Rip Curl Signs with ASP for Nine More Years, Search Location Narrowed<\/p>\n
\nPictured: Mick Fanning (AUS), 27, former ASP World Champion, draws a classic line at Bells Beach. The new license agreement between Rip Curl and ASP International could see the world\u2019s best doing the same for the next nine years.<\/p>\n
Credit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ ROBERTSON via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Monday, April 13, 2009) \u2013 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International and global, core surfwear giant Rip Curl have inked a nine-year license agreement that will see the world\u2019s best surfers competing in both the iconic Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and the dynamic Rip Curl Pro Search event annually through 2018.\u201cRip Curl have been a huge supporter of core surf values since their inception and the recent signing of the nine-year license agreement for both the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and the Rip Curl Pro Search is further evidence of their dedication to the continued progression of high-performance surfing,\u201d Brodie Carr, ASP International CEO, said. \u201cWe, at ASP International, are ecstatic about the deal and we look forward to watching Rip Curl host the world\u2019s best surfers in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
The license agreement between ASP International and Rip Curl is built on the three-by-three-by-three model, in that both the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and the Rip Curl Pro Search events are locked in for three years each with two renewal cycles, creating a potential of nine years worth of events.<\/p>\n
\u201cRip Curl are committed to ASP World Tour surfing,\u201d Neil Ridgway, Rip Curl Group Advertising and Marketing Chairmain, said. \u201cNine more years of pro searching suits us because the Search never ends.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rip Curl Pro Search event, the only ASP Dream Tour event with an annual \u201croving\u201d license, has narrowed down its field to \u201csomewhere in the North Atlantic\u201d for the 2009 installment. An ASP World Tour event since 2005, the Rip Curl Pro Search event has taken the world\u2019s best surfers to Reunion Island (2005), Mainland Mexico (2006), Chile (2007) and Indonesia (2008) thus far, and each year\u2019s venue is always a hotly-debated topic of discussion and speculation within the surfing world.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re super excited to acknowledge the North Atlantic as the location for this years Rip Curl Pro Search,\u201d Scott Hargreaves, Rip Curl International Events Manager, said. \u201cOctober is a prime month for swell in the North Atlantic and we’re very excited about continuing the Rip Curl Pro Search’s success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2009 Rip Curl Pro Search event will be Stop No. 9 or 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, running from October 19 \u2013 28, 2009 somewhere in the North Atlantic. This year\u2019s Rip Curl Pro Search event will also host the ASP Top 17 for Stop No. 5 of 8 on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour. For more information, log onto http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com.au\/?pro-search <\/p>\n
While Silvana Lima (BRA), 24, was crowned the 2009 Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Champion in beautiful Easter conditions at Bells Beach yesterday, the remainder of the ASP Top 45 are still in the hunt for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers.<\/p>\n
Swellnet, official forecasters for the Rip Curl Pro, are calling for swell to increase throughout the week and event organizers are confident that competition could resume as early as tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will be webcast LIVE via www.live.ripcurl.com <\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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