Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

Roxy Pro Womens Surfing Festival
6 Star World Qualifying Series
Phillip Island, Victoria – Australia
January 21- 27, 2008

PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008) – The 2008 ASP Womens World Qualifying Series tour kicks off with a bang at Woolamai Beach, Phillip Island, in Southern Australia this morning, with the 6-Star ASP World Qualifying Series Roxy Pro Women’s Surfing Festival.Seventy-two surfers representing nine countries will take part in the highest rated event on the ASP Womens World Qualifying Series tour, which holds a prize money purse of US$ 35, 000 as well as valuable ASP ratings points.

Top seed for the event is ASP World No. 4 Samantha Cornish (AUS) who heads an esteemed line-up of top rated surfers, including World No. 6 Amee Donohoe (AUS), World No. 8 Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) and World No. 9 Rebecca Woods (AUS).… Read the rest

After a 40-year history of surfing as a sport practiced in Mexico, and the emergence of a number of surfing champions and legends in the country, THE AMERICAS PRO AM CUP 2008 has been organized by a group of Mexican leaders under the direction of General Director Mario Dillanes, with the intention of bringing a professional surfing circuit event to various beaches along Mexican coastlines where good surfing conditions can commonly be found.THE AMERICAS PRO AM CUP 2008 was born with the vision of encouraging and increasing the competitive level of surfers through a series of continuous events during the year on Mexican beaches. The series will be open internationally but with a limited quota;, prizes will be awarded in cash for first places as well as performance being rated on a point system, with champions being announced at the end of each year in the categories of YOUTH SHORT BOARD( 21-years and under), LONG BOARD, WOMEN’S SHORT BOARD and the stellar OPEN SHORT BOARD .… Read the rest

Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré Brazil
Stop No 3. of 7 on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour Praia da Tiririca, Itacaré, Bahia, Brazil August 20-27, 2007

PRAIA DA TIRIRICA, Brazil (Monday, Aug. 20, 2007) – If Round 1 of the Billabong Girls Pro Itacaré is any indication of what we can expect for the remainder of the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the battle between ratings leaders Chelsea Hedges (AUS) and Stephanie Gilmore(AUS) is set to be fierce.

Hedges set the benchmark for her fellow competitors when she opened her account with a near perfect 9.50 (out of a possible 10.00) and followed it with a 9.00 leaving her opponents Nicola Atherton (AUS) and Jacqueline Silva (BRA) needing a combination of good scorning rides to catch her.“I was just lucky,” Hedges said. “It’s one of those places where if you’re in the right spot at the right time and those waves come through, it can make or break the heat.… Read the rest

THE ALAS OF MEXICO, IN IXTAPA ZIHUATANEJO, GUERRERO.

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After several attempts to bring an event ALAS to Mexico finally we will have the first shutdown of tour Latin American of surfing in our country, from the 6 to the 9 of September 2007, was carried out the international event of surfing in the marine beach Escolleras of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Mexico.Best surfers Latin American will be present and of course the Mexican hosts, in an event of pure quality with these competitors of high performance, a true spectacle like never has seen seen, will be been present at by thousands of spectators who will occur to beach appointment Escolleras.

The Latin American Association of Surfing (ALAS) of recent creation on the 2001, in the 2003 initiate tours Latin professionals and in the 2005 leader in the region constitutes itself like a promotional company, having like President to Antonio Sotillo of Venezuela and Executive Director of Peru, Karin Sierralta, whose to grow to improve the Latin level of surfers and in a medium term to reach the level of Brazil and the United States, tour also understands, special of Ladies, Long board and Youthful stages (sub.… Read the rest

ASP INTERNATIONAL AND FANTASYSURFER.COM JOIN FORCES

COOLANGATTA, Austraila (Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007) – ASP International and Fantasy Surfer, an online fantasy surf league created by Surfer Magazine, are pleased to announce their official partnership effective this weekend at Stop No. 5 of 10 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley.“The ASP are eager to promote Fantasy Surfer to our global audience and to further enhance interactivity between our fans and the webcast,” ASP CEO Brodie Carr said. “The game is a great opportunity for tour followers from around the world to increase their involvement in each and every round of ASP events.”

Created in the wake of popularity gained by fantasy leaguing in more mainstream sports like basketball and football, Fantasy Surfer was built to bring greater recognition to the Top 45 and to help the fans get more out of the webcast.… Read the rest