Tag: Surfing News Archive

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the Foster’s ASP and ASP Women’s World Tours
Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, Australia
February 24 – March 12, 2007

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, Feb. 19, 2007) – The 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour will kick off at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast of Australia with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pros presented by Samsung next week.

In addition to a plethora of dynamic rookies, improved judging technology and an innovative nation versus nation team event, the Foster’s Surf Showdown, will add to the anticipation of the Gold Coast event.

This season’s Foster’s ASP World Tour will match last season’s record 14 new faces set to storm the top ranks.Ten of the new comers include complete rookies such as Australians Luke Munro, Kai Otton, Ben Dunn, Josh Kerr and Dayyan Neve, along with South Africans Ricky Basnett and Royden Bryson, Brazilian Leonardo Neves, American Gabe Kling and Frenchman Jeremy Flores.… Read the rest

Reef To Release Debut Movie Mixed Tape: Bobby Volume 1

Reef Entertainment, a division of the global action sports brand Reef, is proud to announce the production of their first global surf movie, Mixed Tape: Bobby Volume 1. Starring world ranked #5, Bobby Martinez and featuring the Reef Team, Mixed Tape is being directed by Pete Santa Maria and is set to release June 15, 2007.Mixed Tape is a movie about 2006 ASP Rookie of the Year, Bobby Martinez. The name “Mixed Tape” ties into Bobby’s mix of Latin and American culture, his love for music and the consolidation of countless tapes of footage shot over the years. The end result is an action packed movie of A+ surfing.

The movie features Bobby surfing at home in Santa Barbara, away on the WCT, and at various pumping surf spots across the globe.… Read the rest

Top $$$ for old boards

By Catherine E. Toth
Advertiser Urban Honolulu Writer

photo: JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser

As prices for vintage surfboards soar, a growing number of surfers are pulling old boards out of garages and storerooms, hoping they’re now worth thousands of dollars.

A Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt surfboard, which cost about $150 in the ’70s, is now worth about $10,000. Even the old Pop-Out surfboards that once cost $39 at Longs Drugs back in the ’60s fetch at least $500 today.

“That’s pretty good appreciation,” said longtime surfer John Wade, 52, of Pupukea, who has a collection of classic boards.

This growing value of old surfboards prompted collector Randy Rarick to organize an “Antiques Road Show”-style appraisal of boards open to the public as part of his fourth biennial Quiksilveredition Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction in July.Top… Read the rest

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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 (Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007) – Seven-time World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS) will be formally honored for her 2006 title at the Foster’s ASP World Champion’s Crowing this weekend, but from next week forward, it’s all about 2007 and ASP Women’s World Title No. 8.“Starting the season defending the world title and having the first event on my home turf is a great way to start the tour and I’m really looking forward to getting off to a good start,” Beachley said. “I’m also looking forward to seeing how the new girls like Stephanie Gilmore, Caroline Sarran and Rosy Hodge perform in their debut event as ASP World Tour surfers.”… Read the rest