Grade	Singles	Doubles
Elite - Black Vest	95%
A Grade - Yellow Vest	90%	95%  - Red Vest
B Grade	80 %	85%
C Grade	70%	75%
D Grade	60%	65%
E Grade	<60%	<65%

How do you earn your % Score?

(Your Time) divided by (Winners Time), as a Percentage

Grading Race

Race 1 of the Series, The New Balance Season Starter. All Single Ski Paddlers will Start together. All Double Ski Paddlers will start together.

·         If you cannot make the Grading race, you will start your 1^st race with the E Grade.

·         If you cannot make the grading race (Race 1) you will be graded after the first race that you participate in.

·         If  a Paddler is competing in an International Surfski race and cannot make the Grading race for that reason, He/she will Start his/her 1^st race in the grade that they finished the previous season in.

Out of Province paddlers can start the Race with the Grade that they achieved the previous season in their home province.

Once Graded in Single Ski or Double Ski, Series registered paddlers who are Graded for the Current Season, can move between Single and Double ski participation and start races with their current grade.
 
Upgrades

In order to move up by one grade, Paddlers must achieve the % score of the higher grade.

• Paddlers will be upgraded by one grade at a time.
• When a Paddler achieves 95% he moves immediately into the Elite category. Once in the Elite Category, a paddler remains in the Elite category for the remainder of the season.

Down Grades

If a paddler does not achieve the % score of the grade that he is in, for 2 consecutive races, he will be down Graded by one Grade

Eg. Mr.X gets 86% in Race 1. He is B Graded. For the Next 2 Races Mr.X does not achieve 80%. He will be downgraded to the C Grade.

All Short Course Paddlers will be Graded as E