In February, Dennis Judson, as president of the US Surf Kayak Committee, and host of the 2001 event, sent out the following set of rules to be used as a basis for the 2001 World Championships.

Divisions and Number of People per Team:

Men's International Classic (IC) - 4 men Women's IC - 2 women Men's International High Performance (HP) - 4 men Women's HP - 2 women Junior IC - 2 juniors (defined as being 18 years of age or younger on December 31 of the competition year). Maximum number of Alternates: 2 men, 2 women, 1 junior

Total number of team members: 14 plus alternates. No minimum number of people for a team.

People should be allowed to surf in 2 events (e.g. men HP and men IC)

We would like to see an individual competition held in conjunction with the team event. The individual competition should have a master's division for men and women. A master is defined as a person 40 years of age or older at some time in the competition year. Dennis Judson will try to work that into the schedule for the 2001 event.

Boat Length: International Classic: 3 m or longer as measured in a horizontal plane International High performance: no restrictions on length

Hull design: International Classic: No fins allowed, continuous convex radii of bottom. (Same hull requirements as is current-This lets existing IC boats be competitive with shorter boats, especially at Santa Cruz) International High performance: no restrictions (fins allowed)

Construction and deck design: The kayak shall be of hollow construction, with the paddler sitting in, not on, the kayak. Any material is allowed for construction. In addition, each kayak must utilize a fabric type sprayskirt, which completely encircles the paddler's waist, and the boat's cockpit to attain "watertight" status from the waist down.

MISC: No backsurfing or 360's should be allowed in IC class, although no penalty.. End moves should only occur when the wave closes out, there should be no points for rides in the soup. No points for maneuvers in the white water away from the shoulder (e.g. rodeo moves in the soup)

Competition rules: The purpose of the rules are to: Promote the fairness and skills of moving a kayak on the most challenging parts of the wave, with a top priority placed on safety. Points will be awarded for pickups close to the steepest point of the wave, at the point of the break. Points will be awarded for the use of the drive of the wave - the activity on the wave When doubt arises, the outcome shall be decided with reference to the spirit of the Longboard rules. The use of all parts of the wave shall be allowed where the intention is to add change to the speed or direction of the boat. The highest score will be earned when maneuvers are done in critical sections of the wave, closest to the break The basic scoring should reflect the size and shape of the wave ridden, the size and style of the drop, the speed and length of ride, the number of maneuvers in the critical part of the wave, the speed of execution, and the difficulty of maneuvers. For example, it is not the same to do three 360's on the wave shoulder as it is to do one in the pocket.