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<\/p>\nYumeya presents Oxbow WLT in Tahara
\nStop No. 1 of 2 on ASP WLT
\nAkabane Beach, Tahara Aichi, Japan
\nJuly 28-August 2, 2009 <\/p>\n
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Tahara, Japan Set to Host Oxbow ASP WLT Action<\/p>\n
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TAHARA, Japan (Sunday, July 26, 2009) \u2013 The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Tour (WLT) is gearing up to host the world\u2019s finest competitive longboarding talent at Akabane Beach in Tahara Aichi, Japan from July 28 through August 2, 2009 with the Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT in Tahara. <\/p>\n
The Japanese-based event marks the first of two stops on the ASP WLT which will allow all surfers including defending ASP WLT Champion Bonga Perkins (HAW), 36, last year\u2019s ASP World Runner-up Antoine Delpero (FRA), 24, and American ASP WLT Title hopeful Taylor Jensen (USA), 25, a chance to work towards earning the crown of the globe\u2019s finest longboarder.Perkins, who is the reigning and two-time ASP World Longboard Champion, will be out to defend his title against the throng of international talent set to take center stage in Tahara Aichi. The veteran competitor and famed waterman is feeling relaxed while gearing up to defend his ASP World Longboard Title against the hungry up-and-comers looking to make a name for themselves amongst the world\u2019s best longboarders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel the same way this year as I do going into any comp,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cI don\u2019t really feel any pressure. I think it\u2019s the younger guys who feel the pressure because they\u2019ve got to beat the old guy and they\u2019re trying to win their first title.\u201d <\/p>\n
Although this is Oxbow\u2019s first time setting their stage in Japan, Perkins is no stranger to the surf on the Japanese coastline. The Hawaiian lived in Japan and is familiar with the event site of Akabane Beach and is ready to tackle any and all conditions thrown at him at this year\u2019s Oxbow ASP WLT event.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, I lived in Japan so I know what to expect and I\u2019ve surfed this break before,\u201d Perkins said \u201cI guess you could say that I have somewhat of an advantage, but that doesn’t mean I\u2019m the favorite. I never was!\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor Jensen (USA), 25, is one hungry competitor looking to claim his first ASP WLT title this year and has been in top form throughout the 2009 season on the ASP LQS, claiming events in both Australia and America while gearing up for his ASP WLT campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am definitely feeling pretty good heading into the WLT in Japan,\u201d Jensen said. \u201cI feel like I am in a really comfortable place in my life right now. I have a good home life and a solid sponsor list backing me up heading into these events. I also have three of the best boards that I have ever had so I\u2019m really ready for the event and am looking forward to getting it started. I don\u2019t feel any pressure and am just going to have some fun!\u201d<\/p>\n
The powerful regular-footer has been splitting his time between Australia and America while surfing as much as possible to gear up for the premier event. Jensen has also been fine-tuning his equipment so he can be in stride once he hits the water at the Oxbow ASP WLT event.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just been surfing tons,\u201d Jensen said. \u201cI am in Australia right now getting new boards from my sponsor and surfing as much as possible on them. I have a couple favorites stashed away, so my quiver for the event is coming together nicely. I have been eating really healthy, drinking lots of water, and just staying fit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT Tahara will run from July 28 through August 2, 2009 and will set a frontrunner for this year\u2019s ASP World Longboard Champion. For daily highlights and event information log on to www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yumeya presents Oxbow WLT in Tahara Stop No. 1 of 2 on ASP WLT Akabane Beach, Tahara Aichi, Japan July 28-August 2, 2009 ——————————————————————————– Tahara, Japan Set to Host Oxbow ASP WLT Action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-13740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asp-surfing-news","tag-surfing-news-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18009,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions\/18009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}