ABOUT THE COMP

the competition for wing and prone will involve both ‘elite’ and ‘amateur’ mens and womens divisions which will both be professionally scored by a panel of judges and managed by beach marshals.

The Elite division will score the best 1-2 waves in back to back 4-person, 10-15 minute heats with priority ruling. leaders will progress through a repechage ladder to a final.

The Amateur division will be scored on overall impression in 30-40 minute heats of 8-10 riders with leaders progressing to a final and losers given a second chance round to join them.

Sup downwind racing will feature for the first time in 2025 as an invitational ‘showcase/trial’ event.

‘THE F-ONE Prone Competition’

Prone/surf Foiling is categorised by the rider paddling into a wave in a laid position then popping up and rising onto foil to ride that wave or pump back out and connect onto another, or multiple waves.

Riders will be judged on the speed, power, flow, positioning and technicality whilst riding.

Prone riders are not permitted to use assistance from a wing, paddle or motor.

The 2025 kernow foil classic is suppOrted by F-One includes a mens and womens elite division and mixed Amateur jam division

‘the Wing competition’

Wing foiling allows riders to utilise a hand wing on and off the wave to aid with speed and power.

RiderS will be judged on on the speed, power, flow, positioning and technicality whilst riding the wave.

Riding will be judged from the entry to the exit of the wave

Wing riders are permitted to use hard or soft wings.

The 2025 kernow foil classic includes a mens and womens elite division and mixed Amateur jam division

‘the Downwind Sup [invitational]’

Downwind foiling will be run in a race format with an upwind start and downwind finish line.

for 2025 the kernow foil classic includes a short distance invitational SUP division as a trial and showcase

‘Foil Assist’

the 2025 kernow foil classic will not include a foil assist category

despite attempts to gain approval to involve it.

disciplines

Wing
Mens Elite - 26 spaces
Womens Elite - 26 spaces
Amateurs jam - 40 spaces

F-ONE Prone COMP
Mens Elite - 26 spaces
Womens Elite - 26 spaces
Amateurs jam - 32 spaces

SUP downwind
Invitational (applications accepted) - 10 spaces