Shaw and Partners Downwind International Cash & Prizes
Cash and Prizes for 2026 event will be updated soon.
$30,000 Cash & Prizes
There must be at least 5 competitors in your category to be eligible for prize money and prizes. Where there are less than 5, those competitors will be moved to the open category.
You must be present at the presentation to receive your prize money/prize.
Prone Paddleboards
| Open Male (Overall) | |
| 1st | $5,000 |
| 2nd | $2,500 |
| 3rd | $1,000 |
| Open Female (Overall) | |
| 1st | $5,000 |
| 2nd | $2,500 |
| 3rd | $1,000 |
| 23yrs & Under Male | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| 23yrs & Under Female | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| 40yrs & Over Male | |
| 1st | $500 |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| 40yrs & Over Female | |
| 1st | $500 |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA 10’6 Spec Open Male | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA 10’6 Spec Open Female | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA 10’6 Spec 23yrs & Under Male | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA 10’6 Spec 23yrs & Under Female | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
Double Surf Skis
| Open Male (includes all male double teams) | |
| 1st | $2,000 |
| 2nd | $1,000 |
| 3rd | $500 |
| Open Female (includes all female double teams) | |
| 1st | $2,000 |
| 2nd | $1,000 |
| 3rd | $500 |
| Open Mixed (includes all double mixed teams) | |
| 1st | $2,000 |
| 2nd | $1,000 |
| 3rd | $500 |
| 100yrs and over | |
| 1st | $500 |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| 40yrs and under | |
| 1st | $500 |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA Spec Ski Male | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA Spec Ski Female | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
| SLSA Spec Ski Mixed | |
| 1st | Prize |
| 2nd | Prize |
| 3rd | Prize |
DOUBLES
For prize giving – Open teams include all age and SLSA spec ski categories applicable to their gender. For example, if a 100yrs & over combined age category all male team is the first all male team across the line, they will win the Open Male category and be eligible for that prize. Likewise if a SLSA Spec Ski mixed team is the first mixed team across the line they will win the Open Mixed category and be eligible for that prize.
BOARDS
For prize giving – Open Male and Open Female categories includes everyone in that gender, across all board sizes and age groups. For example, if an 23yrs & over Female is 1st across the line in the females, she will be awarded 1st place in the Open Female category. Likewise, a SLSA Spec board female or male competitor, of any age can win the Open category in their gender.