Tag: Surfing News Archive

[i]Saturday 25 February, 2006
Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia

ROXY PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
QUIKSILVER PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
(28 February to 12 March)

EVENT #1 ON THE 2006 ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR

Only standing room spots were available for the finals of the Roxy Pro 2005 at Snapper Rocks. Roxy Pro 2006 Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.roxy.com

Former world champions Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Layne Beachley (AUS) are anxious to jump-start their respective campaigns when the Roxy Pro presented by Samsung enters its official waiting period on Tuesday, February 28.

Both have emphasized, however, that they are looking forward to starting the year sans the pressure of being the reigning Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women’s World Tour champion – a pressure that will sit squarely on the shoulders of newly crowned Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) instead.[/i]The official ASP World Champion’s Crowning takes place tonight Saturday, February 25 at the Gold Coast Convention Center and Mulanovich will officially pass the “torch” to Georgeson.… Read the rest

Monday 27 February, 2006
Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia

QUIKSILVER PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
ROXY PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
(28 February to 12 March)

Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.quiksilver.com

In incredible one to two metre (three to six feet) conditions at Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia, the Quiksilver Pro Trials was run and won by 20-year-old Ben Dunn.

Dunn, hailing from Old Bar, News South Wales, Australia will now take the remaining wildcard slot in the main draw of the opening event of the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro.

Grabbing a wave in the final five minutes of the final, Dunn blasted an amazing 9.25 out of a total of 10 and hurdled his fellow competitors in Jay Thompson (AUS), Shaun Gossman (AUS) and Damon Harvey (AUS) to take the win.“The whole final I was having a shocker,” said an elated Dunn.… Read the rest

Sunday 5 March, 2006
Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia

QUIKSILVER PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
ROXY PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
(28 February to 12 March)

[size=x-small]Day five of the waiting period and swells are breaking half a mile out to sea along the Gold Coast.[/size]
Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.roxy.com

Torrential rains and gale force gusts are toppling trees on Australia’s Gold Coast this morning.

Also felled are any plans to resume action on the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro events presented by Samsung, the first events on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour.

Three metre (10 to 12 foot) plus and highly unruly surf has pounded Snapper Rocks for the past couple of days, but according to Ben Matson, from Swellnet.com.au, the low pressure system responsible for these conditions is expected to slowly move away from the coastline with an improvement in weather expected starting tomorrow.”Large… Read the rest

[i]Tuesday 7 March, 2006
Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia

ROXY PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
QUIKSILVER PRO PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
(28 February to 12 March)

Live on www.aspworldtour.com and www.roxy.com

Nine-year ASP Women’s World Tour veteran Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) has defeated six-time world champion Layne Beachley (AUS) to win the first event of the year, the Roxy Pro.[/i]“I didn’t smash Layne as much as I would have liked to, but I ended up winning,” Redmann-Carr said of their final held in three to four foot waves at Duranbah Beach on the Gold Coast of Australia this afternoon.

This marks Redman-Carr’s first victory since the Roxy Pro in Fiji in 2002. The Western Australian, who finished runner-up to Beachley in 2001, came into this contest seeded third. She leaves the event rated number one in the world, ahead of reigning world champ Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) and the rest of the “new generation” of up-and-coming talent.… Read the rest