The 2019 SUPSA Events Calendar has been finalised and endorsed by Surfing South Africa and there are some exciting changes in the pipeline this year: 

In 2019, 10 SUPSA Sanctioned events were held, including 8 racing events and 2 surfing events. You can see the dates of the past year’s events here. 

2019 SUPSA SUP Racing Events 

2019 SUPSA SUP Surfing Events

 Event Points – How It Works:

Race Series 

Events which form part of the SUPSA Sanctioned events allow athletes to build up points towards their ranking  

The following rules were updated in March 2019.  

1. Points will be given to all finishers in each division in all SUPSA sanctioned races. All eliminated competitors in the SUP Technical racing heats to get points. All Distance and Downwind participants not finished when the field is “swept” to receive points equal to number of entries +1.
2. The overall ranking points for the national SUP racing title in the applicable division, to be counted and totalled for year-end rankings, are determined by a participant’s best points from a pre-determined number of sanctioned races in the racing regions. Any other race points will be discarded. 
3. The points system to be used for racing ranking points is:

   First place: 0.7 points;

   Second place: 2 points;

   Third: 3 points;

   Fourth: 4 points;

   Fifth: 5 points;

   Sixth: 6 points;

   Seventh: 7 points;

   Each place thereafter add one point; 

   Did not finish (DNF) number of entries + 1

   Disqualification (DQ) number of entries + 2

   Did not compete (DNC)             Max. number of entries in an event in previous year + 2

4. If a tie remains between two or more paddlers, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using tied paddler’s scores in next-to last race until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.

5. If there is a series-score tie between two or more paddlers, each paddlers race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the paddler(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.

Surf Series 

1. Competitors may accumulate ranking points in any SUPSA sanctioned SUP surfing events held in a calendar year. Competitors ranking points from their best placings at a number of events to be determined by SUPSA each year shall determine the order in which they shall eligble to be considered for selection for the National Team.

2. The points system to be used for SUP surfing ranking points is:

First place: 0.7 points;

Second place: 2 points;

Third: 3 points;

Fourth: 4 points;

Equal Fifth: 5 points;

Equal Seventh: 7 points;

Equal Ninth: 9 points;

Equal Eleventh: 11 points; 

Each place thereafter according to placing.

Withdrew from contest (DNF)    number of entries + 1 points

Disqualification (DQ)               number of entries + 2 points 

Did not compete (DNC)                        Max. number of entries in an event in previous year + 2 points 

3. In the event of a series tie, each paddlers placing at the SA Champs shall be listed in order of best to worst and at the first point where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the paddler with the best score.