ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n
ASP Women\u2019s World Tour
\n2010<\/p>\n
ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Adds New Zealand Dream Tour Venue for 2010<\/p>\n
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\nPictured: Paige Hareb (NZL), 19, 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 3, is New Zealand\u2019s first-ever female to qualify for the elite ASP Women\u2019s World Tour will look to remain on top to contest next season in her home country.
\nCredit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ SCHOLTZ via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
TARANAKI, New Zealand (Monday, September 21, 2009) \u2013 The ASP Women\u2019s World Tour will be getting a boost next season with the addition of New Zealand\u2019s Taranaki region as a dream tour venue.<\/p>\n
The Taranaki Women\u2019s Surf Festival will host the world\u2019s best female surfers from April 14 \u2013 18, 2010 along Taranaki\u2019s Surf Highway 45, with mobile venue options including famed locations such as Fitzroy Beach, Rocky Point, Stent Road and Opunake.\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to be adding New Zealand to the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour schedule,\u201d Brodie Carr, ASP Intl CEO, said. \u201cThe region is ripe with world class waves and it\u2019s a fantastic opportunity to showcase the talents of our outstanding female athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paige Hareb (NZL), 19, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie and current ASP World No. 3, is New Zealand\u2019s first female ambassador at surfing\u2019s elite level of competition, and the addition of another ASP Dream Tour event in her backyard could prove advantageous to the young goofy-footer\u2019s bid for an ASP Women\u2019s World Title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m pretty happy about the ASP Women’s World Tour coming to my home town in New Zealand next year,\u201d Hareb said. \u201cI know a lot of the girls have never been before and have wanted to come here for a long time. The surf is really consistent around that time of the year so I can’t wait to show the girls what my coast has to offer. It’s going to be pretty exciting!\u201d<\/p>\n
The addition of New Zealand to the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour in 2010 is the latest in a string of successes for professional women\u2019s surfing, having recently confirmed the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach event for November this year and with the 2010 season shaping up to be one of its\u2019 best ever.<\/p>\n
“This is the first ever World Tour event to be held in New Zealand making this a historic step for both professional surfing and sports in the country,” Brooke Farris, ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Manager, said. “It\u2019s fantastic to see the people of New Zealand putting all their support behind tour rookie Paige Hareb. It will be very exciting to see Paige bring the tour to her local town and perform in front of the masses.”<\/p>\n
New Zealand\u2019s Taranaki, for their part, are ecstatic to host the world\u2019s best female surfers next season. In addition to adding an ASP Women\u2019s World Tour event to the 2010 schedule, Taranaki will also host an ASP Grade-3 Girl\u2019s Pro Junior, boasting the richest prize purse on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior Girl\u2019s Series, AUD $8,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurfing sits at the heart of Taranaki\u2019s innovation and culture,\u201d Stuart Trundle, Chief Executive of Venture Taranaki Trust, said. \u201cWe\u2019re stoked that Taranaki has been selected as the venue to host the New Zealand leg of the ASP Dream Tour next year. This event gives us the opportunity to showcase our world-class athletes, the legendary point breaks they call home, and the innovative surf industry that\u2019s grown here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next stop on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour will be the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic at Sydney\u2019s Northern Beaches from September 30 through October 5, 2009.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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