C. The Run:

1. The rider will leave the starting dock and scoring will begin with the first use of any apparatus. The first wake trick will be scored when the boat reaches the first course buoy. At the end of the first pass, the boat will turn immediately after passing the end course buoy to turn around and re-enter the course. At the end of the second pass, the boat will turn immediately after passing the end course buoy to set up for a right or left hand double up which was chosen by the rider before leaving the dock. Riders will be judged on tricks initiated within the course, on the obstacles plus the double up. Judging will stop after the double up. Riders may initiate a move prior to the buoy but must land the move near or at the buoy to receive credit for the trick. There must be a majority by all scoring judges to discredit a move for “out of course”. Riders must be ready for the boat to turn immediately after the second course buoy. No re-rides will be awarded for the boat turning during a trick at the ends of the course.

2. The rider will continue their run after their first wake or obstacle fall from the place they fell, unless the first fall occurs after the ¾ fall buoy when there is no double up planned. A second wake or obstacle fall finishes the run immediately. NOTE: The chief judge may remove the three quarters buoy and/or the event organizer in the event there is enough room to safely perform a double up in the event a rider falls at or near the end of the course.

3. Each contestant is free to hit whichever obstacles and perform tricks in whatever order they desire. There is no maximum or minimum number of tricks required, although riders are encouraged to perform big tricks and hit all obstacles. Riders should emphasize quality over quantity, while demonstrating the range and limits of their abilities. These abilities should include, but are not limited to, performing a variety of moves, taking each move to its limit, hitting double ups, hitting the obstacles and showing creativity and fluidity in the routine. Every wake or obstacle trick the rider performs will be evaluated in the scoring of the routine. Each contestant will be judged only against the other riders in the heat, using the subjective style categories ONLY to arrive at a single combined score. See section XVIII for scoring formula.

4. There will be NO re-rides granted for less than perfect double up patterns or perceived speed variations of the boat. Re-rides may be granted at the sole discretion of the chief judge for equipment failure, or due to gross driver error.

D. Communication:

1. It is the sole responsibility of the rider to communicate to the driver before leaving the dock where to proceed through the course, which direction to turn for the double up and to verify the proper speed of the boat. Riders must also communicate any specifics of the double up wanted i.e.…open or closed. There will be NO re-rides due to miscommunication.

2. Riders may change the direction of the double up by clearly signaling to and receiving confirmation from the boat before the end of a pass.

3. In the event of a double up given in the wrong direction, the rider must wave off the double up and not attempt a trick. If a trick is attempted, the rider has accepted that as their double up. If a rider waves off the double up and doesn't attempt anything, the boat will travel back down the course, turn around, and go back to complete the correct double up. There will be no re-ride for turbulent water created by this action. The rider must accept the second attempt of the double up and cannot waive off the second attempt.