Quiksilver Pro New York Cancelled for 2012
The 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York scored excellent waves, but unfortunately will not be back in 2012.
LONG BEACH, New York/USA (Friday, December 16, 2011) – Quiksilver and the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) today announced that the Quiksilver Pro New York will not return to the East Coast of the United States as a stop on the 2012 ASP World Title Series. The 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York marked the 6th of 11 events on the elite ASP World Title Series.
“The 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York event was a huge success for the surfers and fans with great conditions and incredible support from New Yorkers.” says Rob Colby, President of Quiksilver Americas. “Quiksilver is still very much committed to the ASP and the professional surfing tour in 2012 with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast (Australia) and the Quiksilver Pro France.”
“It is unfortunate that we announce the cancellation of the 2012 Quiksilver Pro New York,” Dave Prodan, ASP International spokesman, said. “The 2011 installment was a fantastic event with excellent waves, tremendous local support and some of the best surfing we enjoyed all season. That said, we understand the factors leading to Quiksilver’s withdrawal of the New York event from the 2012 schedule. We appreciate Quiksilver’s continued support of the world’s best surfers with the Australian and European elite level events in 2012.”
For updates and additional information on the 2012 ASP World Tour, please go to www.aspworldtour.com
Category: All ASP News, ASP World Tour News
Comment about Rio as an Event Location – I think it is readily evident that Rio is a nod to the Brazilian/South American presence in the lineups around the world. Brazil is producing hungry, progressive surfers, so it makes sense to set out your product in plain site, even if that means you can’t have the best waves.
And then there is the everyday surfer/event watcher… either in person or online… who then watch good surfing in familiar conditions. I don’t get great superclean conditions often… usually riding that sloppy beachbreak, like so many other of our bretheren. And so it brings the experience down a level and expands the contact. I have to say that I have learned a few things watching some of these contests online, especially when they are in not so hot conditions. Still a FAN.
So it doesn’t hurt to watch the best, ride the worst (potentially… anything upside is, well… an upside).
Personally, I’d like to see the ASP crowd handle the lumpy bits of a nasty little Nor’easter down in OBX.