ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach
Stop No 2. of 7 on the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour 
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3-8, 2007

RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO BACK AT BELLS BEACH NEXT WEEK

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Friday, Mar. 30, 2007) – The second stop on the ASP
Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro at Bells Beach, will see the
event’s  triumphant return  to the ASP calendar after a 2006 absence. 

Running from April 3-8, 2007, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro can be completed in two
full days of surfing. It will run in tandem with the men’s division of the Rip
Curl Pro which takes four days to run and has a waiting period that stretches
an additional five days until April 13, 2007.

Though an ASP Women’s World Tour event was held at Bells Beach in 2005, the
venue hasn’t enjoyed a cemented spot on the ASP calendar since 2001. Only six
of the current Top 17 were elite tour competitors at that time.

Defending Rip Curl Pro Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) will join three-time
Bells Beach victor Layne Beachley (AUS) and 2000 event champion Megan Abubo
(HAW) as the only surfers competing in the 22nd installment of women’s
competition at Bells with wins to their credit. 

Several girls will be surfing Bells Beach as elite-tour competitors for the
first time.

Despite making their World Tour debuts there next week, competitors like ASP
Women’s World Tour rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and second-year tourer Jessi
Miley-Dyer (AUS) are likely to have logged more time at the break than many of
their cohorts courtesy of national junior competitions.

“I love Bells,” Miley-Dyer said. “I’ve been surfing it since I was a kid
and watching goofy-footers like Damian Hardman and Occy tearing the place apart
when the Rip Curl Pro was on. I’m stoked that we have a comp there and I can
finally pretend to be them!”

Miley-Dyer will meet Hawaii’s Megan Abubo and Brazil’s Jacqueline Silva in
Heat 6 of Round 1. 

Gilmore has drawn fellow rookie Caroline Sarran (FRA) and Rebecca Woods (AUS)
in Round 1. The surfers finishing first and second in Round 1 advance straight
to Round 3. The surfer finishing third in Round 1 has to surf Round 2 and risk
elimination.

“I think it always helps to get some quality time in before the comp starts,”
Gilmore said. “Lucky for me I’ve done a few years of pro junior events at
Bells leading up to qualifying. That and I tend to like any right hander
really.”

Gilmore won two ASP Women’s World Tour events as a wildcard before qualifying
for this year’s tour, and as such, will not underestimate how far a surfer
free from the pressure of ratings points and expectations can go.

The Rip Curl Women’s Pro Wildcard has been awarded to local surfer and
four-time Victoria state champ Amy Stewart (AUS). The 20-year-old
natural-footer hails from Jan Juc and will have a home-break advantage not
enjoyed by anyone else in the draw.

"It’s a tricky but fun wave when you get it down,” Stewart said. “It’s only
up the road from me so I’ve spent a fair bit of time out there.”

Stewart will draw current World No. 1 Chelsea Hedges (AUS) and Samantha Cornish
(AUS) in Heat 3 of Round 1 when the Rip Curl Women’s Pro commences. 

Additional information is available online at www.aspworldtour.com and
www.ripcurlpro.com 

RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO BELLS BEACH ROUND ONE MATCH-UPS
HEAT 1: Silvana Lima (BRA), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS), Melanie Bartels (HAW)
HEAT 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Caroline Sarran (FRA) 
HEAT 3: Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Samantha Cornish (AUS), Amy Stewart (AUS)
HEAT 4: Layne Beachley (AUS), Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Rochelle Ballard (HAW)
HEAT 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS), Amee Donohoe (AUS), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 
HEAT 6: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Megan Abubo (HAW), Jacqueline Silva (BRA)


OFFICIAL RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH PRESS LAUNCH DETAILS
WHAT: Media Launch - 2007 Rip Curl Pro Surfing Festival at Bells Beach
WHERE: Bells Beach Carpark, Bells Beach
WHEN: Monday, April 2nd, 2007
TIME: 11am to 12.30pm
WHO: Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Mick Fanning (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS),
Layne Beachley (AUS), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and
Chelsea Hedges (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers featuring the Oakley Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 4 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

ASP GRADE 2 OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR RETURNS TO LOWER TRESTLES APR. 27-28, 2007
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Monday, Mar. 26, 2007) – In its 15th year, the
prestigious Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout returns to the world famous Lower Trestles
in San Clemente for the first stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf
Series presented by Jeep®. 

In addition to this Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying
Series (WQS) four-star event taking place April 24-28, 2007, Lower Trestles
will also host the Oakley Pro Junior from April 27-28, 2007. This five-day
world-class surfing event will feature top-tier professional surfers, local
surf hopefuls, domestic and international junior competitors and supporters of
the renowned Trestles break.

Touted as one of the most impressive ASP WQS events of the season, the
Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout features 192 of the world’s best surfers battling for
a $75,000 prize purse and valuable ASP WQS points. 

In the Surfbout’s 15-year history, past winners have included eight-time ASP
World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL), three-time ASP World Champion
Andy Irons (Hanalei, HI), local Southern California stars Rob Machado (Cardiff,
CA), Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) and Shane Beschen (San Clemente, CA), and
Surfbout’s 2006 winner, Hawaii’s Dustin Cuizon (Ewa Beach, HI).

“Body Glove International is proud to bring the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout back
to Lower Trestles,” Scott Daley, VP of marketing for Body Glove, said.
“Trestles not only offers some of the best waves in America, but Surfbout
gives American surfers an opportunity to earn valuable ASP WQS points. This
will be the 15th Surfbout, so all of you young American pros, let’s see what
you’ve got!” 

This year, in an effort to continue the growth of the Macy’s California
Trifecta events, ASG along with partner Jeep, have added an all-new 2007 Jeep
Patriot to the Macy’s California Trifecta prizing in addition to a $20,000
total cash purse to add to the level of excitement at each event.

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep (an ASP North
America Specialty Series) was formed in 2005 as part of a three-year plan to
strengthen surfing in America by uniting the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout, the
Newport Pro presented by Jeep, and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by
Jeep under one banner. 

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series provides surfers with an
opportunity to earn crucial points on the ASP WQS, which allows them the chance
of advancing to the coveted Foster’s ASP World Tour.  The Macy’s California
Trifecta will award a $33,333 bonus and an all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot to the
surfer who takes first-place in all three events. Should no one surfer take the
win in all three events, the Macy’s California Trifecta awards an overall
points-winner bonus and the all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot while juniors will vie
for an additional $5,000. 

In 2006, Nate Yeomans (San Clemente, CA) had a tremendous year and was awarded
$10,000 for winning the Macy’s California Trifecta points bonus, narrowly
beating out Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA) at the stop’s final event, the
O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep.

“We had a great points race going into the Cold Water Classic last year and we
are excited to bring this opportunity back to American surfers. It all starts
at the Surfbout, and with over $200,000 in cash and prizes on the line this
year we’re looking forward to seeing another dramatic finish to the ’07
season,” Sean Nielsen, ASG’s director of event operations, said.

The 2007 Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout is happy to once again have support from
Oakley, Ocean Minded, PRIMEDIA’s Action Sports Group (ASG), publisher of
SURFER, SURFING and WaveWatch, and the SC Times and FUEL TV. 

For surfing enthusiasts who can’t make it to Trestles, starting Apr. 25, all
of the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout action will be viewable online with streaming
video and live scoring at www.aspnorthamerica.org and www.surfbout.com. 

All the action begins at 8am on Apr. 24, 2007.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Oakley Pro Junior Lowers
Event No. 4 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

JEEP-BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT RETURNS TO WORLD FAMOUS LOWER TRESTLES
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2007) – PRIMEDIA’'s Action
Sports Group (ASG) is pleased to announce the return of the Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior to Lower Trestles, San
Clemente, Calif., Apr. 27 and 28, 2007. 

Held in conjunction with the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout, the event is the first
stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series (an ASP North America
Specialty Series) and boasts a $10,000 prize purse for the juniors, as well as
an additional $5,000 purse and points bonus for the top points winner for the
series. 32 of the leading American and international surfers under the age of
20 will compete for the cash and valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the
annual ASP Billabong World Junior Championships.

“The 2007 Oakley Pro Junior series is a crucial event for America’s top
junior professionals vying for a seed into the ASP World Junior
Championships,” Ronny Nelson, surf marketing manager, Oakley, Inc., said. 
“Now with a Trifecta bonus and increase grade rating for the ASP North
American Championships there’re more points available for our juniors and good
money on the line for both domestic and international competitors. Oakley is
stoked we can help grow the opportunities for the future of the sport.” 

“The Oakley Pro Junior series provides an opportunity for the top junior
surfers in the world to compete against each other at the best venues the U.S.
mainland has to offer,” Sean Nielsen, director of event operations, Action
Sports Group, said. “The level of competition is already amazing and with the
addition of the junior division to the Macy’s California Trifecta and Grade
increase, we are looking forward to a very competitive start to the series at
the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout.”

Aligning the top-rated international junior competitors against the
highest-rated ASP North American juniors, the Oakley Pro Junior’s small field
and competitive draw demands each surfer perform at the top of his ability.
There are 12 ASP North America Pro Junior events scheduled in 2007, three of
which are part of the Oakley Pro Junior Series. Each event offers the domestic
competitors important points toward the year-end standings and a chance to
receive entry into the ASP North American Championships which plays a key
factor in deciding who will go on to the 2008 Billabong ASP World Junior
Championships. 

The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships has crowned past champions such as
Foster’s ASP World Tour pros Joel Parkinson (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), Adriano
de Souza (BRA) as well as reigning ASP World Junior Champ Jordy Smith (ZAF). 

Last year, Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) won the kick-off Oakley Pro
Junior event at Lower Trestles and went on to lead the points race for the
remainder of the ASP North America Junior Series. Coming off a win at the
Ezekiel Pro Junior, which ran in conjunction with the Van’s Pier Classic, this
past weekend in Huntington Beach, Geiselman will no doubt return to Trestles
this year to try to defend his title and once again chase the crucial points
needed to make it to the ASP World Junior Championships. 

“Last year went really well for me and I won the first two Pro Junior events
on the west coast,” Geiselman said.  “Since last year, I’ve really focused
on being more explosive in my surfing.	I’ve got some great boards under my
feet from my Dad (Orion Surfboards), and I’m feeling really good coming off of
last week’s win in Huntington.  I’m not claiming anything for this year; I’m
just trying to be consistent.  I’m really looking forward to competing again
at Lowers.”

Following Trestles, the second stop of the series will be the ASP Grade 2
Oakley Pro Junior, September 18-23, 2007, at Newport Beach’s renowned 56th
Street break in conjunction with the ASP WQS 2-star Newport Beach Pro presented
by Jeep. The series will conclude with the ASP Grade 3 Oakley Pro Junior
Championships at the 2007 O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep at
Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Calif., October 9-14, 2007.

All the action begins at 8am on Apr. 24, 2007 at Lower Trestles.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Stop No 2. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour 
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 - 13, 2007

SLATER RARING TO RING THE BELL AT THE RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2007) – Despite surfing incredibly
consistently and securing his record eighth Foster’s ASP World Title with two
events to spare in 2006, Kelly Slater (USA) has not won an elite tour event
since the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach last year.

Slater beat former Rip Curl Pro champion Joel Parkinson (AUS) in the 2006 event
final to tie Tom Curren (USA) for the most elite tour events won by single
surfer. Both Curren and Slater have 33 event titles to their credit at present.

“It seems strange that I haven’t had a win since Bells and that it has been a
full year since I won an event, because I had such a great year last year,”
Slater said. “I made a couple of finals and had a few thirds but I think I may
have been suffering from a mental block about passing Tom’s event win record.
It’s been on weighing on my mind and maybe if I could have put that to bed it
would have freed me up to clinch a couple more wins last year.”

The ASP event wins record is one of the only accolades in professional surfing
that Slater does not own outright. He is hoping to change that when the
Foster’s ASP World Tour heads to Torquay, Australia for the 35th Annual Rip
Curl Pro at Bells Beach next week.

“I would love to have a win at Bells,” Slater said. “In a way it would be
more meaningful to win my 34th there, just because Tom is so synonymous with
Rip Curl and Bells Beach in general. I was hoping to put [the record] to rest
at Trestles last year because Tom and I both won our first professional events
there and I thought that would have been pretty ironic, but it would be special
to do it in Torquay too.”

Adding to the history and prestige of Australia’s longest running surf event,
will be the attendance of several surfing icons synonymous with the event and
the sport.

“I just turned 35 last month and it’s the 35th anniversary of the Rip Curl
Pro, so Bells and I are sort of in alignment right now,” Slater joked. “It
hasn’t been one of my better events on tour, but with Tom and some of the
other greats’ presence there for the anniversary celebrations, if I could for
some reason pull off a win it would be pretty special.” 

Slater will face rest of the Foster’s 45, wildcards Owen Wright (AUS) and Matt
Wilkinson (AUS) and the winner of the Victoria Place To Be Trials (who will
earn the third and final wildcard) when competition commences next week. 

The Rip Curl Pro waiting period starts Tuesday, Apr. 3 and stretches until Apr.
13. Stop 2 of the ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells
Beach, will run in tandem with the Foster's ASP World Tour event.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers featuring the Oakley Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 4 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

JEEP-BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT RETURNS TO WORLD FAMOUS LOWER TRESTLES
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Monday, Mar. 26, 2007) – In its 15th year, the
prestigious Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout returns to the world famous Lower Trestles
in San Clemente for the first stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf
Series presented by Jeep®. 

In addition to this Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying
Series (WQS) four-star event taking place April 24-28, 2007, Lower Trestles
will also host the Oakley Pro Junior from April 27-28, 2007. This five-day
world-class surfing event will feature top-tier professional surfers, local
surf hopefuls, domestic and international junior competitors and supporters of
the renowned Trestles break.

Touted as one of the most impressive ASP WQS events of the season, the
Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout features 192 of the world’s best surfers battling for
a $75,000 prize purse and valuable ASP WQS points. 

In the Surfbout’s 15-year history, past winners have included eight-time ASP
World Champion Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL), three-time ASP World Champion
Andy Irons (Hanalei, HI), local Southern California stars Rob Machado (Cardiff,
CA), Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) and Shane Beschen (San Clemente, CA), and
Surfbout’s 2006 winner, Hawaii’s Dustin Cuizon (Ewa Beach, HI).

“Body Glove International is proud to bring the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout back
to Lower Trestles,” Scott Daley, VP of marketing for Body Glove, said.
“Trestles not only offers some of the best waves in America, but Surfbout
gives American surfers an opportunity to earn valuable ASP WQS points. This
will be the 15th Surfbout, so all of you young American pros, let’s see what
you’ve got!” 

This year, in an effort to continue the growth of the Macy’s California
Trifecta events, ASG along with partner Jeep, have added an all-new 2007 Jeep
Patriot to the Macy’s California Trifecta prizing in addition to a $20,000
total cash purse to add to the level of excitement at each event.

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep (an ASP North
America Specialty Series) was formed in 2005 as part of a three-year plan to
strengthen surfing in America by uniting the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout, the
Newport Pro presented by Jeep, and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by
Jeep under one banner. 

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series provides surfers with an
opportunity to earn crucial points on the ASP WQS, which allows them the chance
of advancing to the coveted Foster’s ASP World Tour.  The Macy’s California
Trifecta will award a $33,333 bonus and an all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot to the
surfer who takes first-place in all three events. Should no one surfer take the
win in all three events, the Macy’s California Trifecta awards an overall
points-winner bonus and the all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot while juniors will vie
for an additional $5,000. 

In 2006, Nate Yeomans (San Clemente, CA) had a tremendous year and was awarded
$10,000 for winning the Macy’s California Trifecta points bonus, narrowly
beating out Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA) at the stop’s final event, the
O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep.

“We had a great points race going into the Cold Water Classic last year and we
are excited to bring this opportunity back to American surfers. It all starts
at the Surfbout, and with over $200,000 in cash and prizes on the line this
year we’re looking forward to seeing another dramatic finish to the ’07
season,” Sean Nielsen, ASG’s director of event operations, said.

The 2007 Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout is happy to once again have support from
Oakley, Ocean Minded, PRIMEDIA’s Action Sports Group (ASG), publisher of
SURFER, SURFING and WaveWatch, and the SC Times and FUEL TV. 

For surfing enthusiasts who can’t make it to Trestles, starting Apr. 25, all
of the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout action will be viewable online with streaming
video and live scoring at www.aspnorthamerica.org and www.surfbout.com. 

All the action begins at 8am on Apr. 24, 2007.

Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep
Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers featuring Oakley Pro Junior Apr. 24-28, 2007
Newport Beach Pro pres. by Jeep featuring Oakley Pro Junior Sep. 18-23, 2007
O’Neill Coldwater Classic featuring Oakley Pro Junior Oct. 9-14, 2007

ALL-NEW JEEP® PATRIOT ON THE LINE FOR 2007 MACY’S CALIFORNIA TRIFECTA WINNERS
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Monday, Mar. 26, 2007) – With a continuing
commitment to grow professional surfing in America, PRIMEDIA’s Action Sports
Group (ASG) is pleased to announce upgrades for the 2007 Macy’s California
Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep®. New for 2007, the series will award
an all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot to the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
North America World Qualifying Series (WQS) prize package and an additional
$5,000 prize purse to the Oakley Pro Junior division to reward top performance
within the three events.
 
The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep, is the first
series of its kind on the west coast and unites three ASP North American events
held at California’s premier competition venues; the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout,
the Newport Pro presented by Jeep and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented
by Jeep, held in conjunction with the Oakley Pro Junior series. 
 
Now in its third year, the Macy’s California Trifecta Series will offer a
cumulative prize purse of more than $200,000 in cash and prizes to competitors
surfing on the ASP North American Tour. A grand prize of $33,333 and an all-new
2007 Jeep Patriot will be awarded as a bonus should one ASP WQS surfer take
first-place in each of the three contests. However, making the 2007 series
unique, the Macy’s California Trifecta will also offer over $30,000 to the
overall ASP WQS point leader, as well as the Oakley Pro Junior divisions, in
the event that no single surfer wins all three contests. Specifically, ASP WQS
competitors will battle it out for $15,000 in cash and an all-new 2007 Jeep
Patriot while juniors will vie for an additional $5,000.
 
“The enhanced Macy’s California Trifecta prize offering is very exciting for
pro surfing in America,” Sean Nielsen, Action Sports Group, director of event
operations said. “Macy’s, Jeep and our endemic family of brands supporting
the Series are making it possible for us to provide more opportunities to the
surfers competing on the ASP North American WQS and World Pro Junior Series.
There is a lot on the line this year and we look forward to seeing who emerges
as champions.”
 
Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), last year’s Macy’s California Trifecta
Champion, was on the fence about whether or not to compete in this season’s
events until he heard about the boost in the prize purse. “I wasn’t planning
on doing the Lowers event, because I was going to Scotland, and I wasn’t sure
if I was going to do Santa Cruz either,” Yeomans said. “But now that the
prize purse has been upped, I think I am going to do the series and try to
defend my title.”
 
Last season’s race for the Macy’s California Trifecta title came down to the
wire in a stunning display of professionalism at the series’ final event, the
O’Neill Cold Water Classic. With three contenders in the running, it was
Yeomans who staged a come-from-behind victory over Dustin Cuizon (Ewa Beach,
HI) and staved off the onslaught from Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA) 
 
“Going into the final event, I was trying not to think about it too much,”
Yeomans said. “Once Dustin (Cuizon) went down, I knew I had a chance, but I
had no idea how close Nathaniel (Curran) was to clinching it. It was one of my
goals going into last year and I was stoked to get it.”
 
Kicking off the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series, the ASP WQS four-star
Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout and ASP Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior will be held at
Lower Trestles, San Clemente, on April 24-28, 2007. Lower Trestles is
considered to be one of the best competition waves in the world and a jewel of
southern California.
 
The second stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta will be the storied ASP WQS
two-star Newport Beach Pro presented by Jeep and ASP Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior,
on September 18-23, 2007, at Newport’s renowned 56th Street break. A pivotal
stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Series, the event is rich in history
bringing together amateur and professional competitions. 
 
Santa Cruz’s famed Steamer Lane will play host to the third and final stop of
the Macy’s California Trifecta, for the ASP WQS four-star O’Neill Cold Water
Classic and ASP Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior and ASP North American Championships,
on October 9-14, 2007. Northern California’s preeminent surfing event is also
the final professional surfing event on the United States mainland in 2007.
 
In addition to Macy’s and Jeep, the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series is
also supported by Surfer magazine, Surfing magazine, WaveWatch, ASP North
America and FUEL TV.

The first event in the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by
Jeep will be the Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers from Apr. 24-28, 2007. 

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro
Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

LOCAL BOY MICAH BYRNE WINS VANS PIER CLASSIC AT HUNTINGTON BEACH
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, Mar. 25, 2007) – Repeat Vans Pier
Classic finalist Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA) scored a sensational win
over fellow local Michael Hoisington (Huntington Beach, CA), prodigious junior
Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) and Federico Pilurzu (Tamarindo, CRI) to
claim the 2007 Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards Title.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying
Series (WQS) 2-Star event culminated a week’s worth of action today that saw
the men, women and junior men all lift their respective games as they charged
towards the winner’s dais.

Byrne, who was also moonlighting as the official webcast commentator for the
Vans Pier Classic, opened the final up solid at his home break blasting away at
the shifty afternoon peaks.  The progressive natural-footer locked in an
excellent 8.25 followed by a 5.75 to jump out to an early lead which he held
onto claiming his first ASP WQS victory.

“It was a long week,” Byrne said.  “I’m so stoked right now – I’m really
pumped.  I opened up with a pretty good left.	I got lucky and it had a really
nice section to throw down on for an 8.25.  I thought for sure that Hoisington
and Pilurzu were going to get the scores they needed.  Fortunately the waves
went kind of bunk and I didn’t need to get another solid score.”

Byrne, who finished third at last season’s Vans Pier Classic, was one of the
favored surfers going into the event, and this year’s victory was made
doubly-sweet in front of the hometown crowd. 

“It was my goal to finish better than I did last year and I knew that was
going to be pretty hard since I finished third,” Byrne said.”  I’ve got a
new board sponsor in the last few weeks – Steve Boysen – and the boards have
been going really well.   I had a pretty bad knee injury a couple months back,
but that feels a lot better now – today was actually the first day I surfed
without my knee brace.  I just felt really good and I’m so rapt with this
win.”

Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, CA) surfed brilliantly all week in both the
Vans Pier Classic and the Ezekiel Pro Junior.  Surfing double-duty on the final
day, Geiselman advanced all the way through to both finals, often surfing
back-to-back-heats.

“I’m pretty exhausted,” Geiselman said.  “I think I ended up surfing six
heats today so I’m pretty beat.  Everything felt really well all event.  The
boards that my Dad (Orion Surfboards) has been shaping me have been going
insane.  I just couldn’t put it together in the men’s final, but I’m happy
with my result and I’m looking forward to the next one.”

Geiselman, who was last season’s ASP North America Pro Junior Champion, scored
a sensational come-from-behind victory to claim the Ezekiel Pro Junior title
from fellow finalists Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA), Travis Beckmann (Vero
Beach, FL) and Chad Compton (Ventura, CA).  With less than three minutes left,
Geiselman snuck in a solid righthander to steal the win away from Waring who
had led all heat.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to get that score there at the end, but that
wave came to me right when I needed it,” Geiselman said.  “I’m stoked to get
back on the podium.  The waves were pretty small at the last event, and I was
just really happy we had waves here.  I’m looking for another consistent
season both at the Pro Junior and WQS level.”

Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL), who finished runner-up at the Billabong
Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior earlier this month, has taken over the ratings lead
from Tommy Bursian (San Juan, PRI) in the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior
Series with his 3rd-place finish in the Ezekiel Pro Junior.

“I’m psyching – what an incredible way to start the year – two events and
two finals,” Beckmann said.  “I’ve never been so consistent in my entire
life.  The ASP World Junior Championships are a guarantee – I definitely want
to get there.	I’ve never been to Australia and to get there on my own merit
would be amazing.  The next Pro Junior is in Cocoa Beach, which is another
stomping ground of mine so I’m hoping for another big result.”

Ornella Pellizari (Mar de Plata, ARG) caused a sensational upset in defeating
in-form Americans Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA), Sage Erickson (Oxnard, CA)
and Christa Alves (Cocoa Beach, FL) to claim the Vans Women’s Pier Classic
title.  Surfing without a sponsor, the 19-year old smashed the tricky afternoon
righthanders to victory in her maiden ASP WQS event.

“The plan is to do some of the WQS events this season and hopefully do the
whole tour next year,” Pellizari said.  “This is my first WQS event ever and
my second ASP event.  I did a Pro Junior in Florida and now this.  I am so
happy to win here and it is a great result and honor.”

Conlogue looked the form surfer of the event, even locking in the event’s only
perfect 10-point ride in the Semifinals, but was unable to push past Pellizari.

“It was just difficult to find waves out there this afternoon,” Conlogue
said.	“Everything felt pretty good – my boards and everything – but I just
couldn’t find the waves.  Ornella surfed really well.  I’m still happy with
my performance, but would have liked a win.”

The next event on the 2007 ASP North America Tour will be the Lost Easter Pro
Junior (ASP Grade- 1) at Cocoa Beach from Apr. 6-8, 2007.  Following that will
be the Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers (ASP WQS 4-Star) from Apr. 24-28, 2007
featuring the Oakley Pro Junior (ASP Grade-2).

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.aspworldtour.com.

RESULTS – DAY 5

Vans Pier Classic Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Semifinals)
Quarterfinal 1: Brad Ettinger (USA) 13.70, Kyle Knox (USA) 11.00, Ted Navarro
(USA) 10.25, Dillon Perillo (USA) 7.50
Quarterfinal 2: Michael Hoisington (USA) 14.00, Eric Geiselman (USA) 11.75,
Michel Flores (BRA) 11.25, Eric McHenry (USA) 8.85
Quarterfinal 3: Federico Pilurzu (CRI) 14.50, Cody Thompson (USA) 11.40, Jason
Miller (USA) 11.40, Pat O’Connell (USA) 8.60
Quarterfinal 4: Chris Waring (USA) 14.25, Micah Byrne (USA) 13.50, Cory
Arrambide (USA) 12.90, Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 12.54

Vans Pier Classic Semifinals: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Final)
Semifinal 1: Eric Geiselman (USA) 14.00, Michael Hoisington (USA) 13.15, Brad
Ettinger (USA) 12.05, Kyle Knox 9USA) 10.15
Semifinal 2: Federico Pilurzu (CRI) 14.50, Micah Byrne (USA) 11.60, Cody
Thompson (USA) 11.10, Chris Waring (USA) 9.25

Vans Pier Classic Final
1 – Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) 13.65
2 – Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA) 13.40
3 – Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL) 9.70
4 – Chad Compton (Ventura, CA) 9.65

Vans Women’s Pier Classic Semifinals: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance
to Final)
Semifinal 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 19.40, Ornella Pelizare (ITA) 13.00, Marii
Bakker (JPN) 9.25, Jamie Hannula (USA)	6.10
Semifinal 2: Sage Erickson (USA) 18.50, Christa Alves (USA) 11.50, Lexi Von der
Leith (USA) 8.90, Maria Gonzales (USA) 7.75

Vans Women’s Pier Classic Final
1 – Ornella Pellizari (Mar de Plata, ARG) 13.75
2 – Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA) 9.90
3 – Sage Erickson (Oxnard, CA) 8.35
4 – Christa Alves (Cocoa Beach, FL) 6.85

Ezekiel Pro Junior Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Semifinals)
Quarterfinal 1: Cory Arrambide (USA) 12.50, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 11.85, Jason
Harris (USA) 10.75, Matt Pagan (USA) 9.55
Quarterfinal 2: Eric Geiselman (USA) 17.00, Travis Beckmann (USA) 11.75, Cody
Thompson (USA) 9.60, Jesse Heilman (USA) 9.50
Quarterfinal 3: Dillon Perillo (USA) 14.50, Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 10.95, Andrew
Doheny (USA) 10.00, Blake Jones (USA) 8.70
Quarterfinal 4: Chad Compton (USA) 11.75, Chris Waring (USA) 10.50, Kilian
Garland (USA) 9.75, Dane Ward (USA) 8.75

Ezekiel Pro Junior Semifinals: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Final)
Semifinal 1: Eric Geiselman (USA), Travis Beckmann (USA), Cory Arrambide (USA),
Jamie Parkhurst (USA)
Semifinal 2: Chris Waring (USA) 12.75, Chad Compton (USA) 12.65, Bruno
Rodrigues (BRA) 11.90, Dillon Perillo (USA) 9.75

Ezekiel Pro Junior Final:
1 – Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA) 14.00
2 – Federico Pilurzu (Tamarindo, CRI) 11.75
3 – Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) 8.85
4 – Michael Hoisington (Huntington Beach, CA) 8.00

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro
Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

COMPETITION HEATS UP AT BUSINESS END OF VANS PIER CLASSIC
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Saturday, Mar. 24, 2007) – Round 5 of the Vans
Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards along with Spy Optics saw local
fixtures and perennial threats dominate the glassy 2 to 4 foot (0.6-1.2 metre)
peaks at Huntington Beach Pier today.

The field was further narrowed down to 16 in the Association of Surfing
Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star event as
Round 5 showcased some of the most explosive surfing of the event so far.

Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), last year’s ASP North America Pro
Junior Champion, went ballistic in his Vans Pier Classic heat, netting the
highest heat total of the day, a 16.50 out of a possible 20.  Wasting little
time, Geiselman opened up with a massive 360-degree aerial reverse to grab a
7.25 out of a possible 10 and put the pressure on his opponents.

“I’ve just been trying to bring a little more of that freesurfing aspect into
my heats,” Geiselman said.  “I’m still out there to win and get the scores,
but I’m trying to be a little bit more unpredictable.  Sometimes it works,
sometimes it doesn’t, but explosiveness is definitely what is needed to move
to the next level.”

With a strong lead throughout the heat, Geiselman hammered the nail in the
coffin with a 9.25 out of a possible 10 for a series of fin-free maneuvers and
full rail carving on his forehand.  The score matches the highest of the event
thus far, the first collected by his younger brother Evan in the Round of 160.

“The waves are so much fun and they are just coming in all over the place,”
Geiselman said.  “I’ve got some really good boards from my Dad (Orion
surfboards) and I’ve just been feeling really good.  I’m hoping for a result
here to get the ball rolling competitively this season.”

Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA), the only remaining finalist from last
year’s Vans Pier Classic, continued his domination at the venue, smashing the
mid-morning righthanders on his forehand.  The stylish natural-footer led a
strong contingent of local surfers advancing through to the Quarterfinals
alongside HB rippers Brad Ettinger, Michael Hoisington, Teddy Navarro and Jeff
Deffenbaugh.

“The local boys had a really good showing today,” Byrne said.  “That’s what
we like to see.  We have to hold it down for our own spot with all these
rippers coming into town.	I really just like surfing out here and this event is
really good to help out all the local guys.  Even the younger kids from HB have
been doing really well and that’s cool to see.”

Following the completion of Round 5 of the Vans Pier Classic, the Ezekiel Pro
Junior hit the water once again for Rounds 2 and 3.  The absence of current ASP
North America Pro Junior Series leader Tommy Bursian (San Juan, PRI) from the
event has opened the door for a drastic shift in the ratings and the usual
suspects took advantage of the opportunity.

Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), who is also still in contention for the Vans Pier
Classic title, tore apart the rippable afternoon beachbreak peaks netting in
solid scores for a 16.50 out of a possible 20.

“I don’t have a preference between the ’QS or the Pro Junior,” Arrambide
said.	“I’m just trying to go hard and stay consistent.  Obviously a win on
the ’QS would be preferred, but they’re both focuses of mine in Huntington.”

Also advancing into the Quarterfinals of the Ezekiel Pro Junior are ASP North
America Pro Junior standouts Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), Cody
Thompson (Jacksonville Beach, FL), Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA) and Dillon
Perillo (Ventura, CA) – all of whom are still in contention for the Vans Pier
Classic Title as well.  Tomorrow’s action will reveal if there is a dual-event
champion.

The women hit the water for the first time today with the Quarterfinals of the
Vans Women’s Pier Classic, an ASP WQS 1-Star event.

Christa Alves (Cocoa Beach, FL) blew minds in her opening round heat throwing
down some massive turns to net the highest single-wave score of the event, a
9.65 out of a possible 10.  The young natural-footer put the rest of the girls
on notice, and looks to be one the form surfers of the event.

“I’ve just been on such a losing streak as of late that I just wanted to let
loose a little bit,” Alves said.  “The waves were a bit inconsistent, but
that one had a bit of a wall on it and I was able to throw down a few turns.”

Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA), the first qualifier for January’s Billabong
ASP World Junior Championships following her win in Sebastian earlier this
month, looked solid in her opening heat of Vans Pier Classic competition.  The
14-year old phenom blasted away at the shifting righthanders securing an
impressive 14.50 out of a possible 20.

“I just go out there and catch waves and try to use good form,” Conlogue
said.	“I just try to get through my heats.  It was a lot flatter than the
other heats before mine so I was surfing a lot on the inside.  My goal is to
win this event.  On the beach, we’re buddies, but in the water, we’re in
competition mode.”

Tomorrow will be the final day of Vans Pier Classic competition crowning
champions in the men’s, women’s and Ezekiel Pro Junior events.

Official Vans Pier Classic surf forecasters at Surfline.com are calling for the
continued combination swell with the pulse from the south increases as the
north backs off.

Action will hit the water again at 8am tomorrow with the Quarterfinals of the
Ezekiel Pro Junior.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.aspnorthamerica.org.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.vans.com.

RESULTS – DAY 4

Vans Pier Classic Round 5: 32 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Quarterfinals)
Heat 1: Brad Ettinger (USA) 10.50, Michel Flores (BRA) 10.40, Layne Harrison
(USA) 9.65, Danny Fuller (HAW) 9.55
Heat 2: Kyle Knox (USA) 13.35, Eric McHenry (USA) 11.60, Tommy O’Brien (USA)
10.90, Matt King (USA) 7.40
Heat 3: Michael Hoisington (USA) 11.15, Dillon Perillo (USA) 10.35, Adam
Wickwire (USA) 8.55, Josh Mulcoy (USA) 6.30
Heat 4: Eric Geiselman (USA) 16.50, Ted Navarro (USA) 11.85, Tyler Anderson
(USA) 8.90, Mike Losness (USA) 7.40
Heat 5: Federico Pilurzu (CRI) 13.50, Cory Arrambide (USA) 12.75, Alex Smith
(HAW) 12.00, Sean Marceron (USA) 8.85
Heat 6: Pat O’Connell (USA) 13.50, Chris Waring (USA) 12.90, Anthony Petruso
(USA) 10.40, John Daniels (USA) 6.00
Heat 7: Micah Byrne (USA) 15.00, Jason Miller (USA) 12.75, John John Florence
(HAW) 8.30, Shey Yates (USA) 4.75
Heat 8: Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 14.50, Cody Thompson (USA) 10.85, Shaun Burrell
(USA) 10.50, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 8.25

Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2: 48 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
3)
Heat 3: Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 12.00, Jason Harris (USA) 10.55, Nate Zoller
(USA) 9.25, Eddie Lester (USA) 7.50
Heat 4: John John Florence (HAW) 13.50, Matt Pagan (USA) 12.25, Dewey Cunnison
(USA) 7.25, Hunter Heverly (USA) 5.90
Heat 5: Bruno Ridrigues (USA) 10.25, Trevor Saunders (USA) 10.15, Brent Reilly
(USA) 6.45, Kelsey Strickland (USA) 5.40
Heat 6: Kris Wiernicki (USA) 14.00, Chad Compton (USA) 10.75, Leif Engstrom
(USA) 8.65, Shane Murray (USA) 6.95
Heat 7: Eric Templeton (USA) 11.05, Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.50, Tanner
Strohmenger (USA) 7.50, Evan Thompson (USA) 6.85
Heat 8: Andrew Doheny (USA) 16.00, Dillon Perillo (USA) 13.25, Calder Deyerle
(USA) 8.65, Eric Rheaume (USA) 8.45

Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2: 32 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to
Quarterfinals)
Heat 1: Cory Arrambide (USA) 16.60, Travis Beckmann (USA) 12.85, Kevin Kapsky
(HAW) 9.75, Kyle Ramey (HAW) 9.10
Heat 2: Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 10.85, Jesse Heilman (USA) 10.25, Colin
Schildhauer (USA) 9.95, Ben Graeff (USA) 8.50
Heat 3: Cody Thompson (USA) 14.25, Matt Pagan (USA) 8.50, Matt Mohagen (USA)
7.50, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 7.45
Heat 4: Eric Geiselman (USA) 15.00, Jason Harris (USA) 11.15, John John
Florence (USA) 10.15, Scott Hammonds (USA) 7.20
Heat 5: Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 16.00, Chad Compton (USA) 12.50, Adam Wickwire
(USA) 6.60, Scott Hammonds (USA) 7.20
Heat 6: Blake Jones (USA) 13.25, Dane Ward (USA) 10.65, Trevor Saunders (USA)
6.90, Kris Wiernicki (USA) 4.80
Heat 7: Kilian Garland (USA) 12.75, Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.25, Ian Ekberg
(USA) 8.25, Eric Templeton (USA) 5.35
Heat 8: Chris Waring (USA) 13.50, Andrew Doheny (USA) 11.25, Eddie Guilbeau
(USA) 8.50, Fisher Heverly (USA) 6.35

Vans Women’s Pier Classic Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd
advance to Semifinals)
Heat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.50, Ornella Pelizare (ARG) 13.50, Amy
Nicholl (USA) 7.00, Hailey Partridge (USA) 1.20 
Heat 2: Marii Bakker (JPN) 11.30, Jaime Hannula (USA) 7.30, Darlene Connolly
(USA) 6.75, Lyn Burich (USA) 1.05
Heat 3: Christa Alves (USA) 15.65, Lexi Von Der Leith (USA) 11.75, Rachel
Harris (USA) 9.75, Sarah Taylor (USA) 9.35
Heat 4: Sage Erickson (USA) 15.75, Maria Gonzales (PRI) 8.55, Sierra Partridge
(USA) 6.60, Emily Montgomery (USA) 2.50


Vans Pier Classic pres. by Jack’s Surfboards Schedule: 

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 1 (Round of 160) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 (Round of 128) Heats 1-8

Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 cont. (Round of 128) Heat 9-16
10:40am - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 3 (Round of 96) Heats 1-16

Friday, March 23, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 4 (Round of 64) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 1 (Round of 64) Heat 1-8
4:00pm - 4:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heat 1-2

Saturday, March 24, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 5 (Round of 32) Heats 1-8
10:40am - 12:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heats 3-8
12:40pm - 3:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 3 (Round 32) Heats 1-8
3:20pm - 4:40pm: Vans Women’s Pro Quarterfinals (Round of 16) Heats 1-4

Sunday, March 25, 2007
8:00am - 9:20am: Ezekiel Pro Junior Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
9:20am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
10:40am - 11:30am: Vans Women’s Pro Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
11:30am - 12:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Semifinals Heats 1-2
12:20pm - 1:10pm: Vans Pro Men’s Semifinals Heats 1-2
1:10pm - 1:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Finals
1:40pm - 2:10pm: Vans Women’s Pro Finals
2:10pm - 2:40pm: Vans Pro Men’s Finals
3:00pm: AWARDS PRESENTATION

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro
Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

TOP SEEDS GO BIG IN ROUND 4 AT VANS PIER CLASSIC – EZEKIEL PRO JUNIOR KICKS
OFF
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Friday, Mar. 23, 2007) – Round 4 of the Vans
Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards along with Spy Optics was treated
to an incredible day of competition as the top seeds let loose in the
contestable 2 to 4 foot (0.6-1.2 metre) waves at Huntington Beach Pier.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying
Series (WQS) 2-Star event further narrowed the field down to the final 32
surfers before moving into the opening rounds of the Ezekiel Pro Junior.

Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) was in blistering form this morning, netting the
round’s high heat total of a 16.00 out of a possible 20.	The super-fit
natural-footer surfed with a speed unrivaled by his competitors and looks to be
a serious threat to this year’s Vans Pier Classic title.

“I’ve been going to the gym everyday and surfing a lot,” Arrambide said. 
“I’ve been surfing everyday as long as I can – sometimes up to three times a
day.  I have some really good boards under my feet right now and I’m feeling
good.”

Arrambide, a standout amateur competitor, is transitioning well into the
professional ranks.  Last season, the 17-year old phenom finished 12th on the
highly-competitive ASP North America Pro Junior Series in addition to putting
in some big performances on the WQS.

“I’ve been competing here at Huntington for ages and I always seem to favor
the rights,” Arrambide said.  “The rights are working really well on this
tide right now and I was able to capitalize.  I’m hoping for a solid result at
the Vans Pier Classic to build my seed for a serious assault on the ’QS.”

Danny Fuller (Hanalei, HI), who has experienced success as a wildcard at
Foster’s ASP World Tour level and is a well-respected big wave surfer,
continued his domination at the Vans Pier Classic winning his third heat of the
competition.  The stylish goofy-footer decimated the tricky morning
righthanders combining explosive top turns with full-rail carves.

“I live in California for half of the year so I’m used to surfing these types
of conditions,” Fuller said.  “I like surfing out here.  A lot of people
don’t know, but I used to do a lot of competitions when I was growing up. 
Then I started surfing places like Pipeline and my sponsors liked that so
that’s kind of what I’m known for.	I’m basically hoping to get enough points
on the ’QS to get into the Triple Crown at the end of the year.”

Following the completion of Round 4, the Ezekiel Pro Junior got underway with
the opening rounds of competition hitting the water in improving south swell
conditions.	Competition was certainly lifted as the juniors locked in some of
the highest-scoring waves of the event. 

Bruno Rodrigues (Porto Galinhas, BRA) blew the field away locking in a near
perfect 9.70 out of a possible 10 and backing it up with a solid 7.75.  The
solid goofy-footer surfed with a maturity well beyond his young years as he
dismantled the afternoon rights in his first ASP Pro Junior event of the North
American region.

“I tried to get into the Pro Junior in Sebastian but wasn’t able to,”
Rodrigues said.  “I am just so happy to be here.	Surfing makes me happy and I
hope I can continue on.”

Austin Smith-Ford (Santa Cruz, CA) was another standout at the Ezekiel Pro
Junior, netting an excellent 9.25 out of a possible 10.  The sprightly
natural-footer tore apart the lumpy righthander with a blend of critical
floaters and power carves punctuated by a crowd-pleasing air reverse.

“I’ve been coming down here for years and this is definitely the best I’ve
ever seen Huntington,” Smith-Ford said.  “I’m hoping to do well here as I am
planning on doing all the ASP Pro Junior events this year and hopefully I’ll
make the ASP World Junior Championships – that would be the funnest thing
ever.”

Tomorrow will see the continuation of Vans Pier Classic and Ezekiel Pro Junior
action and will commence with the opening round of the Vans Women’s Pier
Classic featuring some of the top female surfers in the North American region.

Official Vans Pier Classic surf forecasters at Surfline.com are calling for the
continued combination swell from the northwest and southwest to maintain
throughout the weekend.

Vans Pier Classic action will hit the water again at 8am tomorrow with Round 5.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.aspnorthamerica.org.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.vans.com.

RESULTS – DAY 3

Vans Pier Classic Round 4: 64 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
3)
Heat 1: Michel Flores (BRA) 14.00, Matt King (USA) 9.90, Ian Rotgans (USA)
9.75, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 4.50
Heat 2: Danny Fuller (HAW) 15.25, Tommy O’Brien (USA) 11.65, Tom Rezvan (USA)
8.90, Liam McNamara (HAW) 5.00
Heat 3: Eric McHenry (USA) 10.00, Brad Ettinger (USA) 8.75, Chase Newsome (USA)
7.55, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 6.65
Heat 4: Kyle Knox (USA) 12.75, Layne Harrison (USA) 10.25, Nick Kovack (USA)
9.40, Cheyne Cottrell (USA) 9.00
Heat 5: Adam Wickwire (USA) 13.75, Tyler Anderson (USA) 11.25, Blake Jones
(USA) 10.00, Jesse Heilman (USA) 9.15
Heat 6: Michael Hoisington (USA) 15.50, Ted Navarro (USA) 13.35, Blake Howard
(USA) 12.90, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 6.50
Heat 7: Eric Geiselman (USA) 15.25, Dillon Perillo (USA) 13.90, Josh Loya (USA)
10.25, Kilian Garland (USA) 9.00
Heat 8: Mike Losness (USA) 13.25, Josh Mulcoy (USA) 8.60, Adam Lambert (USA)
6.15, Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 5.30
Heat 9: Sean Marceron (USA) 13.35, Anthony Petruso (USA) 11.75, Jason Collins
(USA) 9.00, Peter Mussio (USA) 6.30
Heat 10: Cory Arrambide (USA) 16.00, John Daniels (USA) 11.00, Darren Muschett
(PRI), 8.10, Peter Mussio (USA) 6.30
Heat 11: Pat O’Connell (USA) 12.55, Alex Smith (HAW) 10.85, Zack Plopper (USA)
9.65, Matt Keenan (USA) 7.60
Heat 12: Chris Waring (USA) 14.25, Federico Pilurzu (CRI) 9.95, Jamie Meistrel
(USA) 8.75, Sean Tubbs (USA) 7.10
Heat 13: John John Florence (HAW) 9.85, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 9.15, Richie
Collins (USA) 8.40, Jeremy Johnston (USA) 7.95
Heat 14: Micah Byrne (USA) 14.65, Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 12.00, Travis Beckmann
(USA) 9.45, Justin Swartz (USA) 8.85
Heat 15: Cody Thompson (USA) 14.65, Jason Miller (USA) 12.40, Drew Ventura
(USA) 9.60, Noi Kaulukukui (USA) 7.45
Heat 16: Shaun Burrell (USA) 11.50, Shey Yates (USA) 8.50, Dane Ward (USA)
8.35, Nick Argyropoulos (USA) 0.00

Ezekiel Pro Junior: 64 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round 4)
Heat 1: Jensen Callaway (USA) 14.25, Jared Thorne (USA) 10.25, Matt McCabe
(USA) 9.25, Shey Yates (USA) 5.30
Heat 2: Roman Strohmenger (USA) 10.10, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 8.75, Victor Done
(USA) 7.90, Thomas Petriken (USA) 5.65
Heat 3: Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 14.75, Hunter Heverly (USA) 12.15, Andrew
Bennett (USA) 8.05, Ford Archbold (USA) 7.85
Heat 4: Matt Pagan (USA) 12.15, Nate Zoller (USA) 10.75, Kiron Jabour (HAW)
10.60, Colton Larson (USA) 9.50
Heat 5: Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 17.45, Leif Engstrom (USA) 9.90, Logan Strook
(USA) 9.60, Nick Suhadolnik (USA) 9.00
Heat 6: Chad Compton (USA) 9.95, Kelsey Strickland (USA) 8.75, Ian Bloch (USA)
7.00, Jordan Gaudet (USA) 6.45
Heat 7: Fisher Heverly (USA) 8.95, Calder Deyerle (USA) 8.15, Riley Metcalf
(USA) 7.25, Sam McGee (USA) 4.15
Heat 8: Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.65, Eric Templeton (USA) 11.65, Daniel Shea
(USA) 9.85, Taylor Thorne (USA) 8.15

Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2: 48 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
3)
Heat 1: Kyle Ramey (HAW) 13.50, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 10.40, Jensen Callaway
(USA) 10.00, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 8.80
Heat 2: Colin Schildhauer (USA) 12.00, Kevin Kapsky (USA) 11.75, Roman
Strohmenger (USA) 9.85, Jared Thorne (USA) 6.40

Vans Pier Classic pres. by Jack’s Surfboards Schedule:

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 1 (Round of 160) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 (Round of 128) Heats 1-8

Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 cont. (Round of 128) Heat 9-16
10:40am - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 3 (Round of 96) Heats 1-16

Friday, March 23, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 4 (Round of 64) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 1 (Round of 64) Heat 1-8
4:00pm - 4:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heat 1-2

Saturday, March 24, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 5 (Round of 32) Heats 1-8
10:40am - 12:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heats 3-8
12:40pm - 3:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 3 (Round 32) Heats 1-8
3:20pm - 4:40pm: Vans Women’s Pro Round 1 (Round of 16) Heats 1-4

Sunday, March 25, 2007
8:00am - 9:20am: Ezekiel Pro Junior Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
9:20am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
10:40am - 11:30am: Vans Women’s Pro Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
11:30am - 12:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Semifinals Heats 1-2
12:20pm - 1:10pm: Vans Pro Men’s Semifinals Heats 1-2
1:10pm - 1:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Finals
1:40pm - 2:10pm: Vans Women’s Pro Finals
2:10pm - 2:40pm: Vans Pro Men’s Finals
3:00pm: AWARDS PRESENTATION

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro
Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

GREAT CONDITIONS AND EXPLOSIVE SURFING AT VANS PIER CLASSIC DAY 2
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007) – Day 2 of the Vans
Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards along with Spy Optics was greeted
with clean 3 to 5 foot (0.9-1.5 metre) waves this morning as men’s action got
underway with Rounds 2 and 3.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying
Series (WQS) 2-Star event saw the narrowing field dominate the improved
conditions with powerful performances from the local competitors.

Tom Rezvan (Huntington Beach, CA) utilized his years of experience at the venue
to lock in the highest scoring wave of the day, a 9.00 out of a possible 10. 
Staving off the competition, Rezvan blew apart the bowling lefthander with
full-rail surfing on his forehand.

“There are a lot of set waves today, but you have to know which ones to
take,” Rezvan said.  “Some will be too A-framed and others will closeout a
bit too much.  You want to make sure that you pick one with a bit of a lip on
it, but that also allows you a wall to run down the line with it.”

Jeff Deffenbaugh (Huntington Beach, CA) was victorious in his afternoon heat
along with fellow former ASP World Tour competitor Richie Collins (Newport
Beach, CA).  The journeymen competitors looked comfortable despite the tricky
conditions, taking down up-and-comers Matt Mohagen (Los Angeles, CA) and Brad
Burdick (Laguna Beach, CA). 

“It was so windy out there that none of us were near each other,” Deffenbaugh
said.  “I guess it was interesting that Richie (Collins) and I came out on top
of the younger guys, but it really came down to luck more than anything.”

Deffenbaugh, who is a legendary competitor in the Surf City community, was a
surprise non-entry into the Vans Pier Classic.   However the powerful
natural-footer eventually submitted to the competitive juices, entering as an
alternate in Round 1.

“We had a horrible winter and I didn’t surf very much and I honestly just
didn’t feel confident enough to enter,” Deffenbaugh said.”  A lot of people
questioned why I didn’t enter, and then the opportunity came up and I am happy
I took it.  I’ve made it through a few heats and I’m feeling confident
again.”

Layne Harrison (San Diego, CA) secured the day’s high heat total of a 15.75
out of a possible 20 for his blistering midday performance.  The lanky
natural-footer blew apart the reeling righthanders and looks to be one of the
form surfers of the event thus far.

Tomorrow will see Round 4 of the Vans Pier Classic hit the water with the
event’s top seeds entering the draw.	Marquee names such as Jason Collins
(Santa Cruz, CA), Mike Losness (San Clemente, CA), Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna
Beach, FL), Josh Mulcoy (Santa Cruz, CA), local boy Micah Byrne (Huntington
Beach, CA) among others will join the fray as they vie for the Vans Pier
Classic title.

In addition to tomorrow’s Vans Pier Classic Round 4 action, the opening rounds
of the Ezekiel Pro Junior will hit the water with some of the most dynamic
up-and-coming junior surfers in North America.

Tommy Bursian (Isabella, PRI) is currently leading the 2007 ASP North America
Pro Junior Series following his victory at Sebastian Inlet earlier this month. 
With Bursian a no show at the Ezekiel Pro Junior, the door is wide open for a
slew of competitors to overtake the lead. 

Official Vans Pier Classic surf forecasters at Surfline.com are looking for the
south swell to continue filling in throughout the weekend.

Vans Pier Classic action will hit the water again at 8am tomorrow with Round 4.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.aspnorthamerica.org.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.vans.com.

RESULTS – Day 2

Vans Pier Classic Round 2: 128 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
3)
Heat 9: Colin Schildhauer (USA) 13.50, Jordan Gaudet (USA) 12.00, Jensen
Callaway (USA) 9.25
Heat 10: Brandon Guilmette (USA) 14.00, Peter Mussio (USA) 7.65, Fisher Heverly
(USA) 6.60, Kent Doonan (USA) N/S
Heat 11: Sean Tubbs (USA) 8.50, Jamie Meistrel (USA) 8.00, Quinn McCrystal
(USA) 7.10, Frank Chenault (USA) 3.35
Heat 12: Alex Smith (HAW) 11.00, Jonah Morgan (HAW) 9.40, Julian Mullins (USA)
6.65, Shane Murray (USA) 3.80
Heat 13: Evan Geiselman (USA) 12.15, Brad Burdick (USA) 10.00, Mark Dawson
(USA) 9.65, Matt Turner (USA) 6.05
Heat 14: Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 13.65, Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 12.40, Kiron
Jabour (HAW) 11.80, Kyle Ramey (HAW) 10.75
Heat 15: Dane Ward (USA) 15.25, Pascal Stansfield (USA) 13.00, Jesse Evans
(USA) 10.75, Nick Greeninger (USA) 7.95
Heat 16: Jason Miller (USA) 11.25, Cody Thompson (USA) 11.10, Adam Desposito
(USA) 8.55, Bryan Doonan (USA) 4.65

Vans Pier Classic Round 3: 96 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
4)
Heat 1: Ian Rotgans (USA) 14.00, Tom Rezvan (USA) 12.75, Leif Engstrom (USA)
9.70, Chris Broman (USA) 4.50
Heat 2: Danny Fuller (HAW) 12.25, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 10.60, Willie Safreed
(USA) 8.45, Tony Adams (USA) 5.75
Heat 3: Chase Newsome (USA) 12.15, Nick Kovack (USA) 11.50, Golden Depesa (HAW)
7.30, TJ Mikus (USA) 5.25
Heat 4: Layne Harrison (USA) 15.75, Eric McHenry (USA) 11.05, Roger Eales (USA)
9.60, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 7.25
Heat 5: Adam Wickwire (USA) 8.90, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 8.00, Robert Wurlitzer
(HAW) 7.30, Eddie Lester (USA) 6.20
Heat 6: Ted Navarro (USA) 11.85, Blake Jones (USA) 10.25, Hunter Heverly (USA)
6.25, Alex Kamkoff (VEN) 5.90
Heat 7: Josh Loya (USA) 10.70, Adam Lambert (USA) 9.60, Kris Wiernicki (USA)
8.20, Bryson Greaves (USA) 7.30
Heat 8: Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 14.75, Dillon Perillo (USA) 12.75, Ben Graeff (USA)
6.15, Kahana Kalama (USA) 5.15
Heat 9: Peter Mussio (USA) 10.00, John Daniels (USA) 10.00, Colin Schildhauer
(USA) 7.50, Dennis Rizzo (USA) 7.05
Heat 10: Jordan Gaudet (USA) 13.00, Sean Marceron (USA) 11.65, Brandon
Guilmette (USA) 9.95, Ken Higuchi (JPN) 7.00
Heat 11: Zach Plopper (USA) 11.50, Sean Tubbs (USA) 9.80, Jonah Morgan (HAW)
5.30, Casey Landvogt (USA) 4.60
Heat 12: Jamie Meistrel (USA) 12.65, Alex Smith (HAW) 12.50, Sean Taylor (USA)
7.75, Matt Myers (USA) 7.15
Heat 13: Austin Smith-Ford (USA) 10.65, Justin Swartz (USA) 9.45, Morgan
Faulkner (HAW) 5.00, Evan Geiselman (USA) 4.45
Heat 14: Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 10.50, Richie Collins (USA) 8.50, Matt Mohagen
(USA) 8.50, Brad Burdick (USA) 7.35
Heat 15: Cody Thompson (USA) 12.65, Dane Ward (USA) 8.65, Danny Hart (USA)
4.65, Ian Ekberg (USA) 4.35
Heat 16: Shey Yates (USA) 12.50, Jason Miller (USA) 12.20, Peter Mel (USA)
11.70, Pascal Stanfield (USA) 10.65 

Vans Pier Classic pres. by Jack’s Surfboards Schedule:

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 1 (Round of 160) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 (Round of 128) Heats 1-8

Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 cont. (Round of 128) Heat 9-16
10:40am - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 3 (Round of 96) Heats 1-16

Friday, March 23, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 4 (Round of 64) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 1 (Round of 64) Heat 1-8
4:00pm - 4:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heat 1-2

Saturday, March 24, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 5 (Round of 32) Heats 1-8
10:40am - 12:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heats 3-8
12:40pm - 3:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 3 (Round 32) Heats 1-8
3:20pm - 4:40pm: Vans Women’s Pro Round 1 (Round of 16) Heats 1-4

Sunday, March 25, 2007
8:00am - 9:20am: Ezekiel Pro Junior Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
9:20am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
10:40am - 11:30am: Vans Women’s Pro Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
11:30am - 12:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Semifinals Heats 1-2
12:20pm - 1:10pm: Vans Pro Men’s Semifinals Heats 1-2
1:10pm - 1:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Finals
1:40pm - 2:10pm: Vans Women’s Pro Finals
2:10pm - 2:40pm: Vans Pro Men’s Finals
3:00pm: AWARDS PRESENTATION

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change and competitors should check in at the
event site daily.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL 

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Stop No 2. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World Tour
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 - 13, 2007 

FANNING AND HEDGES ENTER 35TH ANNUAL RIP CURL PRO ASP RATINGS LEADERS 

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007) –The Rip Curl Pro Bells
Beach, the second event on the Foster’s ASP World Tour and ASP Women’s World
Tour, will celebrate its 35th anniversary in the magical amphitheater that is
Bells from April 3-13, 2007. 

The longest-running surf event in Australia, the annual pilgrimage to Bells
Beach continues with the world’s best surfers and their fans congregating on
the famed break’s cliffs again this Easter. 

Adding to the already historic aura that envelops the event will be a gala
celebration to honor the former Rip Curl Pro champions who have made their mark
on the event's 35-year history. 

Honorees will include Simon Anderson [1977, 1981], Tom Curren [1985, 1990], Tom
Carroll [1986] and Damien Hardman [1988, 1993] among others. 

Honorees still donning contest rashvests this year will be Sofia Mulanovich
(PER), Megan Abubo (HAW) and reigning world champion Layne Beachley (AUS) on
the women’s side and defending Rip Curl Pro and world champion Kelly Slater
(USA), Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), Joel Parkinson (AUS),
injury replacement Trent Munro (AUS) and current World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS)
for the men. 

“Everything that has happened over the past 35 years has continued to add and
build up the huge prestige around the Rip Curl Pro,” current World No. 1 Mick
Fanning said. “Everyone that has won the Rip Curl Pro has pretty much gone on
to do something fairly huge. You’ve got guys like MP [1973, 1974 and 1975 Rip
Curl Pro Champion Michael Peterson], Mark Richards [1978, 1979, 1980, 1982],
Kelly Slater [1994, 2006], Andy Irons [2002, 2003] and Occy [1998] – it’s
pretty much the who’s who of surfing. ‘The Bell’ is a pretty bloody good
trophy to have on your mantelpiece!” 

To win the Rip Curl Pro and subsequently ‘Ring the Bell’ is considered one of
the sport’s highest honors. Fanning rang it as a wildcard in 2001. His best
result at the Rip Curl Pro since was an equal 3rd finish in 2003. 

“It was an amazing feeling,” Fanning said. “Ever since I was a little kid I
had been watching people ring the Bell and talk about the feeling you get, so
to do it that one time was huge. I wish I was a little bit stronger so I could
have lifted it above my head, but I am really excited to try and win it again
– hopefully this year.” 

After a strong finish to his 2006 campaign, Fanning shot to No. 1 on the
ratings with a win at the first event on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
earlier this month. 

“I think that if you can get a good start in the first two events it really
helps towards setting up a world title chance,” said Fanning. “Being in
Australia for the start of the year always helps too and everyone is looking
towards getting a really strong result at the Rip Curl Pro.” 

Chelsea Hedges (AUS), who won an ASP Women’s World Title in 2005 and the first
event on this year’s calendar, is also hoping to post back-to-back victories
at home in Australia. 

“After seeing Mel Redman-Carr win three events in a row last year, anything is
possible,” Hedges said. “It will be great to get back down to Bells again. I
love surfing on my backhand and I love surfing Bells so it will interesting to
see what happens down there." 

The ASP Women’s World Tour was notably absent from the 2006 Rip Curl Pro
calendar but a welcome addition to the roster this year. Beachley, who posted
Bells Beach victories in 1994, 1998 and 1999, is among the female competitors
thrilled to be back at the prestigious venue. 

“I’m really looking forward to getting down to Bells,” Beachley said.
“It’s been a few years since we’ve been there regularly. I own three and I
would love to own four.” 

A Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival is run in conjunction with the ASP World
Tour events. For more information visit www.aspworldtour.com and
www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

PAST RIP CURL PRO MEN’S EVENT CHAMPIONS 
2006: Kelly Slater (USA)
2005: Trent Munro (AUS)
2004: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2003: Andy Irons (HAW)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
|2001: Mick Fanning (AUS)
2000: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1999: Shane Dorian (HAW)
1998: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
1997: Matt Hoy (AUS)
1996: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1995: Sunny Garcia (HAW)
1994: Kelly Slater (USA)
1993: Damien Hardman (AUS)
1992: Richie Collins (USA)
1991: Barton Lynch (AUS)
1990: Tom Curren (USA)
1989: Martin Potter (GBR)
1988: Damien Hardman (AUS)
1987: Nicky Wood (AUS)
1986: Tom Carroll (AUS)
1985: Tom Curren (USA)
1984: Cheyne Horan (AUS)
1983: Joe Engel (AUS)
1982: Mark Richards (AUS)
1981: Simon Anderson (AUS)
1980: Mark Richards (AUS)
1979: Mark Richards (AUS)
1978: Mark Richards (AUS)
1977: Simon Anderson (AUS)
1976: Jeff Hackman (HAW)
1975: Michael Peterson (AUS)
1974: Michael Peterson (AUS)
1973: Michael Peterson (AUS)

PAST RIP CURL PRO WOMEN’S EVENT CHAMPIONS
2005: Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
2001: Neridah Falconer (AUS)
2000: Megan Abubo (HAW) 
1999: Layne Beachley (AUS)
1998: Layne Beachley (AUS)
1997: Lisa Anderson (USA)
1996: Pauline Menczer (AUS)
1995: Lisa Anderson (USA)
1994: Layne Beachley (AUS)
1993: Pauline Menczer (AUS)
1992: Lisa Anderson (USA)
1991: Pauline Menczer (AUS)
1990: Lisa Anderson (USA)
1989: Wendy Botha (AUS)
1985: Frieda Zamba (USA)
1984: Frieda Zamba (USA)
1982: Debbie Beacham (USA)
1980: Margo Oberg (USA)
1979: Lynne Boyer (USA)
1978: Margo Oberg (USA)
1977: Margo Oberg (USA) 

OFFICIAL RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH PRESS LAUNCH DETAILS 

WHAT: Media Launch - 2007 Rip Curl Pro Surfing Festival at Bells Beach
WHERE: Bells Beach Carpark, Bells Beach
WHEN: Monday, April 2nd, 2007
TIME: 11am to 12.30pm
WHO: Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Ben Dunn, Layne Beachley, Jessi
Miley-Dyer, Stephanie Gilmore and Chelsea Hedges 

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro
Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

YOUTH PREVAILS AT DAY 1 OF THE VANS PIER CLASSIC 
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2007) – The Vans Pier
Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards along with Spy Optics commenced today
with Round 1 hitting the water in 1 to 3 foot (0.3-0.9 metre) waves on the
south side of Huntington Beach Pier.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America World Qualifying
Series (WQS) 2-star event was treated to an excellent day of competition which
saw the younger surfers shine in the trying conditions.

Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 13-year-old phenom and giant-slayer, was
in searing form in Round 1 securing the day’s high single-wave score of a 9.25
out of a possible 10.  The prodigious goofy-footer looked at ease in the midday
peaks blending solid turns with exciting aerials as he took down journeyman
competitors Dave Post (Newport Beach, CA) and Ryan Carlson (Huntington Beach,
CA).

“I went out and just tried to get a couple waves before my heat and just tried
to surf as best I could,” Geiselman said.  “I am a little bit more confident
with that win and now I just want to get out and surf my next heat as best I
can.  I hope that I can just keep making heats and having fun.  I have the Pro
Junior on Friday and that’s what I’m really focusing on.”

Jason Miller (San Clemente, CA) lit up the improving afternoon conditions with
some vicious surfing on his backhand, securing a solid 16.50 out of a possible
20.  At 21years old, Miller has a long, promising career ahead of him, yet
understands the necessity of staying fresh in order to stave off the onslaught
of up-and-comers pushing through the ranks.

“There are so many good kids nowadays and they all seem to be in this event,”
Miller said.  “Just in San Clemente, we have Luke Davis and Kolohe Andino and
Tanner Rozunko.  I try to surf with the younger kids everyday as it keeps you
really sharp.  Last week we had a little pulse down at Lowers so it was good
for getting back in the swing of things.”

Nick Kovack (Encinitas, CA) led a solid charge from San Diego County that saw
Julian Mullins (San Diego, CA), Jordan Gaudet (Ocean Beach, CA), Layne Harrison
(San Diego, CA) all winning their respective Round 1 and Round 2 heats.  Kovack
secured the day’s high heat total of a 17.25 out of a possible 20 with his
blistering forehand attack.

“It’s good just to be able to do an event at home – especially here in
Huntington as it is always contestable,” Kovack said.  “A lot of guys have
gone over to Australia to compete so it shifts the field here a bit and I’m
looking for a solid result at this event.” 

Official Vans Pier Classic surf forecasters at Surfline.com are calling for an
increase in swell throughout the competition, so look for conditions to
continue to improve as the event moves forward.

Vans Pier Classic action will hit the water again at 8am tomorrow with Heat 9
of Round 2.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.aspnorthamerica.org.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.vans.com.

RESULTS – Day 1

Vans Pier Classic Round 1: 160 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
2)
Heat 1: Jason Harris (USA) 10.20, Cory Whitlock (USA) 8.15, Warren Metcalfe
(USA) 7.40, Christian Homan (USA) 4.70
Heat 2: Jeffrey Lowe (USA) 11.25, Eric Worley (USA) 8.10, Rio Flores (HAW)
4.55, Brock Jones (USA) 2.25
Heat 3: Kyle Kennelly (USA) 9.00, Chase Newsom (USA) 7.75, Jared Lane (USA)
6.20, Max Baumann (USA) 5.65
Heat 4: Rodrigo Lima (USA) 10.20, Thomas Clark (USA) 8.85, Scott Dunton (USA)
7.60, Cru Surrat (HAW) 7.35
Heat 5: Ted Navarro (USA) 10.75, Robert Wurlitzer (USA) 6.75, Paul Franzen
(USA) 5.85, Peter Minko (USA) 5.80
Heat 6: Hunter Heverley (USA) 10.50, Colton Larson (USA) 5.75, Thomas Petriken
(USA) 4.20, Matt Johnson (USA) 3.50
Heat 7: Kris Wiernicki (USA) 9.65, Rick Downes (USA) 8.25, Noel Salas (USA)
7.80, Andrew Doheny (USA) 7.35
Heat 8: Bryson Greaves (USA) 10.85, Dylan Melamed (HAW) 10.00, Michael Bailey
(USA) 7.05, Matt Pagan (USA) 6.45
Heat 9: Jordan Gaudet (USA) 14.50, Fisher Heverley (USA) 13.25, Gabriel
Escudero (PRI) 12.25, Sam McCowan (USA) 5.10
Heat 10: Peter Mussio (USA) 10.75, Jensen Callaway (USA) 7.65, Andre Gioranelli
(BRA) 6.95, Sam McGee (USA) 5.50
Heat 11: Quinn McCrystal (USA) 12.75, Shane Murray (USA) 10.25, Ryan Burch
(USA) 8.25, Greg Kaplan (USA) 3.85
Heat 12: Julian Mullins (USA) 11.60, Jamie Meistrel (USA) 9.25, Gustavo Salazar
(VEN) 6.75, Kapu Ping (HAW) 4.10
Heat 13: Evan Geiselman (USA) 15.50, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 8.75, David Post (USA)
8.25, Ryan Carlson (USA) 5.50
Heat 14: Jeff Deffenbaugh (USA) 14.25, Matt Turner (USA) 6.65, Dan Mori (USA)
6.10, Eric Schuff (USA) 3.40
Heat 15: Nick Greeninger (USA) 11.25, Cody Thompson (USA) 11.00, Chris
Schiavone (USA) 7.05, Calder Deyerle (USA) 6.90
Heat 16: Jason Miller (USA) 16.50, Jesse Evans (USA) 9.00, Zachary Newsome
(USA) 7.80, Jason Billings (USA) 4.75

Vans Pier Classic Round 2: 128 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round
3)
Heat 1: Tom Rezvan (USA) 14.75, Tony Adams (USA) 8.65, Jason Harris (USA) 7.10,
Eric Worley (USA) 6.15
Heat 2: Danny Fuller (HAW) 10.10, Leif Engstrom (USA) 8.20, Jeffrey Lowe (USA)
7.30, Cory Whitlock (USA) 7.05
Heat 3: Nick Kovack (USA) 17.25, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 8.75, Andrew Bennett (USA)
8.15, Thomas Clark (USA) 7.40
Heat 4: Layne Harrison (USA) 14.35, Chase Newsom (USA) 12.55, Rodrigo Lima
(BRA) 12.40, Eric Rheaume (USA) 10.75
Heat 5: Eddie Lester (USA) 12.00, Ted Navarro (USA) 10.05, Colton Larson (USA)
8.70, Ryan Peterson (USA) 8.15
Heat 6: Hunter Heverley (USA) 12.90, Robert Wurlitzer (HAW) 9.40, Riley Metcalf
(USA) 7.75, Nick Skawinski (USA) 7.60
Heat 7: Kris Wiernicki (USA) 11.25, Kahana Kalama (USA) 8.90, Dylan Melamed
(HAW) 5.90, Vince Alessi (USA) 3.75
Heat 8: Kevin Kapsky (USA) 12.50, Bryson Greaves (USA) 8.30, David Giddings
(USA) 7.10, Rick Downes 4.70 (USA)

Vans Pier Classic pres. by Jack’s Surfboards Schedule:

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 1 (Round of 160) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 (Round of 128) Heats 1-8

Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 2 cont. (Round of 128) Heat 9-16
10:40am - 4:00pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 3 (Round of 96) Heats 1-16

Friday, March 23, 2007
8:00am - 1:20pm: Vans Pro Men’s Round 4 (Round of 64) Heats 1-16
1:20pm - 4:00pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 1 (Round of 64) Heat 1-8
4:00pm - 4:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heat 1-2

Saturday, March 24, 2007
8:00am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Round 5 (Round of 32) Heats 1-8
10:40am - 12:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 2 (Round of 48) Heats 3-8
12:40pm - 3:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Round 3 (Round 32) Heats 1-8
3:20pm - 4:40pm: Vans Women’s Pro Round 1 (Round of 16) Heats 1-4

Sunday, March 25, 2007
8:00am - 9:20am: Ezekiel Pro Junior Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
9:20am - 10:40am: Vans Pro Men’s Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
10:40am - 11:30am: Vans Women’s Pro Quarterfinals Heats 1-4
11:30am - 12:20pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Semifinals Heats 1-2
12:20pm - 1:10pm: Vans Pro Men’s Semifinals Heats 1-2
1:10pm - 1:40pm: Ezekiel Pro Junior Finals
1:40pm - 2:10pm: Vans Women’s Pro Finals
2:10pm - 2:40pm: Vans Pro Men’s Finals
3:00pm: AWARDS PRESENTATION

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

ASP WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR
Oxbow Pro
April 30 to May 6
Anglet, France

OXBOW RETURNS TO THE FOLD TO PRESENT OXBOW PRO –A WORLD LONGBOARD TOUR EVENT

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, February 14, 2007) – The world’s best
Longboard riders are buzzing with the news that clothing manufacturer Oxbow has
returned after a three-year hiatus and will host an official ASP World
Longboard Tour event in April this year. 

The event, which at the time of going to press could very well crown 2007’s
world longboard champion, will be known as the Oxbow Pro and will take place at
les Cavaliers, Anglet, France. 

The format of the event will be identical to that of shortboard surfing’s
penultimate professional series – the Foster’s ASP World Tour – which has a
48-man draw where surfers compete in man-on-man heats from round two. 

The event which has $US50,000 up for grabs will attract the world’s best
longboarders including former world champions Bonga Perkins (HAW), Joel Tudor
(USA), Colin McPhillips (USA) and reigning world champion Josh Constable (AUS).

For Constable who recently “had a dream come true” when he stood alongside
the likes of eight-time Foster’s ASP World Tour champion Kelly Slater (USA)
and seven-time ASP Women’s World Tour champion Layne Beachley (AUS) when
accepting his trophy at a gala ceremony heading to the Basque coast of France
will be a much anticipated affair. 

Known as the cradle of European surfing, the Basque Coast offers numerous
world-class surf locations that are perfect for hosting a world longboard
championship. 

“I think going to Anglet is a great thing,” said Constable. “There will be a
few different peaks so it will separate everyone and unlike a point break where
everyone sits in the same takeoff spot there will be more waves ridden and it
won’t be as fierce competition to catch waves. 

“For me I’m really happy to be going to Anglet on the beach breaks,” said
Constable. “Hopefully it will have some size and last year at Costa Rica the
waves were just that – head high beach breaks – and I did well there so I’m
pumped.”

As far as competitive threats go, Constable spoke of many who could potential
steal his thunder and going into the event he will watching his back all the
way through. 

Not only are many of the world class “older school” the ones to watch but in
recent years the sport has enticed many youngsters to step up to the plate.

“You’d have to look out for Joel Tudor, Bonga Perkins, Colin McPhillips,’
said Constable. “They are all such great surfers as they’ve shown before by
winning world titles but also there are a few new faces that will need to be
watched… Guys like Matthew Moore from South Africa, Taylor Jensen from the USA
then “Snow” who was runner up last year… And the list goes on. Being another
year too you never know which kids have stepped up and will be in contention. I
just can’t wait to get over there and get amongst it and see what happens.”

For added information head to www.oxboworld.com

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards featuring the Ezekiel Pro Junior
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North WQS Tour (Men)
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America WQS Tour (Women)
Event No. 2 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
March 21-25, 2007

VANS PIER CLASSIC KICKS OFF 2007 ASP NORTH AMERICA WEST COAST LEG
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2007) – The Vans Pier
Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards will kick off the west coast leg of the
2007 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Tour at
Huntington Beach from Mar. 21-25, 2007.

In its second year as an ASP event, the Vans Pier Classic will host a field of
160 men in the World Qualifying Series (WQS) two-star event as well as 32 women
in the WQS one-star event as they battle for prize money and valuable ratings
points.

Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA), one of the returning finalists from last
season’s Van Pier Classic, will look for a repeat stellar performance
utilizing his years of experience at the venue.

“Local knowledge can play a huge factor, depending on the conditions,” Byrne
said.  “If the waves are good, it's anyone’s game, but it's when the
conditions are less than ideal that the locals have a little bit of an edge
over everyone else.  However, as with any contest, there're so many good
surfers that anyone can win this thing.” 

The hallowed beachbreak peaks of Huntington Beach Pier will see the Vans Pier
Classic provide five days of high-performance competition and will see several
young surfers in their maiden event at the professional level.

“My motivation is that it's in my backyard, and it's a great place for an
event because there're always waves here,” Byrne said.  “People don't realize
that if the pier is only 2-3 ft, and you travel anywhere north or south, it
will be half the size.  I also like this contest because it's a great place for
some of the local groms to surf in their first ASP WQS event.  I saw quite a
few of their names on the entry list and can't wait to see them take down some
pros – just not me.”

The women’s event will feature perennial threats Karina Petroni (Atlantic
Beach, FL), Sage Erickson (Oxnard, CA) and Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA)
all vying for the Vans Pier Classic title as the 32-surfer field does battle.

The Ezekiel Pro Junior, running in conjunction with the Vans Pier Classic, will
see 64 junior men surfers compete in the second event on the 2007 ASP North
America Pro Junior Series.

Tommy Bursian (San Juan, PRI) currently leads this season’s ratings following
a convincing win at Sebastian Inlet earlier this month.  The powerful
goofy-footer will now be challenged by last season’s ASP North America Pro
Junior Champion Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, CA) as well as other
standouts in Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL), Kilian Garland (Orcutt, CA),
Jesse Heilman (Daytona Beach, FL) and Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA).

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.aspnorthamerica.org.

All the action begins at 8am on Mar. 21, 2007.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.vans.com

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

ASP North America West Coast Kickoff Party featuring Joe Wood
Fitzgerald’s Pub
Mar. 22, 2007

ASP NORTH AMERICA WEST COAST KICKOFF PARTY AT FITZGERALD’S PUB
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2007) – The Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America will host the inaugural West Coast
Kickoff Party on Mar. 22, 2007 at Fitzgerald’s Pub in Huntington Beach.

Beginning at 9pm and running until close, the ASP North America West Coast
Kickoff Party will be an opportunity to share some drinks and food as well as
enjoy live music by the legendary Joe Wood.

Wood, the former front man for The Sons of Liberty (TSOL), has opened for a
bevy of marquee acts including Guns ‘n’ Roses and Soundgarden as well as
played with BB King, Buddy Guy, Ray Manzarek (of The Doors) and George
Thorogood. 

The FREE event is open to all and serves to provide ASP North America with a
way to give back to its surfers and industry supporters.  Be sure to get there
early though as the venue maxes out at 200 occupants.

The venue will only be open to persons aged 21 and up.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org,
www.joewoodmusicandart.com and www.fitzgeraldsoc.com.

ASP North America West Coast Kickoff Party featuring Joe Wood
	Where: Fitzgerald’s Pub
			      19171 Magnolia St.	
			    Huntington Beach, CA 92646
		www.fitzgeraldsoc.com
	When: Doors open at 9pm Mar. 22, 2007 
	How Much: FREE

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 - March 11, 2007

FANNING FIRST TO CLAIM SECOND VICTOR IN QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007) – Mick Fanning (AUS) has set
the pace for the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour today, winning the Quiksilver
Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung at his home break of Snapper Rocks for the
second time in three years.

Beating fellow local and unsponsored surfer Bede Durbidge (AUS) in barrelling
five to six foot (one and a half to two metre) Snapper Rocks waves, Fanning
slotted himself into a series of deep barrels and executed some of his patented
searing turns to emerge from the water victorious much to the delight of the
10,000 plus strong crowd.

Crowd favorite Fanning, as expected, was elated with his form.

“To win here in front of everyone is a dream come true,” Fanning said. “I’m
just ecstatic. And to surf with Bede in the final… he’s been ripping and
he’s always been an amazing surfer. He is surfing this year without a sponsor
so I’ve been saying to industry people, ‘You should pick him up because he is
going to do some damage this year,’ and then out he comes and makes the
final.”

Fanning can now claim to be the first to have scored two Quiksilver Pro
victories and in front of his fellow Snapper Rocks buddies, 2002 and 2003
winners Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Dean Morrison (AUS) (who are known
affectionately as the ‘Coolangatta Kids,’) he can stand up and be counted as
being one of the best to surf the world class wave.

“I’m so pumped, it was always going to be a race of the boys as to who was
going to get two,” said Fanning. “What better way to start the year than in
perfect Snapper and surfing with a mate. Just to win at home, it’s awesome.”

His win today, his seventh Foster’s ASP World Tour victory, has thrust Fanning
into pole position to go after his maiden world title. 

Fanning finished the 2005 and 2006 seasons in 3rd place and won events in
Jeffreys Bay and Brazil in last year. 

“I made three out of six finals in the second half of last year,” Fanning
said. “I was pretty confident in my surfing and I just tried to roll that into
this year. I stayed really relaxed the whole time and it paid dividends here in
this event. Even when I was in bad situations I just felt the waves were coming
and yeah… it’s just a great day.”

Fanning won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast for the first time in 2005 – an
amazing feat citing it was his first event back after at horrific hamstring
injury which sidelined him for months.

“I think this second win at Snapper is a little bit different,” Fanning said.
“Last time I was in this position (on top of the ratings after the first
event) I had just come back from a big injury it was a huge relief but this
year I’m more focused and I really believe that I can take the world title.
Plus I’m just enjoying it a lot more.”

Durbidge upset top seeded surfers Kelly Slater (USA) and Joel Parkinson (AUS)
to find himself in the event final – his second since he landed on tour in
2005. 

Durbidge posted his first Foster’s ASP World Tour win at Trestles in
California last year.

“It was great to make the final,” Durbidge said. “It would have been a
little bit sweeter if I had got first though. That was probably the worst heat
I have had the whole event. I just didn’t come out of a few barrels that I
wanted to make; it would have been a bit different if I had made them. It’s an
awesome way to start though and I’m looking forward to the next event.”

Durbidge’s semifinal match-up with the reigning world champ was the stuff surf
fantasies are made of. 

Durbidge opened the heat strong with two massive scores, leaving Slater needing
a combination of excellent scoring rides to emerge from the heat alive.

Fighting his way back the way only an eight-time world champ can, Slater
notched up the scores he needed and took the lead but last minute heroics by
Durbidge changed the situation once again. 

"What do you do?” said Slater. “I did good to come back to get the lead and
then that wave came. The waves were there to be had and he was just in better
sync than me; he had the advantage with that 9.93. I didn’t think that I was
going to get back in there. You can’t be bummed losing a heat like that. We
both scored high, we both surfed well and he surfed better than me."

Slater leaves the Quiksilver Pro equal 3rd and, while happy with his result, is
wary that the other semifinalists now have the upperhand.

"You have to have semifinal finishes and better to get a title,” Slater said.
“The guys I’m expecting to be there are Taj (Burrow) and Mick (Fanning).
I’ll match one of them (with this result) and the other guy will get more in
the finals.” 

Also finishing equal 3rd was Burrow, last year’s Quiksilver Pro runner-up.
Burrow lost his semifinal heat to Fanning.

“I’m really disappointed, but it’s still a really good result,” Burrow
said. “I was just feeling like I couldn’t do anything right. Mick had that
local knowledge where he was just getting the smaller ones because it was lower
tide. I got a couple of bigger ones that looked sick when I pulled in, but they
just pinched me. He was just getting those sick little drainers. He nailed it.
I’m bummed, but whatever, I’ll take a third."

En route to the final, Fanning came precariously close to losing his
quarterfinal clash with Foster’s ASP Rookie Josh Kerr (AUS). 

Kerr left Fanning needing a near-perfect heat score to advance. Fanning found
it and beat Kerr 19.53 to 19.10 in easily one of the highest scoring heats in
ASP history.

The Foster’s ASP World Tour will now head south to the frigid waters of Bells
Beach for the Rip Curl Pro, which will kick off April 3. 

Final Results:
Final: Mick Fanning (AUS) def. 16.17 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.00

Semifinal Results: 1st advances to Final, 2nd is eliminated
Semifinal 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 19.40 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 18.73 
Semifinal 2: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.13 vs. Taj Burrow (AUS) 7.33

Quarterfinal Results: 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd is eliminated
Quarterfinal 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 18.34 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 10.33
Quarterfinal 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.83 def. Michael Campbell (AUS) 13.57
Quarterfinal 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 19.53 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 19.10
Quarterfinal 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.96 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 11.00

Quiksilver Pro Round 4 Results: 1st advances to Quarterfinals, 2nd is
eliminated
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 19.10 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 7.83
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 11.67 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 7.33
Heat 3: Michael Campbell (AUS) 13.67 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 5.00
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.33 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 11.34 
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.50 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 12.43
Heat 6: Josh Kerr (AUS) 9.16 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 7.67
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.43 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.50
Heat 8: Ben Dunn 10.77 (AUS) def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 8.17

Ratings after Stop No.1 on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro
Gold Coast
1 Mick Fanning(AUS) 1200
2 Bede Durbidge(AUS) 1032
3 Kelly Slater(USA) 876
3 Taj Burrow(AUS) 876
5 Joel Parkinson(AUS) 732
5 Michael Campbell(AUS) 732 
5 Josh Kerr(AUS) 732
9 Ben Dunn(AUS) 732
9 Taylor Knox(USA) 600
9 Bruce Irons(HAW) 600
9 Daniel Wills(AUS) 600
9 Greg Emslie(ZAF) 600
9 Travis Logie(ZAF) 600
9 Raoni Monteiro(BRA) 600
9 Jeremy Flores(FRA) 600
9 Kai Otton(AUS) 600
17 Bobby Martinez(USA) 410
17 Damien Hobgood(USA) 410
17 Tom Whitaker(AUS) 410
17 Dean Morrison(AUS) 410
17 Cory Lopez(USA) 410
17 Phillip MacDonald(AUS) 410
17 C.J. Hobgood(USA) 410
17 Adriano de Souza(BRA) 410
17 Chris Ward(USA) 410
17 Luke Stedman(AUS) 410
17 Pancho Sullivan(HAW) 410
17 Ricky Basnett(ZAF) 410
17 Leonardo Neves(BRA) 410
17 Trent Munro(AUS) 410
31 Andy Irons(HAW) 225
31 Tim Reyes(USA) inj 225
31 Fredrick Patacchia(HAW) 225
31 Shaun Cansdell(AUS) 225
31 Michael Lowe(AUS) 225
31 Mark Occhilupo(AUS) 225
31 Victor Ribas(BRA) 225
31 Troy Brooks(AUS) 225
31 Adrian Buchan(AUS) 225
31 Royden Bryson(ZAF) 225
31 Dayyan Neve(AUS) 225
31 Neco Padaratz(BRA) 225
31 Bernardo Miranda(BRA) 225
31 Gabe Kling(USA) 225
31 Rodrigo Dornelles(BRA) 225
31 Luke Munro(AUS) 225

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 - March 11, 2007

CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST TODAY

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007) – Heat 3 of Round 4 of the
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung will hit the water this morning
at 7am.

With a solid swell pulsing along the Snapper Rocks bank, event organizers are
looking to run right through to the Finals today.

"We're on today starting at 7am," Contest Director Rod Brooks said. "We're on
an hour earlier today to catch the better tides. Waves are in the 5 to 6 foot
range out on Snapper and we expect to run right through and complete the finals
before 2pm."

With two heats of Round 4 being run yesterday afternoon, local boys Joel
Parkinson (AUS) and Bede Durbidge (AUS) have already made the quarterfinals.

The remaining Round 4 match ups will see rookie sensations Josh Kerr (AUS),
Jeremy Flores (FRA) and Ben Dunn (AUS) attempt to continue their successful
maiden event runs as they go up against seasoned veterans such as Taylor Knox
(USA), Mick Fanning (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), reigning
and eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and others.

The event will be webcast LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com.

For images, video, heat-by-heat notes and audio downloads of all the action
thus far, be sure to log onto the Media Center at www.aspworldtour.com. 

Remaining Round 4 Match Ups:
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 4: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 5: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Daniel Wills (AUS)
Heat 6: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 8: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 - March 11, 2007

SLATER SCORES SWEET REVENGE IN ROUND 3 OF THE QUIKSILVER PRO

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2007) – Despite their epic
early-round appearances, wildcards Jake Paterson (AUS) and Julian Wilson (AUS)
were no match for top-rated Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers Kelly Slater (USA)
and Mick Fanning (AUS)in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by
Samsung today.

Slater, a rare Round 2 entity, was relegated to the early elimination round by
Wilson on Day One of the Quiksilver Pro. Posting a near-perfect 19.87 out of
20.00 in clean four foot (1.2 metre) conditions at Snapper Rocks today, the
eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champ left Wilson defenseless.

“Losses can be really good because they tend to get you a little more focused
and if you use them right they will improve what you’re doing,” Slater said.
“It’s a balance. Take a loss, figure out what you did wrong, where your head
was at, whatever else was getting in the way and then sort it out and get back
out there. Today was the best heat I’ve had in a couple of years.”

Slater earned the first perfect 10.00 ride of the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
season by performing nearly every radical maneuver known to man midway through
his heat.  Drawing on deep tube rides, full-rail carves and innovative aerials,
the reigning world champ pulled everything out of his bag of tricks to amass
the flawless score.

Paterson meanwhile, was responsible for eliminating former three-time Foster’s
ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) in Round 2, but was no match for Fanning in
what might be the final Foster’s ASP World Tour heat for Paterson’s
illustrious career. Fanning, who won the Quiksilver Pro in 2005, posted an
18.07 to Paterson’s 12.93.

“Yeah it all went good, just watching Kelly the heat before, he went mad and I
was just pretty excited to get out there,” Fanning said. “This is probably
the best I’ve seen Snapper for the contest. I surf it all the time and usually
there’re a thousand people in the way and you can’t really do a turn.”

Fanning and friends chaired the now-retired Paterson out of the ocean after
their heat.

“Just to surf out there with Jake in his last event, after the tens of years
he’s been on tour, it was pretty special for me,” Fanning said. “Ever since
I’ve been on tour he’s been there to help me out. I’m just stoked I got to
share that last heat with him.”
 
Top seeded surfers Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Taj Burrow (AUS) also advanced,
though both surfers were forced to dig deep to find the form they needed to
move to Round 4.

Parkinson overcame Brazilian rookie Leonardo Neves in the first heat of the
day, but the 2002 Quiksilver Pro champion was admittedly rattled afterward.
	
“Leonardo (Neves) is going to be a really fierce competitor this year,”
Parkinson said. “I really think that he will do some damage; drawing him
won’t be a walk in the park at all. He had me on the ropes there for a while.
I just had to have faith that the waves would come. I don’t look forward to
the next match – he’s pretty good.”

Burrow barely scraped through his heat against injury alternate Trent Munro
(AUS).  Needing a solid score with time ticking down, Burrow pulled out all the
stops on his final wave to net a 7.50 out of a possible 10.

"I still feel a little uneasy, like I didn’t make it because it was so
close,” Burrow said.  “I’m stoked!  I just tried to concentrate on that last
wave and get the 7.50 and only just scraped it in, so I’m really stoked. But
definitely a stressful one.”

First-year Foster’s ASP World Tour member Kai Otton (AUS) claimed a major
scalp in last year’s Rookie of the Year Bobby Martinez (USA).

"I was trying to have some fun and I didn’t know what to expect,” Otton said.
“I was even a little confused out there with the priority and didn’t know
where to sit at the end, but I’m just rolling with it and hopefully keep
rolling. Bobby is an amazing surfer, I got lucky, hopefully I can keep it
rolling.”

Other rookies advancing today were Josh Kerr (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS). Kerr,
who is often considered a purely aerial surfer, showed he has some big turns in
his repertoire as well, eliminating last year’s ASP World No. 8 Tom Whitaker
today.

"It’s a great confidence booster,” Kerr said. “First contest of the year and
to be able to beat one of the top 10 already, at my home break, in front of my
home crowd… it’s really good. I’m going to try and make the final first and
then to try and win the event. It’s been my dream since the contest came to
town when I was growing up. I’m just excited to give it a good shot.”

At press time, contest organizers had opted to run the first two heats of Round
4 featuring Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW) and Bede Durbidge (AUS)
vs. Kai Otton (AUS). Results will be available on www.aspworldtour.com.

Quiksilver Pro Round 3 Results: 1st moves to Round 4, 2nd is eliminated
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.94 def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 16.17
Heat 2: Bruce Irons (HAW) 12.77 def. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 11.50
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.17 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 13.50
Heat 4: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.33 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.07
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.67 def. Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 10.83
Heat 6: Mick Campbell (AUS) 18.07 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.00
Heat 7: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 17.57 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.64
Heat 8: Kelly Slater 19.83 (USA) def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 12.50
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.07 def. Jake Paterson (AUS) 12.93
Heat 10: Daniel Wills (AUS) 17.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 14.17
Heat 11: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.43 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.84
Heat 12: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 17.40 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.26
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.67 def. Trent Munro (AUS) 14.50
Heat 14: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.50 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.34
Heat 15: Ben Dunn (AUS) 10.30 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 3.90
Heat 16: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 16.17 def. Phillip Macdonald (AUS) 14.44 

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Women)
Sebastian Inlet, Florida, United States of America
March 3 - 6, 2007

TOMMY BURSIAN AND COURTNEY CONLOGUE ARE BILLABONG PRO JUNIOR CHAMPS
 
SEBASTIAN INLET, Florida (Monday, Mar. 5, 2007) – Tommy Bursian (San Juan,
PRI) and Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA) were victorious at the Billabong
Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior today, winning the men’s and women’s divisions
respectively.

Despite the small surf, spectators and event organizers at the Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America grade-two Pro Junior event were
treating to some of the most dynamic competition of the event.

Bursian, who finished 16th on last season’s ASP North America Pro Junior
series, was in stunning form today form as he ripped apart the choppy 2 to 3
foot north swell.  The progressive goofy-footer defeated Travis Beckman (Vero
Beach, FL), Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA) and Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL)
in a hard fought final to claim the Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior which
sees him take the ratings lead in the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series.

Conlogue, who narrowly missed out on qualifying for last season’s Billabong
ASP World Junior Championships, looked the form surfer of the event from heat
one.	The 15-year-old natural-footer took down last year’s Billabong Sebastian
Inlet Pro Junior champion Sage Erickson (Ventura, CA), Keenan Lineback (FL),
Ornella Pellizari (FL) in a highly-competition final.

Conlogue will now be the ASP North America’s first junior women’s qualifier
for the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships held in Narrabeen, Australia
next January.  The remaining women’s qualifying spot will go to the highest
placing junior competitor at July’s Target Women’s Pro Junior at Huntington
Beach. 

The annual Billabong ASP World Junior Championships has crowned past champions
such as Joel Parkinson (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), Adriano de Souza (BRA) and
reigning ASP World Junior Champ Jordy Smith (ZAF), and is clearly respected as
the benchmark of surfing’s next generation.

The next event on the ASP North America Pro Junior series is the Ezekiel Pro
Junior held in conjunction with the Vans Pier Classic at Huntington Beach,
California from Mar. 21-25, 2007.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. 

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior – Men’s Results

Round 4: 32 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance to Round 2)
Heat 1: Dane Ward (USA), Tommy Bursian (PRI), Logan Strook (USA), Colin
Schildhauer (USA)
Heat 2: Chris Waring (USA), Cory Arrambide (USA), Brent Reilly (USA), Kellen
Ellison (USA)
Heat 3: Oliver Kurtz (USA), Cody Thompson (USA), Michael Dunphy (USA), Matt
Mohagen (USA)
Heat 4: Eric Geiselman (USA), Brett Barley (USA), Ian Ekberg (USA), Dane Zaun
(USA)
Heat 5: Adam Wickwire (USA) Tayler Brothers (USA), Trevor Saunders (USA), Ben
Graeff (USA)
Heat 6: Evan Geiselman (USA), Blake Jones (USA), Marshall Alberga (USA), Eric
Rheaume (USA)
Heat 7: Travis Beckmann (USA), Jesse Heilman (USA), Brady McKenzie (USA), Zack
Humphreys (USA)
Heat 8: Eddie Guilbeau (USA), Nick Rupp (USA), Caleb Johnston (USA), Wesley
Toth (USA)

Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals
Quarterfinal 1: Dane Ward (USA), Chris Waring (USA), Cody Thompson (USA), Brett
Barley (USA)
Quarterfinal 2: Cory Arrambide (USA), Tommy Bursian (PRI), Oliver Kurtz (USA),
Eric Geiselman (USA)
Quarterfinal 3: Adam Wickwire (USA), Evan Geiselman (USA), Jesse Heilman (USA),
Nick Rupp (USA)
Quarterfinal 4: Travis Beckman (USA), Blake Jones (USA), Tayler Brothers (USA),
Eddie Guilbeau (USA)

Semifinals: 8 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance to Finals)
Semifinal 1: Tommy Bursian (PRI), Chris Waring (USA), Dane Ward (USA), Cory
Arrambide (USA)
Semifinal 2: Travis Beckmann (USA), Blake Jones (USA), Evan Geiselman (USA),
Adam Wickwire

Final:
1 – Tommy Bursian (PRI) 12.70
2 – Travis Beckmann (USA) 11.17
3 – Chris Waring (USA) 9.10
4 – Blake Jones (USA) 8.76

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior – Women’s Results

Semifinals: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals)
SF 1 – Courtney Conlogue (USA), Sage Erickson (USA), Amy Nicholl (USA), Ariel
Engstrom (USA)
SF 2 – Keenan Lineback (USA), Ornella Pellizari (USA), Alexis Engstrom (USA),
Christa Alves (USA)

Final:
1 – Courtney Conlogue (USA)
2 – Sage Erickson (USA)
3 – Keenan Lineback (USA)
4 – Ornella Pellizari (USA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 - March 11, 2007

QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 3 HITS THE WATER TODAY

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2007) – Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro
Gold Coast presented by Samsung will hit the water this morning at 8am.

The improved conditions and increased swell have prompted event organizers to
send the remaining 32 members of the ASP Foster’s 45 out to do battle.

"We have ideal conditions this morning at Snapper Rock," Contest Director Rod
Brooks said. "It's about 4 foot with clean offshore winds and the men's Round 3
will hit the water at 8am."

Following the elimination Round 2’s big upsets that sent former three-time
Foster’s ASP World Champ Andy Irons (HAW), Fred Patacchia (HAW), Shaun
Cansdell (AUS) and former event champion Michael Lowe (AUS) all home early, the
race for the ASP ratings lead is on and Round 3 will showcase some of the most
dynamic match ups of the event.

Heat 4 will see last year’s Foster’s ASP World Tour rookie of the year Bobby
Martinez (USA) do battle against in-form ’07 rookie Kai Otton (AUS) in a
goofy-footer showdown, Heat 9 will see reigning and eight-time Foster’s ASP
World Champ Kelly Slater (USA) try to avenge his first round loss in a rematch
with wildcard Julian Wilson (AUS), and all the local Coolangatta boys will be
looking to grab the ASP ratings lead with a big result at the Quiksilver Pro.

The event will be webcast LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com.

For images, video, heat-by-heat notes and audio downloads of all the action
thus far, be sure to log onto the Media Center at www.aspworldtour.com. 

Round 3 Match Ups
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 2: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 4: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 6: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 7: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jake Paterson (AUS)
Heat 10: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 11: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 12: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 14: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 15: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 16: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

HEDGES HOLDS OFF TEEN PHENOM TO WIN ROXY PRO AND TAKE RATINGS LEAD

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, Mar. 5, 2007) – Chelsea Hedges, 23, has won
the first event on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast
presented by Samsung, at what amounts to her home break of Snapper Rocks in
Coolangatta, Australia today.

Hedges (formerly Georgeson) moved to Coolangatta from Avoca Beach in Sydney two
years ago and has moved to ASP World No. 1 with her win today.	

The 2005 ASP Women’s World Champion defeated prodigious Roxy Pro Wildcard
Carissa Moore (HAW), 14, the youngest finalist in ASP elite-tour history 

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling,” Hedges said.  “I really wanted to win here
because I’ve never won at Snapper before and my family was on the beach too so
I’m pretty amped. I was waiting for Carissa to grab a bomb (set wave) and
score a 9.0 or something but luckily for me she didn’t.”
 
Hedges has moved to World No. 1 with the win.

“Even though I wasn’t really thinking about the ratings, with Carissa coming
in second (NB: Carissa is not an ASP World Tour rated surfer) it puts me a
great position for the start of the year and now I’m looking forward to
heading down to Bells Beach the next event.”

Hedges had to overcome the world’s brightest up-and-coming talent to make the
event final today. She defeated uber-rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) in the
Quarterfinals and second-year surfer Silvana Lima (BRA) in the Semifinal before
meeting Moore.
 
“It’s always difficult when you draw a dark horse or any of the younger girls
because they surf so crazy these days, they have so much drive,” Hedges said.
“Steph has beaten me out here before and today I got her back so it was really
good for my confidence because I have a lot of respect for her. Silvana has
been on fire for the whole contest but luckily in my heat she couldn’t pull it
off. Carissa is a great surfer and the next few years are going to be
unbelievable for her.”

Moore, who after winning the Roxy Pro Trials was surfing in her first-ever ASP
Women’s World Tour event, posted 9.33 single wave scores in her Round 3,
Quarterfinal and Semifinal heats but only managed a 6.70 two-wave total in the
final against Hedges.

“I was just excited to be out there,” Moore said. “I was a little nervous,
but just excited. I’m totally stoked with the turn out and I’m just really
happy for Chelsea (Hedges) - she did awesome. Just being able to surf out at
Snapper with some of the best girls in the world, it was just really nice."

Honing her competitive edge in various trials and junior events, Moore took out
seven-time ASP World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS), veteran competitor and
former World No. 2 Megan Abubo (HAW) and 2005 ASP Rookie of the Year Rebecca
Woods (AUS) en route to the final.

Woods will leave Snapper Rocks sitting equal 2nd on the ASP Women’s World Tour
ratings.

“A semifinal finish is a good way to start the year, but it is one step short
of a final and that’s definitely somewhere I would like to be,” Woods said.
“I think this was my fourth semi so I’ve really got to work on that. Tricky
conditions - I just wanted to get a couple of scores, but it wasn’t really
going my way, bit of a shame.”

Tying Woods with an equal Roxy Pr 5th was Brazil’s Silvana Lima. Lima
eliminated reigning Roxy Pro Gold Coast Champion, Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
when she posted the highest single wave score (a 9.80 out of 10.00) and heat
total (18.80 out of 20.00) of the event in the Quarters, but she was unable
recreate that magic in her Semifinal against the eventual Roxy Pro winner. 

“I was so ready to surf the final,” Lima said. “I was surfing a good heat
and then my leash broke and I couldn’t get the score I needed, so bad luck. A
semifinal finish is good, but I was ready for the final. I'm still happy
though.”

The next stop on the ASP Women's World Tour is Bells Beach, Australia for the
Rip Curl Pro.  After a one-year hiatus from the elite-tour calendar, the
historical venue will be back from Apr. 3-8, 2007.

“After last seeing Mel Redman-Carr win three events in a row last year,
anything is possible,” Hedges said. “After this I’m going to take some time
out and refocus. It will be great to get back down to Bells again. I love
surfing on my backhand and I love surfing Bells so it will interesting to see
what happens down there.”

Visit the press room on www.aspworldtour.com for heat by heat updates,
transcribed athlete interviews, audio files and complimentary high-res images

Roxy Pro Final Results
Final: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 11.33 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 6.60

Roxy Pro Semifinal Results: 1st advances to Final, 2nd is eliminated.
Semifinal 1: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.43 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 10.50
Semifinal 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 13.33 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 12.50

Roxy Pro Quarterfinal Results: 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd is eliminated.
Quarterfinal 1: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 16.16 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 13.83
Quarterfinal 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.50 def. Megan Abubo (HAW) 7.64
Quarterfinal 3: Silvana Lima (BRA) 18.80 def. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 5.43
Quarterfinal 4: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.33 def. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9.16

ASP Women’s World Tour Ratings after the Roxy Pro, Stop No. 1 on the ASP
Women’s World Tour
1.  Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
2.  Silvana Lima (BRA) 756 points
2.  Rebecca Woods (AUS) 756 points
4.  Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 552 points
4.  Megan Abubo (HAW) 552 points
4.  Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 552 points
4.  Amee Donohoe (AUS) 552 points
8.  Layne Beachley (AUS) 360 points
8.  Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 360 points
8.  Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 360 points 
8.  Samantha Cornish (AUS) 360 points
8.  Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 360 points
8.  Melanie Bartels (HAW) 360 points
8.  Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 360 points
8.  Caroline Sarran (FRA) 360 points
16. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 180 points
16. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 180 points

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

HEDGES HOLDS OFF TEEN PHENOM TO WIN ROXY PRO AND TAKE RATINGS LEAD

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, Mar. 5, 2007) – Chelsea Hedges, 23, has won
the first event on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast
presented by Samsung, at what amounts to her home break of Snapper Rocks in
Coolangatta, Australia today.

Hedges (formerly Georgeson) moved to Coolangatta from Avoca Beach in Sydney two
years ago and has moved to ASP World No. 1 with her win today.	

The 2005 ASP Women’s World Champion defeated prodigious Roxy Pro Wildcard
Carissa Moore (HAW), 14, the youngest finalist in ASP elite-tour history, in
three foot (one metre) waves this afternoon. 

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling,” Hedges said.  “I really wanted to win here
because I’ve never won at Snapper before and my family was on the beach too so
I’m pretty amped. After watching Carissa surf earlier, I was waiting for her
to grab a bomb (set wave) and score a 9.0 or something but luckily for me she
didn’t.”
 
Hedges has moved to World No. 1 with the win.

“Even though I wasn’t really thinking about the ratings, with Carissa coming
in 2nd (NB: Carissa is not an ASP World Tour rated surfer) it puts me a great
position for the start of the year and now I’m looking forward to heading down
to Bells Beach the next event.”

Hedges had to overcome the world’s brightest up-and-coming talent to make the
event final today. She defeated uber-rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) in the
Quarterfinals and second-year surfer Silvana Lima (BRA) in the Semifinal before
meeting Moore.
 
“It’s always difficult when you draw a dark horse or any of the younger girls
because they surf so crazy these days, they have so much drive,” Hedges said.
“Steph has beaten me out here before and today I got her back so it was really
good for my confidence because I have a lot of respect for her. Silvana has
been on fire for the whole contest but luckily in my heat she couldn’t pull it
off. Carissa is a great surfer and the next few years are going to be
unbelievable for her.”

Moore, who after winning the Roxy Pro Trials was surfing in her first-ever ASP
Women’s World Tour event, posted 9.33 single wave scores in her Round 3,
Quarterfinal and Semifinal heats but only managed a 6.70 two-wave total in the
final against Hedges.

“I was just excited to be out there,” Moore said. “I was a little nervous,
but just excited. I’m totally stoked with the turn out and I’m just really
happy for Chelsea (Hedges) - she did awesome. Just being able to surf out at
Snapper with some of the best girls in the world, it was just really nice."

Honing her competitive edge in various trials and junior events, Moore took out
seven-time ASP World Champion Layne Beachley (AUS), veteran competitor and
former World No. 2 Megan Abubo (HAW) and 2005 ASP Rookie of the Year Rebecca
Woods (AUS) en route to the final.

Woods will leave Snapper Rocks sitting equal 2nd on the ASP Women’s World Tour
ratings.

“A semifinal finish is a good way to start the year, but it is one step short
of a final and that’s definitely somewhere I would like to be,” Woods said.
“I think this was my fourth semi so I’ve really got to work on that. Tricky
conditions - I just wanted to get a couple of scores, but it wasn’t really
going my way, bit of a shame.”

Tying Woods with an equal Roxy Pr 5th was Brazil’s Silvana Lima. Lima
eliminated reigning Roxy Pro Gold Coast Champion, Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS),
when she posted the highest single wave score (a 9.80 out of 10.00) and heat
total (18.80 out of 20.00) of the event in the Quarters, but she was unable
recreate that magic in her Semifinal against the eventual Roxy Pro winner. 

“I was so ready to surf the final,” Lima said. “I was surfing a good heat
and then my leash broke and I couldn’t get the score I needed, so bad luck. A
semifinal finish is good, but I was ready for the final. I'm still happy
though.”

The next stop on the ASP Women's World Tour is Bells Beach, Australia for the
Rip Curl Pro.  After a one-year hiatus from the elite-tour calendar, the
historical venue will be back from Apr. 3-8, 2007.

“After last seeing Mel Redman-Carr win three events in a row last year,
anything is possible,” Hedges said. “After this I’m going to take some time
out and refocus. It will be great to get back down to Bells again. I love
surfing on my backhand and I love surfing Bells so it will interesting to see
what happens down there.”

Visit the press room on www.aspworldtour.com for heat by heat updates,
transcribed athlete interviews, audio files and complimentary high-res images.

Roxy Pro Final Results
Final: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 11.33 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 6.60

Roxy Pro Semifinal Results: 1st advances to Final, 2nd is eliminated.
Semifinal 1: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.43 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 10.50
Semifinal 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 13.33 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 12.50

Roxy Pro Quarterfinal Results: 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd is eliminated.
Quarterfinal 1: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 16.16 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 13.83
Quarterfinal 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.50 def. Megan Abubo (HAW) 7.64
Quarterfinal 3: Silvana Lima (BRA) 18.80 def. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 5.43
Quarterfinal 4: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 14.33 def. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9.16

ASP Women’s World Tour Ratings after the Roxy Pro, Stop No. 1 on the ASP
Women’s World Tour
1.  Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 1200 points
2.  Silvana Lima (BRA) 756 points
2.  Rebecca Woods (AUS) 756 points
4.  Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 552 points
4.  Megan Abubo (HAW) 552 points
4.  Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 552 points
4.  Amee Donohoe (AUS) 552 points
8.  Layne Beachley (AUS) 360 points
8.  Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 360 points
8.  Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 360 points 
8.  Samantha Cornish (AUS) 360 points
8.  Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 360 points
8.  Melanie Bartels (HAW) 360 points
8.  Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 360 points
8.  Caroline Sarran (FRA) 360 points
16. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 180 points
16. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 180 points

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Women)
Sebastian Inlet, Florida, United States of America
March 3 - 6, 2007

BILLABONG SEBASTIAN INLET PRO JUNIOR MARCHES ONWARD DESPITE SMALL SURF
 
SEBASTIAN INLET, Florida (Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007) – After being called off
yesterday due to lack of swell, the Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior ran
today in 1 to 2 foot (0.3-0.6 metre) surf at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.

Despite small surf, organizers of the Association of Surfing Professionals
(ASP) North America Grade-Two Pro Junior Grade-Two event were able to run a
full day’s worth of heats which saw the junior men narrowed down to the Round
of 32 and the junior women trimmed down to Semifinals.

Kellen Ellison (Ventura, California) was able to throw down some big scores
despite the small conditions netting the day’s high single wave score of an
8.33 out of a possible 10.  The powerful goofy-footer surfed explosively on
both his forehand and backhand a looks to be a major threat for the 2007
Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior crown.

Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, California) took honors in the women’s
Quarterfinals as the diminutive natural-footer tore apart the fickle sandbar
peaks.  Conlogue, who narrowly missed out on qualifying for last year’s
Billabong ASP World Junior Championships in Australia, will be looking for a
win in Sebastian to ensure her spot this year’s.

The annual Billabong ASP World Junior Championships have crowned former
champions such as Joel Parkinson (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), Adriano de Souza
(BRA) and reigning ASP World Junior Champ Jordy Smith (ZAF), ensuring that the
pedigree is both well-respected and a necessary platform to surfing stardom.

Tomorrow will crown the men’s and women’s champions for the Billabong
Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior which will put both winners at the top of the 2007
ASP North America Pro Junior ratings.

The Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro will finish tomorrow on Monday, March 5 and
will be webcast LIVE on www.billabongpro.com.

For more information, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. 

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior – Men’s Results

Round 1: 72 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round 2)
Heat 1: Michael Howard (USA) 9.67, Devon Ayers (USA) 8.03, Dimitri Ouvre (FRA)
5.80, Andrew Broughthon (USA) 4.43
Heat 2: Liam Michelbrink (USA) 10.34, Brett Barley (USA) 5.96, Thomas Petriken
(USA) 5.43, Shawn Riley (USA) 4.54
Heat 3: Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.73, Ross Stevens (USA) 9.67, Graham Wade (USA)
7.27, Sebastian Moreno (USA) 5.07
Heat 4: Sean Poynter (USA) 7.67, Matt Chellemi (USA) 7.00, Hunter Lysaught
(USA) 6.20, Pat Schmidt (USA) 4.50

Round 2: 64 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Round 3)
Heat 1: Kellen Ellison (USA) 13.03, Logan Strook (USA) 10.36, Michael Howard
(USA) 9.33, Rob Kelly (USA) 9.07
Heat 2: Austin Smith (USA) 11.73, Phillip Goold (USA) 9.66, Shea Daniel (USA)
7.36, Devon Ayers (USA) 5.37
Heat 3: Oliver Kurtz (USA) 9.33, Liam Michelbrink (USA) 6.53, Shey Yates (USA)
6.37, Chris Eaves (USA) 3.66
Heat 4: Michael Dunphy (USA) 9.03, Brett Barley (USA) 8.47, Balaram Stack (USA)
7.80, Cam Richards (USA) 5.70
Heat 5: Trevor Saunders (USA) 10.16, Taylor Brothers (USA) 8.20, Hunter Heverly
(USA) 7.17, Fisher Heverly (USA) 6.17
Heat 6: Cole Richards (USA) 7.50, Jonathan Leaf (USA) 5.48, Ian Bloch (USA)
5.37, Ross Stevens (USA) 4.80
Heat 7: Nick Rupp (USA) 7.10, Dewey Cunnison (USA) 6.83, Sean Poynter (USA)
6.77, Chad Compton (USA) 6.00
Heat 8: Nick Bland (USA) 7.70, Matt Chellemi (USA) 7.60, Kyle Kennely (USA)
6.87, Roman Strohmenger (USA) 5.80

Round 3: 48 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance to Round 4)
Heat 1: Colin Schildhauer (USA) 10.27, Kellen Ellison (USA) 8.16, Phillip Goold
(USA) 7.80, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 7.70
Heat 2: Brent Reilly (USA) 9.60, Logan Strook (USA) 7.40, Austin Smith (USA)
6.16, Evan Thompson (USA) 6.07
Heat 3: Oliver Kurtz (USA) 8.90, Brett Barley (USA) 6.94, Shane Murray (USA)
5.33, Jason Harris (USA) 4.77
Heat 4: Ian Ekberg (USA) 10.83, Michael Dunphy (USA) 9.66, Jensen Callaway
(USA) 8.47, Liam Michelbrink (USA) 5.74
Heat 5: Trevor Saunders (USA) 10.42, Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.26, Jonathan Leaf
(USA) 9.06, Scott Hammonds (USA) 7.84
Heat 6: Eric Rheaume (USA) 8.03, Tayler Brothers (USA) 7.44, Kris Wiernicki
(USA) 6.87, Cole Richards (USA) 4.50
Heat 7: Zack Humphreys (USA) 11.56, Nick Rupp (USA) 7.50, Patrick Cahill (USA)
6.50, Matt Chellemi (USA) 6.27
Heat 8: Caleb Johnston (USA) 7.67, Brady McKenzie (USA) 6.00, Dewey Cunnison
(USA) 4.67, Nick Bland (USA) 3.26

Billabong Sebastian Inlet Pro Junior – Women’s Results

Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance to Semifinals)
QF 1 – Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.70, Ariel Engstrom (USA) 7.93, Jasset Umbel
(USA) 7.47, Haley Watson (USA) 5.24
QF 2 – Amy Nicholl (USA) 11.43, Sage Erickson (USA) 8.83, Chelsea Gresham
(USA) 3.04, Liza Caban (USA) 0.00
QF 3 – Ornella Pellizzari (USA) 10.27, Keenan Lineback (USA) 7.37, Connie
Arias (USA) 6.66, Ashley Francis (USA) 5.43
QF 4 – Christa Alves (USA) 10.17, Alexis Engstrom (USA) 9.27, Savannah Stadden
(USA) 4.34, Leilani Pickett (USA) 3.57

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST CHAMP TO EMERGE TODAY

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Monday, Mar. 5, 2007) –The Roxy Pro Gold Coast
presented by Samsung, the first event on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour, will
crown its champion today, Mar. 5, 2007. The Quarterfinals will kick off at
Snapper Rocks at 10am; seven heats of competition remain.  The Roxy Pro final
is slated to hit the water shortly after 1pm.

Quarterfinal 2 will pit Megan Abubo (HAW) against Carissa Moore (HAW), the
14-year-old wildcard who eliminated seven-time World Champion Layne Beachley in
Round 3. Abubo made the Roxy Pro final in 2005.

“I grew up watching Carissa develop as a surfer,” Abubo said. “She’s only
14-years-old and I think she is the most progressed female surfer even at that
age. She’s actually very competitive and savvy, she has surfed a lot of heats
in her life, even at her young age.”

Quarterfinal 4 will see local favorites Chelsea Hedges (AUS) and Stephanie
Gilmore (AUS) go head to head. 

Gilmore won the event in 2005. Reigning Roxy Pro Champion Melanie Redman-Carr
will surf against Silvana Lima (BRA) in Quarterfinal 3.

Logon to www.aspworldtour.com to watch it all LIVE!
 
Roxy Pro Quarterfinal Match-ups: 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd is eliminated.
Quarterfinal 1: Amee Donohoe (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Quarterfinal 2: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Quarterfinal 3: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA)
Quarterfinal 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

PATERSON SNAKES IRONS IN ROUND 2 OF THE QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007) –Three-time Foster’s ASP World
Champion Andy Irons (HAW) was eliminated by Quiksilver Pro wildcard Jake
Paterson (AUS) in Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung
at Snapper Rocks today, Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007.

Paterson, who announced his retirement at the end of 2006 after a decorated 17
years on tour, was given a wildcard into the event and without the pressure of
tour ratings points being on the line,  rose to the occasion putting on a
phenomenal display of power surfing.
 
“I couldn’t have asked for a better way to wrap up my career, not that it’s
completely over or anything, but this was a dream heat today,” Paterson said.
“I was pretty disappointed with my first round performance so I really wanted
to make sure that I got a couple of good waves. Andy couldn’t put a foot right
and everything that came to me was a dream – it was meant to be I guess.” 

Spurred on by unbridled patriotism, Paterson left Irons needing a combination
of two good scoring rides to advance into Round 3.

Irons, realizing that he could not catch up exited the water with two minutes
left in the heat.

“Andy and I have had a huge rivalry over the years so it was good that I got
one up on him,” Paterson said. “My goal was to hopefully knock out one of the
title contenders early on – aside from one of the Australians – I want to see
Australia bring home the title, so I hope I helped out the boys a little bit.”

Unfortunately for Paterson, if he wants to advance out of Round 3, it will be
at the expense of fellow Australian and title-hope Mick Fanning. They will meet
in Heat 9 of the next round.

After losing to Wildcard Julian Wilson (AUS) in Round 1, reigning and
eight-time Foster’s ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) left no opportunity
for another upset, easily defeating local wildcard Dale Richards (AUS).

"I think Dale fell of a bunch of times but I fell of a bunch of times too,”
Slater said. “There wasn’t that much wave pushing back out there.”

Slater will again draw Wilson in Heat 8 of Round 3.

Adriano de Souza (BRA) thrilled the throngs of Brazilians on site with his
victory over Troy Brooks (AUS). One of five Brazilians surfing Round 2 today,
de Souza was the only South American to advance. He will join fellow countrymen
Leonardo Neves (BRA) and Raoni Monteiro (BRA) in Round 3.

“I found a couple of nice waves behind the rocks and I’m pretty excited to
get through here at Snapper Rocks,” De Souza said. “I have a lot of Brazilian
fans sitting on the sand, the flags are up, so I’m pretty stoked. Every guy
from my country is going for me in the water so I’m pretty happy.”

Pancho Sullivan held it down for the Hawaiians, beating Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
14.76 to 12.80.

“Going into it I felt a little nervous, I was watching Shaun in the first
round and he looked really lose and comfortable out there,” Sullivan said.
“I’ve been carrying an injury since about the start of the year, so I
haven’t been able to surf a lot. I spent all of last week trying to build up
my surf conditioning and even though I didn’t feel 100 percent that heat,
tactically I surfed a pretty smart. I didn’t hit my stride on any particular
wave, but I felt like I got it done.”

South African Travis Logie defeated local icon Mark Occhilupo (AUS) late in the
day, putting in an incredible performance on his backhand.

"I’ve looked up to Occy my whole life,” Logie said. “He was the reason I
started surfing and he was one of my heroes. Coming up against him is difficult
because you feel bad beating someone you have looked up to so much. He was a
really tough competitor so I was really nervous. I was really hoping to get
through, really, really, really!"

Several excellent scoring rides in the 9.0 range were posted today. Those
scores belong to: De Souza 9.07, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 9.50, Phil Macdonald (AUS)
9.23, CJ Hobgood (USA) 9.10 and Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.10.

Movie stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson spent the afternoon checking
out the Quiksilver Pro from the surfer’s area. The Hollywood duo is currently
filming a feature in Australia. McConaughey was sighted with Slater at Snapper
Rocks last weekend as well.

“I’m just starting to get into surfing,” McConaughey said. “Even if I get
out there and have a crappy day and I’m just sitting around and I don’t catch
a wave, I think, ‘look where you are, you’re in the water on the beach, good
sights all around, got sunshine!’ So even when I’m not getting a wave, I’m
getting out there everyday as much as I can.”

The next call for competition will be at 6am tomorrow.

In the mean time, check out all today’s action at www.aspworldtour.com. 

Quiksilver Pro Round 2 Results: 1st advances to Round 3, 2nd is eliminated
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.16 def. Dale Richards (AUS) 8.53
Heat 2: Jake Paterson (AUS) 16.00 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 10.07
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.66 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 14.10
Heat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.43 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 13.07
Heat 5: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 17.17 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 14.60
Heat 6: Cory Lopez (USA) 15.67 def. Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 13.27
Heat 7: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 13.73 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 9.30
Heat 8: Bruce Irons (HAW) 15.67 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 8.90
Heat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17.43 def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 14.33
Heat 10: Michael Campbell (AUS) 15.26 def. Fred Patacchia (HAW) 11.10
Heat 11: Daniel Wills (AUS) 15.34 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.16
Heat 12: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.57 def. Troy Brooks (AUS) 12.53
Heat 13: Chris Ward (USA) 12.83 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 10.34
Heat 14: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 14.76 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 12.80
Heat 15: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.44 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.80
Heat 16: Luke Stedman (AUS) 14.66 def. Michael Lowe (AUS) 14.17

Quiksilver Pro Round 3 Match Ups: 1st advances to Round 4, 2nd is eliminated
Heat 1: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 2: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
Heat 3: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)
Heat 4: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 5: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 6: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 7: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Jake Paterson (AUS)
Heat 10: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 11: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 12: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 13: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 14: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 15: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 16: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast/Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

ASP FOSTER’S 45 HIT THE WATER FOR QUIKSILVER PRO ROUND 2 AT 8AM
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007) – Round 2 of the Quiksilver Pro
Gold Coast presented by Samsung will hit the water this morning at 8am in clean
4 to 5 foot (1.2-1.5 metre) surf at Snapper Rocks.

“Right now, Snapper is ideal conditions," Contest Director Rod Brooks said. 
"It's around 4 to 5 feet on the big sets, and we're starting with Round 2 of
the men's.  Kelly Slater is in the first heat, Andy Irons is in the second heat
so we've got a full day's program here. The cyclone that was bearing down on us
has remained stationary and looks like it will not hit us."

The elimination Round 2 will pit the ASP Foster’s 45 against one another in
man-on-man competition, and will send 16 of the world’s best home with equal
33rd place finishes.

The opening heats will see top seeds such as Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons
(HAW) and Taj Burrow (AUS) do battle with dangerous wildcards and rookies in
indigenous Australian and trials winner Dale Richards (AUS), former Foster’s
ASP World Tour campaigner Jake Paterson (AUS) and ’07 rookie Luke Munro (AUS).

All the action will commence LIVE at 8am local time on www.aspworldtour.com. 

Check out photos, videos, stories and audio grabs from all the action up until
now at www.aspworldtour.com, www.quiksilver.com and www.roxy.com. 

Quiksilver Pro Round 2 Match Ups: 1st advances to Round 3; 2nd finishes equal
33rd 
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Dale Richards (AUS)
Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Jake Paterson (AUS)
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 4: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 5: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 6: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
Heat 7: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 8: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 10: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 11: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 12: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 13: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 14: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
Heat 15: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 16: Michael Lowe (AUS) vs. Luke Stedman (AUS)

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Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD PHENOM ESCORTS 7X ASP WORLD CHAMP OUT OF ROXY PRO
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Saturday, Mar. 3, 2007) –At 14-years-old Carissa Moore
(HAW) is 20-years younger than seven-time ASP Women's World Champion Layne
Beachley (AUS).  Twenty-nine minutes into their 30-minute clash in Round 3 of
the Roxy Pro today, the only numbers that mattered were those being doled out
by the judges.

Moore's 9.33 single wave score (the day’s highest) was just one-tenth of a
point less than Beachley's combined heat total of 9.34 – an equation that left
Beachley needing a combination of two good scoring rides to win their Round 3
clash.

Moore, who earned entry into the main event after winning the Roxy Pro Trials
on Monday, beat Beachley 15.66 to 9.34 to advance.

“I’m super stoked, but I was honored just to be out there with Layne," Moore
said. "She’s such a great person, so I’m just excited.”

Moore watched fellow competitor and 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour Rookie
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) win the event as a wildcard in 2005, but, in her
signature style, remained humble about whether she thinks she could accomplish
the same feat. 

"Steph definitely destroyed that contest - she did awesome," Moore said. "I
don’t know if I can do that but I’m looking forward to having fun and surfing
in the contest.” 

Beachley, the reigning ASP Women’s World Champion, is no stranger to drawing
wildcards and has come up short in a couple of highly-publicized bouts against
them – namely in Gilmore. As the No. 1 seed, and with Gilmore now a tour
staple, Beachley can now add Moore to her list of grommets (young surfers) to
be wary of.

“She’s such a polite girl,” Beachley said. “When we were coming in she was
like, 'Thank you so much for surfing against me,' and I was like, 'Well thank
you so much for smashing me!' When you are the top seed you’re going to come
up against unpredictable 14-year-old wildcards that are going to kick your
butt. Carissa had nothing to lose out there, nothing to prove and she went out
there with such confidence.”
 
Beachley, who finished runner-up to Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) in the Roxy Pro
last year, was quick to give Moore the credit she deserved.
 
“I can’t find any excuses for what happened to me today," Beachley said.
"I’m not going to beat myself up too hard about it. I think the conditions
today were quite good and obviously if Carissa could score a 9.00, then being
seven-time World Champ, I should be able to too. It was just a matter of being
patient and I was impatient towards the end of the heat – that’s what got
me.”

Gilmore’s Round 3 win over Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) will see her through to the
Quarterfinals. She sits opposite the draw from Moore and could potentially draw
her if they both advance through their Quarter and Semifinal heats.

“I would love to make the final with Carissa, although she would probably
smash me," Gilmore said. "It will be really interesting to see how far she will
go in this event, and no doubt, it will be pretty far."

Gilmore, a Snapper Rocks regular, will now meet fellow local and close friend
Chelsea Hedges (formerly Georgeson) in the next round.

"I was kind of hoping that wouldn't happen, because I would love to make the
final with Chelsea," Gilmore said. "We’ll meet up in the Quarters, which will
be really difficult, but hopefully I’ll just do my best and make it through.
She’s surfing just amazing right now so it’s going to be pretty hard." 

Hedges, who won a world title in 2005 and finished the 2006 season No. 4 in the
world, would love to win at home but is equally disappointed about having to
face her friend Gilmore in the next round.

"It’s a bummer that we’re meeting up in the Quarters, but it’s going to be a
good heat and I’m look forward to it for sure.”

Silvana Lima (BRA) missed the Hawaiian leg of the 2006 ASP Women's World Tour
due to injury and a subsequent knee operation, but found the strength to post
the day's highest heat total, 16.33 out 20.00 possible points. 

Lima eliminated fellow Brazilian and 2004 Roxy Pro Gold Coast Champion
Jacqueline Silva to advance.

Reigning Roxy Pro Gold Coast Champion Redman-Carr, Amee Donohoe (AUS), Rebecca
Woods (AUS) and Megan Abubo (HAW) are also through to the Quarterfinals after
winning their Round 3 heats today.

The Foster’s Surf Showdown, the dynamic new nation versus nation exhibition
format replacing last year’s Foster’s Expression Session, ran this afternoon
in front of a capacity crowd at Snapper Rocks.  Featuring six teams in
Australia, America, Brazil, South Africa, Hawaii and the Foster’s Rookies, the
Surf Showdown was a resounding success as the two-man teams comprised of the
Foster’s 45 battled it out in the 2 to 3 foot (0.6 to 0.9 metre) surf.

“This was the inaugural Foster’s Surf Showdown and we were treated to some
exciting nation versus nation action in a teams format,” Foster’s Surf
Ambassador Toby Martin said.	“We’re excited that today’s event went so well,
and although we’re still toying with the format, we expect that the exhibition
will be a great success this season.  Today proved that the Foster’s Rookies
were the top dogs to beat showing an incredible array of talent.”

The Foster’s Rookies, captained by local Josh Kerr (AUS) who surfed alongside
Jeremy Flores (FRA), took down a heavily favored team Australia comprised of
Mick Fanning (AUS) and Joel Parkinson (AUS).

“I’m just so stoked we’ve come out on top,” Kerr said.	“Jeremy (Flores)
and I just went out there and tried to go big.  I’ve been surfing here my
whole life so it feels great to get one off of Joel (Parkinson) and Mick
(Fanning).	I’m really excited, we have a really deep talent pool in the
rookies and I’m looking forward to the rest of the event.”

The next call will be made at 6am tomorrow morning. 

Roxy Pro Round 3 Results - 1st advances to Quarterfinals, 2nd eliminated
Heat 1: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 12.83 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 11.16
Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 11.00 def. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 10.93
Heat 3: Megan Abubo (HAW) 10.16 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 6.96
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.66 def. Layne Beachley (AUS) 9.34
Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 11.67 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 7.67
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) 16.33 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 12.66
Heat 7: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.33 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 7.67 
Heat 8: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) def. Caroline Sarran (FRA)

Roxy Pro Quarterfinal Match-ups - 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd eliminated

Quarterfinal 1: Amee Donohoe (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 
Quarterfinal 2: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW) 
Quarterfinal 3: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA) 
Quarterfinal 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast/Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

ROXY PRO ROUND 3 HITS THE WATER AT 8AM
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Saturday, Mar. 3, 2007) – Round 3 of the Roxy Pro Gold
Coast presented by Samsung will hit the water this morning at 8am in clean
three to four foot (1 to 1.2 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks.

"Today we'll commence with the women for Round 3 of the Roxy Pro beginning at
8am," Contest Director Rod Brooks said. "Conditions are light and variable with
good clean faces, almost glassy. Winds are expected to pick up later in the
morning and we hope to get through the quarterfinals before running the
Foster's Surf Showdown for the men - the international nation versus nation
exhibition event - at 2pm." 

Heats 1-8 will hit the water shortly.  A bevy of dynamic match-ups await
spectators including Heat 4 where reigning and seven-time ASP Women’s World
Champion Layne Beachley (AUS) will look to avenge her Round 1 loss against
14-year-old wildcard Carissa Moore (HAW). 

All the action will be webcast live at www.aspworldtour.com. 

Round 3 Match-Ups:

Heat 1: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Amee Donohoe (AUS)
Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Samantha Cornish (AUS)
Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 7: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
Heat 8: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Caroline Sarran (FRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast/Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Event No 1. on the 2007 ASP Women’s World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

LAY DAY CALLED AFTER ROXY PRO GOES MOBILE
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2007) – After a mission which saw
the world’s best female surfers scour the coast in search of quality waves,
event organizers of the Roxy Pro have decided to call a lay day.

Early this morning, there were some positive signs that Round 3 of the event –
the first on the ASP Women’s World Tour – would get underway, and the girls
were sent out for the Samsung Expression Session to test the waters and show
the massive crowd on hand their wares.	

Chelsea Hedges (AUS) took honors for best wave while Megan Abubo stood out for
best maneuver.  Both girls were awarded $2000 worth of Samsung gear for their
troubles.

Unfortunately, the conditions deteriorated with a heavy onshore wind thus
leading to the event organizers attempting to move the event 45 minutes north
where winds were more favorable. 

On arrival at a location known as The Spit, an artificial reef constructed in
front of world famous Surfer’s Paradise, it was deemed that conditions were
unsuitable for competition and the event was called off for the day. 

“Well, we’ve been chasing our tail all day trying to give ourselves the
opportunity to finish the event before the cyclone potentially hits,” Reigning
ASP Women’s World Champ Layne Beachley (AUS) said.  “We started with the
Expression Session hoping that northwest winds would turn northeast while we
were out in the water.  That didn’t eventuate so then we went up to the Spit
because it’s really clean in this wind and that wasn’t really rideable.  We
came to Narrowneck and crash test dummied it, but that didn’t work either. 
We’ve exhausted every possible option and decided that surfing two-foot blown
out Snapper would be better that two-foot blown out Narrowneck, so we’re off
for today.”

Organizers will once again convene at Snapper Rocks tomorrow morning and will
make a call regarding the continuation of either the Roxy Pro of the Quiksilver
Pro events. 

When competition resumes, Round 3 match-ups are:

Heat 1: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Amee Donohoe (AUS)
Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Samantha Cornish (AUS)
Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 7: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
Heat 8: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Caroline Sarran (FRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the 2007 ASP Women's World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

ROXY PRO GOLD COAST HAS GONE MOBILE TO ‘THE SPIT’
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Friday, Mar. 2, 2007) – After holding the women’s
Samsung Expression Session in wind-affected conditions at Snapper Rocks this
morning, Round 3 of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung has been
relocated to a break 45-minutes north of the contest site known as ‘The
Spit.’

"We've had really good reports from ‘The Spit,’” Contest Director Rod Brooks
said.  “It's at the northern most end of the Surfer's Paradise area.  Before
you get to South Stradbroke, there's the entrance to the Seaway.  At the
Seaway, there's a rock wall that protects the boats coming in and out of the
Seaway.  We've got a report of waves there.  We've got a northerly wind now
which means it's offshore and we're hoping to run Round 3 of the Roxy Pro at
noon."

Winners of this morning’s Samsung Expression Session were Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
for ‘Best Wave’ and Megan Abubo (HAW) for ‘Best Maneuver.’  The winners
were awarded $2,000 worth of Samsung merchandise.

Pending the Top 17’s arrival at ‘The Spit,’ competition should commence at
noon. Unfortunately, there will be no live webcast, but heat by heat updates,
video highlights and images will be available later in the day.
 
Round 3 Roxy Pro Match-Ups: 1st advances to Quarterfinals, 2nd is eliminated
Heat 1: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Amee Donohoe (AUS)
Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Samantha Cornish (AUS)
Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 7: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
Heat 8: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Caroline Sarran (FRA)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast
Event No. 1 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Australia
February 27 – March 11, 2007

ROOKIES AND WILCARDS CAUSE UPSETS AT DAY 1 OF THE QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST
 
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, Mar. 1, 2007) – Round 1 of the Quiksilver
Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung was full of upsets after the ASP Foster’s
45 did battle in the three to four foot (1 to 1.2 metre) surf at Snapper Rocks
today, Mar. 1 2007.

Julian Wilson (AUS), who gained entry into the Quiksilver Pro as a wildcard,
wasted little time in his inaugural opportunity against the world’s best,
scoring a sensational upset in defeating reigning and eight-time Foster’s ASP
World Tour champion Kelly Slater (USA).

“I’m stoked – I have never surfed in a big comp like this before and my
expectations weren’t this high,” Wilson said.  “I’m trying to keep them
high, but it’s pretty hard when you’re looking into a lineup like the one I
have ahead of me.  I’m just taking it one step at a time and hopefully I’ll
do all right.”

Slater, who is the defending Quiksilver Pro champion, was relegated to Round 2
while Wilson has been seeded directly into Round 3.

“Julian is a good surfer – he is one of those guys who you’ve started to
hear about in the last two/three years and he has the talent,” Slater said. 
“He is one of those guys who comes from a free surfing background but he is
starting to develop into a good contest surfer – obviously, he won that
heat.”

Slater will next meet 19-year-old local wildcard Dale Richards (AUS), who
alongside former three-time Foster’s ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW), was
sent to Round 2 at the hands of South African Greg Emslie.

“I get Dale Richards now who obviously knows the wave real well,” Slater
said.	“He hasn’t had the chance to surf these events before so we’ll see if
he can get himself real calm and just focus on what he is doing. If he doesn’t
get too distracted, he could do real well.”

Richards won the Quiksilver Pro trials to earn main event entry and, in doing
so, has become the first-ever indigenous Australian in a Foster’s ASP World
Tour event.

“I guess I am the first indigenous surfer to make it one of these events so I
feel real privileged to be that surfer,” Richards said. “I’ve actually never
really thought about competing against Slater, but I’m looking forward to it
now, definitely. I’ve just seen him in the movies and watched his first heat,
that’s all.”

Taj Burrow (AUS) was the third of the Top 5 seeded Foster’s 45 surfers failing
to advance straight through to Round 3 today.   Although netting an impressive
9.27 out of a possible 10 for a beautiful series of carves and aerials, it was
too little too late and he will have to battle his way out of the elimination
Round 2.

Mick Fanning (AUS), No. 3 seed in the Quiksilver Pro, led a local charge today
that saw Gold Coast surfers Joel Parkinson (AUS), Dean Morrison (AUS) and
rookie sensation Josh Kerr (AUS) advance through their respective heats
straight into Round 3.



Bobby Martinez (USA), 2006 Foster’s ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year, is
proving just as dangerous in 2007 – netting the day’s high heat score 17.90
out of a possible 20. 

“This is a bonus to skip a round,” Martinez said.  “It’s nice because then
you get to have a day off and you don’t have to worry about the 33rd round
which is never any fun. Last year I was just trying to requalify and that’s
what I am going to do again this year. I’m not trying to get ahead of myself.
I’m just taking it heat by heat."

Of the 10 new faces on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, six advanced straight
to Round 3 today –
Leonardo Neves (BRA), Kai Otton (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS), Jeremy
Flores (FRA) and Ricky Basnett (ZAF) among them.

Event organizers are expecting an increase in swell size over the next few days
due to a cyclone off of the Northern Queensland coast.

Next call will be 6am tomorrow.

Check out photos, videos, stories and audio grabs from all the action up until
now at www.aspworldtour.com, www.quiksilver.com and www.roxy.com. 

Quiksilver Pro Round 1 Results: 1st advances to Round 3; 2nd and 3rd surf Round
2

Heat 1: Dean Morrison (AUS) 13.52, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 12.46, Pancho
Sullivan (HAW) 9.97
Heat 3: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 14.17, Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.77, Luke Stedman
(AUS) 10.50
Heat 4: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.34, Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.00, Michael Lowe (AUS)
8.73
Heat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.50, Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.46, Rodrigo Dornelles
(BRA) 10.46
Heat 6: Bobby Martinez (USA) 17.90, Luke Munro (AUS) 15.66, Shaun Cansdell
(AUS) 14.97
Heat 7: Trent Munro (AUS) 14.93, Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.50, Chris Ward (USA)8.34
Heat 8: Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.40, Kelly Slater (USA) 11.93, Daniel Wills (AUS)
8.20
Heat 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) 14.40, Andy Irons (HAW) 12.86, Dale Richards (AUS)
10.33
Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.83, Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.83, Jake Paterson
(AUS) 8.47
Heat 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.73, Cory Lopez (USA) 12.50, Victor Ribas (BRA) 12.17
Heat 12: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.33, Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 13.07, Troy Brooks
(AUS) 8.90
Heat 13: Raoni Moneteiro (BRA) 14.76, Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.34, Neco Padaratz
(BRA) 13.17
Heat 14: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.10, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.50, Adrian Buchan
(AUS) 10.92
Heat 15: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.33, Royden Bryson (ZAF) 7.13, C.J. Hobgood
(USA) 5.60 
Heat 16: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 13.40, Fred Patacchia (HAW) 12.13, Michael
Campbell (AUS) 11.77