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MEXICO ANNOUNCES THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL SURFING CIRCUIT, THE AMERICAS PRO AM CUP 2008

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

BURROW INTO ROUND 3 OF THE HANG LOOSE SANTA CATARINA PRO

Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro
Stop No. 9 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Imbituba, Brazil Oct. 30 – Nov. 7, 2007

IMBITUBA, Brazil (Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007) – Current World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) will join 2007 Foster’s ASP World Title campaigners Mick Fanning (AUS) and Kelly Slater (USA) in Round 3 after winning his Round 1 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro heat this morning.

The remaining six heats of Round 1 and the first six heats of Round 2 were completed in Imbituba before uncooperative winds forced officials to call off competition for the remainder of the day. Burrow beat local surfer Marco Polo (BRA) and Luke Stedman (AUS) in the first heat of the day.“I had a really shaky start, I felt a bit clumsy,” Burrow said. “This is probably the earliest I’ve surfed since I’ve been here so I just didn’t feel too warmed-up.… Read the rest

Luke Munro Leads Local Charge at Duranbah on Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG
Stop No. 1 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 23 – March 5, 2008

Luke Munro Leads Local Charge at Duranbah on Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast

Luke Munro (AUS) posted the highest heat scores of the day to take down ASP World Tour rookie Dane Reynolds in Rd 1.

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008) – Luke Munro (AUS) may not be the most prominent of the local surfers competing in the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by LG, but he did take center stage on the opening day of 2008 ASP World Tour competition at Duranbah Beach today.Munro scored the highest wave (9.50 out of 10.00) and heat total (17.50 out of 20.00) of the round to take out ASP World Tour rookie Dane Reynolds (USA) and Damien Hobgood (USA) in three foot (one metre) waves at the Snapper Rocks back-up venue.… Read the rest

FOREIGNERS BREAK THE LAW & A SURFING WORLD RECORD

“Foreigners break the Chinese law and a surfing world record”


Photos and customized text : Antony “yep” Colas yep@surftrip.net
Additionnal photos : John Callahan www.tropicalpix.com

China ‘s tidal bore, known as the Silver Dragon is the greatest on the planet with 8.9 meters tidal range max.
After 1988’s debatable success to ride the bore (UK Stuart Matthews rode the bore for 11 sec’ in the whitewater), a team of French, Brazilian and Italian riders managed to ride several waves at different locations on the Qiantang river, about 2hours from Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.


Photos and customized text : Antony “yep” Colas yep@surftrip.net
Additionnal photos : John Callahan www.tropicalpix.com

Following expedition leader Antony “Yep” Colas first scouting river trip on a jetski, Eduardo Bagé (Brazil) on a longboard and Patrick Audoy (France) on a stand-up board, managed to ride the bore for 1 hour 10 minutes, on a distance assessed at 17,1 kilometers.… Read the rest

2008 ASP World Tour Calendar: Globe Pro Fiji Back in ’08, the Search… Continues

2008 ASP World Tour Calendar: Globe Pro Fiji Back in ’08, the Search… Continues

Pictured: CJ Hobgood gets barreled at Cloudbreak in Fiji. The Globe Pro Fiji is confirmed for 2008.

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008) – The equation is a simple one – pair the world’s best surfers with the world’s best waves and a ‘Dream Tour’ is born. In 2008, the ASP World Tour will once again take the world’s Top 45 surfers to 11 of the world’s most revered waves in its quest to crown an indisputable ASP World Champion.

The Globe Pro Fiji is back in 2008 after being sorely missed last year. It will take place off the Fijian islands of Tavarua and Namotu from May 23 to June 6, 2008.“With the incredibly perfect point break waves of Cloudbreak and Restaurants, this is an event that stands out on the ‘Dream Tour’ as the surfers’ favorite,” Michael Marckx, Vice President of Global Marketing at Globe International, said.… Read the rest