
Bobbi and Sally
Sally
Party! Party!
from SLSA Group Notices
The native drums are heard in the background as the volcano starts to erupt, the surfer gods are celebrating the Pre-Pro event with a Hawaiian Luau at Solace Beach. It is Friday May 20th from 6-8 pm SLT and we have the amazing DJ Mal spinning your requests plus a Polynesian dance and hula lessons for everyone who may need them. Did I also mention raffles and a prize for the King and Queen of Solace Beach (must be in Hawaiian garb). So come on out and celebrate.
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Registration has opened for the SLSA Solace Dreams HP5 series, the 1st stop for Season 1 of 2016!
Dates: Feb 13th Open & 20th Pro 11AM SLT
Venue: Solace Dreams
Board: HP5 (rezzer or your own)
Wave: Maoli Tahiti
LM: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/S … s/45/34/22
Registration is open until 12p NOON SLT February 10th 2015. Register on the SLSA Forums.
If there are less than 30 legitimate registered surfers, then the registration will remain open until 30 surfers have been registered or February 17th 2015 whichever comes first. If on February 10th, there are 24 or fewer registrants, then no open will be held. In the event that that there are 25 or more registrants, then the open will be held. The top 20 ranked registered surfers will not participate in the open and can automatically participate in the pros. All of the other registered surfers will compete for a spot in the pro by participating in the Open event. Top 20 ranked surfers you still need to register! Your registration into the event is not automatic. This event is open to any SLSA member, even if you have never competed before (you will be competing in the Open event). If you are new to the SLSA, you will need to join the SLSA group and the SLSA Forums.
Note: Event Rules and the Waiver have been revised. Please make sure you read everything!
Full event rules can be found on the SLSA Wiki.
Also, if you would be interested in working the event, contact any SLSA director.
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This is a re-post of something I wrote about this time last-last year… being this is the beginning of a new season and there are lots of new names and faces, new rules, this is a good time to throw it out there again.
What seems like such a simple thing can get confusing for new and old surfers alike. You just show up, get on your board, and ride the wave, right?
Yes, but there is a little more that goes into it in order to keep the competitions running smoothly and most of all fun! Virtual world competitions are not set up the same way as RL competitions. First off, we don’t have a week to dedicate to the event. We all have real lives, you know? So there are event rules set up to keep everything running like a well-oiled machine.
For SLSA competitions this is how it goes. Number one – You have to be a member of the SLSA (SL Surfing Association). Just join the group. That’s all there is to it. No fees, no dues. One group slot is all it costs you. Number two- you have to join the SLSA forums. Why? Two reasons. First, you can keep your eyes open for an announcement for an upcoming competition. Next… How do you register for a comp? That’s simple, look for the Competition Registration thread and sign up.
There are 2 parts to the event – the Open and the Pro. The Open and the Pro are held on two consecutive weekends. The Pro is for anyone who is ranked in the top 20 (and remembers to register for the competition). The Open is for everyone else. But it is not a guarantee that both the Open and the Pro will be held. If more than 30 surfers register prior to the registration deadline, then both will be held. If 30 or less surfers register, then the two are combined into one event to be held on the date scheduled for the Pro. With me so far?
After everyone is registered, the head judge makes up the heat draws. That is who surfs when and what color jersey (or rashie as we call them) you wear. Shortly before the event the competition organizers send out a notice with the heat draws and a “comp pack”. Inside your comp pack you will find all the possible color combinations of rashies they will use and several note cards full of information about what is going on. Sometimes you find extra goodies too!
Okay so now you are registered and have received your heat draw. What is this heat business anyway? Well, the heats are the group of surfer you will be out on the water with. This can vary from 3-6 surfers depending on how many people have registered and what heat it is. So how do the SLSA organizers figure out how the heats are set up? Again the Open and Pro are a little different.
In the Open event, when there are between 11 and 14 surfers registered, surfers are divided into 3 heats. If there are 15 or more surfers registered, then it is divided into 5 heats. Part of the Open event is deciding who gets to advance to the Pro event the next weekend. The surfers with the 10 top scores in the preliminary heats advance to the Pro. Surfers who do not automatically advance are put on “stand-by” for the Pro event, in the order of how they scored, to fill in for any surfers who qualified and registered for the Pro event, but are unable to surf. There is an unofficial final in the Open event consisting of the top 5 scoring surfers.
Okay… how does heat set up work in the Pro event? In a Pro event, there should be 30 surfers. They are divided into 6 heats of 5 surfers. These are the preliminary heats. There is also semi-final heats and then the final heat to determine the winners. In the preliminary heats, the top 12 scoring surfers advance to the semi-finals. You have to keep your eye on the scoreboard to see who is in the running for those slots. The semi-finals are 3 heats of 4 surfers (12 total). The top 6 scoring surfers will advance to the finals. So, we now have 6 surfers in the finals. Winners are naturally then determined by order of scores in the finals.
Still with me? Good.
Scores. Scores are awarded by the judges. There is a head judge and 2 additional judges. They each give a score for each surfer for each wave. Scores are between 0.25-10.00, in .25 point increments. Surfers get three waves and the two highest scores are then added together. For example, let’s say you get a 5.0 6.5 and a 7.o. The 5.0 is dropped. Your score for that heat is then 13.5.
How are those scores determined? Remember a surfer can receive between a 0.25 and 10.0 for each wave. Each judge determines how well the surfer performed on that wave. There are guidelines on how to score them, but as with everything in life the guidelines are subjective. More about this in a second. Scores are broken down into 3 categories; style and control are worth 4 points, tricks are worth 4 points, and length of ride is worth 2 points. To receive the best possible score, a surfer has to blend a good combination of all three categories. For example, style and control is very subjective, but each judge scores consistently throughout a competition based on their interpretation of style and control. Typically, the judges are competition surfers, so they know what the tricks are and their degree of difficulty, this is less subjective. Length of ride is purely objective, did the surfer stay on the wave until the end, and did they belly. This isn’t the olympics and we don’t have instant replay, so don’t get upset with the judges. They are doing their best and are consistently fair. After 8 years of being part of SLSA, as a surfer, a judge, and in other roles, judging has always been the most consistent part of a SLSA competition.
So what actually happens? You hang out in the spectator stands with the other surfers and spectators, dance and talk. Pay attention for your heat to be called to the beach. The marshal will give you some instructions. Basically, what order to go in, not to take a wave until instructed, and to go the marshal in IM with any questions, problems, or concerns. Under no circumstance should you IM a judge. That’s grounds for disqualification 😦 After you finish your heat, you head back to the spectator stands and keep an eye on the scoreboard to see if you advance!
And that is pretty much it. Actually it’s not that complicated… basically you show up, pay attention, follow directions, ask questions, have fun!
Most of all have fun!. There is always a party in the event stands. And being out on the water with your heat buddies is always a good time.
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Registration has opened for the SLSA Surf Religion HP5 series, the last stop for Season 2 of 2015!
Dates: December 12th (Open) & 19th (Pro) at 11:00 am SLT
Venue: Surf Religion http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/S … 141/130/22
Wave: HP5 Jaws
Board: HP5 Rezzer or HP5 Personal board
Registration is open until 12p NOON SLT December 9th 2015. Register on the SLSA Forums.
There must be at least 30 people registered, for both the Open and the Pro to be held. If less than 30 people register the events will be combined into one to be held on December 19th. Top 20 ranked surfers you still need to register! Your registration into the event is not automatic. This event is open to any SLSA member, even if you have never competed before (you will be competing in the Open event). If you are new to the SLSA, you will need to join the SLSA group and the SLSA Forums.
Please note: Registration has been extended an extra 12 hours to accommodate more time zones. But there isn’t a reason to delay, get over to the forums and get your registration in ASAP!
Full event rules can be found on the SLSA Wiki.
Also, if you would be interested in working the event, contact any SLSA director.
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