National Ocean Competition 2023

Masters Championships 12th & 13th August
Individual - £30 per individual
Pair - £12 per pair per event
Team - £12 per team per event
THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR TEAM AND PAIR EVENTS
Individual Age Groups:
Minimum age for the Masters event is 29 years of age as at 31st December last year.
Masters 30-39: competitors aged 29 or over and 39 or under on 31st December last year - and will
therefore reach the age of 30 and not exceed the age of 39 during this year
Masters 40-44: competitors aged 39 or over and 43 on 31st December last year - and will therefore reach
the age of 40 and not exceed the age of 44 during this year
Masters 45-49: competitors aged 44 or over and 48 on 31st December last year - and will therefore reach
the age of 45 and not exceed the age of 49 during this year
Masters 50-54: competitors aged 49 or over and 53 on 31st December last year - and will therefore reach
the age of 50 and not exceed the age of 54 during this year
Masters 55-59: competitors aged 54 or over on 31st December last year - will therefore reach the age of
55 and not exceed the age of 59 during this year
Masters 60+: competitors aged 60 or over on the 31st December last year
Paired Events:
Board Rescue & Double Ski
Members of the pair must be aged 29 years or over on 31 December last year – will reach the age of at
least 30 years this year.
Where members are from different age categories the pair will compete in the lower age group. e.g.,
competitor 1 30-39 & competitor 2 40-49 – entry into 30-39.
Team Events
Size of Team and Pairs Event
Board Rescue 2 Pairs
Double Ski 3 Pairs
Board Relay 3 Teams
Taplin Relay 3 Teams
Ski Relay 3 Teams
Beach Relay 3 Teams
Clubs must ensure that they have sufficient equipment and craft for their entered competitors.
Events will not be held up awaiting craft retrieval from finishing areas.
The sum of the team members’ ages must then be equal to or in excess of the age of the category they
wish to contest, they CAN’T choose to race down an age group.
Once entered into an age group team race this cannot be changed, teams do not need to be named but a
competitor can only compete in one age group for that race.

Youth Championships 14th & 15th August
Individual - £30 per individual
Pair - £12 per pair per event
Team - £12 per team per event
THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR TEAM AND PAIR EVENTS
Minimum age for the youth event is 12 years of age as at 31st December last year, and Maximum age is 18
years as at 31st December last year.
Youth 13: will reach the age of 13 in the year of competition
Youth 14/15: will reach the age 14 or 15 in the year of competition
Youth 16/17: will reach the age of 16 or 17 in the year of competition
Youth 18/19: will reach the age of 18 or 19 in the year of competition
Pair & Team Age Groups:
In all pair & team events a competitor can compete up 1 age group e.g. 13 can compete in U15 but not
U17
U15 can compete in U17 but not U19
Competitors can only compete in 1 pair & 1 team per event
Ski and Board Availability:
Clubs must ensure that they have sufficient equipment and craft for their entered competitors.
Events will not be held up awaiting craft retrieval from finishing areas.
Ski Relay:
Ski relay is U17 and U19 and may be pulled if time and conditions are not favourable. The event is limited
to 1 team per age group.
Mix Sprint Relay:
Teams are to be made up from two Female and two Male competitors.
Board Rescue 2 Pairs
Tube Rescue 1 Pair
Double Ski 3 Pairs
Board Relay 3 Teams
Taplin Relay 3 Teams
Surf Team 1 Team (this may be run with the Surf Race)
Ski Relay 1 Team
Beach Relay 3 Teams (Mixed two Female and two male competitors)
Clubs must ensure that they have sufficient equipment and craft for their entered competitors.
Events will not be held up awaiting craft retrieval from finishing areas

Nipper Championships
18th & 19th August
Individual Age Groups:
Minimum age for this event is 7 years of age as at 31st December last year. The following individual age
groups will apply:
8 Yrs: aged 7 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 8 this year
9 Yrs: aged 8 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 9 this year
10 Yrs: aged 9 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 10 this year
11 Yrs: aged 10 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 11 this year
12 Yrs: aged 11 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 12 this year
13 Yrs: aged 12 on 31st December last year and will attain the age of 13 this year
Team Age Groups:
Nipper 8 to 9 Yrs: all members of the relay team must be aged 7 or 8 on 31st December last year
Nipper 10 to 11 Yrs: all members of the relay team must be aged 9 or 10 on 31st December last year
Nipper 12 to 13 Yrs: all members of the relay team must be aged 11 or 12 on 31st December last year
(Team sizes are unlimited apart from the Beach Relay which is limited to 2 teams per age per sex)
Water Cover:
At least one of those nominated as helpers will be required to provide additional in-water safety cover
using a rescue board from time-to-time as required by the organisers and must be suitably qualified to do
so. If there are insufficient place judges/helpers volunteer to help, the organisers may be forced to cancel
one or more events on the day; no refunds will be made on entry fees if this is the case.
Nipper Boards:
All club Nipper Boards will be gathered into a central pool and used in that way – each club is therefore
requested to ensure that their club’s name is clearly marked on the board so that it can be identified
when the pool is dispersed. Clubs are required to provide enough boards for both the boys and girls in
their largest age group; this would enable us to use the two arenas needed.
Private boards, which are not part of the pool, will be to one side and will not be allowed to be moved
unless directed by the referee.
Qualifications required to compete in water events only:
Competitors wishing to enter beach events only do not require any qualifications. However, the following
qualifications are required for participation in all water events.
8-9yrs old and under to compete – Nipper Bronze (Nipper Level 2 award or above)
10, 11, 12,13yrs old and above to compete – Nipper Silver (Nipper Level 3 award or above