1st INTERNATIONAL SURF CASTING TOURNAMENT IN GREECE – “RESPECT THE SEA”

1st INTERNATIONAL SURF CASTING TOURNAMENT IN GREECE – “RESPECT THE SEA”
1er TOURNOIS INTERNATIONAL DE SURF CASTING EN GRÉCE – 
“RESPECTER LA MER” 
1ο ΤΟRNEO INTERNAZIONALE DI SURFCASTING IN GRECIA – “RISPETTO IL MARE”

The clubs “ACADEMY OF SPORT ACTIVITIES “ and “SPORT FISHING CLUB” , in co operation with www.paraktiopsarema.gr are organizing the 1st INTERNATIONAL SURF CASTING TOURNAMENT IN GREECE – “RESPECT THE SEA”.
The tournament “RESPECT THE SEA” will take place from 1st May until 4th May 2015.
All participants will be accommodated at LIDO HOTEL (4* Hotel) located in XYLOKASTRO - Μelissi (District of Corinthia) https://www.lido-hotel.net/index.php 
Prices per person per night
Single room
With breakfast 52 euros
Half board (dinner) 60 euros
Full board 70 euros
Double room per two persons per night
With breakfast 60 euros (30 euros each person/per night)
Half board (dinner) 80 euros (40 euros each person/per night)
Full board 96 euros (48 euros each person/per night
Triple room per 3 persons per night 
With breakfast 69 euros (23 euros per person/per night)
Half board (dinner) 99 euros (33 euros per person/per night
Full board 126 euros (42 euros per perso/per night)
Children up to 5 years old will be accommodated FREE OF CHARGE in the parents’ room
Children from 5-12 years old will be accommodated at a special discount in the parents’ room
Children over 12 years will be charged as adults.
5% discount off reservations of a single country for 5 double rooms in total.
We kindly request to proceed with the reservations in time with the deadline of one month before the start of the tournament so as not to run into booking difficulties due to the holiday of May 1st .
All reservations must be made directly to the hotel : www.lido-hotel.net , tel. (030) 6977309409 or (030) 2743 0 61570 
The hotel policy regarding payment is as follows: 
20% deposit with the booking and payment on arrival. 
The deposit can be made into bank Account : EUROBANK: IBAN: GR8902603240000040200060195 SWIFT/BIC: ERBKGRAA Account holder: LIDO A.E. (S.A.) or with credit cards. Credit cards accepted : MARSTER CARD & VISA

LOCATION
FROM THE AIRPORT OF ATHENS EL. VENIZELOS to XYLOKASTRO 150 km (see map)
FROM THE PORT OF PATRAS to XYLOKASTRO 95 km (see map)
COMPETITIONS BEACHES (see map)
1.- SYKIA BEACH
2.- KATO DIMINIO BEACH (KIATO)
PARTICIPATION FEES
Each participant must pay a fee of 75 € (150 € per couple) 
This fee covers both competitions.
PROGRAM
Friday, 1 May 2015
11.00 Arrivals (until 18.00)
18.30 Draws for Sectors and boxes for 1st and 2nd competition
20.30 Opening ceremony 
Suturday, 2 May 2015
05.00 Breakfast
05.30 Entry to fishing boxes (Sykia beach)
06.30 Beginning of 1st competition
11.30 End of 1st competition
11.30 Check of catches
12.30 End of check
13.00 Back to the hotel
16.00 Issue of results and posting on the Hotel board
18.00 Presentation of fishing equipment
Sunday, 3 May 2015 
05.00 Breakfast
05.30 Entry to fishing boxes (Kato Diminio beach)
06.30 Beginning of 2nd competition
11.30 End of 2nd competition
11.30 Check of catches
12.30 End of check
13.00 Back to the hotel
19.00 Awards and closing ceremony
Monday, 4 May 2015
Until 13.00 Departures
TOURNAMENT REGULATION
1) DRAW OF SECTORS AND PLACES
Sectors shall be five (5), each of them marked as Α, Β,C, D, E.
Boxes in each Sector will be numbered with serial numbering, with an equal number of places per Sector if possible.
EXAMPLE
With 35 couples participating, each Sector shall have 7 boxes (5 Sectors Χ 7 couples each = 35 places)
With 38 couples participating, the positions of the Sectors will be as follows: Sectors Α, Β, C with 8 places each (3 Χ 8 = 24) and Sectors D, Ε with 7 places (2 Χ 7=14) Total 24 plus 14 = 38 couples.
Each box will be 30 meters long and couples must place their fishing rods in the middle of the distance, where the indicative number will also be located.
EXAMPLE
15m. _______________NUMBER________________15 m.

2) FISHING EQUIPMENT
Each participant may fish using two (2) fishing rods, therefore each couple may fish with four (4) rods.
If a participant is fishing alone, he may still use four (4) fishing rods.
The minimum length of a fishing rod is 3.5 meters and maximum is 5 meters.
Fishing rods must bear at least three rings on their length, and one on top.
There is no restriction as to the number of backup rods that an participant may have open.
Backup rods must not have traces and the tip of the backup rod must not point towards the sea.
Permitted traces in the competition must have up to three single hooks.
The minimum size of hooks must be such as having a 5mm opening from the spike to trunk, and the relative measurement will be taken by a special cylinder to be provided to all participants by the tournament Secretariat to enable them to check whether their hooks are qualified.
There is no restriction to the number of traces that participants can keep baited and ready to use, in no case however should they be attached to their backup rods.
There is no restriction as to the length of the hook line
It is permitted to use on the hook line, attractive materials in such as shiny spoons, coloured and/or shiny pearls, colored floating or other pearls (maximum size 15mm), colored feathers, fluorescent materials etc.
There is no restriction as to the type and shape of leads to be used, the only type of lead prohibited being the ground baits leads.
Minimum permitted weight of lead is 50 grams.
3) BAITS 
Baits should be strictly natural. 
The types of baits will be two kinds of worms which have been tested with good returns and their quantity is the free choice for each competitor: 
The use of strongly smelling enhancing material is prohibited.
The use of ground baits, before or during the competition, is also prohibited.
Use of smell-enhancing materials and/or ground baits by a participant will result in disqualification.
4) MANDATORY FISHING EQUIPMENT
1.- Ruler, with which participants will measure their fish. RULERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER, FREE OF CHARGE
2.- Suitable accessory to safely unhook the fish.
3.- Small towel to be used by participants in order to take hold of fish, which (towel) must be wet when used.
4.- A bucket where all fish will be placed immediately after being caught, and until they are registered for the first time. BUCKETS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER, FREE OF CHARGE.
5.- Special container where all fish will be put immediately after first registration and until cross-check by the tournament Committee. SPECIAL CONTAINERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZER, FREE OF CHARGE.
Buckets and special containers must be returned to the organizer after the end of the 2nd competition.
5) MEASURABLE FISH – SAFE RELEASE OF CATCHES
The goal for all participants is to SAFELY RELEASE ALL CATCHES BACK TO THE SEA.
ALL KINDS OF FISH are measurable, provided they are over 12 cm. Fish of exactly 12 cm will not be accounted for. Fish of 12.1 cm will be accounted for, and all measurements will be rounded up to the closest integer number (e.g. 12.1 will be registered as 13cm, and so on). It is self understood that fish of 11.9 cm will not be accounted for.
The procedure of measuring and releasing the fish is the following:
a) Participants catching fish smaller than 12.1 cm must IMMEDIATELY release them upon measuring them with their ruler.
b) Participants catching fish 12.1 cm or bigger, must place them, together with the trace, in their bucket which must be near the sea and filled with sea water renewed regularly in order to maintain sea temperature as much as possible.
c) After that, participants will wait for the person responsible for their Sector in order to take measurements and register the fish.
d) The person responsible will measure the length of the fish and note it down in the special form, then put it in the participant’s special container which must be placed at the back of his fishing box and filled with fresh sea water in order to keep the fish alive.
e) The measuring procedure must be quick, holding the fish with a wet towel or after the person responsible has wet his hands with sea water. It is prohibited to the responsible person and/or the participant to touch the fish if there is no wet towel or if they have not wet their hands with sea water, in order to avoid burns and mistreatment of the fish.
At the end of the competition, the Committee will go through all boxes and will cross-check fish entries.
After the cross-check, ALL LIVING FISH WILL BE RELEASED BACK TO THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. Any non-living fish will be donated to local charitable institution. 
6) TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
The tournament Committee consists of five (5) members, and the cross-check MUST also be attended obligatory by one participant from each country, either voluntarily or upon draw.
7) SCORE
a) Each measurable fish gets 10 points.
b) Each centimeter of measurable fish gets 1 point. Particularly as regards the following fish: conger, 
ray, moray, garfish pike, each centimeter gets ½ point.
The aggregate of the above (a+b) constitutes the competitor’s score.
Example
Competitor Α
a) Caught 12 fish Χ 10 points each = 120 points
b) The TOTAL LENGTH of the 12 fish is 182 centimeters = 182 points
The aggregate of a) + b) is 120 + 182 = 302 points
If the result of the 302 points is the best then this competitor is the winner.
Mollusks and shellfish will not be accounted for and will be IMMEDIATELY released to their natural environment.
8) INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION
The classification in each Sector will result upon comparing the final score of all competitors in the same Sector.
The winner of the Sector shall be the competitor with the highest score.

The final individual classification of competitors is based on the classification of each Sector.

Upon calculating the order of classification in each Sector, the competitors ranking first in each Sector will be compared between each other in order to occupy the first 5 places of the general classification, the second-ranking competitors of each Sector will be compared in order to occupy the places 6th to 10th , and so on.

For instance, assuming there are five (5) Sectors, athletes winning the 1st place in their Sector will occupy positions 1 through 5 in the general classification upon comparing their score. In this light, participants winning the 2nd place in their Sector will occupy positions 6 through 10, and so on.
9) ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS – EQUAL SCORES
The winning couple of the tournament shall be the one with the smallest aggregate of places in the two competitions.
EXAMPLE
Couple Α occupies the 3rd place of the general classification in the first competition, and the 5th place of the general classification in the second competition.
The places aggregate of couple A is 3 + 5 = 8.
If aggregate 8 is the smallest one among all couples, then couple A shall be the winner of the tournament, and so on.
In case of equal scores, the best position will be awarded to the couple which has occupied the highest place in any of the two competitions.
EXAMPLE
Couple Α has an aggregate of 8 (places 3 and 5 = 8)
Couple Β has an aggregate of 8 (plaves 2 and 6 = 8)
The winning couple shall be couple B which has taken the 2nd position compared to the 3rd position occupied by couple A.
If there also is equal score in positions, the winner will be the couple with the biggest fish (longest).
Example
Couple Α has an aggregate of 8 (positions 3 + 5 = 8) and their biggest fish is 25 cm.
Couple Β has an aggregate of 8 (positions 5 +3 = 8) and their biggest fish is 22 cm.
The winning couple shall be couple Α, whose biggest fish is 25 cm, compared to the biggest fish of couple B which is 22 cm.
If there is also equal score in the biggest fish, the winner will be the couple with the least fish, notably the biggest.
Finally, in case of completely equal scores, then both couples will occupy the same place and the immediately subsequent position will not be given to any couple.
The classification of couples with no fish will be given as follows:
1.- We add all other places in the table after the last couple with catches.
2.-This means that we add all places in the table corresponding to couples without any catches.
3.- This aggregate will be divided by the number of couples without catches.
4.- The number that will result shall give the place of all these couples in the classification table. If a fraction results, such number will be rounded up to the nearest integer number.
Example
24 couples participate in the tournament.
16 of them have occupied a place in the classification table (places 1 through 16), and the other 8 couples did not catch any fish.
We add all places after the 16th, notably from the 17th through (and including) the 24th: 17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24 = 164
We divide the aggregate of 164 by the number of couples without catches, 164:8 = 20.5.
We round up to the nearest integer number, which is 21.
All couples without catches will occupy the 21st place.
10) PROHIBITIONS – REASONS FOR CANCELLATION
It is prohibited to pollute the sea and the environment with any kind of garbage, plastic, paper, CIGARETTE BUTTS.
The organizer will provide all participants with garbage bags and ashtrays (for smokers), free of charge.
After the end of each competition, everybody must leave their box clean and throw away their garbage in the nearest bin.
AWARDING
The following will be awarded:
Couples occupying places 1st to 5th in each competition
Couples occupying final places (both competitions) 1st through 5th .
The couple with the biggest fish of the tournament (in both competitions)
The three best places occupied by couples from abroad.
The couple which, during the cross-check of the two competitions, will present AND RELEASE the highest number of living fish!!!!!
Souvenirs will be given to all participants from abroad.
Any gifts available will be distributed among participants by draw.
PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE
All participants must fill out and send the special sheet entitled “PARTICIPATION FORM” to the following email address: renanoies@yahoo.gr or to Fax nr: (030) 22910 40546, no later than April 15th 2015.
The first five (5) couples from abroad to declare their participation in the tournament will get a discount of 50 euro off their participation fee (will pay 100 € instead of 150 €).
The same discount will apply to all couples consisting of women only.
Couples consisting of young people only (under 18) will participate FREE OF CHARGES. 
Any participants representing their club are kindly requested to send us their club logo.
All participants are kindly requested to send us a picture (one per couple, and/or two separate ones).
If you need any clarifications, please email us at: renanoies@yahoo.gr , sportfishngclub@gmail.com or send us a message at our facebook page: RESPECT THE SEA - 1st INTERNATIONAL SURF CASTING TOURNAMENT IN GREECE (https://www.facebook.com/groups/829745900398693/?fref=ts )
We look forward to receiving you, fishing together with you and enjoying all the best of this country and our warm hospitality.
Our country the athletes of the ACADEMY OF SPORT ACTIVITIES, the members of Sport Fishing club and www.paraktiopsarema.gr are extending the warmest of embraces to you all!!!!
We deeply believe in RESPECTING THE SEA AND THE ENVIRONMENT, and invite you to do so TOGETHER WITH US.
WE WISH THE BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU WITH US !!!

ACADEMY OF SPORT ACTIVITIES 
ALEXANDROS SAPOUNAKIS

SPORT FISHING CLUB
ANTONIS LAGOUTARELIS

www.paraktiopsarema.gr 
VASILIS VASILAROPOULOS