Tag: Surfing News Archive

ASP INTERNATIONAL AND FANTASYSURFER.COM JOIN FORCES

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

ISA ANNOUNCES HOST OF 2008 QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP

ISA ANNOUNCES HOST OF 2008 QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP
San Diego, Calif. – September 5, 2007 – The International Surfing Association (ISA), the World Governing Authority for surfing, has chosen France as the location for the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. The event will be organized by the ISA’s National Governing Body for surfriding in France, Federation Francaise de Surf (FFS).

France last hosted an ISA event in 1992 with the World Surfing Games in Lacanau. “The ISA is very happy to go back to the great waves of France. By having the event in late May, we will be able to have great waves. I would like to thank Quiksilver Europe President Pierre Agnes for his leadership in bringing this event back to France,” said ISA President Fernando Aguerre.The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship has become the premier annual junior surfing event.… Read the rest

BOOST MOBILE PRO AT LOWER TRESTLES SECURES SEVEN DAY WAITING PERIOD

Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley Stop No 6. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California September 9 – 15, 2007

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, May 31, 2007) –The Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley, Stop No. 6 of 10 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour and the only tour event held on the US Mainland, will take place at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, from September 9-15, 2007.Emphasizing its commitment to surfing, Boost Mobile has signed on as the ASP’s exclusive wireless partner and will host the competition for the sixth consecutive year. Hurley will make its return to Foster’s ASP World Tour involvement as presenting sponsor of the event, where the Top 45 professional surfers in the world and three wildcards set their sights on the 2007 ASP World Title at one of the most “rippable” waves on the tour.… Read the rest

DAY ONE SRI LANKAN AIRLINES PRO

Big Scores And Excellent Waves On Day One of SriLankan Airlines Pro
PASTA POINT, Maldives (Sunday, June 3rd, 2007) – High scores were the only way to progress through round one of the SriLankan Airlines Pro with the famed Pasta Point serving up excellent 1.5m(4 to 5ft) long peeling waves to the large international field.

Round one produced many outstanding performances which was expected with such a quality line up here for this years event.Dane Reynolds (USA), Nick Rozsa (Bra), Matt Scoringe (NZ), Hideyoshi Tanaka (Jpn), Frederick Robin (Fra) and Blake Thornton (Aus) were just some of the classy surfers today in waves that offered almost limitless scope to perform multiple high scoring moves.

Reynolds attracted a lot of attention in the events opening heat. The LA surfer has enormous expectations as an emerging surfer from the USA and his style, speed and power saw him progress comfortably to round two although surprisingly, in second place behind young American surfer Nick Rozsa.… Read the rest

FANNING LEADS ASP FOSTER’S 45 DOWN SOUTH FOR RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE

Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
Stop No 4. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour Ex-Isla Alacran, Arica, Chile June 20-July 1, 2007

LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurl.com/chile

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, June 6, 2007) – Current Foster’s ASP World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS) won the inaugural Rip Curl Pro Search held in Reunion Island in 2005, yet came up short when the Search stopped in Mexico late last June.Having finished in the quarterfinals or better in each of the nine Foster’s ASP World Tour events since, the lightning-fast Fanning is a heavy favorite to claim another Search ‘Globe’ trophy heading into the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Search Chile.

“Things have been going well for a while now and I would love to get another Globe, but for me I just want to keep a high level of performance up,” Fanning said.… Read the rest