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| 5/18/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| 5/16/2012 |
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Billabong Pro
ASP World Tour Event
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 9th, 2012 - May 20th, 2012 |
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Sally Fitzgibbons won the women`s event title @ Barra da Tijuca. Barra da Tijuca
was the primary venue location.
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| John John Florence is currently in his rookie year on the
ASP WCT. John John Florence made a name for himself on the North Shore
of Hawaii. This is John John`s first World Tour event win. |
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John John Florence - Barra da Tijuca 2012
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Barra da Tijuca 2012 FINAL HEAT (Men)
1 – John John Florence (Hawaii) 16.37
2 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 11.44
Barra da Tijuca 2012 FINAL HEAT (Women)
1 - Sally Fitzgibbons (Australia)
2 - Coco Ho (HAW) |
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| Surf Sources: |
www.prosurfblog.com
ASP Media Broadcast 5/13/2012, 5/16/2012
Mick Fanning Photo by ASP / Kirstin 5/13/2012
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Surfing Video Website |
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| Philip from Trade Federation |
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Trestles is at the southern tip of San Clemente California.
Trestles is located on the county line between San Diego and Orange County.
Trestles is 1-2 hours south of Hollywood by car (outside of rush hour). Trestles has
a reputation for producing
waves that have excellent shape for surfing.
Trestles is considered a point break.
Trestles is decked out with cobble stone-like rock
reef, kelp beds, dolphins, river mouth, long waves, tree-line, trail
access, and a long
history of hosting professional surfing events. Notably there was a Bridge
Replacement Project that had upgraded some of the pedestrian
train-crossings at Trestles back in 2011 as well. |
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Andrew Doheny Tail Slide - Trestles
2012
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Trestles is host to a Prime Surf Contest held by the Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP). Nike is the major sponsor of the
event in 2012 and some of the prior years. The official name of the event is
the "Nike
6.0 Lowers Pro". ASP holds Prime events and Star rated events
to serve as a mechanism for newer competitors and return competitors to earn points toward the
World Tour. This Trestles Prime Event gives
an opportunity to 96 surfers to compete.
Surfers in the Prime strive to gain entry into the World Tour or may be
adding to their existing World Tour points and rank. Top
season point earners can gain a slot in the World Tour for the following
year (the mid-year rotation format was de-activated at the end of 2011). The
World Tour of surfing consists of 32 of the world`s top surfers.
This was reduced in recent years from 45 competitors on the World Tour. Trestles has hosted iconic surfers
over the years. Rippers like
Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Sunny Garcia, Dane
Reynolds, and Christian
Fletcher have performed at this beach. |
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The contest opened up with a
Trials Round. The Trials enable surfers to gain entry into the
main event (Trestles Prime Surfing Event 2012). This year the
Trials Roster included: Chris Ward, Jeremy Carter, Jacob Davis, Shaw Kobayashi, Ian Crane, Andrew Doheny, Jeffrey Lukasik, and Shane Beshen.
These competitors had great waves to work with although they did deal
with light rains and cold water. |
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The event attracted progressive surfers like
Dane Reynolds and John-John Florence. The action was constant through to the finals.
Gabriel Medina, from Brazil, went against Glenn Hall from
Ireland. Medina went into the Finals after just having scored a
10-point ride in his Semi-Finals Heat. Gabrel Medina goes on to clinch
the event title. |
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Sources |
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Philip Dominguez (Trade Federation InfoTeam. On-Site) 5/5/2011, 5/1/2012
2012 Videos
- Trade Federation Video:
Chris Ward
wins Trestles Trials Round Heat One 5/1/2012
- Trade Federation Video:
Andrew Doheny
wins Trestles Trials Round Heat Two 5/1/2012
- Trade Federation Video:
Chris Ward
wins Trestles Trials Finals 5/1/2012 (coming soon)
- Trade Federation Video:
Tomas Hermes wins Trestles Prime Round of 96 Heat One 5/1/2012 (coming soon)
- Trade Federation Video:
Tour the Trestles
Trail Trestles Scenic Trail 5/1/2012 (coming soon)
ProSurfBlog
Facebook photo album 2012
Photography:
Trade Federation / Steve
Copyright 2012 all rights reserved
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| 4/30/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| 4/20/2012 |
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Dee Why Beach
World Tour Event (Women) - Stop #4
Sydney, Australia
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Courtney Conlogue grew up surfing southern California waves. This
was her first world tour event win. REPRESENT ! congrats. You can see an image
of Courtney at our
Surfing Facebook Page |
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Dee Why Beach Australia World Tour Event 2012 FINAL HEAT
1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.17
2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 11.56 |
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| Surf Sources: |
www.prosurfblog.com
ASP Media Broadcast / Will H-S 4/20/2012 |
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| Related surfing content:
Surfing News Website |
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| 4/30/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
ASP International announcement
4/15/2012 |
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Mun Beach, Jeju Island, South Korea
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여보세요 (Hello) Korea.
Surfing has been alive in Korea for many years. A new partnership will link
existing Korean surfing circuits with a global surfing organization. ASP International has has announced that ASP Japan is expanding with the
addition of the 2-Star event in Korea. This event will be held in
June of 2012. The contest will take place at Mun Beach (Jeju Island).
Currently Tosh Omi is the ASP Japan General Manager. This event will
be produced by a collaboration between ASP Japan, Murasaki, and Quiksilver.
Murasaki Sports has been supporting surfing events in the Republic of Korea
for 10-years. 2012 will make history as it is the 1st year that this event
will be officially sanctioned by the ASP.
The Murasaki Quiksilver Open of Surfing Jeju Island event will run from June
14th through June 19th, 2012. |
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Sources:
Dave Prodan / ASP broadcast 4/15/2012
Photo Credit: © ASP |
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| 4/16/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
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| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| 4/6/2012 |
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Rip Curl Pro
ASP World Tour Event
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3rd, 2012 - April 14th, 2012 |
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In 2011, Joel Parkinson beat out Mick Fanning (AUS) in the Final to win the
event. This year the event opened up with 3-4 foot waves at the primary location
of Bells Beach. Rincon is a peak that connects to Bells and is also part of the
event.
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| Round two experienced a slight increase in wave height
offering up 3-5 foot waves. Some of the younger competitors, like John-John
Florence and Gabriel Medina made their presence felt in round 2 as well. 3-5
foot surf persisted into round 3. By 4/5/2012 (round 3 continued and round
4) the swell reached 4-6 foot with the bowl on fire. Mick Fanning dominated
with a solid performance that pushed him forward in the event. Jeremy Flores
eliminated John John Florence and then Owen Wright only to suffer a
devastating interference call against Slater in a Semi-Final heat. |
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| With a strong swell the contest was able to complete well
before the event window expired. Mick Fanning faced Kelly Slater in the final. Slater was
combo`d early on in the heat. Slater who is known for his come-backs began
to do just that. Slater pulled off an aerial 360 that earned a 10-point
score and then followed it up with another huge score. Ultimately Mick
Fanning, on his own turf, won the final heat and the event to ring the bell.
For the women, it was Sally Fitzgibbons that won the event making it an
Australian dominated event. |
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Mick Fanning - Bells Beach 2012
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Bells Beach 2012 FINAL HEAT (Men)
1 - Mick Fanning (Australia)
2 - Kelly Slater (USA)
Bells Beach 2012 FINAL HEAT (Women)
1 – Sally Fitzgibbons (Australia)
2 – Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)
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| Surf Sources: |
www.prosurfblog.com
ASP Media Broadcast 4/3/2012, 4/4/2012, 4/6/2012
Mick Fanning Photo by ASP / Kirstin 4/6/2012
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Surfing Video Website |
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| 4/14/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| Courtney Conlogue Won her 2nd consecutive ASP 6-Star
Telstra Drug Aware Pro Title in March 2012. Courtney (California) defeated
World Tour rookie Malia Manuel (Hawaii). Take a look at Courtney throwing a huge spray to win the event: www.facebook.com
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Sources:
ASP media broadcast 3/26/2012 |
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| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| 4/1/2012 |
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Vans Pier Classic
ASP 4-Star Event
Huntington Beach, California, USA
March 28th, 2012 - April 1st, 2012 |
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This was the 7th annual event for the Pier Classic. This event was sponsored by
Vans, Jacks Surfboards, and hydrated by Vitamin Water. The line up included
names like Joel Centeio, Evan Geiselman, Tanner Gudauskas, Chris Waring, Nathan
Yeomans, Nat Young, Conner Coffin, Dillon Perillo, Parker Coffin, and Cody
Thompson. The Pro Junior division also competed at this event.
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| At times the event experienced six-to-eight foot waves.
By the finals the wave heights had reached 6-10 foot. Nat Young (Santa Cruz)
won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star Vans Pier Classic.
Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach) won the Vans Pro Junior event. |
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Nat Young - Huntington Beach 2012
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Pier Classic 4-Star 2012 FINAL HEAT
1 - Nat Young (USA) 15.07
2 - Nathan Yeomans (USA) 14.87
3 – Chris Ward (USA) 10.66
4 – Chase Wilson (USA) 7.00 |
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Pro Junior 2012 FINAL HEAT
1 – Keanu Asing (Hawaii) 12.07
2 – Andrew Doheny (USA) 11.37
3 – Ian Gentil (Hawaii) 7.93
4 – Conner Coffin (USA) 4.77 |
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| Surf Sources: |
www.prosurfblog.com
ASP Media Broadcast 3/22/2012, 3/28/2012, 3/30/2012
Nat Young Photo by ASP / Hilleman 4/1/2012
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Surfing News Website |
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| 3/17/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
| 3/3/2012 |
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Quiksilver Pro
ASP World Tour Event
Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia
February 25th, 2012 - March 7th, 2012 |
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After the eventful end-of-season in 2011 and a busy off-season for ASP, the
first World Tour contest of 2012 commenced in February as planned.
Quiksilver hosted this event at Snapper Rocks, Australia. Snapper Rocks is on
the Gold Coast and has a city skyline in view. On schedule, Kelly Slater
entered the contest. Kelly Slater has been Quiksilver`s star player over the
years.
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| The competitor enjoyed warm water and trunks for this
contest. Waves were decent overall. Rich Porta, ASP International Head
Judge, called round 2 on for the men with 3-4 foot waves on 2/25/2012 (1 day
difference for Australia). When round 4 started (2/27/2012), the
waves were about 3-4 foot (2-3 foot according to Rich Porta) but with somewhat choppy ribbed lines. Although
there are some rock formations, the waves were looking a bit more like
Huntington Beach quality waves for round 4. Adriano De Souza started the day
with a reverse 180 grab in his heat. Kelly Slater, who recently turned 40,
dominated in his round-4 heat as well. Kelly Slater was riding a
5-foot 8-inch surfboard. Jordy Smith also pulled through his round 4 heat.
Before the event began Jordy provided a few words. "I had some really good
waves at home and I`ve been going to J-Bay a lot to work on my boards for
Snapper,” Smith said. “If a board doesn`t go good there it`s not going to
work anywhere. It`s such a good wave that you can stand up and feel every
little bump in your boards. I`ve been testing fins as well, seeing which
fins work with what boards. I think in my first couple of years I lost some
heats because I wasn`t that dialed in with my equipment, so I`m just working
on eliminating that. I`ve also been staying fit with some training.” |
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On the final day (3/3/2012), the Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Semifinals brought the 2011 ASP Women’s Runner-Up Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS),
facing four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS).
The very elite group of Men`s Quarterfinalists included the reigning 11-time
ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Taj Burrow (AUS),
and Joel Parkinson (AUS). |
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Taj Burrow - Snapper Rocks 2012
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| In the end, ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow (AUS), and
four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), took their
respective wins in clean two-to-three foot waves at Snapper Rocks. |
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The Men`s Final came down to the wire with Burrow defeating
South American Adriano De Souza (BRA). De Souza caught a wave in the dying
minutes and busted a massive air-reverse. Burrow was chaired up the beach as
the winner of the 2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast champion.
Snapper Rocks 2012 FINAL HEAT
1 - Taj Burrow (Australia)
2 - Adriano De Souza (Brazil)
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| Surf Sources: |
Quiksilver Webcast
http://quiksilverlive.com 2/27/2011, 2/29/2012
Webcaster Pete 2/27/2011
www.prosurfblog.com
ASP Media Broadcast 2/25/2012, 2/27/2012, 3/3/2012
Adriano De Souza Photo by ASP / Kirstin 2/27/2012
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Surfing News Website |
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| 3/17/2012 |
| Trade Federation Information Team from Trade Federation |
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Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Downgrades
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| The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay has been
officially downgraded to an ASP 6-Star event for 2012. |
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In an official statement, Billabong said: "The change in event status
follows a broader review in which we are seeking to identify cost
savings throughout the business. By retaining an event at Jeffreys Bay,
it now provides two qualifying events back to back in the South African
region. The move to an ASP 6-Star also opens the event up to South
Africa`s aspiring pro surfers for the first time in 20 years and ensures
continuity of the event for the local businesses in Jeffreys Bay." |
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This downgrade follows the cancellation of the World Tour Event held in
New York, USA. |
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| Resources |
ASP Media Broadcast 2/23/2012
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