What now....?

In the aftermath of the 05' Surf Comp, we got some great feedback.
Along the lines of,
-have something to span the whole weekend!
-Camping together is good
-entertainment
-liked the scoring system for the surf comp, style based.
-Great vibe!
-Fantastic Spot prizes!!!

So taking all that onboard we have bounced around ideas for what to do this year!

What has risen to the surface is

Blissfest 06

So yes, it is a weekend event,
that is not exclusivly for the gnarly boaters

you can enter for the weekend, or bite off just the Surf Comp!

-A river trip, with a competition on the side

-A repeat of the Surf Comp at St Clair

-We got a great camp site! The Taieri A and P ground, enroute to the River, sweet.

-A film Premiere of "Enter the Donkey" By Spencer Cooke

-A low Key homemade short film awards (get editing your footage now)

-Absolutly awesome Spot Prizes from our fantastic sponsors. yay

-Cash prizes for the overall winners of the weekends main events

Don't forget to register on blissfest@gmail.com
any questions welcome !

So a Boater X...?

Starting at the top of the Pipeline rapid (Grade 3-4, in GC's Guide)

a line up of 4 or 5 boaters and they have to negoiate their way downstream past a couple of buoys and the first one to touch the special rock in the special eddie moves on to the next stage.

and it goes on until it finished.

Since the Pipeline is the first rapid, after the comp we still have the river trip to go.... nice.

To protect future access to, the access to the river we are arranging a shuttle from the get out to the get in!

so allowing for flexiblity at the end of the day, and cutting out on the chaos of all those cars on the gnarly muddy road!!

Camp Ground
I will post a map of how to get there in the near future!
Available from friday afternoon it will be our base for the weekend!

Sat Evening

So like previously mentioned a Premiere, some of your films, they will need to be on DVD,
the rumour still persists of a Band playing, to be confirmed.

we will have a Mobile Coffee Cart in attendance for the duration so caffine will never be far away!

more on sat night at a later date!

Sunday Surf Comp

Very similar to last year!
for those who werent there last year, here is your chance to redeem yourselves!

heats of 4-5 boaters

10 mins to strut your stuff

winner moves up the chain, to the next, and so on!

We have a judging panel including folks who don't even paddle so but are artistically minded, so style is key. "Spirit of Fun"

Judges rulings are final.

Prize giving

Will be held just after the completion of the comp

Lots of goodies to give away so don't miss out !

those of you wanting a new Bliss-stick boat you should definitly be there

ummmm nice Spot Prize eligble to those who are in BOTH days competition!

and yes a bit of Cash to give away also!
Nice


So thats the start, a bit a of a Rant, but i think you get the picture.
We are stoked to be able to put this on for you, look forward to seeing you soon!

Craig and Chris