Comments on: O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz Confirmed for 2012 ASP World Title Series

By: Karl H.

Karl H. — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:56:53 +0000

I agree with Matt,, it is a world tour. With @190 countries in the world, and without doing precise calculations about maybe 70 have surf- able coasts, and conservatively 35 are stable enough politically to have a contest…Costa R, G Land, Indo anywhere, Argentina?, hell…they did Survivor in Gabon..where’s the challenge, Canary Islands (I have seen epic surf)…now for those of you out there that say spots are picked based on some relative consistency, ok,…but can’t they just increase the waiting period…..All this said, I applaud the massive leap the WCT has made in promotion and online delivery of contest media…..Great Job.

By: antman

antman — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:32:24 +0000

the asp seem to be obsessed with holding events now at locations where they can get a big crowd,they need completely change the system it gotta be about the surf and the performance and use technology and creativity to change the old judging system and how events are presented and managed.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:51:20 +0000

well said in relation to your points abot sc and g land . portugal should stay , but they need to get rid of brazil or find a better location in south america somewhere . the really bad waves they had for the comp this year just don’t cut it on the ct. if they had to have another us event to “pay the bills” blacks beach would have been maybe a more suitable site or mexico again . but this is not a US tour its a WORLD TOUR .

By: NFL

NFL — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:24:31 +0000

Id love to see the ASP do the following.

Have a Vote among the Elite (WCT Qualified Surfers)
Have a Vote among the Top 200 (One World Raked)
Have a Vote for the General Public

Take the top combined 12 locations and pull your permits.

Make this tour work for everyone.

By: K

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:55:38 +0000

1) santa cruz event this year was not up to WT stanadard
2) however, now that they have another ‘mainland’ event to pay the bills, possibly this will give them enough revenue to do G-land, or at least a padang/ulu event.

As a surfer, G-land is the perfect event, amazing wave, with sectiony barrels, not just perfection everytime. The mouth waters at the prospect of watching the tour surfers on that wave. would be similar to pipe

Also, max – portugal had the best waves this year. there are a number of events i would replace before a consisten barrelling wave like supertubes.

By: Bree

Bree — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:38:48 +0000

YEES!!!!!!

By: radical!

radical! — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:34:59 +0000

@jeff agree with that, the lane is super consistent and consistently giving waves that are up to a high standard. Its also a challenging playing field, Indo on the other hand while epic is somewhat 2-dimensional with waves coming in, in machine like precision. The lane will def. add another element. Stoked, the lane will surprise you!

By: coisa ruim

coisa ruim — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:39:36 +0000

were is Dane???? ahhahahhahahah

By: Max

Max — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:38:50 +0000

why always places like this, new york and santa cruz are “ok” waves but they ain’t world class wave for elite surfer…places like G land, desert point, or even waves in PERU or Costa Rica have way better and nicer and more exciting wave than those american waves…
no disrispect with the mainland surf spots, but i think “brasil” “portugal” should be OFF tour and replace it by G land and desert point…and finaly they put Tavarua back,…
besides that, the best contest all year always is “the search”…thanks ripcurl.
RIP Andy, and Go Kelly for #12
cheers

By: Rob Zen

Rob Zen — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:16:57 +0000

Boring