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Record Participant Numbers at Event 1 What a fantastic start to the first event of Season 2 of the Jetts City Surf Series with over 120 SUPs taking part, sensational Ski paddle numbers and the introduction of our 5km Waterfront Run. Event 2 gets underway this Wednesday with another stunning forecast to bring sunshine and light easterlies. Come down early to check out our many on site activations and sponsors. Try a new 2014 SUP, demo a longboard from Ultimate Boards, have a coffee from the Wild Bean Machine then kick back on an Alta Bean Bag before your briefing. Apologies for anyone who had a small wait (or a big one :D) to get their timing chip, now that 90% of participants have collected their singlets it will be a smooth and fast process. See you tomorrow for another awesome afternoon and evening on the water at Mission Bay.

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Record Participant Numbers at Event 1

What a fantastic start to the first event of Season 2 of the Jetts City Surf Series with over 120 SUPs taking part, sensational Ski paddle numbers and the introduction of our 5km Waterfront Run. Event 2 gets underway this Wednesday with another stunning forecast to bring sunshine and light easterlies. Come down early to check out our many on site activations and sponsors. Try a new 2014 SUP, demo a longboard from Ultimate Boards, have a coffee from the Wild Bean Machine then kick back on an Alta Bean Bag before your briefing. Apologies for anyone who had a small wait (or a big one :D) to get their timing chip, now that 90% of participants have collected their singlets it will be a smooth and fast process. See you tomorrow for another awesome afternoon and evening on the water

at Mission Bay.

Event Shirts: You must have your 2XU competitor singlet on to compete, no exceptions. If you have forgotten it or lost it you will need to purchase another shirt/ singlet from the JCSS caravan to be allowed to start.

Additional Race shirts are $40 Male / $50 Female

Briefings: • Surfboard Paddle, Prone, Sup Novice and Secondary School SUP –

With Troy at 535pm at the A frame wooden course board. • Ski Paddle – With Troy 605pm at the A frame wooden course board • All remaining SUPs – With Troy at 610pm at the back of the JCSS

trailer. • 5km Waterfront Run – With Troy at 615pm between the 2XU start

line flags on the sand. •

Timing Chips - how they work. Each week you are required to quickly sign in at the JCSS trailer. When you do you will be issued your timing chip from our staff, these are to be worn around your ankle. At the conclusion of each race and a Horleys Replace, you will be required to take off the timing chip and recollect the following week at the JCSS trailer.

Items for sale – on site at the JCSS

Hutchwilco Lifebelts

$149.00

(normally $170)

Quiksilver Cap

$20

Upcoming  event  dates  

Wednesday, 20th of November – Event 2 Wednesday, 27th of November – Event 3 Wednesday, 4th of December – Event 4 Wednesday, 11th of December – Event 5 Wednesday, 18th of December – Event 6

Thursday, 30th of January – Event 7 Thursday, 6th of February – Event 8 Thursday, 13th of February – Event 9 Thursday, 20th of February – Event 10 Thursday, 27th of February – Event 11 Thursday, 6th of March – Event 12 Thursday, 13th of March– Prize giving

Compete as a team and an individual There are podium positions and bragging rights up for grabs for the fastest overall team in the following categories:

• SUP Surfboard • SUP Raceboard

Each team consists of 4 members, the highest three scores from your team count towards your weekly score i.e. the lowest placed finisher in your team doesn’t have their points count. The combined highest nine total scores from 12 races are totaled for end of year positions. To enter a team, simply email [email protected] the name of your team and the 4x members in it by Tuesday 5pm. Minimalistic prizes are given at the end of the year to the podium finishing teams however it will be all good fun. Team Photos will be taken on week 2 by our on site photographer Scottie T. All members to be wearing official JCSS event 2XU shirts for their team photo.

On site activation - Alta Bean Bags, Wild Bean Cafe Each week we have 15x Alta Bean Bag options for competitors and spectators to kick back and chill out on. Dhiman will be on site each week also with the Bean Machine selling Wild Bean coffee, food and snacks.

On site activation – SUP Retails Stores and Brands Each week we have 5 different retail stores and SUP brands on site for participants to try out and demo the latest 2014 range across a huge variety of brands. Mission Bay will have a festival feel each week so please support these stores and brands if looking for a new SUP for the season.

Weekly  Spot  Prizes  –  Mecca  Stonehouse   Each week we will be having our social spot prize evening at Mecca Stonehouse where any 12,8,4

or 1 week signed up competitor regardless of their placing goes in the draw to win out of our massive weekly spot prizes. On arrival to Mecca (from 715pm onwards) see the JCSS crew and make sure your name goes in the draw. A gold coin donation per person is appreciated to enter the weekly spot prize draw, with all proceeds going to Surf Lifesaving Northern Region. There are $20 meal options now available + ice cold beers and refreshments waiting upon your arrival. Prize giving will aim to start at 730pm each evening, but please excuse us if it starts at 745pm. Each week we have over 25 different spot prizes + this Wednesday we have Raumati from Plantation Island on site… see below. Come have a drink and something to eat each night and be apart of the big Jetts City Surf Series social crew. Two of the 8 main prizes ($50+ value) each week will go to competitors who have a Jetts City Surf Series sticker on their vehicle and board/ Ski/ Surfboard, it works as follows:

• Our photographer Scottie T will roam the carpark and select a vehicle with our JCSS sticker on it each week for a weekly spot prize.

• Scottie T will also select an image of a competitor at random each week with a JCSS sticker on their Sup/ Ski/ Surfboard

Need a new longboard to cruise the coast or bomb some hills then come and see Nick from Ultimate Boards, a demo fleet of six sticks is available to try. All JCSS participants get online discounts too, just come see Nick or the staff for the online promo discount code, Want to win an Original Pin tail longboard, heres two ways you can:

This year we are stoked to announce that with a HUGE thanks to our 5x on site SUP Brands / Retail stores, we have 5x SUP boards to give away at the end of the year, to the winners of the 5x largest SUP divisions. The winner of whichever SUP division has the most 12 week participants in it who complete 9 races, will get to choose from the 4x available SUPS as their 1st prize. The winner of the 2nd largest SUP division will then have the choice of the 3 remaining SUP boards etc. The 5th Board (BIC) goes to the winner of the BIC One Design Class.

End  of  Year  Prizes  –  5x  SUP  Boards  to  be  won  

Ultimate  Boards  –  Competitions  and  Discounts  

Demo a longboard between 430pm-545pm and go in the draw to win an Original Pintail on Dec 18th at Mecca Stonehouse.

The winner of our Indo board balance competition held at Mecca Stonehouse from 710pm-730pm each spot prize evening wins an Original Pintail longboard, drawn March 13thm 2014.

Everyone who enters the Jetts City Surf Series on a 12-week pass and competes a minimum of 9 events goes in the draw for our main end of series prize, thanks to Pete at Island Holidays, which includes: Return flights on Air Pacific from Auckland to Nadi, return car & ferry transfers from airport to the Island, 5 nights accommodation at Plantation Island Resort. (Valued at over $3,000). You must be present at our end of season prize giving (March 13th) to claim the prize.

Island  Holidays  Giveaway  –  Plantation  Island,  Fiji    

RUNSHEET (Finalised) 535pm briefing 540pm –Surfboard Paddle & Watermen Leg 1 541pm – SUP Novice 542pm – Secondary School SUP 543pm – Prone Paddle board

610pm briefing 620pm – Ski Paddle (briefing at 605pm with Troy)

620pm – 5km Waterfront Run (briefing at 615pm with Troy)

621pm – SUP 14 Footers (both over & under 90kgs) 622pm – SUP 12’6 & Masters 623pm - Womens SUP 624pm – SUP Surfboard 625pm – BIC One Design Fleet

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