Digital Judging

Huntington Beach High School surfers will attach a Trace action sports tracker to their surfboards and descend from Huntington Beach Pier to participate in the first-ever digital surf competition. Digital tracking company Trace will use its technology to objectively judge participants solely based on the data collected.

Each student will compete for one hour over the course of two days. Analytics will measure the number of waves, longest distance surfed, fastest speed, number of turns and number of airs. One winner in each grade will be crowned based on their overall score.

“This will be the first objectively judged surf competition,” said Coach Andy Verdone. “It has the potential to change the way today’s surfing competitions are judged.”

Since Trace is headquartered in Huntington Beach, it was a natural decision to partner with the HBHS Surf Team to host the first event. The brand hopes to scale the competition format for surf teams around the country and eventually host a digital contest internationally.

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