Tournoi des maîtres - Festival Forestier de Senneterre

Points by event to determine the champion of the day	Position	Individual Events (men & women)	Team Events
5	1st	300 $	340 $
4	2nd	220 $	260 $
3	3rd	160 $	200 $
2	4th	120 $	160 $
1	5th	80 $	120 $

The best male and female competitor of the day will each be awarded an additional $ 300.

N.B. :

The three events for women only and the Jack & Jill event will determine the best female competitor of the day.
In case of a tie, the prizes will be split between the competitors.
In case of a tie, the highest score will be given to both competitors.
In case of a tie for the champion of the day, the title and the award will be given to the competitor who has achieved the most first places, if not the most second places, and so on.

Events and Rules

Woman stock chainsaw (Aspen 10 inches round)
0-81cc chain saw (Aspen 10 inches round)
0-140cc chain saw (Aspen 14 inches round)
Hot chainsaw (Aspen 16 inches round)

Warm-up

15 minutes of general warm-up before the competitions (see your schedule)
5 minutes of warm-up before each chain saw class
1 minute of preparation at the time of the official’s signal
chain saw sounds must not be heard outside of the time indicated above
all who are absent or late will be disqualified

To start « Cold Start »

saws must be off (for the women’s «Stock saw» the saws will be started)
two hands on log with your ten fingers passing the superior middle line
the chronometer will start when fingers leave the middle line
you must respect the official’s count down « Compétiteur prêt, chronométreur prêt, GO ».

Objectives

must achieve three completed cuts (2 for the women’s «Stock saw competition»)
first cut must be downward
must obtain three whole discs (2 for the women’s «Stock saw competition»)
the three discs must be cut from a maximum of 6 inches of wood
if the disc is incomplete, a re-try in the same 6 inches of wood is allowed.
The total time of both will be retained including cutting time of completed and not completed discs, if the timers did not stop their chronometer.

Bowsaw (Round Aspen of 10 inches)

Warm-up

none, absentees and late arrivals will be disqualified

Start

bucksaw blade resting on the log
no start cut
must obtain one whole disc
thickness of wood allowed is 1,5 inches
the chronometer will start at the competitor’s first move and will stop when the log is completely sectioned
respect as much as possible the official’s count down « Compétiteur prêt, chronométreur prêt, GO ».

1 man crosscut (Aspen of 18 inches round)
2 persons crosscut (Aspen of 18 inches round)
Jack and Jill (Aspen of 18 inches round)
1 woman crosscut (Aspen of 16 inches round)

Warm-up

none, absentees and late arrivals will be disqualified

Start

a starting cut with a maximum 8 inch arc is allowed
thickness of wood allowed is 1,5 inches to 2 inches
must obtain one whole disc
the chronometer will start at the competitor’s first move and will stop when the log is completely sectioned
must respect the official’s count down « Compétiteur prêt, chronométreur prêt, GO »

Standing block chop (Aspen 12 inches round)
Underhand block chop (Aspen 12 inches round)
Spring board (Aspen 10 inches round)
Women underhand chop (Aspen 10 inches round)

Warm-up

none, absentees and late arrivals will be disqualified

Rules

the rule of the 4 nails to prevent «slab» is applied
the competitors must start with their backs to the spectators and finish facing the spectators
for the Spring board, it is necessary to make 2 landings at regular intervals

Start

the chronometer will start when the axe touches the log and will stop when the log is completely chopped through
must respect the official’s count down « Compétiteur prêt, chronométreur prêt, GO »

Axe throw

qualifications start in the morning. The top 5 scores will be retained for the afternoon finals
qualification and competition : 1 practice throw, 3 combined throws
in case of a tie, the competitors concerned will have a tie breaker of : 1 practice throw, 2 combined throws
If a competitor does not take his practice throw, he must clearly tell the official before throwing his first axe. If he does not, the first throw will be considered his practice throw.
the starting line of 20 feet from the centre the target must be respected
if touching the borderline of two colours only, the higher pointage will prevail
when the 2 edges of the axe head touches the target, no points are awarded

Some important rules to remember

Follow the schedule to the letter. Absentees and late arrivals will be disqualified
Must respect as much as possible the official’s count down « Compétiteur prêt, chronométreur prêt, GO ».
Vacate the stands as soon as possible
Chain saw sounds will not be tolerated outside the time indicated previously
A competitor can enter only enter once per event.
The head judge’s job is to enforce the rules. All calls by the Head Judge will be final.

IMPORTANT

The characteristics of the wood given above (species, size and shape) correspond with the standards that Senneterre’s Lumberjack Festival is looking for. These characteristics can be changed without prior notice (ex. : Aspen 12 inches round can be changed for Aspen 9 inches square).

The Winners of each event in 2010

0-81 cc chainsaw

Rémi Gagnon (Québec)

0-140 cc chainsaw

Jerry Gingras (USA)

Hot chainsaw

Gaston Duperré (Québec)

Bowsaw

Jean-Simon Bertrand (Québec)

1 man crosscut

David Jewett (USA)

2 persons crosscut

David Jewett (USA) et Jean-Pierre Mercier (Québec)

Jack and Jill

David Jewett (USA) et Lindsay Daun (USA)

Axe throw

Mike Sullivan (USA)

Standing block chop

Laurence O'Toole (Australia)

Underhand block chop (man)

Matt Cogar (USA)

Spring board

Nathan Waterfield (USA)

Overall rank (Man)

David Jewett (USA)

Woman stock chainsaw

Heather Cleve (Ontario)

1 woman crosscut

Nancy Zalewski (USA)

Underhand block chop (woman)

Heather Cleve (Ontario)

Overall rank (Woman)

Nancy Zalewski (USA)

The past tournaments's champions

2010 David Jewett (USA) et Nancy Zalewski (USA) (femmes)

2009 David Jewett (USA) et Nancy Zalewski (USA) (femmes)

2008 Jean-Pierre Mercier (Qc) et Nancy Zalewski (USA) (femmes)

2007 Jean-Pierre Mercier (QC) and Nathan Waterfield (USA) (tie, men) and Nancy Zalewski (USA) (women)

2006 Donald Lambert (QC) and Erica Schreiner (USA)

2005 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY) and Sheree Taylor, Nouvelle-Zélande

2004 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY) and Nancy Zalewski, Plymouth (WI)

2003 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY) et Nancy Zalewski, Plymouth (WI)

2002 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY)

2001 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY)

2000 Gaston Duperré, Shipshaw, (QC)

1999 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY)

1998 Gaston Duperré, Shipshaw, (QC)

1997 David Jewett, Pittsford, (NY)

1996 Gaston Duperré, Shipshaw, (QC)

1995 Gaston Duperré, Shipshaw, (QC)