Category: Surfing News Archive 2005-2014

Posted on: Monday, March 5, 2007
Hawai’i’s Moore rides wave of future

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Hawai’i’s Carissa Moore made an amazing run in the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour opener — the Roxy Pro Gold Coast in Australia. Moore reached the final, where she lost to 23-year-old Chelsea Hedges.

While proving she can compete with the best in the world, Hawai’i’s Carissa Moore says she isn’t anticipating a professional surfing career anytime soon.

“I’m in ninth grade,” Moore said today after losing to Australia’s Chelsea Hedges, 11.33-6.70, in the final of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast in Coolangatta, Australia. “I’m going to finish school.”Moore, 14, became the youngest ever to compete in an Association of Surfing Professionals Women’s World Tour final when she swept through the quarterfinals and semifinals today in 3- to 4-foot waves at Snapper Rocks.

“I grew up watching Carissa develop as a surfer,” said Hawai’i’s Megan Abubo, who fell to Moore in the quarterfinals, 16.50-7.64.… Read the rest

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia February 27 – March 11, 2007

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007) – Mick Fanning (AUS) has set the pace for the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour today, winning the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung at his home break of Snapper Rocks for the second time in three years.

Beating fellow local and unsponsored surfer Bede Durbidge (AUS) in barrelling five to six foot (one and a half to two metre) Snapper Rocks waves, Fanning slotted himself into a series of deep barrels and executed some of his patented searing turns to emerge from the water victorious much to the delight of the 10,000 plus strong crowd.Crowd favorite Fanning, as expected, was elated with his form.

“To win here in front of everyone is a dream come true,” Fanning said.… Read the rest

Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia February 27 – March 11, 2007

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, Mar. 5, 2007) – Chelsea Hedges, 23, has won the first event on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung, at what amounts to her home break of Snapper Rocks in Coolangatta, Australia today.

Hedges (formerly Georgeson) moved to Coolangatta from Avoca Beach in Sydney two years ago and has moved to ASP World No. 1 with her win today.The 2005 ASP Women’s World Champion defeated prodigious Roxy Pro Wildcard Carissa Moore (HAW), 14, the youngest finalist in ASP elite-tour history, in three foot (one metre) waves this afternoon.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling,” Hedges said. “I really wanted to win here because I’ve never won at Snapper before and my family was on the beach too so I’m pretty amped.… Read the rest

ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR
Oxbow Pro
April 30 to May 6
Anglet, France

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, February 14, 2007) – The world’s best Longboard riders are buzzing with the news that clothing manufacturer Oxbow has returned after a three-year hiatus and will host an official ASP World Longboard Tour event in April this year.

The event, which at the time of going to press could very well crown 2007’s world longboard champion, will be known as the Oxbow Pro and will take place at les Cavaliers, Anglet, France.The format of the event will be identical to that of shortboard surfing’s penultimate professional series – the Foster’s ASP World Tour – which has a 48-man draw where surfers compete in man-on-man heats from round two.

The event which has $US50,000 up for grabs will attract the world’s best longboarders including former world champions Bonga Perkins (HAW), Joel Tudor (USA), Colin McPhillips (USA) and reigning world champion Josh Constable (AUS).… Read the rest

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Stop No 2. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia April 3 – 13, 2007

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007) –The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, the second event on the Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour, will celebrate its 35th anniversary in the magical amphitheater that is Bells from April 3-13, 2007.

The longest-running surf event in Australia, the annual pilgrimage to Bells Beach continues with the world’s best surfers and their fans congregating on the famed break’s cliffs again this Easter.Adding to the already historic aura that envelops the event will be a gala celebration to honor the former Rip Curl Pro champions who have made their mark on the event’s 35-year history.

Honorees will include Simon Anderson [1977, 1981], Tom Curren [1985, 1990], Tom Carroll [1986] and Damien Hardman [1988, 1993] among others.… Read the rest