2008 RIVERBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS - RULES AND POINTS DISTRIBUTION

RACE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE

Slalom

• Timed solo race against the clock
• Utilizing downstream and upstream gates
• 2 heats, combined times
• Fastest time wins
• Fastest overall time also recognized “in the money” and with points

Boardercross

• Contact is allowed, similar to “bumper cars”
• No grabbing opponents in any manner; hands must remain on your own board unless hand paddling; racers may not touch an opponent with their hands; first offense is a 20 second penalty, second offense results in DQ; any hitting, punching, slapping, or blows to and opponent’s head will result in automatic DQ and possible suspension
• No purposefully kicking opponents
• No blows to an opponent’s head with a racers board (or anything else – automatic DQ)
• Any DQ will result in forfeiture of all points associated with the DQ’d race for that racer

• Follow slalom races
• Top 2 slalom finishers get a bye first round of heats
• Heats of 3 – 5 racers (min – max)
• 8 max in finals, so as many elimination heats as necessary
• If one round of heats, top 2 finishers, if 2 rounds, top 3 finishers advance first round, top 2 second round:
• Example:
• 5 - 17 contestants: Rd 1 – 3 separate heats of 5, top 2 advance from each, with 1 st and 2 nd bye, 8 total in finals
• 18 - 27 contestants: Rd 1 – 5 heats of 5, top 3 advance from each; Rd 2 – 3 heats of 3-5, top 2 advance from each, with 1 st and 2 nd bye, 8 total in finals
• 28 and up – Rd 1 – heats of 5-8, top 3 advance from each; Rd 2 – 3 heats of 3-4, top 2 advance from each, with 1 st and 2 nd bye, 8 total in finals; etc

EXTREME DOWNRIVER ENDURANCE RACES

• In nature (Nordheimer, Payette, White Salmon etc)
• 1-7 miles
• Head-to-head, mass start, winner takes all

FREESTYLE SURFING

• Prelims / Semis / Finals depending on number of competitors
• Judges award points based on tricks, 1 minute

BIG PICTURE – SEASON POINTS ACCUMULATION

Ways to score:

• Enter any slalom race: 3
• Enter any boardercross sprint race: 3
• Enter any boardercross endurance race: 5
• Enter any surf competition: 3
• Enter the Eddy Flower Vertical Competition: 5
• Fastest Riverboarding Team at Primal Quest (only teams who finish the entire PQ race are eligible): 30

1 st Place

• Slalom: 10
• Boardercross Sprint: 10
• Boardercross Endurance: 15
• Surf: 10

2 nd Place

• Slalom: 7
• Boardercross Sprint: 7
• Boardercross Endurance: 12
• Surf: 7

3 rd Place

• Slalom: 5
• Boardercross Sprint: 5
• Boardercross Endurance: 9
• Surf: 5

Special “Discretionary” Awards (craziest trick, funniest costume at Nordheimer, course record at the USNWC, etc etc): 8

EddyFlower Vertical Challenge (points for each person on the team):

1 st Place: 15
2 nd Place: 12
3 rd Place: 9
Most $ Raised: 15

GORGE GAMES

1 st Place

• Slalom: 25
• Boardercross: 25
• Extreme Downriver: 25
• Surf: 25

2 nd Place

• Slalom: 18
• Boardercross: 18
• Extreme Downriver: 18
• Surf: 18

3 rd Place

• Slalom: 12
• Boardercross: 12
• Extreme Downriver: 12
• Surf: 12

2008 Championship Weekend

1 st Place

• Slalom: 50
• Boardercross: 50
• Surf: 50

2 nd Place

• Slalom: 30
• Boardercross: 30
• Surf: 30

3 rd Place

• Slalom: 20
• Boardercross: 20
• Surf: 20

OVERALL 2008 CHAMPION

• The Champ gets a full sponsorship for 2009; if it’s a current member of Team FLI, they get $1,000 cash instead (and of course sponsorship for 2009 as well)
• Trip to Costa Rica, most likely in October

What is RIPH?

RIPH is a French acronym for Rassemblement International pour la Promotion de l'Hydrospeed.

RIPH is the International governing body for the sport of Riverboarding, and is the parent organization of which the USRBA is a member.

Click here to learn more about RIPH.

The sport of Riverboarding was started in the late 1970's in France where they called it Hydrospeed, and from there is has spread to the entire planet.

In parts of Europe and Africa, they still call it "Hydrospeed".

In New Zealand there are still some people who call it "Sledge", and some even call it "River Surfing", though not to be confused with the stand-up version.

In the USA and most of the rest of the world, it's been called "River Boarding" (thus our acronym) but is now just usually called "Riverboarding".

Click here to learn more about Riverboarding.