If you're off for the long weekend, be sure to book some time with your computer to enter Core77's latest International Design Competition: Wave Sport Kayak Hull Trip-Tych - A Graphics Competition! The deadline is Monday at 11:59pm, and you can enter as many designs as you like.

The Top 5 designs will be applied to Fuse 56 kayaks and be displayed at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Show in Salt Lake City in July 2009, along with profiles of the winning designers.

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $2500 cash award plus a Fuse 56 kayak produced with their design. PLUS: The Grand Prize Winner’s design will go into production on a Limited Edition of 50 kayaks worldwide! The remaining 4 Finalists will receive a Fuse 56 kayak produced with their design, or $1000 cash award (in lieu of boat).

We'll be publishing a gallery of the top 20 designs, with online voting for the top 5. All-star judges are Peter Csonka (2008 Freestyle World Cup Champion), Gail Anderson (Creative Director of Design, SpotCo), Sam Moulton (Senior Editor at Outside Magazine), Robert Peerson (Lead Designer, Wavesport), and Eric Ludlum (Creative Director, Core77), so download the template, fire up your tablets, and send us your best designs!

COMPETITION IS OPEN! REGISTER NOW!!

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