🐤
Duckling
Coach pushes you in. You pop up. You ride.
Saturday · 30 May 2026 · 13:00 – 17:30
Sunset Duckies Cup · Vol. 01
The first ever Sunset Duckies Cup, at Tamarin Bay. Two divisions, 10-minute heats, a parent heat, and a certificate for every duckling.
📍 Tamarin Bay, Mauritius · 💸 1'000 MUR per kid · ⏳ sign up by Friday 15 May
30 May
Saturday · 2026
13:00–17:30
Tamarin Bay
2 divs
Duckling 🐤 + Duck 🦆
10 prizes
+ a cert for every kid
Divisions
Two divisions. Both get crowns.
Heats of 4 surfers, 10-minute clocks. Best 2 waves count. King and Queen in each division.
🦆
Duck
You paddle in. You stand. You start to turn.
Run of show
13:00 to 17:30.
🌅
13:00
Arrival + warm-up on the sand
🐤
14:00
Duckling heats
🦆
~14:45
Duck heats
🍔
15:30
Break — BBQ + free surf
🌊
16:00
Final heats (best of duckling & duck)
😂
16:30
Grey goose heat (watch the parents try)
🏆
17:00
Awards ceremony
✨
17:30
Wrap
Judging
Five tick boxes per wave.
Three judges, one clipboard each. Per wave they tick the boxes that earned a yes — bias toward yes when in doubt. Best 2 waves count, max 10 ticks. Tiebreak by total waves.
10 min heats Best 2 waves Bias toward YES
🏊
Paddle & commit
Go for the wave. Don't pull back.
🚀
Pop-up
Get to your feet. No knees, no cap.
🧘
Stance
Knees bent, eyes forward, hands chill.
🌊
Ride
Stay standing. Ride it in.
🎉
Stoke
Finish with a smile. Claim it.
Prizes 🏆
Four crowns. Six side awards.
Every duckling gets a personalised finisher certificate with their name on it.
★ The crowns
🐤Duckling King + Queen
Top boy + top girl, Duckling division.
🦆Duck King + Queen
Top boy + top girl, Duck division.
🏄♀️Sunset Duckies King + Queen
Top boy + top girl, overall.
★ Side awards
🌅 Sunset Stoke — Biggest celebration of the day.
💪 Paddle Power — Never stopped going for waves.
💦 Best Wipeout — Fell hardest, smiled hardest.
✨ Style Duckling — That one moment of perfect balance.
🔄 Best Comeback — Fell off, jumped right back on.
📣 Best Cheer Squad — Cheered loudest for everyone else.
Parent heat · 16:30
Watch the parents surf.
After the kids' finals, four parents are going in the water. Same rules, same scoring — but kids vote for the side awards. Loudest cheer wins.
✦ Best Dad Stance
✦ Best Mom Stance
Bring
What to pack.
- ✦ Your board
- ✦ Rash guard or wetsuit
- ✦ Sunscreen, towel, warm layer for after
Included
What's in the fee.
- ✓ Entry to the comp + heat scoring
- ✓ BBQ for the whole fam
- ✓ Water for the kids at the break
- ✓ Prizes + personalised finisher certificate
Entry · 1'000 MUR per kid
Sign up
Lock in your spot.
Fill in the registration form + waiver below and WhatsApp them to Andras with a head-and-shoulders photo of your duckling for the heat billboard. Entry locks in once the fee lands.
Deadline: Friday 15 May · 1'000 MUR
Templates
Print or save as PDF.
The forms, scorecards, scripts, and checklists for the day. Each opens in a new tab.
📝 HTML
Registration form
Printable form for parents to fill in — surfer info, division, consents, fee receipt.
↓ Open template
✍️ HTML
Liability waiver
Signed by parent/guardian on the day. Covers the consent stuff.
↓ Open template
🕒 HTML
Run-of-show / timetable
The full minute-by-minute for the day — print and pin at the registration desk.
↓ Open template
🏁 HTML
Judge scorecard
One card per heat × judge. 4 surfers, 5 tick boxes per wave, best 2 waves count.
↓ Open template
🎤 HTML
MC script & cheat sheet
Opening, heat intros, live calls, awards script — the whole MC playbook.
↓ Open template
🙌 HTML
Volunteer sheet
Doing and bringing — claim a role or an item.
↓ Open template
✅ HTML
Pre-event checklist
Owners + due dates from now through Friday 29 May.
↓ Open template
🛒 HTML
Shopping list
Sausages, buns, sides, drinks, charcoal — quantities for ~25 mouths with rough MUR costs.
↓ Open template
🏆 HTML
Finisher certificate
Personalised certificate template — print one per duckling.
↓ Open template
💬 TXT
Parent WhatsApp message
Drop straight into the parents' group — copy, paste, send.
↓ Open template