D.
Deliberate use of delaying tactics will
be considered unsportsmanlike conduct and
will subject the rider to fines or disqualification.
E.
Equipment Failure - For any equipment failure,
the rider has approximately three minutes
if he/she is in the pro division and five
minutes if in the amateur division to repair
the equipment. Equipment can either be repaired
on the boat or at the dock if needed. Time
starts either when the riders steps on the
back of the boat for an on-boat repair or
when rider steps on the dock for a dock
repair. It is the rider’s responsibility
to ensure binding lubricant, if needed,
is on the dock and/or in the boat before
starting their run. Lack of binding lubricant
is not an equipment failure.
F.
Riding Conditions - Since wakeboarding is
an outdoor sport, time-consuming measures
to assure identical and/or ideal riding
conditions will be at the sole discretion
of the Head judge and/or event organizer.
Protests or re-ride requests will not be
allowed if they are based on variations
in weather or water conditions.
G.
Severe Weather/ Rough Water Conditions -
In the case of less than desirable water
or weather conditions where the contest
must continue, a "Severe Weather/ Rough
Water" provision may be applied to
that round of that event. Decisions regarding
"Severe Weather" shall be the
responsibility of a committee composed of
the Head judge, Event Organizer, and only
the affected Competitors. However, the Event
Organizer reserves the right to make the
final decision. The "Severe Weather"
provision applies not only to rough water
per se, but to any weather and water conditions
that make riding significantly more difficult
or may seriously affect performances.
The "Severe Weather" committee
shall determine any modification to the
riding specifications that may be needed
in the interest of safety and providing
a fair and attractive event. Such modifications
may include but not limited to changes in
boat speed, boat pattern, and course length.
Once a heat has been so designated and riding
has started, the "Severe Weather"
designation shall apply to all competitors
in that heat, even though conditions may
improve. Ranking Lists are unchanged under
"Severe Weather" rules.
H.
Running order - Wakeboarding contests can
use either seeded or random draw heat formats.
In qualifying rounds, positions are determined
by the Competitor's seeding numbering, which
is determined by the applicable Ranking
List. Unranked Competitors will be seeded
from the previous contest or other applicable
contest in reverse running order of their
finish in that contest. In the case of no
prior contests, unranked competitors will
ride first in a heat. Heats should have
a maximum of 8 riders each.
1.
Quarterfinals round seeding are determined
by that same Ranking list and those who
moved in from the qualifying round. Those
who moved in will be seeded in reverse order
of their finish in the qualifying round.
2.
Semifinals round seeding are determined
by position finish in previous round. If
both had the same identical final position
in previous round, go back to the round
before that, and the round before that before
going to original seeding by applicable
Ranking list. (For example, if rider A and
rider B both finish first in their heats
in the semifinals, and you had to determined
who was the top seed in the finals, you
would go the quarterfinals finish, if both
A and B finished first their also, you would
go back to previous Ranking list.)
3. Finals round seeding are determined by
position finish in previous round. And the
same format would be used in the above case
if positional ties occur.
Riders
must ride in designated running order. Failure
to ride in designated running order may
incur disqualification
I. Seeding and running order will follow
this formula:
1. 16 competitors:
Heat #1: Seeds 15, 14, 11, 10, 7, 6, 3,
2
Heat #2: Seeds 16, 13, 12, 9, 8, 5, 4, 1
2.
20 competitors:
Heat #1: Seeds 19, 18, 15, 14, 11, 10, 7,
6, 3, 2
Heat #2: Seeds 20, 17, 16, 13, 12, 9, 8,
5, 4, 1
Other numbers of competitors are determined
with the same format.
