Competitions and ChampionshipsWorld Invitational Oyster Shucking Championship
2009 Shellfish World Invitational Oyster Shucking Winners1st place - Eaman Clark 2nd place - Robert Daffin 3rd place - Daniel Norkin
THE CONTEST -Format for 2009:
Watch as the world's best go head to head. This will be the best collection of shucking talent ever assembled in North America. The Hillsborough River will be swollen with the tears of shattered shuckers, as only one will be able to claim ultimate victory. The 2010 World Invitational Oyster Shucking Championship , Eliot, Maine, USA THE PRIZE:First Place: $2,000
Second Place: $500 Third Place: Gift Package REGISTRATION:This competition is by invitation and entry is limited. All interested individuals must apply by using this application form . The organizing committee will comfirm with selected participants. Invited pariticipants must sign in at the Festival Tent no later than Sunday, September 19th, 2010 at 2:00pm. The registration must be accompanied by a $10 reg. fee prior to 3:00pm. Only 18 participants to register will be allowed to participate. Any bonafide provincial champions from Eastern Canada within the last 5 years and any international Champions will be invited to participate based on judge's approval. The 2009 Canadian oyster Shucking Champion will also be guaranteed entry to the Championship. The Committee reserves the right to grant special entry. There will be spots guaranteed for the 1st and 2nd place winners from the Raspberry Point PEI Oyster Shucking Championship, winners from NS, NB Ontario and Western Canada. A qualifier may be manditory to fill remaining spots. ACCOMMODATION:One (1) night complimentary accommodation will be provided to off-Island Shuckers from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick upon review and acceptance of application by committee. Two (2) night complimentary accommodation will be provided to off-Island Shuckers from outside the Maritime Provinces upon review and acceptance of application by committee. Once approved, all accommodation reservations will be made by Home From Away Cottages. Incidentals responsibility of visiting Shucker. THE CHAMPIONSHIP:The Championship event will take place on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 3:15p.m. VENUE:The event will take place in the PEI International Shellfish Festival Tent, located at the Historic Charlottetown Waterfront in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. THE OYSTERS:For the preliminary heats each contestant will receive 14 Choice Grade PEI oysters. Contestants will open and present only 12 oysters. For the final heat, which will consist of the top 3 shuckers from the primary heats, each contestant will secure 26 choice Grade PEI Oysters. Contestant will open and present on 24 oysters. ATTIRE/DEMEANOR:The contestant's attire and demeanor shall be in keeping with the occasion, representing themselves, their province, state, or country and any sponsoring organization to the best advantage. THE EQUIPMENT:The judges must approve handwear, knives, and any related equipment. Contestants may wear finger stalls or gloves and may employ towels and/or boards to hold the oysters in place. The contestant can carry one back-up shucking knife in case of breakage. PRESENTATION:Contestants will receive a platter of coarse salt at the beginning on which to present the shucked oysters. JUDGES:There shall be 3 judges, one of whom is the Chief Judge, and each shall have considerable experience and/or knowledge of half shell oyster service. TIME KEEPING:
SCORING/PENALTIES:Each contestant's overall score will be a combination of shucking time, shucked appearance, presence of shell, grit, broken shell cup, meat cut, etc. Judges will add seconds to each contestant's shucking time according to the following schedule.
TOTAL SCORING:The judges provide the Chief Timekeeper with each contestant penalty scores and the Chief Timekeeper adds this number to the actual shucking time. THE WINNER:Total time (shucking time plus penalty times) for each contestant is tallied by the Chief Timekeeper and the scores given to the Master of Ceremonies to announce. The winner is that contestant who has the lowest total seconds score and has not been disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION:Disqualification could result from a unanimous opinion of the judges and timekeepers that the contestant:
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