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January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, has qualified for the ASP Dream Tour on three separate occasions. Seemingly against comprehension, Josh’s first two attempts amongst the world’s best didn’t go to plan and the incredibly-talented Gold Coaster failed to requalify. However, Kerr silenced all critics in 2011, putting in stellar [...]
January 15, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Monday, January 16, 2012) – ASP International has initiated a new Anti-Doping Policy for the world’s best surfers which will be activated for 2012 ASP World Title season. “This policy represents a consensus between our surfers, events and administrators in evolving the sport of surfing to a more professional level,” Richard Grellman, ASP [...]
January 11, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) – The ASP World Surfing Awards will draw the world’s best surfers to Australia’s Gold Coast once again this February, but this season’s gala event will be provided in an exciting new format this year with both surfers and fans participating in the awarding of athletes. New awards have [...]
January 9, 2012
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Monday, January 9, 2012) – For most of us mere mortals, we’re lucky to get our hands on one new board a year…IF we’re lucky. However, members of the ASP Top 34 are different creatures altogether. These guys probably clock more barrel time, hang time and rail time in a single session [...]
January 3, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Tuesday, January 3, 2012) – ASP International is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessi Miley-Dyer to the ASP Women’s World Tour Manager position, effective immediately. “We’re very pleased to welcome Jessi to the ASP management team as Women’s Tour Manager,” Richard Grellman, ASP Executive Chairman, said. “In addition to competing against the [...]
January 2, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Monday, January 2, 2012) – 2011 has come and gone, delivering nothing short of one of the most exciting and talked about seasons the tour has ever witnessed. We saw bombing conditions at Teahupo’o and Pipeline, rippable surf in New York and San Francisco, and landmark swells at Bells and Supertubos. We saw [...]
December 27, 2011
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) – The ASP Board of Directors has voted to deactivate the midyear rotation in 2012, citing scheduling uncertainties as the primary reason. “This has been an extremely challenging decision for us to make,” Dave Prodan, ASP International spokesman, said. “We believe that the 2011 rotation brought in some incredible [...]
December 27, 2011
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, December 27, 2011) – Surfing is an imperfect science. There are simply too many variables to control and predict. This makes the sport of surfing both one of the most exciting and one of the most frustrating. There is no other playing field in the sporting world with the kind of [...]
December 22, 2011
SANTA CRUZ, California/USA (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz has been confirmed as an elite ASP World Title event for 2012. The world’s best surfers will journey to Northern California next November for the 10th of 11 stops on next season’s ASP World Title Series. “We’re very happy to [...]
December 22, 2011
AVOCA BEACH, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, December 22, 2011) – Adrian “Ace” Buchan (AUS), 29, is one of the best goofy-footers on the planet. His backhand at Jeffreys Bay is just as adept as his commitment at solid Teahupo’o; his speed, power, flow, rail work, fin-free ability and style all operate at the highest of [...]