TRIALISTs VIE FOR WILDCARDS AT OXBOW PRO WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship
ASP World Longboard Championship
Les Cavaliers, Anglet, France
April 30 – May 6, 2007

TRIALISTs VIE FOR WILDCARDS AT OXBOW PRO WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP

ANGLET, France (Monday, Apr. 30, 2007) – It was an epic morning of surfing at
les Cavaliers, Anglet, France as the challenge to find the four wildcards that
will compete in the main event of the Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship
started in earnest. The winner of the main event will be crowned as the
Association of Surfing Professionals' (ASP) world longboard champion.

Yet with only four spots available and 48 trialists entered, competition was
always going to be fierce. Luckily with an outgoing tide, conditions went from
excellent to epic throughout the heats of round 1, with six-foot faces being
brushed by a light offshore breeze. 

The first heat of the day saw young South African surfer Kwezi Qika hit the
water. The 18-year-old from Cape Town has probably sacrificed more than most to
make the event. 

“There has been times when I have not eaten at night, just to save extra money
so I could come here, said Qika. 

“I also had to ask my Mum for a loan, so it’s been really hard. My goal is
just to get through my first heat.” 

Despite having to hitchhike to the event from neighboring Biarritz leaving the
backpackers where he is staying at 5.30am, Qika realized his goal and
progressed through his first heat, along with Brazilian Robledo de Oliveira. 

Unfortunately though his good fortune didn't hold and he was eliminated in the
second round. Qika’s traveling partner, Durban’s Lyle Greer, was also unlucky
breaking his board in Heat 11. 

“I sold my car to come to this event and I had such high hopes and now I’ve
broken my board,” lamented the South African. “Plus I lost in my first heat
and now I have to go home.”

His travels home were in stark contrast to those of local standout Damien
Castera (FRA) who lives within walking distance of the competition break.
Despite some nerves, but with friends and family cheering him on, Castera
scored one of the highest heat scores of the day, a 15.00 out of a possible
20.00, to convincingly win his heat. 

“My legs were shaking as I’m always pretty nervous in competitions,’” said
Castera. “But I managed that long wave and am very happy. There are only four
spots available, and there are so many good surfers, but I will aim to do my
best and make the main event.” 

Edouard Delpero (FRA), another local young talent, will join Castera in the
second round. Delpero, an alternate on the trials list, was taken out of class
at his nearby high school by his father this morning when a late cancellation
meant he earned an event berth at short notice. It didn’t seem to faze the
16-year-old, who finished second behind Harrison Roach, the Australian scoring
a day high 16.25 out of 20. Compatriot Jackson Close, who also surfed with a
mix of modern radical moves and traditional style scored a two-wave total of
16.25 and was the only surfer to match this score.

Unfortunately a viscous storm carrying strong onshore winds and rain meant that
competition was abandoned after Heat 2 of the Round of 68. Conditions are set
to improve tomorrow with organizers hoping to finish the trials event and push
on to start the main event of the Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship. For
more information go www.oxboworld.com

Upcoming Round 2 Heats: 69 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 3: Nahina Kapono (HAW), James Parry (GBR), Troy Mothershead (USA)
Heat 4: Dino Miranda (HAW), Adam Griffiths (GBR), Hugo le Frapper (FRA), Elliot
Dudley (GBR)
Heat 5: Tony Silvagni (USA), Theirry Andre (FRA), Damien Castera (FRA),
Edwouard Delpero (FRA)
Heat 6: Claude Maki (JPN), Mathieu Marachal (FRA), Ramon Perez (ESP), Harrison
Roach (AUS)

Results
Round 1: 92 surfers remain: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Robledo de Oliveria (BRA) 8.50, Kwezi Qika (SAF) 8.25, Jose Teixeira
(PRT) 4.60, Clovis Donizetti (FRA) 4.40
Heat 2: Jackson Close (AUS) 16.25, Christian Clark (USA) 9.15, Alexis Deniel
(FRA) 9.05, Paulo Dias PRT) 4.20
Heat 3: Sam Bleakley (GBR) 12.40, Luis Bento (PRT) 8.00, Jon Kepoo 7.05, Xabi
Jourdes (EUR) 6.35
Heat 4: Jared Neal (AUS) 14.25 Gabriel Nasciemento (BRA) 9.15, Jason Suzuki
(JPN) 7.20, Pedro Silva (PRT) 3.35
Heat 5: Michael Detemple (USA) 12.85, Dino Miranda (HAW) 12.25, Yuji Yoshikawa
8.00, Karna Goile (FRA) 7.75
Heat 6: Adam Griffits (GBR) 14.75, Nahina Kapano (HAW) 12.90 Jeremy Boisson
(FRA) 7.05, Arauzo Remi (FRA) 6.34
Heat 7: James Perry (GBR) 12.00, Hugo Le Fraper (8.75), Jesse Jeremes (AUS)
7.50, Benoit Brecq (FRA) 5.75
Heat 8: Elliot Dudley (GBR) 13.50 , Tony Mothershead (USA) 12.75, Hugo Tapia
(PRT) 9.25, Keoki Saguibo (HAW) 6.50
Heat 9: Tony Silvagni (USA) 15.00, Claude Maki (JPN) 10.00, Lucien le Ray (FRA)
4.10, Marcos Reis 1.65
Heat 10: Mathieu Marechal (FRA) 12.00, Thierry Andre (FRA) 9.85, Marcelo Lima
(BRA) 9.25, Gwen Christien (FRA) 7.30
Heat 11: Damien Castera (FRA) 15.00, Ramon Perez (ESP) 6.70, Lyle Greer (SAF)
4.35, Miguel Ferreira (PRT) 3.70
Heat 12: Harrison Roach (AUS) 16.25, Eduardo Delpero (FRA) 14.25, Scotty Fong
(11.75), Roberto Lorenzo Sosa (ESP) 9.40

Round 2: 68 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Sam Bleakley (GBR) 14.25, Robledo de Oliveira (BRA) 12.05, Christian
Clark (USA) 10.25, Gabriel Nascimento (BRA) 6.60
Heat 2: Jared Neal (AUS) 13.65, Jackson Close (AUS) 12.05, Luis Bento (PRT)
6.85, Kwezi Qika (zAF) 6.50

OXBOW PRO WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERWAY

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship
ASP World Longboard Championship
Les Cavalliers, Anglet, France
April 30 – May 6, 2007

OXBOW PRO WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERWAY

ANGLET, France (Monday, Apr. 30, 2007) –

The Oxbow Pro World Longboard Championship, the Association of Surfing
Professionals (ASP) International’s premier event in longboard surfing, has
started today at Les Cavalliers, Anglet, France, under sunny skies and with
glassy, four foot waves.
An international field of 48 triallists, consisting of surfers from Brazil,
South Africa, USA, Portugal, Hawaii, Great Britain, South Africa, Japan,
Australia and France, will be competing today to secure the coveted final four
positions for the main event, which is expected to start tomorrow. 
The successful triallists will then be in the running to be crowned the Oxbow
Pro Longboard World Champion and share in the $US50,000 prizemoney on offer.
Organisers are predicting an incredible week of waves for the elite field of
longboard surfers, which includes defending event champion Josh Constable (AUS)
and former world champions Joel Tudor (USA), Colin McPhillips (USA), and Bonga
Perkins (Haw). Local hopes will be centred upon Oxbow’s wildcard Antoine
Delpero, a Marseille raised surfer who now lives in this area of the Basque
coast.
With incredible sand banks at the contest venue at Les Cavalliers providing
hundred yard rolling lefts and rights and a low tide in the middle of the day,
conditions are set to improve, giving the up and comers every chance to show
their mix of smooth, controlled longboard style and radical modern surfing.
With the chance to compete for the ultimate prize in longboard surfing at one
of the spiritual homes of European surfing, the day’s action is set to
spectacular. For more information, live webcast and heat results go to
www.oxboworld.com

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

MACY’S CALIFORNIA TRIFECTA SURF SERIES PRES. BY JEEP
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)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

CJ HOBGOOD WINS JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT AT LOWERS
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Saturday, Apr. 28, 2007) – Former ASP World Champion
CJ Hobgood (Melbourne Beach, FL) has defeated fellow finalists Gabe Kling (St.
Augustine, FL), Dayyan Neve (Manly, AUS) and Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA)
to claim the 2007 Jeep Body Glove Surfbout in clean 2 to 3 foot surf at Lower
Trestles.

The ASP WQS 4-Star event came to a close in stunning fashion this afternoon
with the finalists, three of whom are elite Foster’s ASP World Tour members,
going blow for blow in the rippable afternoon peaks.

Hobgood, surfing on an unconventional quad-fin board with a futuristic V-tail
setup, opened up strong on his forehand with a blend of progressive fin-free
maneuvers and blistering carves.

“I’ve got this great board under my feet that I’ve only ridden once before
and it’s gone unbelievable in these conditions,” Hobgood said.  “I don’t
really know what to call it, but my shaper (Bill Johnson) may have a better
idea.  The conditions at Lowers this week were not the ideal south swell setup
that we would have preferred, but I think my equipment really made a
difference.”

Hobgood, who currently sits equal 30th on the elite Foster’s ASP World Tour,
will jet off next to Tahiti for the Billabong Pro Teahupoo which begins May 4,
2007.

“My brother is in Tahiti right now and I am hoping to get out there as soon as
possible,” Hobgood said.  “Winning here feels great.  I had a good start to
the year in Sebastian and to get another win this year feels amazing.  Wins,
either on the World Tour level or on the WQS, are a rare thing and it always
feels good to get one.  Hopefully this competitive momentum transfers into
Tahiti next week.”

The finals berth puts Southern California’s Shaun Ward in excellent standings
for the 2007 Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep.  With
stop No. 2, the NB Pro presented by Jeep, conflicting with the elite tour event
in France, Ward (the only non-elite tour Surfbout finalist) will be in prime
position to capitalize on his result here.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to make back-to-back finals in 4-Stars so I’m
just really happy with my result,” Ward said.  “I’m stoked about the
increased prizes for the Trifecta and I am definitely going to try to give it a
go this season.	Obviously my number one priority is qualifying for the World
Tour, but the Trifecta championship is also very prestigious.”

Mitchell Coleborn (Maroochydore, AUS), who consistently established himself as
one of the premier talents throughout the week, was dealt a hard blow today
suffering back-to-back eliminations in his semifinal heats in both the Jeep
Body Glove Surfbout and the Oakley Pro Junior.  Despite coming up short of the
finals, Coleborn’s performance put out a definite notice to fellow
competitors.

“Unfortunately the waves didn’t really come through for me in either of my
semifinals,” Coleborn said. “I never really got that one good score to come
and push me through the heat, but it was still a good event for me and I’m
happy with my results.  I’ll be doing a few more WQS events overseas before
heading home to focus on the junior series there.”

The ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior, stop No. 4 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro
Junior Series, was won by Australian sensation Brent Dorrington (Coolangatta,
AUS) in a star-studded final with Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, CA), Cory
Arrambide (Ventura, CA) and Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA).

Dorrington, who gained entry into the event as a wildcard, was ecstatic
following his inaugural ASP Pro Junior victory.

“I’m so stoked right now as I’ve never done well in a Pro Junior,”
Dorrington said.  “This win gives me a huge confidence boost heading back over
to Australia as the talent level out here is so high.”

After kicking off his finals heat in solid fashion, Dorrington was unable to
secure a second scoring ride until the dying seconds of the heat.

“I started out really well with an 8.17 but it’s really hard to get waves out
there,” Dorrington said.	“I knew I needed a pretty average score and I just
had to sit there for 20 minutes.  That one little left came through at the end
there and I just put everything I had into it.  I’m so stoked to have pulled
this out.”

With his third place finish at the Oakley Pro Junior, Arrambide has rocketed
from third to first on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series.  Although
disappointed with his finals performance, the prodigious goofy-footer remained
optimistic about the rest of the season.

“I just couldn’t get the waves I needed out there in the final
unfortunately,” Arrambide said.	“I’m happy that I’m leading the ratings
now, but I still would have liked a win today.	I’ll definitely be doing all
the rest of the Grade-2 Pro Juniors this season in hopes of qualifying for the
ASP World Junior Championships in Narrabeen.” 

For full coverage of the event’s action including photos, results and news
feeds, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org or www.surfbout.com. 

FUEL TV will telecast highlights from the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout beginning
May 5th on The Weekly Update.  For FUEL TV airdates and show times, check
www.fuel.tv

The next stop on the ASP North America Men’s Tour will be the ASP WQS 6-Star
US Open at Huntington Beach in July.  North America’s top junior competitors
will don the jerseys next at stop No. 5 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro
Junior Series, the ASP Grade-2 Nike 6.0 Pro Junior at Huntington Beach from
July 7-8, 2007.

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep will touch down
next for the NB Pro presented by Jeep in September before heading to Santa Cruz
for the season-closing O’Neill Coldwater Classic.	

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

RESULTS – DAY 5

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout – ASP WQS 4-Star

Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Quarterfinal 1: Gabe Kling (USA) 15.17, Kyle Garson (USA) 13.00, Anthony
Petruso (USA) 11.33, Heath Walker (AUS) 9.97
Quarterfinal 2: Shaun Ward (USA) 15.67, T.J. Barron (HAW) 11.60, Ian Walsh
(HAW) 9.07, Chris Waring (USA) 5.20
Quarterfinal 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.76, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 12.10, Adam Virs
(USA) 10.16, Kai Otton (AUS) 4.93
Quarterfinal 4: Mitchell Coleborn (AUS) 16.33, Jason Shibata (HAW) 11.77, Chris
Abad (USA) 9.13, Gavin Gillette (HAW) 7.26

Semifinals: 8 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Semifinal 1: Gabe Kling (USA) 13.37, Shaun Ward (USA) 12.67, T.J. Barron (HAW)
12.40, Kyle Garson (USA) 10.10
Semifinal 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.83, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 14.26, Jason Shibata
(HAW) 10.30, Mitchell Coleborn (AUS) 7.03

Final:
1 – CJ Hobgood (USA) 15.36
2 – Dayyan Neve (AUS) 14.06
3 – Gabe Kling (USA) 13.74
4 – Shaun Ward (USA) 12.43

Oakley Pro Junior – ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior

Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Quarterfinal 1: Dane Ward (USA) 14.33, Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.73, Jesse Heilman
(USA) 9.33, Kilian Garland (USA) 6.27
Quarterfinal 2: Brent Dorrington (AUS) 11.84, Eric Geiselman (USA) 10.76, Kris
Wiernicki (USA) 7.73, Blake Jones (USA) 7.34
Quarterfinal 3: Nick Rosa (USA) 16.16, Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 13.00, Tommy
Bursian (PRI) 8.06, Eddie Lester (USA) 6.40
Quarterfinal 4: Cory Arrambide (USA) 15.44, Mitchell Coleborn (AUS) 15.10,
Jason Harris (USA) 8.83, Adam Wickwire (USA) 2.93

Semifinals: 8 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Semifinal 1: Eric Geiselman (USA) 15.00, Brent Dorrington (AUS) 13.53, Dusty
Payne (HAW) 12.43, Dane Ward (USA) 9.67
Semifinal 2: Nick Rozsa (USA) 15.90, Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.63, Sebastian
Zietz (HAW) 13.90, Mitchell Coleborn (AUS) 12.80

Final:
1 – Brent Dorrington (AUS) 13.90
2 – Eric Geiselman (USA) 12.77
3 – Cory Arrambide (USA) 12.67
4 – Nick Rozsa (USA) 0.77

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

MACY’S CALIFORNIA TRIFECTA SURF SERIES PRES. BY JEEP
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)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

SHOCK ELIMINATIONS AT BUSINESS END OF JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Saturday, Apr. 27, 2007) – Conditions cleaned back
up as Day 4 of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout narrowed it down to the final 16
competitors in offshore 2 to 4 surf at Lower Trestles.

Although swell direction has plagued the opening event of the Macy’s
California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep, the ASP WQS 4-Star event
still saw some sensational performances and crowd-shocking upsets as the
Surfbout raged through Rounds 5 and 6.

Dayyan Neve (Manly, AUS), currently in his rookie year on the elite Foster’s
ASP World Tour, took top honors this afternoon with the day’s high heat total
of a 16.66 out of a possible 20 for an inspired forehand performance.  The
well-built Australian was in sizzling form as he picked off two of the longest
righthanders of the event.

“When you’re competing on the World Tour, you’re up against the best in the
world and it just does so much for your surfing,” Neve said.  “You can
observe what they do on the waves and what they do in their heats and apply it
out here to the WQS events.  It’s a huge benefit.”

Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA), current No. 19 on the 2007 ASP North America
Men’s Tour, put the Surfbout crowd on its feet this morning as he mauled a
roping righthander to garner the day’s high single wave score of a 9.57 out of
a possible 10.  Blending rail-gouges with fin-free snaps, the impressive feat
saw Ward easily through to the Quarterfinals.

“I was really just waiting out there for a wide one when that wave came
through,” Ward said.  “I knew it was going to be a good one so I was just
hoping I wouldn’t fall through the first few turns.  I started out kind of
conservative, but started to open up about halfway through and then threw a
little reverse there on the end section for good measure.”

Heath Walker (Surfers Paradise, AUS/Carlsbad, CA), semi-retired from full-time
competition, proved he still has what it takes today as he caused a sensational
upset in defeating defending Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Champion Dustin Cuizon
(Ewa Beach, HI) in his Round of 32 heat.

“I moved to Carlsbad from Australia about four years ago and Lowers is one of
my favorite all-time waves,” Walker said.  “I’m just really stoked to be
competing at this level still and I’m very excited about getting through to
the quarterfinals.  It is unfortunate for Dustin (Cuizon) as there weren’t
many waves out there for our heat and he was eliminated.”

Local favorites Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) and Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente,
CA) were other shock eliminations from today’s Surfbout competition.  Ward, a
current member of the elite ASP Foster’s 45, and Yeomans, the defending
Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series Champion, were heavily favored going
into the event.  However, an unseasonable northwest combination swell took all
local advantage out of the equation with the famed cobblestone A-Frame moving
several meters south and turning into a righthand pointbreak.

Following the completion of Round 6 of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout, the ASP
Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior got underway with the opening round of competition. 
Boasting an international field of 32 of the top juniors in the world, the
Oakley Pro Junior plays a crucial role in the race for the 2007 ASP North
America Pro Junior Crown.

Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA) was in devastating form this afternoon as he locked
down the Oakley Pro Junior high heat total of a 15.60 out of a possible 20. 
Rozsa, who has been absent from ’07 ASP Pro Junior competition due to injury,
is hoping for a solid result here at Lowers to get the momentum going for a
push to qualify for the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.

“I’ve been sick for a couple of months and I’ve just started to get back in
the water,” Rozsa said.  ‘I’m feeling much better now and I want to get a
result here so I can start my campaign for another start in the World Junior
Championships.”

Other Oakley Pro Junior standouts included Hawaiian sensation Dusty Payne
(Lahaina, HI), Australian powerbroker Mitchell Coleburn (Maroochydore, AUS) and
defending ASP North America Pro Junior Champion Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna
Beach, FL).

Tomorrow will crown champions in both the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout and Oakley
Pro Junior.  Competition begins at 8am.

All action will be webcast live at www.surfbout.com. 

For full coverage of yesterday’s action including photos, results and news
feeds, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. or www.surfbout.com. 

FUEL TV will telecast highlights from the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout beginning
May 5th on The Weekly Update. For FUEL TV airdates and show times, check
www.fuel.tv.

RESULTS – DAY 3

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout – ASP WQS 4-Star

Round 5: 64 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 9: Adam Virs (USA) 13.86, Chris Abad (USA) 12.60, Chris Ward (USA) 12.60,
Dane Ward (USA) 8.34
Heat 10: Austin Ware (USA) 13.00, David Giddings (USA) 8.77, Darryl Goodrum
(USA) 7.80, Dean Randazzo (USA) 3.23
Heat 11: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 14.67, Jason Shibata (HAW) 10.83, Adam Wickwire
(USA) 9.66, Flynn Novak (HAW) 2.77
Heat 12: Noi Kaulukukui (USA) 14.00, Corey Garcia (AUS) 12.93, Evan Valiere
(HAW) 10.90, Nathan Carroll (HAW) 7.07
Heat 13: Kai Otton (AUS) 9.50, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 7.10, Chris Dennis (TTO)
6.77, Dusty Payne (HAW) 6.54
Heat 14: Ryan Helm (USA) 14.17, Peter Devries (CAN) 13.43, Nathan Yeomans (USA)
12.70, Dane Johnson (USA) 8.54
Heat 15: Gavin Gillette (HAW) 16.00, Dustin Barca (HAW) 12.16, Jason Federico
(CRI) 10.27, Wesley de Souza (USA) 9.30
Heat 16: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 14.34, Mitchell Coleburn (AUS) 12.10, Sean Moody
(HAW) 8.84, Jesse Heilman (USA) 6.53

Round 6: 32 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Gabe Kling (USA) 15.83, Chris Waring (USA) 14.50, Aaron Cormican (USA)
14.50, Tonino Benson (USA) 9.33
Heat 2: Heath Walker (UAS) 13.83, T.J. Barron (HAW) 11.97, Dustin Cuizon (HAW)
11.24, Kieran Horn (USA) 6.10
Heat 3: Ian Walsh (HAW) 13.20, Anthony Petruso (USA) 12.93, Micah Byrne (USA)
12.50, Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.27
Heat 4: Shaun Ward (USA) 15.30, Kyle Garson (USA) 14.50, Joel Centeio (HAW)
14.33, Bud Freitas (USA) 13.30
Heat 5: Adam Virs (USA) 13.83, Jason Shibata (HAW) 11.96, Corey Garcia (AUS)
8.97, Austin Ware (USA) 8.03 
Heat 6: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 16.66, Chris Abad (USA) 13.20, Noi Kaulukukui (USA)
10.34, David Giddings (USA) 8.83
Heat 7: Mitchell Coleburn (AUS) 12.50, Kai Otton (AUS) 12.03, Dustin Barca
(HAW) 9.93, Ryan Helm (USA) 6.14
Heat 8: Gavin Gillette (HAW) 14.16, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 11.43, Peter Devries
(CAN) 10.23, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 8.74

Oakley Pro Junior – ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior

Round 1: 32 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Dane Ward (USA) 12.40, Jesse Heilman (USA) 8.77, Shane Murray (USA)
6.84, Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 4.73
Heat 2: Dusty Payne (HAW) 15.10, Kilian Garland (USA) 14.37, Chris Waring (USA)
14.17, Eric Rheaume (USA) 5.87
Heat 3: Blake Jones (USA) 13.33, Kris Wiernicki (USA) 11.33, Andrew Doheny
(USA) 9.77, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 3.47
Heat 4: Brent Dorrington (AUS) 14.17, Eric Geiselman (USA) 12.60, Ian Ekberg
(USA) 10.67, Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.00
Heat 5: Nick Rozsa (USA) 15.60, Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 12.33, Ben Graeff (USA)
10.27, Zack Humphreys (USA) 6.83
Heat 6: Eddie Lester (USA) 9.00, Tommy Bursian (PRI) 7.67, Cody Thompson (USA)
6.34, Brady McKenzie (USA) 6.20
Heat 7: Mitch Coleburn (AUS) 15.60, Adam Wickwire (USA) 15.23, Travis Beckmann
(USA) 10.30, Brent Reilly (USA) 7.96
Heat 8: Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.90, Jason Harris (USA) 9.50, Marshall Alberga
(USA) 8.00, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 6.33

SCHEDULE – JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT & OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 1 (192 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 

Day 2: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 3 (128 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 

Day 3: Thursday, April 26, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 4 (96 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 8 

Day 4: Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 6 (32 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Oakley Pro Junior Round 1 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 5: Saturday, April 2007
8:00am – 9:40am: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 4 
9:40am – 11:20am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Quarterfinal (16 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 4 
11:20am – 12:10pm: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 2 
12:10pm – 1:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Semifinals (8 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 2 
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Oakley Pro Junior Final (4 surfers remain)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Final (4 surfers remain)
2:20pm: Award Ceremonies

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Oxbo Pro World Longboard Championship
ASP World Longboard Championship
Les Cavalliers, Anglet, France
April 30 – May 6, 2007

OXBOW PRO TO CROWN 2007 ASP WORLD LONGBOARD CHAMPION IN ANGLET

ANGLET, France (Friday, Apr. 27, 2007) – With the Oxbow World Longboard
Championship scheduled to start this Monday, Apr. 30, at Anglet, France, the
Basque Coast is set for a huge influx of surfing legends and the world’s
hottest longboarders. One such surfer will be crowned the ASP World Longboard
Champion by May 6, the last day of the event waiting period.

It is believed that surfing was first brought to Europe way back in 1956 by
Hollywood screenwriter Peter Viertel when he was in Biarritz filming ‘The Sun
also Rises.’ From that, a local surfing community quickly sprung up, led by
Biarritz legends George Hennebutte and Joel de Rosnay. Since then the area has
been labeled as the cradle of European surfing and is known as its spiritual
home.

It is fitting then that just over 40 years later Oxbow have chosen this part of
the world to host the ASP World Longboard Championship, offering a $US50,000
prize purse to those whose surfing best represents a mix of smooth, traditional
longboarding skills and dynamic, modern, radical moves. 

The 2006 winner of the event, Australian Josh Constable, will be there to
defend the crown he won in epic waves in Costa Rica and is understandably
excited. 

“I think going to Anglet is a great thing," said Constable earlier in the
year. “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."

With the world’s best longboarders entering the event Constable faces the
sternest of challenges to repeat his triumph. Surfers like Bonga Perkins (HAW),
Joel Tudor (USA) plus American Colin McPhillips (USA) are all previous world
champions and are all expected to figure highly.

Local hopes though will be resting on young Frenchman and Oxbow wildcard
Antoine Delpero. Delpero was raised in the Mediterranean waters around the
beautiful city of Marseille, but has been based in the Basque coast for the
last few years. An accomplished shortboarder and longboarder, Antoine has made
a name for himself riding the huge waves of the Basque coast this winter and
has the talent to spring some major upsets.

Overlooking all this mix of experience and youth will be the patron of the
event and 1966 world champion Nat Young. Nat is almost a mythical ambassador to
the sport of surfing and in particular longboarding and will be lending his
support and immense knowledge to the event. He will also be joined by another
bona fide surfing legend, Laird Hamilton. Surfing’s closest thing to a
superhero will be in attendance, giving demonstrations of his prowess on a
range of surfing equipment including a paddle board, an ancient Hawaiian
tradition he has resurrected which involves standing on a surfboard and using a
paddle to propel him into waves.
 
The Oxbow World Longboard Championships is an official ASP World Longboard Tour
event and will use the same format used by shortboard surfing’s ultimate
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. 

With a solid swell predicted, the excitement of the man-on-man format, the
famous beaches of les Cavaliers, la Barre and les Dunes providing epic
locations and the presence of so many of surfing’s luminaries, the Oxbow World
Longboard Championship is set to be one of the premier events in the surfing
calendar. For more information go to www.oxboworld.com

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

MACY’S CALIFORNIA TRIFECTA SURF SERIES PRES. BY JEEP
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)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT ROUND 4 IS IN THE WATER!
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Thursday, Apr. 26, 2007) – After two days of
pristine mornings, Day 3 of the Jeep Body Glove Surfboat at Lowers awoke to
slightly bumpy yet very contestable 2 to 3 foot (0.61-0.91 metre) surf.

“The waves are a bit sloppier today and slightly smaller,” ASP North America
Tour Manager Mike Martin said.  “That being said, it’s still highly
contestable and we’ll be running through all of Round 4 and halfway through
Round 5.  We’ve got some great match ups today.”

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS)
4-Star event will proceed this morning with all 16 heats of Round 4 before
finishing up with the first eight heats of Round 5.  The top seeds of the event
will hit the water for the opening heats of Round 5 this afternoon with major
players Mike Losness (San Clemente, CA), Anthony Petruso (Malibu, CA), current
Foster’s 45 members Gabe Kling (St. Augustine, FL) and Damien Hobgood
(Satellite Beach, FL) as well as defending Surfbout champ Dustin Cuizon (Ewa
Beach, HI) all doing battle.

Competition is in the water now.

Check out all the LIVE action now at www.surfbout.com. 

For full coverage of yesterday’s action including photos, results and news
feeds, log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. or www.surfbout.com. 

ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS
Heat 1: Julian Cuello (CNY), Kieran Horn (USA), Jeremy Sherwin (USA), Heath
Walker (AUS)
Heat 2: Chris Waring (USA) Kahea Hard (HAW), Wesley Larsen (HAW), Charlie
Carroll (HAW)
Heat 3: Brad Ettinger (USA), Aaron Cormican (USA), David Rutherford (MEX), Ted
Navarro (USA)
Heat 4: Tonino Benson (HAW), Tommy O’Brien (USA), Peter Mussio (USA), Dillon
Perillo (USA)
Heat 5: Mikey Bruneau (HAW), Bobby Morris (USA), Kilian Garland (USA), Jason
Collins (USA)
Heat 6: Jensen Hassett (HAW), Matt Keenan (USA), Micah Byrne (USA), Devon
Tresher (USA)
Heat 7: Eric Geiselman (USA), Sterling Spencer (USA), Cory Arrambide (USA),
Peter Mel (USA)
Heat 8: Josh Montgomery (USA), Chaz Chidester (HAW), Granger Larsen (HAW), Bud
Freitas (USA)
Heat 9: Gavin Beschen (HAW), Nick Rozsa (USA), Chris Abad (USA), David Giddings
(USA)
Heat 10: Dean Randazzo (USA), Randall Paulson (HAW), Adam Virs (USA), Jason
Miller (USA)
Heat 11: Justin McBride (USA), Liam McNamara (HAW), Travis Beckmann (USA),
Corey Garcia (AUS)
Heat 12: Matt King (USA), Noi Kaulukukui (USA), Brandon Ragenovich (USA), Adam
Wickwire (USA)
Heat 13: Dane Johnson (USA), Love Hodel (HAW), Ricky Whitlock (USA), Tevita
Gukilau (AUS)
Heat 14: Flynn Novak (HAW), Peter Devries (CAN), Chris Dennis (TTO), Sean Hayes
(USA)
Heat 15: Gavin Gillette (HAW), Blake Jones (USA), Layne Harrison (USA), Jesse
Heilman (USA)
Heat 16: Tyler Anderson (USA), Mitchell Coleburn (AUS), Brandon Guilmette
(USA), Wesley de Souza (USA)

ROUND 5 MATCH UPS
Heat 1: Gabe Kling (USA), Jesse Merle-Jones (HAW), 1.1, 2.2
Heat 2: Shaun Burrell (USA), Daniel Jones (HAW), 1.2, 2.1
Heat 3: Dustin Cuizon (HAW), Mike Losness (USA), 1.3, 2.4
Heat 4: T.J. Barron (HAW), Che Stang (USA), 1.4, 2.3
Heat 5: Shaun Ward (USA), Cheyne Cottrell (USA), 1.5, 2.6
Heat 6: Joel Centeio (HAW), Ian Walsh (HAW), 1.6, 2.5
Heat 7: Kyle Garson (USA), Anthony Petruso (USA), 1.7, 2.8
Heat 8: Damien Hobgood (USA), Myles Padaca (HAW), 1.8, 2.7

SCHEDULE – JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT & OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 1 (192 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 

Day 2: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 3 (128 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 

Day 3: Thursday, April 26, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 4 (96 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 8 

Day 4: Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 6 (32 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Oakley Pro Junior Round 1 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 5: Saturday, April 2007
8:00am – 9:40am: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 4 
9:40am – 11:20am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Quarterfinal (16 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 4 
11:20am – 12:10pm: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 2 
12:10pm – 1:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Semifinals (8 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 2 
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Oakley Pro Junior Final (4 surfers remain)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Final (4 surfers remain)
2:20pm: Award Ceremonies

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

MACY’S CALIFORNIA TRIFECTA SURF SERIES PRES. BY JEEP
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)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

STANDOUTS RAISE THE BAR AT JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT DAY 2 
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2007) – The first stop on the
Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep, the Jeep Body Glove
Surfbout, entered into its second day of competition and was once again greeted
with clean 3 to 4 foot (0.91 - 1.22 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS)
4-Star event saw a full day’s worth of competition go down with some of the
highest scoring waves of the event as the Surfbout draw narrowed down to 96
remaining competitors. 

Chris Abad (Oceanside, CA) produced the maneuver of the event this afternoon
with an inverted full-rotation air reverse putting the beach crowd of surfers
and spectators on their feet.  The incredible ride garnered Abad the event-high
single wave score of a 9.60 out of a possible 10 and advancement into Round 4. 

“I was just sitting there for ages and wasn’t getting any waves and I was
getting really bummed,” Abad said.  “Then that right came in and lined up and
it just kept going.  I was just really lucky that I could let loose on it and I
am stoked to get through another round.  The set up here at Lowers is so
perfect for a competition and I am psyched to be doing well in the event.”

Kilian Garland (Newport Beach, CA) tore apart the glassy afternoon rights and
lefts securing an 8.50 and a 7.50 for the day’s high heat total of a 16.00 out
of a possible 20.	The 20-year old natural-footer looked calm and collected
despite drawing a wave-barren heat.

“There weren’t a lot of waves coming through my heat but I got really lucky
to pick of a pretty good left and then another decent right,” Garland said. 
“It’s pretty hit or miss today, but when it comes through, you can really go
off.  I’m stoked to get through to Round 4 and hopefully can keep going.”

Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL), current ratings leader on the 2007 ASP North
America Pro Junior Series, smashed through his afternoon Surfbout heat today
despite nursing an injured arm sustained recently in Puerto Rico.

“I was definitely grimacing out there on that one left,” Beckmann said.  “It
affects the way I surf and I have to ice it and baby it when I’m not in the
water.  I haven’t gone to the doctor’s yet, but all my friends have been
telling me that I’ve just smushed the muscle and bruised the bone really
bad.”

Beckmann will join the slew of youngsters who are competing in both the Jeep
Body Glove Surfbout and Oakley Pro Junior.  The high-flying Floridian is
currently joined by Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), Kilian Garland (Newport
Beach, CA), Jesse Heilman (Daytona Beach, FL) and Adam Wickwire (Satellite
Beach, FL) hoping to still be doing double-duty come Friday. 

“I am a bit concerned once the Oakley Pro Junior starts because surfing more
than once a day is going to slow the rehab process,” Beckmann said.  “It’s
Lowers though, and with only four guys out, it’s hard to pass up.  Fortunately
the waves are so good that you don’t have to struggle too hard to do good
turns.”

As the opening event of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented
by Jeep (an ASP North America Specialty Series), the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout
will not only award Saturday’s victor with the $15,000 first prize check and
valuable ASP WQS ratings points, but also the lead in the three-event series. 
Following the Surfbout at Lowers, the Trifecta will then move to Newport Beach
in September before finishing in Santa Cruz in late October.

Tomorrow will see Round 4 of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout hit the water for the
opening heats at 8am.

Check out all the LIVE action tomorrow at www.surfbout.com. 

For full coverage of today’s action including photos, results and news feeds,
log onto www.aspnorthamerica.org. or www.surfbout.com. 

RESULTS: DAY 2

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout – ASP WQS 4-Star

Round 2: 160 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 9: Chris Abad (USA) 12.16, David Giddings (USA) 10.70, Ian Rotgans (USA)
9.07, Sean Taylor (USA) 6.93
Heat 10: Eric Taylor (USA) 13.50, Ryan Briggs (USA) 10.77, Justin Swartz (USA)
10.16, Wyatt Taubman (USA) 9.53
Heat 11: Adam Wickwire (USA) 12.17, Nils Schweizer (USA) 9.26, John Daniels
(USA) 9.07, Leslie Bursian (USA) 7.46
Heat 12: Scott Hammonds (USA) 11.73, Leif Engstrom (USA) 9.33, Casey Brown
(HAW) 8.40, Omar Etcheverry (USA) 0.73
Heat 13: Tom Rezvan (USA) 7.77, Kellen Ellison (USA) 6.81, Matt Turner (USA)
6.50, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 5.13
Heat 14: Chris Dennis (TTO) 13.10, Sean Hayes (USA) 12.26, Eric McHenry (USA)
10.86, Mark Dawson (USA) 7.33
Heat 15: Layne Harrison (USA) 13.50, Brandon Guilmette (USA) 12.76, Alek Parker
(USA) 8.43, Masahiro Tooda (JPN) 6.50
Heat 16: Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 8.60, Zach Plopper (USA) 6.83, Colin Schildhauer
(USA) 6.20, Golden Depesa (HAW) 2.16

Round 3: 128 surfers remain (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Sherwin (USA) 10.10, Charlie Carroll (HAW) 9.06, Kalani Chapman
(HAW) 7.10, Brady McKenzie (USA) 7.10
Heat 2: Wesley Larsen (HAW) 15.77, Heath Walker (AUS) 15.50, Blake Howard (USA)
10.27, Chris Drummy (USA) 8.00
Heat 3: David Rutherford (MEX) 14.00, Dillon Perillo (USA) 11.00, Nick Riley
(AUS) 7.84, Darren Muschett (PRI) 7.30
Heat 4: Peter Mussio (USA) 9.93, Ted Navarro (USA) 7.90, Michael Hoisington
(USA) 6.87, Jeremy Johnston (USA) 5.90
Heat 5: Kilian Garland (USA) 16.00, Devon Tresher (USA) 9.43, Eddie Guilbeau
(USA) 9.10, Michel Flores (BRA) 8.94
Heat 6: Micah Byrne (USA) 13.84, Jason Collins (USA) 13.37, Jeremy Ryan (USA)
11.33, Tarik Khasshoggi (USA) 10.53
Heat 7: Cory Arrambide (USA) 12.50, Bud Freitas (USA) 10.20, Shota Nakamura
(JPN) 8.07, Roger Eales (USA) 1.63
Heat 8: Granger Larsen (HAW) 12.00, Peter Mel (USA) 10.84, Nick Kovack (USA)
10.37, Drew Ventura (USA) 5.10
Heat 9: Chris Abad (USA) 14.60, Jason Miller (USA) 12.66, Ryan Briggs (USA)
11.06, Naoto Takanashi (JPN) 10.37
Heat 10: Adam Virs (USA) 11.84, David Giddings (USA) 9.50, Will Tant (USA)
5.40, Eric Taylor (USA) 4.84
Heat 11: Travis Beckmann (USA) 13.93, Adam Wickwire (USA) 12.13, Parrish Byrne
(AUS) 6.60, Leif Engstrom (USA) 6.00
Heat 12: Brandon Ragenovich (USA) 12.33, Corey Garcia (AUS) 11.93, Scott
Hammonds (USA) 9.73, Nils Schweizer (USA) 8.07
Heat 13: Ricky Whitlock (USA) 15.77, Sean Hayes (USA) 14.50, Magnum Martinez
(VEN) 11.17, Tom Rezvan (USA) 3.50
Heat 14: Chris Dennis (TTO) 9.17, Tevita Gukilau (AUS) 9.03, Kellen Ellison
(USA) 6.47, Jason Harris (USA) 2.92
Heat 15: Layne Harrison (USA) 12.93, Wesley de Souza (USA) 9.44, Geoff Brack
(USA) 9.26, Zach Plopper (USA) 7.43
Heat 16: Brandon Guilmette (USA) 15.67, Jesse Heilman (USA) 12.77, Kevin Kapsky
(USA) 6.23, Sean Marceron (USA) 4.17

SCHEDULE – JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT & OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 1 (192 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 

Day 2: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 3 (128 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 

Day 3: Thursday, April 26, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 4 (96 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 8 

Day 4: Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 6 (32 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Oakley Pro Junior Round 1 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 5: Saturday, April 2007
8:00am – 9:40am: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 4 
9:40am – 11:20am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Quarterfinal (16 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 4 
11:20am – 12:10pm: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 2 
12:10pm – 1:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Semifinals (8 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 2 
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Oakley Pro Junior Final (4 surfers remain)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Final (4 surfers remain)
2:20pm: Award Ceremonies

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)
San Clemente, California, United States of America
April 24-28, 2007

YOUTH DOMINATE CLEAN SURF AT LOWERS FOR DAY 1 OF JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2007) – Clean conditions greeted
day one of the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout today as an international field of
top-notch competitors tore apart the clean 3 to 4 foot (0.91 – 1.22 metre)
waves at Lower Trestles.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS)
4-Star event saw the opening rounds of competition steamroll through 24 heats
today as beachgoers and online viewers were treated to some of the most
explosive surfing of the season.

Jeremy Johnston (New Smyrna Beach, FL) put fellow Surfbout competitors on
notice this afternoon in securing the day’s high heat total of a 17.07 out of
a possible 20.	The fiery goofy-footer tore apart the glassy lefthanders with an
impressive blend of power gouges and fin-free snaps.

“I think my heat really turned on for conditions,” Johnston said.  “It’s
just epic and glassy right now.  You can go either way you want.  There are
wedgey lefts and rights everywhere.  It seemed like every wave that came to me
lined up perfect and I could just tee off on them.”

Although highly touted as an amateur, Johnston has been uncharacteristically
absent from the competitive stage in recent years.  Following a solid start to
the 2007 ASP North America season, and under a healthy new sponsorship,
Johnston’s performance today puts the young Floridian one step closer to
regaining his spot as a top contender amongst his peers.

“I’ve just really been working on getting my equipment dialed and my sponsors
in order,” Johnston said.  “Now that they are, I feel like I can focus on my
surfing and everything has been coming together.  I didn’t have a sponsor for
two years so I’m just now getting back into competitive surfing.  I plan on
doing all the domestic events this year and then bumping it up to the
international ones next year.”

Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), who will also be competing in the Oakley Pro
Junior beginning Friday, took the day’s honors with the highest single wave
score of a 9.57 out of a possible 10 for a series of blistering turns on his
backhand.  The young goofy-footer reveled in the improving afternoon conditions
and will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming rounds.

“The waves really cleaned up on the afternoon high tide,” Arrambide said. 
“Everything feels really good – board, body, etc.  I’m competing in both the
Pro Junior and the Surfbout so consistency and endurance will be a big thing
for me this week.”

Jeremy Sherwin (Encinitas, CA) proved the most consistent surfer of the day for
his high heat scores in both Round 1 and 2.  The stylish natural-footer tore
apart the morning and afternoon sets locking in a 15.66 followed by a 14.26.

“It’s pretty tricky conditions out here at Lowers on the low tide today,”
Sherwin said.  “It looks really fun, but you have to know which waves to grab.
 That being said, there are still some really good sets.  I feel really lucky
as I’ve been in rhythm today.  I have a fair bit of experience out there and I
have some good boards under my feet so everything is coming together.”

As the first event of the 2007 Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series
presented by Jeep (an ASP North America Specialty Series), the winner of the
Jeep Body Glove Surfbout will be crowned following the finals on Saturday and
will also take the ratings lead in the three-event series.  From Lowers, the
Macy’s Trifecta will then venture to Newport Beach in September before
culminating in Santa Cruz in October.

Running in conjunction with the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout, the ASP Grade-2
Oakley Pro Junior will begin Friday with the Round of 32.

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Action will recommence tomorrow morning at 8am with
Heat 9 of Round 2.

All action will be webcast LIVE at www.surfbout.com. 

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

RESULTS – DAY 1

Jeep Body Glove Surfbout – ASP WQS 4-Star

Round 1: 192 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Sherwin (USA) 15.66, Hizon Lin-Kee (HAW)  8.53, Oliver Kurtz
(USA) 7.10, Logan Dulien (USA) 4.83
Heat 2: Andrew Bennett (USA) 10.00, Jacob Kirschenbaum (USA) 9.50, Justin Jones
(USA) 7.00, Gary Wheeler (USA) 5.57
Heat 3: Peter Mussio (USA) 10.74, Sean Tubbs (USA) 9.44, Eddie Lester (USA)
7.50, Matt Seymour (USA) 3.94
Heat 4: David Rutherford (MEX) 13.00, Kahana Kalama (USA) 10.27, Michael Dunphy
(USA) 7.86, Marshal Alberga (USA) 7.64
Heat 5: Alex Ganguli (USA) 12.34, Tarik Khasshoggi (USA) 8.74, Matt Shadbolt
(USA) 7.40, Tony Adams (USA) 6.67
Heat 6: Dennis Rizzo (USA) 8.33, Ezra Sitt (HAW) 6.73, Eric Rheaume (USA) 6.17,
Kawika Stilwell (HAW) 5.03
Heat 7: Granger Larsen (USA) 13.34, Nick Kovack (USA) 12.83, Shey Yates (USA)
7.27, Danny Hart (USA) 4.43
Heat 8: Riley Metcalf (USA) 14.50, TJ Mikus (USA) 8.67, Matt Myers (USA) 7.23,
Nick Skawinksi (USA) 5.20
Heat 9: Chris Abad (USA) 11.83, Wyatt Taubman (HAW) 10.17, Tom Rudd (AUS) 7.96,
Jeremy Summerville (USA) 3.80
Heat 10: Ryan Briggs (USA) 11.83, David Giddings (USA) 10.76, Austin Smith-Ford
(USA) 8.77, Ryan Peterson (USA) 8.73
Heat 11: Leslie Bursian (PRI) 10.00, Scott Hammonds (USA) 9.84, Scott Posner
(USA) 5.77, Willie Safreed (USA) 3.63
Heat 12: Leif Engstrom (USA) 13.00, Nils Schweizer (USA) 10.66, Rylan McCart
(USA) 9.10, Frank Chenault (USA) 2.50
Heat 13: Tom Rezvan (USA) 12.83, Chris Dennis (TTO) 6.47, Clay Marzo (HAW)
5.66, Kyle Kennelly (USA) 3.24
Heat 14: Mark Dawson (USA) 10.27, Jamie Parkhurst (USA) 7.50, Kyle Ramey (HAW)
5.90, Brad Burdick (USA) 5.20
Heat 15: Brandon Guilmette (USA) 11.27, Colin Schildhauer (USA) 6.84, Zack
Humphries (USA) 5.96, Yosuke Komada (JPN) 5.50
Heat 16: Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 13.50, Layne Harrison (USA) 8.50, Vince Alessi
(USA) 6.77, Alex Kamkoff (VEN) 5.50

Round 2: 160 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Jeremy Sherwin (USA) 14.26, Wesley Larsen (HAW) 10.59, Zander Morton
(USA) 9.93, Jacob Kirschenbaum (USA) 5.23
Heat 2: Heath Walker (AUS) 10.33, Kalani Chapman (HAW) 10.27, Hizon Lin-Kee
(HAW) 6.50, Andrew Bennett (USA) 2.23
Heat 3: Dillon Perillo (USA) 13.34, Peter Mussio (USA) 9.00, Kahana Kalama
(USA) 6.77, Ian Ekberg (USA) 5.34
Heat 4: Jeremy Johnston (USA) 17.07, David Rutherford (MEX) 16.34, Daisuke
Sazuki (JPN) 9.66, Sean Tubbs (USA) 9.30
Heat 5: Devon Tresher (USA) 11.74, Jeremy Ryan (USA) 5.17, Ezra Sitt (USA)
5.00, Alex Ganguli (USA) 4.40
Heat 6: Tarik Khasshoggi (USA) 12.77, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 12.50, Dennis Rizzo
(USA) 10.76, Casey Landvogt (USA) 9.16
Heat 7: Cory Arrambide (USA) 15.40, Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.84, Joe Tanaka
(JPN) 7.20, TJ Mikus (USA) 6.93
Heat 8: Nick Kovack (USA) 14.00, Roger Eales (USA) 11.00, Riley Metcalf (USA)
8.03, Bron Heussenstamm (USA) 6.77

SCHEDULE – JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT & OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 1 (192 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 

Day 2: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 2 (160 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 3 (128 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 16 

Day 3: Thursday, April 26, 2007
8:00am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 4 (96 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 16 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) – Heats
1 – 8 

Day 4: Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00am – 10:40am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 5 (64 surfers remain) –
Heats 9 – 16 
10:40am – 1:20pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Round 6 (32 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 8 
1:20pm – 4:00pm: Oakley Pro Junior Round 1 (32 surfers remain) – Heats 1 – 8

Day 5: Saturday, April 2007
8:00am – 9:40am: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (16 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 4 
9:40am – 11:20am: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Quarterfinal (16 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 4 
11:20am – 12:10pm: Oakley Pro Junior Semifinals (8 surfers remain) – Heats 1
– 2 
12:10pm – 1:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Semifinals (8 surfers remain) –
Heats 1 – 2 
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Oakley Pro Junior Final (4 surfers remain)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Jeep Body Glove Surfbout Final (4 surfers remain)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Billabong Pro Tahiti
Stop No 3. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour 
Teahupoo, Taiarapu, Tahiti
May 4-14, 2007

LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.billabongpro.com 

BILLABONG PRO TAHITI – WORLD’S HEAVIEST WAVE NEXT STOP ON ASP TOUR

FANNING IN EARLY TO KILL TEAHUPOO HOODOO 

TEAHUPOO, Tahiti (Monday, April 23rd, 2007) – Australian surfers Taj Burrow
(AUS) and Mick Fanning (AUS) will enter the Billabong Pro Tahiti ranked equal
1st in the world when the Foster’s ASP World Tour heads to Tahiti from May
4-14, 2007. 

Fanning and Burrow dominated the Australian leg of the tour claiming events at
Snapper Rocks and Bells Beach respectively, but neither has earned ultimate
honors at Teahupoo, the third of 10 stops on this year’s tour. 

Fanning, who has claimed elite tour victories in Australia, Brazil and South
Africa, has never won an event in the South Pacific, in fact, he finished dead
last in the Billabong Pro Tahiti in 2006.

A stellar start to his 2007 title campaign prompted Fanning to fly to Tahiti
for the past week to get in some extra practice, the only tour surfer to do so.
 Landing into a perfect 3m swell, the skillful natural footer clocked up some
invaluable tube riding experience at the nerve racking break.

He will return to Australia tomorrow morning, while the Billabong Pro Tahiti’s
precursor, The Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials get underway.  (April
24th-29th)

“I think to win in Tahiti would be an ultimate,” Fanning said.	“There are a
few places that you dream of winning as a kid and I am sure this is one of them
for every surfer.”

“I have never really done well in Tahiti,” he said.  “I feel comfortable
there but maybe I have never backed myself at the location.

“This year I feel a lot better about the place and hope all the bad results
I’ve had there end this year.”

Burrow is coming off an equal 3rd finish at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast and a
win at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and is looking to continue his momentum as
the Dream Tour ventures into the South Pacific.

“I’m stoked with my start to the year, but now its time to focus on Chopes,”
Burrow said.  “It is a tough contest to win – there are a lot of guys who
specialize there.

“I've had some really good results in the past with a 2nd and a 3rd but
winning Chopes is what counts, and that’s what I'll be going for.

“I think I can do it, I will just go into the event taking all the experience
and balls that I have and go for it.”

Long touted as Australia’s big hope to regain the Foster’s ASP World Title
from the American and Hawaiian dynasties, Burrow admits that the fire still
burns within to capture surfing’s most sought-after crown.

His recent string of results and level of surfing has been attributed to a
return to focus in training and diet, something absent in the 28-year-old’s
previous title campaigns. 

“Well as far as the title goes, it would mean the world to me if I was the
next Aussie world champ,” Burrow said. “That’s what I've been fighting for
my whole career.	

“It is a huge task to win a world title, but it’s there for the taking and
that’s what I'm aiming to do this year.”

Widely considered one of Mother Nature’s most dangerous creations, the
barreling beast has seen American surfers secure victories in seven out of
eight elite tour events held there.

Last year, Californian rookie Bobby Martinez (USA) won the contest.  Former ASP
world champions Kelly Slater (USA), CJ Hobgood (USA) and Andy Irons (HAW) as
well as tour stalwart Cory Lopez (USA) dominated proceedings in years prior.

Australian Mark Occhilupo won the inaugural ASP World Tour event in Tahiti in
1999 – the same year he went on to secure the ASP World Title.  An Australian
has not won in Tahiti or earned an ASP World Title since.

Irons, former three-time ASP World Champion, won the Billabong Pro Tahiti in
2002, but hasn’t featured in a final there since.	Irons finished a
disappointing 33rd in the first event on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour, but
bounced back to earn runner-up honors at stop No. 2 in Bells Beach, Australia. 

The former champ will be eager to maintain that momentum and keep himself in
title contention at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo. He currently sits an
uncharacteristic 10th in the ratings.

“I can’t wait, I’m really looking forward to Tahiti,” Irons said. 
“Teahupoo is one of my favorite events on tour and this year the pressure is
on the guys at the top.  I

“I’ll just be sneaking around, hovering in the back 10 and hopefully making
some more ground.”

The Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials will begin tomorrow, Apr. 24, 2007, and
will be an event in itself.  The six-day trials will feature an 80-surfer draw
consisting of 40 local Tahitian Teahupoo specialists as well as 40 respected
international invitees.

The Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials will award two highly-coveted wildcard
entries into the Billabong Pro Tahiti to the winner and runner-up on Apr. 29,
2007.

The third official event wildcard will go to Hira Terinatoofa (PYF), the
dangerous Tahitian who has a penchant sticking it to the world’s best.

The waiting period for the Billabong Pro Teahupoo begins May 4, 2007.  Early
swell predictions indicate a high level of activity in the South Pacific,
meaning promising conditions for the idyllic location of Teahupoo, Tahiti.

The Billabong Pro Teahupoo will be webcast on www.aspworldtour.com and
www.billabongpro.com.

PAST BILLABONG PRO TEAHUPOO CHAMPIONS:
2006: Bobby Martinez (USA)
2005: Kelly Slater (USA)
2004: CJ Hobgood (USA)
2003: Kelly Slater (USA)
2002: Andy Irons (HAW)
2001: Cory Lopez (USA)
2000: Kelly Slater (USA)
1999: Mark Occhilupo (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

BURROW BEATS IRONS AND RINGS THE BELL AT THE 35TH ANNUAL RIP CURL PRO 

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Thursday, Apr. 12, 2007) – Taj Burrow (AUS) is elated
that his name will be etched alongside the who’s who of professional surfing
after eliminating Andy Irons (HAW) in the 35th Annual Rip Curl Pro presented by
Snickers at Bells Beach today. 

“It just feels too good to be true, I’m just so happy,” Burrow said. “This
is my pick of any contest that I would like to win, so it just feels
unbelievable. I’m so happy to get my name on the trophy with all of the other
guys’ that have won the event. I’ve put a bit more work into this year so
it’s good that I’m seeing some results.”

Burrow came from behind to beat Irons with just two minutes left on the clock
when he scored a 9.00 point ride in the dying minutes of the heat.

“I knew I had to ride it well because it was such a good wave,” Burrow said.
“I was trying not to think about finishing the wave and everything around me
or how many people were watching and how much pressure was on me. I just rode
the thing to the end. Halfway through it I knew I had the score so I just
started thrashing it around a little more and trying to put more into each of
my turns. I just had that feeling where I went ‘Yes, I just nailed it!’ in
the last few seconds and it felt unbelievable.”

Burrow featured in the Rip Curl Pro final in 2004, but finished runner-up to
Joel Parkinson (AUS). He hasn’t won a Foster’s ASP World Tour victory since
winning in Brazil in 2004. 

“It feels unreal just to ring that thing finally,” Burrow said. “Having rung
the little one, the big one’s a lot louder.” 

Burrow now sits equal 1st with Mick Fanning (AUS) on the Foster’s ASP World
Tour ratings with a win and a 3rd place result each. Both Australians are out
to earn their maiden world titles in 2007. 

“It’s early days and there are a lot of hungry guys out there for it, but
I’m just stoked to have such a good start to the year,” Burrow said. “It’s
unreal, it feels like a little changing of the guards, so I’m stoked to be a
part of it.”

Irons, who was the Rip Curl Pro Champion in 2002 and 2003 as well as runner-up
to Trent Munro (AUS) in 2005, led for much of the final, but without a solid
scoreline to buffer Burrow’s charge, was left defenseless and unable to answer
back in the dying seconds of the heat.

“You never have it in the bag, especially in a final with a guy like Taj,”
Irons said. “I knew there was another set coming in, I just wasn’t sure if it
was a good one. There were two waves in my set but I don’t think that I would
have got a 9.00 on my wave. I think Taj surfed well and smart in the end so he
nailed it.”

The three-time world champion’s Rip Curl Pro Final berth was especially
important after finishing last in the first event of the year on the Gold
Coast. Despite finishing second today, Irons was pleased to share the podium
and Bell ringing responsibilities with Burrow. 

“I’m stoked for him,” Irons said. “I’ve got two runner-ups and two wins at
Bells and that’s not bad. Everyone writes you off as soon you I get a bad
result so it feels good to show that I am still here and I’m not going
anywhere.”

Irons, who is chasing his fourth world title this year was first to acknowledge
that the Australians, Burrow and Fanning in particular, are anxious to make a
charge.

“They’re hungry, they’re really hungry,” Irons said. “The last Aussie
world champ was Occy in ‘99 so I’m sure that they are definitely going to
have a big push this year. They’ve have always been up there, it is just a
matter of putting the whole year together. There’s only been two events so
will see how they do when it comes to the 10th event.”

Irons eliminated Fanning, who won the Rip Curl Pro as a wildcard in 2001, in
the Semifinals. Fanning’s Round 3 wave and heat totals were the highest of the
event.
 
“In the bigger picture a 1st and a 3rd for the first two events of the year is
pretty good – I’m pretty happy with that,” Fanning said. “I really wanted
to make that final and ring another Bell but Andy got that one 9.00 and sort of
put me out of the picture a little bit.”

Tom Whitaker (AUS), currently rated 8th in the world also earned an equal 3rd
result at the Rip Curl Pro. Whitaker finished in the Top 10 on last year’s
Foster’s ASP World Tour ratings but still manages to sneak under the radar
most of the time.

“This is a great result; I really wanted to try and take the Bell home but TB
was flaring,” Whitaker said. “It was super close I think, I couldn’t hear
too much but I believe I only needed a 0.10 or 0.20. A lot of the epic waves
didn’t come through but there were lots of medium sized ones where we were
trying to push it a bit more just to get the scores since the waves weren’t
awesome. Plenty of fun waves out there though, Bells always chucks up some
really fun ones.”

Whitaker earned his semifinal berth at the expense of eight-time world champion
and defending Rip Curl Pro Champion Kelly Slater (USA) who now sits equal 4th
in the ratings.

“I just need to sit down and think about where my head was at,” Slater said
after his loss to Whitaker. “I generally don’t get that rattled in heats but
I felt a little physically weak – I'm getting healthy again and I felt a
little jittery. I fell on three or four different waves out there. There was
one where I fell on my third turn and had I made that it could have been a
different story. Tom played a good heat and he played the conditions just
right.”

Finishing equal 5th in the Rip Curl Pro were Slater, Royden Bryson (ZAF),
Damien Hobgood (USA) and Joel Parkinson (AUS).

Teahupoo, Tahiti is the next stop on the Foster’s ASP World Tour. The world’s
Top 45 surfers will reconvene there in early May.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro Final Results:
Final: Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.83 def. Andy Irons (HAW) 14.73

Rip Curl Pro Semifinal Results; 1st advances to Final, 2nd finishes equal 3rd 
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 15.30 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.13
Heat 2: Andy Irons (HAW) 16.90 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 16.17

Rip Curl Pro Quarterfinal Results; 1st advances to Semifinals, 2nd finishes
equal 5th
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.07 def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 11.40
Heat 2: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 16.33 def. Kelly Slater (USA) 14.34
Heat 3: Andy Irons (USA) 17.17 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 12.10
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 13.46 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.16

Rip Curl Pro Round 4 Results; 1st advances to Quarterfinals, 2nd finishes equal
9th
Heat 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 16.50 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.10
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.24 def. Danny Wills (AUS) 11.50
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 14.34 def. Leonardo Neves (BRA) 11.06
Heat 4: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.34 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.43
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) 8.94 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 4.70
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.07 def. Fred Patacchia (HAW) 11.17
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.87 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 15.17
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.44 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 12.17

Foster’s ASP World Tour Top 10 after Stop No. 2, the Rip Curl Pro at Bells
Beach
1. Mick Fanning  3536 points
1. Taj Burrow  3536 points 
3. Bede Durbidge 1632 points
4. Kelly Slater 1608 points
5. Joel Parkinson 1464 points
6. Michael Campbell 1332 points
6. Ben Dunn 1332 points
8. Tom Whitaker 1286 points
9. Andy Irons 1257 points
10. Bruce Irons 1200 points
10. Daniel Wills 1200 points
10. Travis Logie 1200 points

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH FINAL DAY UNDERWAY

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Thursday, Apr. 12, 2007) – With just one day in the
event waiting period to spare, Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers officials
have sent the remaining 16 surfers in contention to ‘ring the Bell’ out at
Bells Beach today.

The Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers still competing paddled out into the four
foot (1.2 metre) waves at 7am this morning.

Fifteen heats of competition remain and the action commenced with Round 4 this
morning. Four of the 16 surfers still surfing have rung the Bell before (Kelly
Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Mick Fanning (AUS), Joel Parkinson (AUS)), two
are rookies (Royden Bryson (ZAF) and Ben Dunn (AUS)) and two are back on tour
after brief hiatuses (Mick Campbell (AUS) and Leonardo Neves (BRA)).

In addition to former Rip Curl Pro winners, perennially top-performing surfers
Taj Burrow (AUS), Damien Hobgood (HAW), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Bruce Irons (HAW)
and Fred Pattachia (HAW) are looking for big results.

Logon to www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro to watch the final
day LIVE!

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro Round 4 Match-ups
Heat 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 2: Danny Wills (AUS) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 4: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Mick Campbell (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)

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

DAILY BEACH CLEAN UPS ADDED TO JEEP BODY GLOVE SURFBOUT 
 
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2007) – The Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-star Jeep® Body
Glove Surfbout and ASP Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior has added daily beach clean
ups to the event this year to show respect for the revered break and
surrounding community. 

The event, which is the first stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf
Series presented by Jeep, will bring 192 of the world’s best professional
surfers and 32 of the world’s best juniors to Lower Trestles, Apr. 24-28,
2007.  The Macy’s California Trifecta also boasts significant upgrades for
2007, including an increased prize purse, points bonus and an all-new 2007 Jeep
Patriot for the winner making it a critical series for North American surfers. 
 
The beach clean ups will occur every day from 2pm to 4pm.  Gloves and trash
bags will be available at the Ocean Minded tent at the north end of the event
site. 

“Events such as the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout bring out some of the best in
surfing," Gary Ward, president of Ocean Minded, said.  “We at Ocean Minded are
excited to lead beach clean-up efforts at the event.	Each day, there will be an
opportunity to leave the beach cleaner than when we all arrived, so as to
ensure that events like the Surfbout can continue for the years to come. 
Trestles is a magical place and we all need to put our best foot forward to
protect it. Surfers from all over the world enjoy its serenity.”
 
Last year, the Surfbout title and a piece of the $75,000 prize purse was
captured by Dustin Cuizon (Ewa Beach, HI), who is seeded seventh in this
year’s event.  The rest of the field is once again packed with local and
international talent including 2001 ASP World Champion CJ Hobgood (Melbourne
Beach, FL) and his twin brother Damien (Satellite Beach, FL), both currently
ranked 17th on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, as well as fellow Tour surfers
Dayyan Neve (Manly Beach, AUS), Gabe Kling (St. Augustine, FL) and local
favorites Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) and 2006 Macy’s California Trifecta
Series Champion Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA).  ASP WQS standouts Mike
Losness (San Clemente, CA), Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA), Austin Ware
(Solano Beach, CA), Ryan Helm (Jupiter, FL) and Anthony Petruso (Malibu, CA)
are also confirmed to compete.
 
Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), who went on to become the 2006 ASP North
America Pro Junior Champion, claimed the first Oakley Pro Junior win last year
and will return as the number one seed this at this season’s event.  Rounding
out the top five junior seeds is Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA), Adam Wickwire
(Satellite Beach, FL), Kilian Garland (Newport Beach, CA) and Jesse Heilman
(Daytona Beach, FL).
 
With a history that began in the late-80’s, the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout
continues to play a crucial role in the growth of American surfing.  Renowned
for its large prize purse, reputable list of competitors and prime location at
Lower Trestles, the Surfbout continues to build as an anchor event for ASP
North America and has become one of the most prestigious events in the mainland
U.S. 
 
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 single surfer take the win in all three events, the Macy’s California
Trifecta awards an overall points-winner bonus and the 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 final event, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by
Jeep.
 
For surfing enthusiasts who can’t make it to Trestles, starting Apr. 24 all of
the Jeep Body Glove Surfbout action will be viewable online with streaming
video and live scoring at www.surfbout.com. 

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

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

RIP CURL PRO OFF FOR THE DAY; THE BELL COULD BE RUNG TOMORROW

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2007) – After waiting until 11am
to give Bells Beach an opportunity to produce contestable conditions, Round 4
of the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers has been called off for the day.

Building swell at the main contest venue at Bells Beach saw conditions improve
over the course of the morning, but with highly critical heats hinging on
consistent surf, officials have opted to wait until tomorrow morning to send
out the remaining 16 surfers.

"A new swell is expected at Bells Beach on Thursday, with conditions likely to
be quite favorable in the morning due to an absence of local wind,” surf
forecaster Ben Matson said.

It is expected that the remaining 15 heats of competition will wrap up
tomorrow, Thursday, April 12, 2007. Friday, April 13, is the last day of the
event waiting period.

Four former winners in Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Joel Parkinson
(AUS) and Mick Fanning (AUS) remain in contention to ring the Bell again.

A 6:30am call for a probable 7am start will be made tomorrow morning.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro Round 4 Match-ups
Heat 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 2: Danny Wills (AUS) vs. Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 4: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Mick Campbell (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

FANNING KING OF THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2007) – On arrival at Bells Beach,
Australia, on first light this morning organisers of the Rip Curl Pro were
overcome by a sense of déjà vu as they promptly made the decision to pack the
Rip Curl semi-trailer and shift the 35-year-old event 2.5 hours south west to
Johanna. 

Johanna, the site of event yesterday, was almost identical today with very
rippable one metre (three foot) plus waves being fanned by an offshore wind. 

And while the action was outstanding from those competing in the remaining
heats of round three (six of 16 heats were finished yesterday) none were more
head turning than that of Foster’s ASP World Tour number one Mick Fanning
(AUS), who completely blazed a trail in his defeat of young Brazilian Bernardo
Miranda (BRA). 

Fanning, who claimed a victory in the first tour event of the year on the Gold
Coast, displayed form that would surely have him placed as odds-on favourite
here in the Rip Curl Pro. 

His typical lightening fast turns and his radical changes of direction were
scintillating as he notched up the highest score the day – an 18.66 out of 20
– and he gave credit to being at home in the conditions after spending extra
time at the break free-surfing over the past few days. 

“I surfed it last night and I surfed it this morning, I’ve been having fun
out there,” said Fanning. “Running out to the heat I was feeling a little
shaky, but I was lucky and got the waves. I’m hopeful now that the roll keeps
going.”

Fanning’s best ride was a 9.83 out of 10. On the wave he pulled into a rare
barrel and whipped some huge frontside gouges.

“I didn’t think it was that big,” said Fanning of the barrel. “I saw that
it was going to line up on the inside and it had a pretty good little barrel
section. I was just lucky to get in it, but I was surprised.”

Looking further into the event Fanning realises he has his work cut out for him
as he will have face off against some of the sport’s most inform and hungry
competitors if he wishes to win the event – including the Foster’s ASP World
Tour’s returnee Mick Campbell (AUS). 
 
“Looking at the start of my draw… this next heat is going to be great with
Mick Campbell,” said Fanning. “You just don’t want to look forward when your
surfing up against guys like that!”

Also excelling in the sunny peaks of Johanna was reigning and eight-time world
champion Kelly Slater (USA). 

He cruised through his heat against wildcard Nic Muscroft (AUS) locking in a
high score of 9.0 out of 10.0 after flowing through some eye-pleasing
re-entries. He then was on somewhat of a roll.

“I did happen to find a couple of really good waves,” said Slater. “I had a
bit of a flurry there, I had three waves in about three, four, five minutes.”

Obviously aiming for a win Slater, has not only ringing the prestigious Rip
Curl Pro bell trophy in the back of his mind, he also has former ASP World
Champion Tom Curren’s (USA) record of 33 events wins dangling in front of him.

This is the only record Slater is yet to beat and he is poised in equal place
with Curren as he also has 33 wins. 

“It will be at every event until I get it!” said Slater. “Whether it be this
one or some time in the future… I was thinking about it yesterday and a little
bit the day before, just thinking, ‘okay, I’m ready to try and get that
win’. I have been close…It’s not easy to win a contest.”

Slater will now take on Travis Logie (ZAF) in round four – a surfer who Slater
holds in high regard after Logie almost upset his world title campaign in 2005
when he beat Slater in Brazil.

“I think Travis’s backhand is the best part of his surfing,” said Slater.
“He’s good at getting a lot of turns in, in such a small little area. You
have to be careful to make sure that he is not getting the better waves.” 

Logie meanwhile squeaked through his heat against a very determined Raoni
Monteiro (BRA), emerging from the water with a grin that was more from relief
than victorious jubilation. 

The young South African, who was in the first heat of the day, found it tough
to get his sea legs after the long drive down the coast in the early hours of
the morning.

“It’s quite gnarly doing a two hour drive and be in the first heat of the
morning,” said Logie. “You have to wake up super early and get down here. You
don’t want that drive to be for nothing, so I’m super stoked. It was a real
nail biter.”

For Logie making it though the heat was a personal milestone. 

“It’s my third year here and I hadn’t made it though a heat until this
year,” said Logie. “I’m going to have Kelly Slater in my next heat… so
hopefully I can get through that one as well!”

For Andy Irons (HAW) the day was also a success after he downed talented
Brazilian Rodrigo Dornelles. 

Irons, whose start to the year was plagued by illness, leading to a poor result
on the Gold Coast, is back to his best form and is focussed to go all the way. 

“It’s very important to get a result here,” said Irons. “There is only 10
events this year and my first result is a throw away, so for me it’s very
important. If I don’t get to a couple of finals or even the quarters or better
then it could be possible that a shot for the title is out of the question
because the good guys have already done well.”

Irons has already rung the “Bell” twice, but confirmed that to claim a third
title would be a real honor. He knows however he has to focus on the job at
hand.

“I would love to ring a Bell,” continued Irons. “It would be a dream, but
there's a lot of hard work ahead. I can’t really think about that too much
right now.”

With the forecast indicating an increase in swell tonight it is hoped that the
Rip Curl Pro will return to its spiritual base of Bells Beach come tomorrow
morning. 

A call will be made at 7am for a possible 7.30am start. 

Today’s Results: (1st to round 4; 2nd receives 17th place and 410 ratings
points)

Heat 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.94 def Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 13.50
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.00 def. Nic Muscroft (AUS) 11.84
Heat 9: Andy Irons (HAW) def Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 10: Ben Dunn (AUS) 13.67 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.27
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.37 def. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 10.20
Heat 12: Fred Patacchia (HAW) 14.17 def. Phil Macdonald (AUS) 13.73
Heat 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.66 def. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA) 12.26 
Heat 14: Mick Campbell (AUS) 13.50 def Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.17
Heat 15: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.60 def Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.03
Heat 16: Bruce Irons (HAW) 14.00 def. Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 10.50

Round Four Heat Draw:

Heat 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) vs Bede Durbidge (AUS)
Heat 2: Danny Wills (AUS) vs Taj Burrow (AUS)
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs Leonardo Neves (BRA)
Heat 4: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs Kelly Slater (USA)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW) vs Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs Mick Campbell (AUS)
Heat 8: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs Bruce Irons (HAW)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

RIP CURL PRO ROUND THREE TO RESTART AT 9AM AT JOHANNA

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2007) – Competitors in and
organisers of the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers arrived at Bells Beach
Australia at first light this morning to find small and unrideable waves for
the second day in a row. 

And with “surf spotters” all the way up and down the coast on the lookout for
the best conditions available, it was decided by Contest Director and former
two time World Champion Damien Hardman that the event, stop two on the
Foster’s ASP World Tour, will once again pack up shop and head back down along
the scenic Great Ocean Road to yesterday’s venue of Johanna. 

Ben Matson from www.swellnet.com.au indicated similar conditions to those of
yesterday where fun head high beach break peaks greeted the competitors. 

It is hoped that the first heat of the day (HEAT 7 of ROUND THREE) will get
underway at 9am local time. 

For all the LIVE ACTION and updates throughout the day head to
www.aspworldtour.com or www.ripcurl.com

Included will be downloadable and transcribed athlete quotes, heat-by-heat
rundowns plus video highlights. 

The remaining heats for round three will include: 

HEAT 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
HEAT 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs Nic Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 9: Andy Irons (HAW) vs Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 10: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs Jeremy Flores (FRA)
HEAT 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
HEAT 12: Phil Macdonald (AUS) vs Fred Patacchia (HAW)
HEAT 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs Bernado Pigmeu (BRA)
HEAT 14: Mick Campbell (AUS) vs Adriano de Souza (BRA)
HEAT 15: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs Adrian Buchan (AUS)
HEAT 16: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs Ricky Basnett (ZAF)

Round three results from yesterday:

HEAT 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) def. Bobby Martinez (USA)
HEAT 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) def Pancho Sullivan (HAW)
HEAT 3: Danny Wills (AUS) def Chris Ward (USA)
HEAT 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) def Dayyan Neve (AUS)
HEAT 5: Tom Whitaker (AUS) def. Mick Lowe (AUS)
HEAT 6: Leonard Neves (BRA) def. Dean Morrison (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

RIP CURL PRO CHASES SWELL DOWN THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Monday, Apr. 9, 2007) –The Rip Curl Pro presented by
Snickers relocated two and a half hours south of Bells Beach to Johanna Beach
for Round 2 and the first six heats of Round 3 today. 

More than half of the 22 heats run in the clean four foot (1.2 metre) waves
were won by less than a point – a testament to the high caliber
closely-matched competition on this year’s Foster’s ASP World Tour roster.

Rookie Ben Dunn (AUS) earned the day’s highest wave score (9.50 out of 10.00)
and heat total (17.00 out of 20.00) to beat Troy Brooks (AUS) in Round 2. Dunn
posted an equal 5th finish in the first event of the year, and like fellow
rookies Royden Bryson (ZAF), Ricky Basnett (AUS) and Jeremy Flores (FRA), is
still in contention to do damage at the Rip Curl Pro.

“After my 9.50 Troy needed a combination score so I thought I was pretty
safe,” Dunn said. “Then he got an 8.90 straight away and only needed an 8.00
after that. I was still thinking he could get the score, even in those little
waves, because he pulls those ‘Supermans’ and crazy reverses all the time. I
definitely wasn’t happy with my score line until the end.”

Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo, who won the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach in 1998, was
very happy with his scoreline and Round 2 victory over rookie Kai Otton (AUS)
today. At 41 years of age, Occhilupo is the most seasoned surfer on tour. He
put his experience and wave knowledge to good use today.

“Johanna is a right-hander and a bit fat but it’s got good shape – I
wouldn’t say that it’s similar to Bells but it has similarities,” Occhilupo
said.	“I went out there trying to surf it like Bells and use my Bells
knowledge in these waves and that worked well.” 

After a disappointing equal 33rd placing on the Gold Coast last month,
Occhilupo was thrilled to advance through to Round 3. If he has it his way,
we’ll be back at Bells Beach when competition next resumes.

“I hang to surf the Bowl but sometimes you can’t have it and you have to get
through the event,” Occhilupo said. “When you’ve had a long break and done a
bit of work you start to doubt yourself when you don’t win a heat for a while
but I’ve been competing for so long that I know you just have to ride it
through those times and it usually comes back. Hopefully I can turn it around
and start winning some more heats.”

Also employing local knowledge was wildcard Nic Muscroft (AUS) who earned an
upset victory over tour veteran Taylor Knox (AUS). The Torquay surfer is the
only local competitor in the event.

“I reckon there’s local knowledge involved,” Muscroft said. “I surfed this
bank just last weekend, so I’m pretty happy I did that. I was stoked when they
made the call to move to Johanna because I knew the wave would be a little
trickier with little rips running through and that it would help me because
Taylor rips and it made it a bit harder for him.” 

Muscroft won the Victoria The Place To Be Trials to earn his third wildcard
into the Rip Curl Pro – this is the first time he has advanced out of Round 2.

“I’ve had a bad start to the year on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) so
beating Taylor gives me a whole lot of confidence,” Muscroft said. “I know
that I can do it now, which is really good.”

Also scoring an upset win in the first heat of Round 3 was South African Ricky
Basnett. Basnett beat 2006 Rookie of the Year and last year’s world No. 5
Bobby Martinez (USA) by four tenths of a point.

“Bobby’s one of my favorite surfers so I just had to put my head down,”
Basnett said. “Watching the heat before I knew I needed to get the bigger
waves and do bigger turns. Fortunately the last wave I got was better than
Bobby’s and that’s what it came down to, a better wave than what Bobby’s
was, so I’m stoked.” 

Taj Burrow (AUS) surfed well to take out rookie Dayyan Neve (AUS) in their late
afternoon match-up. Neve earned a Round 2 bye with the withdrawal of expectant
father Greg Emslie (ZAF) but ran out of luck in Round 3.

Burrow earned two 8.0 plus wave scores and is on track to post another great
result at the Rip Curl Pro – wherever it is run.

“I feel comfortable where ever they have the contest,” Burrow said. “I would
prefer to have it at the Bowl really, just because it is such a good spot with
the amphitheatre and the whole vibe with all the spectators, but Johanna is
good too because there are so many banks down here and I love this beach.”

Contest officials will assess conditions at both Bells Beach and Johanna
tomorrow morning before making a call on competition status at 6:30am for a 9am
start. It is highly likely that the rest of Round 3 and Round 4 will run
tomorrow.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Round 3 Results – 1st advances to Round 4, 2nd
finishes equal 17th
Heat 1: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 15.50 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 15.10
Heat 2: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.50 def. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 11.17
Heat 3: Daniel Wills (AUS) 14.67def. Chris Ward (USA) 10.50
Heat 4: Taj Burrow (AUS) 16.60 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 11.34
Heat 5: Tom Whitaker (AUS) def. Michael Lowe (AUS) 12.50
Heat 6: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 13.10 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.90

Remaining Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Round 3 Match-ups
Heat 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Raioni Monteiro
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 9: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 10: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 11: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 12: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Frederick Pattachia (HAW)
Heat 13: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Bernardo Pigmeau (BRA)
Heat 14: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 15: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 
Heat 16: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Ricky Basnett (ZAF)

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Round 2 Results – 1st advances to Round 3, 2nd
finishes equal 33rd
HEAT 1: Bobby  Martinez (USA) 11.66 def. Owen Wright (AUS) 11.17
HEAT 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.76 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 15.10
HEAT 3: Nic Muscroft (AUS) 15.34 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 10.47
HEAT 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) 12.17 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 11.23 
HEAT 5: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 12.67 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 12.30
HEAT 6: Phillip MacDonald 11.70 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 10.80
HEAT 7: Bernardo Pigmeau (BRA) 15.50 def. CJ Hobgood (USA) 14.33
HEAT 8: Mick Campbell (AUS) 14.56 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 14.53
HEAT 10: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 14.00 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 12.87
HEAT 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) 17.00 def. Troy Brooks (AUS) 13.00
HEAT 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 13.17 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 12.33
HEAT 13: Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 16.33 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 12.43
HEAT 14: Michael Lowe 14.43 (AUS) def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 13.16
HEAT 15: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 11.83 def. Trent Munro (AUS) 5.34
HEAT 16: Frederick Pattachia (HAW) 16.60 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 14.33

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Lost Easter Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States of America
April 6-8, 2007

ADAM WICKWIRE CLAIMS LOST EASTER PRO JUNIOR
 
COCOA BEACH, Florida (Sunday, Apr. 8, 2007) – Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach,
FL) took down the third event on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series,
the Lost Easter Pro Junior, this afternoon in diminutive surf at Florida’s
Cocoa Beach Pier.

Wickwire, who finished 6th on last season’s ASP North America Pro Junior
Series (one spot away from qualifying for the Billabong ASP World Junior
Championships), was in sizzling form for the final day of competition, securing
the event high heat total of a 17.25 out of a possible 20 in his Semifinal
heat.  The precision-oriented goofy-footer’s victory shoots him up to fourth
on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings, up from ninth.

Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), Lost Easter Pro Junior runner-up, surfed solid on
both his forehand and backhand, locking in an excellent 8.00 out of a possible
10 in his Semifinal heat.  Arrambide’s finish will see him jump from 6th to
3rd on the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings and he will no doubt be
looking to carry the momentum into the next event at Lowers.

Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL), current ratings leader on the 2007 ASP North
America Pro Junior Series, continued his consistent high-performance exhibition
this season, finishing an equal 7th at the Lost Easter Pro Junior.  Beckmann
surfed solid throughout the event, but suffered marginal wave size in his
Semifinal heat.

Next stop on the 2007 ASP North America Tour is the Jeep-Body Glove Surfbout at
Lowers (ASP WQS 4-Star) featuring the Oakley Pro Junior (ASP Grade-2) from Apr.
24-28, 2007.

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

RESULTS

Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Quarterfinal 1: Mike McCabe (USA) 13.00, Blake Jones (USA) 12.00, Ben Graeff
(USA) 9.50, Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 8.00
Quarterfinal 2: Adam Wickwire (USA) 12.50, Sean Poynter (USA) 8.85, Fisher
Heverly (USA) 7.90, Evan Geiselman (USA) 6.35
Quarterfinal 3: Kilian Garland (USA) 10.15, Shey Yates (USA) 8.65, Matt Mohagen
(USA) 6.90, Shane Murray (USA) 4.40
Quarterfinal 4: Cory Arrambide (USA) 9.75, Travis Beckmann (USA) 7.50, Rob
Kelly (USA) 7.25, Evan Thompson (USA) 2.00

Semifinals: 8 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Semifinal 1: Adam Wickwire (USA) 17.25, Sean Poynter (USA) 11.00, Blake Jones
(USA) 10.50, Mike McCabe (USA) 7.25
Semifinal 2: Cory Arrambide (USA) 14.90, Shey Yates (USA) 13.15, Kilian Garland
(USA) 12.35, Travis Beckmann (USA) 11.40

Final:
1 – Adam Wickwire (USA) 11.75
2 – Cory Arrambide (USA) 10.00
3 – Sean Poynter (USA) 7.35
4 – Shey Yates (USA) 6.35

Current ASP North America Pro Junior Top-5 (after Event No. 3):
1 – Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL) 752 points
2 – Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA) 680 points
3 – Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) 646 points
4 – Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL) 628 points
5 – Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL) 601 points

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

RIP CURL PRO HEADS DOWN THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD

GREAT OCEAN ROAD, Australia (Monday, Apr. 9, 2007) – Showing absolute
dedication to finding only the best waves to run the event, organisers of the
Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers have packed up and headed away from the
event’s traditional base of Bells Beach and have headed two and a half hour’s
drive down the Great Ocean Road to the beach breaks of Johanna. 

Johanna, a regular backup location on offer if the Bells Beach area is affected
by a lack of swell, provides some fun shifting peaks which today will provide a
fantastic canvas for those competing in round two. 

With the waiting period extending to the April 13 and with three days needed to
find a Rip Curl Pro winner, the event crew were always prepared to do whatever
it took to ensure the world’s best surfers on the Foster’s ASP World Tour
enjoyed only quality waves. 

“This event is all about the surfers,” said Rip Curl spokesman Neil Ridgway.
“And we’ll do whatever we can to make sure they get to surf this event in
only the best waves on offer.”

Conditions pending, round two will wrap up today. 

Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers Round 2 Match-ups
HEAT 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
HEAT 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
HEAT 3: Taylor Knox (USA) def. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
HEAT 5: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 6: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
HEAT 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA)
HEAT 8: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
HEAT 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
HEAT 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
HEAT 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
HEAT 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
HEAT 13: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
HEAT 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS) 
HEAT 15: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
HEAT 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Lost Easter Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States of America
April 6-8, 2007

COMPETITION HEATS UP AT THE LOST EASTER PRO JUNIOR
 
COCOA BEACH, Florida (Saturday, Apr. 7, 2007) – Conditions improved as North
America’s top junior surfers stormed through the Round of 32 of the Lost
Easter Pro Junior at Cocoa Beach Pier today.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Pro Junior event enjoyed
a slight increase in swell as northwest winds bumped the surf up to 1 to 2
feet.  The increase in size saw the event’s top seeds re-energize the draw
with some of the most dynamic surfing of the event.

Matt Mohagen (Los Angeles, CA) looked loose and nimble as he decimated the soft
peaks, racking up the day’s high single wave score of an 8.25 out of a
possible 10.  The competition-savvy goofy-footer backed it up with a solid 6.50
securing the day’s high heat total of a 14.75 out of a possible 20.  Mohagen
will look to keep the momentum going tomorrow as he puts the singlet on again
for his Quarterfinal heat.

Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL), current ratings leader on the 2007 ASP North
America Pro Junior Series, continued his consistent high-performance surfing
today, locking in a 7.50 out of a possible 10 for a series of blistering
off-the-top maneuvers.  Beckmann has made the finals in both ASP North America
Pro Junior events this season and another strong finish at the Lost Easter Pro
Junior will put the exciting natural-footer way out in front of the pack of
talented juniors hungry to qualify for the Billabong ASP World Junior
Championships next January.

Upsets came today in the form of top-seeded surfers Zack Humphreys (Margate,
NJ), Marshall Alberga (Melbourne Beach, FL), Wesley Toth (Isabella, PRI),	Jesse
Heilman (Daytona Beach, FL), Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA), Brady McKenzie
(Fernandina Beach, FL) and Cody Thompson (Jacksonville Beach, FL) all being
eliminated from Lost Easter Pro Junior competition.

A champion will be crowned tomorrow as the Lost Easter Pro Junior enters its
final day of competition.	The Quarterfinals will begin at 8am local time.

Event updates and live scores will be available at www.aspnorthamerica.org. 

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

RESULTS

Round 4: 32 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Blake Jones (USA) 11.40, Ben Graeff (USA) 9.35, Jensen Callaway (USA)
8.10, Scott Hammonds (USA) 7.15
Heat 2: Eddie Guilbeau (USA) 8.80, Mike McCabe (USA) 7.45, Oliver Kurtz (USA)
5.95, Zack Humphreys (USA) 5.65
Heat 3: Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.75, Sean Poynter (USA) 9.50, Marshall Alberga
(USA) 8.75, Wesley Toth (PRI) 7.60
Heat 4: Adam Wickwire (USA) 11.25, Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.75, Jesse Heilman
(USA) 8.35, Eric Rheaume (USA) 8.20
Heat 5: Shane Murray (USA) 11.00, Kilian Garland (USA) 10.50, Hunter Heverly
(USA) 10.40, Dewey Cunnison (USA) 4.58
Heat 6: Matt Mohagen (USA) 14.75, Shey Yates (USA) 13.50, Chris Waring (USA)
9.50, Kelsey Strickland (USA) 7.25 
Heat 7: Cory Arrambide (USA) 11.75, Evan Thompson (USA) 10.20, Brady McKenzie
(USA) 7.40, Michael Dunphy (USA) 6.65
Heat 8: Travis Beckmann (USA) 14.00, Rob Kelly (USA) 9.60, Cody Thompson (USA)
6.50, Sebastian Moreno (USA) 6.35


LOST EAST PRO JUNIOR SCHEDULE

Friday, April 6, 2007
8:00 am - 10:40 am: Round 1: 80 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats
10:40 am - 1:20 pm: Round 2: 64 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats
1:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Round 3: 48 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats

Saturday, April 7, 2007
10:00 am - 12:40 pm: Round 4: 32 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats

Sunday, April 8, 2007
8:00 am - 9:20 am: Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remain (Heats 1-4) 20 minute heats
10:20 am - 11:00 am: Semifinals: 8 surfers remain (Heats 1-2) 20 minute heats
1:00 pm - 1:25 pm: Final

NOTE: Schedule is tentative and subject to change - check in with beach marshal
daily

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

TOP 45 TO TAKE EASTER OFF AT THE RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Sunday, Apr. 8, 2007) – There will be a whole lot of
action at Bells Beach today, just very little of the surfing variety. Very
small waves have prompted event officials to call an Easter Sunday lay day for
the second stop on the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro presented by
Snickers, today.

The Rip Curl Pro Music Festival will take center stage from 10am to 5pm while
preparations to possibly run Round 2 of the Rip Curl Pro at Johanna Beach (a
venue two hours west of Bells)tomorrow are made. There are five more days in
the event waiting period and three full days of surfing remain.

The first heat to hit the water when competition does recommence will be 2006
Rookie of the Year Bobby Martinez (USA) versus Rip Curl Pro Wildcard Owen
Wright (AUS). Another call will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers Round 2 Match-ups
HEAT 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
HEAT 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
HEAT 3: Taylor Knox (USA) def. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
HEAT 5: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 6: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
HEAT 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA)
HEAT 8: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
HEAT 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
HEAT 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
HEAT 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
HEAT 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
HEAT 13: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
HEAT 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)  
HEAT 15: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
HEAT 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Lost Easter Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States of America
April 6-8, 2007

LOST EASTER PRO JUNIOR POWERS THROUGH DAY 1 AT COCOA BEACH PIER
 
COCOA BEACH, Florida (Friday, Apr. 6, 2007) – The Lost Easter Pro Junior
commenced this morning with the opening rounds of competition in trying 1 foot
surf at Cocoa Beach Pier.

The third stop on the 2007 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North
America Pro Junior Series, the Lost Easter Pro Junior saw the 80-competitor
field narrowed down to the final 32 as a full day’s worth of action went down.

Despite the small conditions, some solid performances were put in by Michael
Dunphy (Virginia Beach, VA), Scott Hammonds (Encinitas, CA), Shey Yates
(Oceanside, CA) and Evan Thompson (Jacksonville Beach, FL).

Rob Kelly (Ocean City, NJ) finished today’s action with big scores that
included the day’s two highest single wave scores of an 8.00 and a 7.15.   The
prodigious goofy-footer tore apart the rippling peaks with an impressive
mastery and style securing the day’s high heat total of a 14.15 out of a
possible 20.

Tomorrow will see the Lost Easter Pro Junior continue with the Round of 32
featuring top seeds Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL), Adam Wickwire (Satellite
Beach), Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), current points leader on the ASP North
America Pro Junior Series Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL) and several others
hit the water to battle it out for the lucrative prize purse, valuable ASP
ratings points and the Lost Easter Pro Junior title.

Lost Easter Pro Junior competition will hit the water tomorrow at 10am local
time with Round 4.

Event updates and live scores will be available at www.aspnorthamerica.org. 

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

RESULTS

Round 1: 80 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Caleb Johnston (USA) 10.40, TJ Mortellaro (USA) 6.95, Jacob Torres
(USA) 3.15, N/S
Heat 2: Mike McCabe (USA) 12.00, Zach Kenny (USA) 9.10, Tristan English (JAM)
0.00, N/S
Heat 3: Kedren Ferrero (USA) 9.75, Sean Poynter (USA) 8.65, Chase Parker (USA)
7.25, Erik Kirby (USA) 5.10
Heat 4: Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 10.00, Tanner Deprin (USA) 5.50, Hector
Santamaria (PRI) 3.75, Paul Reiss (USA) 1.00
Heat 5: Kelsey Strickland (USA) 7.50, Sean Santiago (USA) 6.35, Thomas Petriken
(USA) 1.65, Emmett Novak (USA) 0.00
Heat 6: Michael Vacchiano (USA) 7.75, Tanner Kehl (USA) 5.40, Bruce Mackie
(BRA) 1.85, N/S
Heat 7: Jason Green (USA) 10.40, Matt McCabe (USA) 8.90, Cameron Pappas (USA)
5.55, Logan Hayes (USA) 5.00
Heat 8: Vince Boulanger (USA) 11.00, Jeff Dillon (USA) 5.85, Ian Tilghman (USA)
5.10, N/S


Round 2: 64 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Caleb Johnston (USA) 11.50, Oliver Kurtz (USA) 9.75, Liam Michelbrink
(USA) 6.95, Zach Kenny (USA) 6.50 
Heat 2: Jensen Callaway (USA) 10.50, Mike McCabe (USA) 10.50, TJ Mortellaro
(USA) 4.85, Brett Barley (USA) 4.25
Heat 3: Fisher Heverly (USA) 10.65, Tommy Orsini (USA) 6.05, Kedren Ferrero
(USA) 6.00, Tanner Deprin (USA) 2.25
Heat 4: Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 11.25, Sean Poynter (USA) 10.00, Balaram Stack
(USA) 9.50, Quinn McCrystal (USA) 6.88
Heat 5: Kelsey Strickland (USA) 5.85, Michael Payton (USA) 5.75, Tanner Kehl
(USA) 5.15, Taylor Brother (USA) 5.15
Heat 6: Matt Chellemi (USA) 6.35, Sean Santiago (USA) 4.90, Michael Vacchiano
(USA) 4.85, Devon Ayers (USA) 0.50
Heat 7: Sebastian Moreno (USA) 12.75, Rob Kelly (USA) 10.95, Jason Green (USA)
4.85, Jeff Dillon (USA) 4.50
Heat 8: Matt McCabe (USA) 9.85, Domenic Keenan (USA) 7.75, Vince Boulanger
(USA) 6.50, Shane Holmes (USA) 3.95

Round 3: 48 surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Scott Hammonds (USA) 11.50, Mike McCabe (USA) 9.65, Caleb Johnston
(USA) 7.65, Matt Sabatino (USA) 6.50
Heat 2: Oliver Kurtz (USA) 11.50, Jensen Callaway (USA) 9.75, Michael Powell
(USA) 7.05, Ian Bloch (USA) 6.85
Heat 3: Sean Poynter (USA) 11.00, Fisher Heverly (USA) 7.75, Phillip Goold
(USA) 6.25, Ben Powell (USA) 5.10 
Heat 4: Eric Rheaume (USA0 9.15, Evan Geiselman (USA) 8.60, Bruno Rodrigues
(BRA) 5.60, Tommy Orsini (USA) 5.45
Heat 5: Hunter Heverly (USA) 8.50, Kelsey Strickland (USA) 7.40, Sean Santiago
(USA) 5.50, Colin Schildhauer (USA) 4.88
Heat 6: Shey Yates (USA) 10.65, Dewey Cunnison (USA) 10.60, Matt Chellemi (USA)
4.90, Michael Payton (USA) 2.75
Heat 7: Evan Thompson (USA) 13.50, Sebastiano Moreno (USA) 11.00, Nick Rupp
(USA) 9.75, Domenic Keenan (USA) 6.25
Heat 8: Rob Kelly (USA) 14.15, Michael Dunphy (USA) 12.25, Eric Templeton (USA)
7.50, Matt McCabe (USA) 2.45

LOST EAST PRO JUNIOR SCHEDULE

Friday, April 6, 2007
8:00 am - 10:40 am: Round 1: 80 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats
10:40 am - 1:20 pm: Round 2: 64 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats
1:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Round 3: 48 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats

Saturday, April 7, 2007
10:00 am - 12:40 pm: Round 4: 32 surfers remain (Heats 1-8) 20 minute heats

Sunday, April 8, 2007
8:00 am - 9:20 am: Quarterfinals: 16 surfers remain (Heats 1-4) 20 minute heats
10:20 am - 11:00 am: Semifinals: 8 surfers remain (Heats 1-2) 20 minute heats
1:00 pm - 1:25 pm: Final

NOTE: Schedule is tentative and subject to change - check in with beach marshal
daily

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

LAY DAY FOR THE RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Saturday, Apr. 7, 2007) –Small waves at Bells Beach
have prompted event officials to hold off on running Round 2 of the Rip Curl
Pro presented by Snickers today, Apr. 7, 2007.

According to Ben Matson from swellnet.com.au, small waves are expected on
Saturday and Sunday, with a small new swell expected to build later Monday and
into Tuesday.

While there won’t be any Foster’s ASP World Tour surfing at Bells Beach
today, the Rip Curl Music Festival will be in full swing with bands taking the
stage from 10am to 4:40pm.

The Rip Curl Women’s Pro crowned Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) its champion
yesterday. 

Another call will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers Round 2 Match-ups
HEAT 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
HEAT 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
HEAT 3: Taylor Knox (USA) def. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
HEAT 5: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 6: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
HEAT 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA)
HEAT 8: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
HEAT 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
HEAT 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
HEAT 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
HEAT 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
HEAT 13: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
HEAT 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)  
HEAT 15: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
HEAT 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach presented by Snickers
Stop No 2. of  7 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
April 3 - 13, 2007

GILMORE RINGS THE BELL AND MOVES TO EQUAL FIRST ON ASP RATINGS

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Friday, Apr. 6, 2007) – ASP Women’s World Tour Rookie
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) is on top of the world after winning the Rip Curl
Women’s Pro and her first victory as an elite tour surfer at Bells Beach
today.

Gilmore’s trouncing of defending Rip Curl Pro and 2004 World Champion Sofia
Mulanovich (PER) in the Final has catapulted her to equal World No. 1 for the
first time in her career. She shares the rating with 2005 World Champion
Chelsea Hedges (AUS).

“I’m just over the moon, this is unbelievable,” Gilmore said. “To compete
against Sofia, a defending champ, in the final and manage to win means I’m
back on track. To be World No. 1 next to Chels is amazing and exactly where I
want to be.”

Gilmore, who won two ASP Women’s World Tour events as a wildcard before
qualifying for the 2007 elite tour, has been vocal about her aspirations to
earn a world title her first year on tour. She was disappointed to start that
campaign with an equal 5th finish after being eliminated by Hedges in the
Quarterfinals on the Gold Coast of Australia last month. Her Quarterfinal win
over Hedges today puts the surfers at two wins apiece in elite tour
competition.

“I was feeling pretty confident that once I had knocked off Chelsea I thought
I could probably take it to the top,” Gilmore said. “She’s in great form, as
are all the girls, but Chelsea was the biggest hurdle and I knew that if I
could get over that then I could take this through to the final.” 

Gilmore trailed Mulanovich for the first half of the Final, but left the
Peruvian needing a perfect 10.00 after posting the highest wave score of the
entire event, a 9.33, with six minutes to go.
 
“It is always great to build up momentum going into the final, Gilmore said.
“It’s kind of hard because you want to go hard every heat, but in cold
conditions you want to leave some energy and give 100 percent in the final.
That was my game plan and it all worked.”
 
Mulanovich, who ‘rang the Bell’ when the women’s event was last held at
Bells Beach in 2005, moved from equal 17th to World No. 3 with the Rip Curl Pro
runner-up finish.

“Steph is such a great surfer and before my heat I was super nervous,”
Mulanovich said. “She’s so amazing, just to watch her surf and see her score.
I’m just stoked to make it to the final with her.”

Mulanovich’s final berth today was her first since 2005 when she won an ASP
Women’s World Tour event in England. She was not a factor in last year’s
world title race but is looking to be back in the mix in 2007.

“I was just happy making it heat by heat because I came dead last on the Gold
Coast so to make the final was a great improvement,” Mulanovich said. “My
Gold Coast result was a throw away but I can still be in the running for the
title. I just have to work on a few things and my nervousness. I’m a nervous
wreck. I just need to work on that and have fun.”

Mulanovich beat reigning world champion and three-time Rip Curl Pro at Bells
Beach winner Layne Beachley (AUS) in the semifinals.

“I’m disappointed because I let a wave go and Sofia got a 5.90 under my
priority with 18 minutes to go,” Beachley said.  “I thought I could afford to
wait and it just didn’t pay off – I played too much of the patience game. I
started strong, I just wasn’t able to capitalize from the start.”

Beachley won her seventh world title last year and has cited upcoming talent
such as Gilmore as a major motivation for staying on tour.

“It’s not a bad result,” Beachley said. “I was hoping to at least make the
final. I really wanted to pay back Steph for beating me at my own event. I
would love to get her at her sponsor’s event. Even still, it’s great that Rip
Curl has brought us back here and hopefully I will be on tour long enough to
win another Bell.”

Samantha Cornish (AUS) also made a semifinal showing today but was easily
eliminated by Gilmore in their wave-starved heat.

“Yeah it was definitely slow out there,” Cornish said. “I was finding it
hard to catch a wave for the first 15 minutes. Stephanie only had a 6.0 which
was unfortunate because I could have had a chance – I just made several
mistakes out there. You live and learn. It’s a loss but it’s a good result
for me and I’m happy with that.”

The women will not surf another ASP Women’s World Tour event until August when
they will head to Brazil.

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Final Results:
HEAT 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.50 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.93

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Semifinal Results: 1st advances to Final, 2nd finishes
equal 3rd 
HEAT 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 15.17 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 5.94
HEAT 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 11.50 def. Layne Beachley (AUS) 8.56

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Quarterfinal Results: 1st advances to Semifinal, 2nd
finishes equal 5th
HEAT 1: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 12.00 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 7.16
HEAT 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.50 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 12.17
HEAT 3: Layne Beachley (AUS) 13.00 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 12.67
HEAT 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 12.50 def. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 9.00

ASP Women’s World Tour Ratings after the Rip Curl Women’s Pro, Stop 2 of 7 on
the ASP Women’s World Tour
1. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 1752 points
1. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 1752 points
3. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 1152 points
4. Layne Beachley (AUS) 1116 points
4. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 1116 points
4. Silvana Lima (BRA) 1116 points
4. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 1116 points
8. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 1104 points
8. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 1104 points
10. Megan Abubo (HAW) 912 points
10. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 912 points
12. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 720 points
12. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 720 points
12. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 720 points
12. Caroline Sarran (FRA) 720 points
17. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 360 points

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach presented by Snickers
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

RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED TODAY

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Friday, Apr. 6, 2007) – The Rip Curl Women’s Pro will
crown a champion today. Nine ASP Women’s World Tour surfers are still in
contention – one will ‘ring the bell’ after they contest the three foot (one
metre) waves on offer at Bells Beach this morning.

The remaining heat of Round 3, featuring Megan Abubo (HAW) and Amee Donohoe
(AUS) will hit the water at 7:30am. The heat was postponed two days ago so that
Donohoe could undergo precautionary medical testing – she was given the
all-clear.

The Quarterfinals of the Rip Curl Women’s Pro will hit the water at around 8am
and the event Final will run around midday.

The Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers are on standby for a possible Rip Curl Pro
Round 2 start this morning. Conditions will be assessed throughout the morning
and a decision will be made after the women’s event is wrapped.

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Round Three Match-ups
HEAT 6: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Quarterfinal Match-ups
HEAT 1: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) vs. Samantha Cornish (AUS)
HEAT 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
HEAT 3: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. TBC
HEAT 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS)

Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers Round 2 Match-ups
HEAT 1: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
HEAT 2: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
HEAT 3: Taylor Knox (USA) def. Nic Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
HEAT 5: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 6: Phillip Macdonald (AUS) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
HEAT 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Bernardo Pigmeu (BRA)
HEAT 8: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
HEAT 9: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
HEAT 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
HEAT 11: Ben Dunn (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
HEAT 12: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
HEAT 13: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
HEAT 14: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)  
HEAT 15: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
HEAT 16: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) NORTH AMERICA

Lost Easter Pro Junior
Event No. 3 on the 2007 ASP North America Pro Junior Series (Men)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States of America
April 6-8, 2007

ASP NORTH AMERICA PRO JUNIOR SERIES CONTINUES WITH LOST EASTER PRO JUNIOR
 
COCOA BEACH, Florida (Thursday, Apr. 5, 2007) – The 2007 ASP North America Pro
Junior Series has returned to the East Coast for the Lost Easter Pro Junior at
Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Running from Apr. 6-8, 2007, the Grade-1 ASP Pro Junior event will be stop No.
3 on this season’s series and will feature an 80-strong field of some of the
best up-and-coming junior surfers in North America battling for prize money and
valuable ratings points.

Travis Beckmann (Vero Beach, FL), current points leader on the ’07 ASP North
America Pro Junior Series, has made the finals in both events this season and
looks to be a strong contender for one of the five regional qualifying spots
into the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships next January in Australia.

“I’ve just been doing a lot more visualization mentally,” Beckmann said. 
“I’ve been trying to put my goals into perspective.  I’m approaching them
one at a time rather than having them all together and getting mixed up.  I’m
taking things one heat at a time and one event at a time.”

Beckmann’s well-rounded repertoire of maneuvers that includes everything from
massive air reverses to full-rail gouging will be put to the test in the
at-times trying conditions of the Cocoa Beach sandbars.

“I’ve only ever surfed at Cocoa Beach for competitions so my experience in
limited in that respect,” Beckmann said.  “However, it’s just like the rest
of Florida – weak beachbreak – so I’ll just approach it like the rest of the
events.”

The three-day event will showcase marquee names such as Adam Wickwire
(Satellite Beach, FL), Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA), Cory Arrambide (Ventura,
CA), Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL) and several others vying for prize
money, valuable ratings points and the Lost Easter Pro Junior title.

The Lost Easter Pro Junior will begin at 8am on Friday, Apr. 6, 2007.

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach presented by Snickers
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

NO MEN’S OR WOMEN’S RIP CURL PRO ACTION AT BELLS BEACH TODAY

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Thursday, Apr. 5, 2007) – Declining swell at Bells
Beach has prompted event organizers to call a lay day for the men’s and
women’s Rip Curl Pro today, Thursday, April 5, 2007.

A significant portion of the Rip Curl Women’s Pro was run yesterday and only
seven heats of competition remain. The women’s waiting period ends on April 8,
while the men’s reaches to April 13.

Round 1 of the men’s event was run in its entirety on April 3, the first day
of the waiting period. Up next for the men will be the first elimination round
which features surfers who finished 2nd and 3rd in their Round 1 heats. Surfers
who won their Round 1 heats advance straight to Round 3.

A small increase in swell is forecast to arrive tomorrow and another call on
competition status will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.

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

MULANOVICH ON TRACK TO DEFEND RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO TITLE

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2007) – Reigning Rip Curl Women’s
Pro Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) showed the world she’s shown up to defend
her 2005 Bells Beach title today.

Advancing to the Quarterfinals after Rounds 1, 2 and 3 of the Rip Curl Women’s
Pro were run in three foot (one metre) waves at Bells Beach today, the 2004
World Champion is relieved to be back on track after finishing last in the
first event of the year on the Gold Coast. 

“I’m pretty stoked – it feels good,” Mulanovich said. “I haven’t really
been doing that well lately, so it just feels good to get good scores and make
it to the quarterfinals.” 

Tying Silvana Lima (BRA) for the highest heat total of both the men and
women’s event with 17.17 out of 20.00 possible points, Mulanovich beat Jessi
Miley-Dyer (AUS) in Round 3 with her two 8.0 plus wave scores.

 “I was just trying to do anything powerful out there,” Mulanovich said. “I
really love these waves and I feel like I can surf them well. I haven’t won a
contest in a while and I feel confident and like my surfing is better than ever
so I just want to go out there and try my best.”

High-profile rookie Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) eliminated Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
after earning a 9.00 wave score under Bevilacqua’s priority in Round 3 (NB:
priority refers to the surfer’s entitlement to right-of-way on waves coming
through the contest zone – the other surfer can only take off on waves the
surfer with priority chooses not to).

“Claire actually had priority and I got that wave from right under her nose,”
Gilmore said. “She was a little bit too deep and there was a bit of a ledge so
I just got onto it and managed to do heaps of cutbacks.”

Gilmore will now meet current world No. 1 and 2005 World Champion Chelsea
Hedges (AUS) in the Quarterfinals for the second time this year. 

“Yeah it’s a tough draw in Chelsea and I knew that it was going to kind of
pan out like that for a few events at the beginning of the year, but that’s
just life.” Gilmore said. “Chelsea smashed me on the Gold Coast so hopefully
I can get some pay back here.”

Hedges won the first event of the year on Australia’s Gold Coast but is still
wary of her good friend Gilmore who, despite being an elite tour rookie, won
two ASP Women’s World Tour events as a wildcard.

“It’s kind of a bummer that we are meeting up again in the Quarters,” Hedges
said. “For sure she’s going to be looking to get back at me. I owe her a few
so I’m not going to go down easy. Hopefully we get a few good waves and get to
do some good surfing.”

Also earning a Quarterfinal berth after eliminating French rookie Caroline
Sarran is seven-time world champion Layne Beachley (AUS). Beachley finished
equal 9th on the Gold Coast when she was beaten by 14-year-old wildcard Carissa
Moore (HAW) and was pleased to better that result at Bells today.

“It’s nice to be in the Quarterfinals after such a shocking start at the Gold
Coast event,” Beachley, who has won the Rip Curl Pro three times, said.
“It’s rewarding to be in the Quarters down at Bells – it’s one of my
favorite events.”

Officials postponed Heat 6 of Round 3 featuring Amee Donohoe (AUS) and Megan
Abubo (HAW) after Donohoe was advised seek additional medical attention before
competing in her next heat.

Donohoe surfed Rounds 1 and 2, but showing signs of poor health, fatigue and
swollen glands, consulted onsite health practitioners prior to her Round 3
heat. Her symptoms, combined with longer-term health issues prompted Dr. Gerald
Busch and Dr. Paul Bloomfield to recommend additional testing at nearby Geelong
hospital.

“While it may be turn out to be nothing serious, we can’t ignore the
recommendations of two qualified medical practitioners,” Karen Green, ASP
Women’s Tour Manager, said.

Pending medical results, Donohoe and Abubo’s heat will run when the Rip Curl
Women’s Pro reconvenes. A call on competition status will be made tomorrow
morning at 7am.

Log on to www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurlpro.com to watch it all LIVE!

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Round Three Results: 1st advances to Quarterfinals; 2nd
finishes equal 9th
HEAT 1: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 14.33 def. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 7.34
HEAT 2: Samantha Cornish (AUS) 12.67def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 9.00
HEAT 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 17.00 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 8.00
HEAT 4: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 13.50 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 9.67
HEAT 5: Layne Beachley (AUS) 15.00 def. Caroline Sarran (FRA) 12.10
HEAT 7: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 17.17def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 11.67
HEAT 8: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 10.56 def. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 8.34

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Round Two Results: 1st and 2nd advance to Round 3; 3rd
finishes equal 17th
HEAT 1: Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 11.50, Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 10.83, Amy
Stewart (AUS) 5.57
HEAT 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 13.00, Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 9.50, Rochelle
Ballard (HAW) 6.90

Rip Curl Women’s Pro Round One Results: 1st and 2nd advance to Round 3; 3rd
must surf Round 2
HEAT 1: Silvana Lima (BRA) 17.17, Melanie Bartels (HAW) 13.00, Claire
Bevilacqua (AUS) 12.07
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)

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 TO RUN SIXTEEN HEATS TODAY

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2007) –  The ASP Women’s World
Tour field will be whittled from 18 to 8 with the running of Rounds 1, 2 &3 of
the Rip Curl Women’s Pro today.

The competition will commence in three foot (one metre) waves at Bells Beach at
7:30am. First up is Silvana Lima of Brazil, Claire Bevilacqua of Australia and
Melanie Bartels of Hawaii. First and second will advance to Round 3 while the
third place surfer in Round 1 must negotitate Round 2.

Three-time Bells Beach champion Layne Beachley (AUS) and defending champion
Sofia Mulanovich (PER) will surf with tour veteran Rochelle Ballard in Heat 4
of Round 1.

Log on to www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurlpro.com to watch it all LIVE!

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)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

USUAL SUSPECTS DOMINATE DAY ONE OF THE RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2007) –Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro
presented by Snickers saw proven Bells Beach performers dominate proceedings in
the four to six foot (one to one half metre) and slightly onshore conditions on
offer today.

Former champions and perennial Top 5 Foster’s ASP World Tour surfers Kelly
Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW), Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Mick Fanning (AUS)
made their way through the opening round of the event with ease and will
advance straight to Round 3.

Slater and Parkinson, both of whom made the Rip Curl Pro final last year, tied
for the day’s highest single wave score: 9.17 out of 10.00. Slater may have
come out on top last year, but the eight-time world champ pointed to Parkinson
as the surfer to beat after watching him the heat before.

“He did a really nice cutback to finish his 9.17 off,” Slater said. “He
disappeared going back into the white water and then flew out again – it was a
good ride. Parko has got to expect to do well here, if you look at his record
in the past five years – it’s better then anybody’s.”

Parkinson, who won the Rip Curl Pro in 2004, finished equal 5th in the first
event of the year on the Gold Coast and is looking to back up that result with
a similar or better finish at Bells.
 
“I definitely consider this event one of my strengths and I love surfing down
here,” Parkinson said. “Every year I seem to pull a result out of here. I
can’t count my chickens yet but I’ll try my hardest.”

Also trying hard to back up his No. 1 finish on the season opener is 2001 Rip
Curl Pro Champion Fanning. Posting the highest heat score of the day (17.00 out
of 20.00), Fanning’s total equaled the sum of his competitors’ with local
wildcard Nic Muscroft (AUS) earning 10.00 out of 20.00 and Josh Kerr (AUS)
posting 7.00 out of a possible 20.00 points.

Fanning and Kerr met in the Quarterfinals of the Gold Coast event last month
and, between the two of them, put together one of the highest scoring heats in
professional surfing history. Fanning narrowly won the heat and went on to win
the event. He rode that confidence into his Round 1 romp with Kerr today.

“I just treated Kerr like anybody else,” Fanning said. “That one heat on the
Gold Coast was pretty incredible but I just went out there and did what I’d
normally do against anyone else today – it didn’t really bother me.”

In a polar-opposite scenario,  Irons finished last in the season opener and
didn’t take any chances in his heat against wildcard Matt Wilkinson (AUS).
[NB: Greg Emslie, who was also seeded to surf in Irons and Wilkinson’s heat,
missed Round 1 due to the impending birth of his first child. Emslie will still
try to make it to Bells to surf Round 2].

“It was really important for me to avoid Round 2 today,” Irons said. “There
was about two minutes left and Wilkinson needed a 7.00. I wasn’t going to give
him any chances. I paddled up the point so he wouldn’t get a wave underneath
me. Things happen, and it’s happened to me before so I wasn’t going to give
him a chance to get through.”
Current World No. 3 Taj Burrow (AUS) squeaked through his heat over rookies
Luke Munro (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS) today with a last minute victory today.

“I’m lucky to come out with a win in that heat,” Burrow said. “It was
chunky and just hard to find a clean face to get some nice turns off. I fell a
couple of times and just struggled to find that right wave. It was really close
and those guys were surfing really good; it was a nail biter for me that’s for
sure.”

Also straight to Round 3 is Bede Durbidge (AUS) who finished runner-up to
Fanning on the Gold Coast. Durbidge used the momentum from that result to blast
past Hawaii’s Fred Pattachia and crowd favorite and former Bells Beach winner
Mark Occhilupo (AUS).

“I’m still the dark horse; everybody still treats me the same” Durbidge
said.  “I have no sponsor so I’m just going to keep working and keep climbing
those ratings. It’s so prestigious this comp; it would be awesome to get on
that podium and ring that Bell.”

French rookie Jeremy Flores, Brazilians Adriano de Souza and Leonardo Neves and
Travis Logie of South Africa also advanced through their Round 1 heats today.

Transcribed athlete interviews, audio files, hi-res images and television news
feed details as well as heat by heat info are available at www.aspworldtour.com
and www.ripcurl.com/ripcurlpro. 

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach Round 1 Results – 1st advances to Round 3, 2nd and
3rd surf Round 2
Heat 1: Chris Ward (USA) 14.33; Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.10; Royden Bryson (ZAF)
8.67
Heat 2:  Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.50; Taylor Knox (USA) 11.24; Dayyan Neve
(AUS) 8.83
Heat 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 12.50; Kai Otton (AUS) 8.00; Neco Padaratz (BRA) DNS
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.66; Damien Hobgood (USA) 11.77; Bernado Pigmeu
(BRA) 9.13
Heat 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 15.67; Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.44; Gabe Kling
(USA) 10.84
Heat 6: Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.67; Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 10.83; Bobby Martinez
(USA) 8.50
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.36; Luke Munro (AUS) 12.67; Ben Dunn (AUS) 11.17
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.84; Mick Campbell (AUS) 9.17; Owen Wright (AUS)
6.00
Heat 9: Andy Irons (HAW) 13.66; Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 12.07; Greg Emslie (ZAF)
DNS
Heat 10: Mick Fanning (AUS) 17.00; Nic Muscroft (AUS) 10.00; Josh Kerr (AUS)
7.00
Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.00; Cory Lopez (USA) 10.17; Luke Stedman (AUS)
7.84
Heat 12: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 12.93; Phil MacDonald (AUS) 12.84; Troy Brooks
(AUS) 11.27
Heat 13: Bruce Irons (HAW) 14.23; Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 10.83; Victor Ribas (BRA)
6.10
Heat 14: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.33; Fred Patacchia (HAW) 12.10; Mark Occhilupo
(AUS) 11.16
Heat 15: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 13.16; CJ Hobgood (USA) 12.07; Mick Lowe (AUS)
6.13
Heat 16: Danny Wills (AUS) 15.93; Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 8.03; Trent Munro (AUS)
4.17

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

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

FOSTER'S 45 SURFING ROUND ONE OF THE RIP CURL PRO TODAY

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2007) – Round 1 of stop No. 2 on the
Foster’s ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers, will commence
at Bells Beach at 7:30am today.

Contest officials will take advantage of the four to six foot (one half to
three metre) sets rolling through Bells Bowl and run the first 16 heats of the
men’s competition today.

First up will be Dean Morrison (AUS), Chris Ward (USA) and Royden Bryson (ZAF).
Check the draw below for a full list of today’s lineup!

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

RIP CURL PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
HEAT 1: Dean Morrison (AUS), Chris Ward (USA), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
HAET 2: Taylor Knox (USA), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Davyan Neeve (AUS)
HEAT 3: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
HEAT 4: Damien Hobgood (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA)
HEAT 5: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Gabe Kling (USA)
HEAT 6: Bobby Martinez (USA), Travis Logie (ZAF), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
HEAT 7:   Taj Burrow (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS)
HEAT 8: Kelly Slater (USA), Michael Campbell (AUS), Owen Wright (AUS)
HEAT 9: Andy Irons (HAW), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
HEAT 10: Mick Fanning (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS), Nick Muscroft (AUS)
HEAT 11: Cory Lopez (USA), Luke Stedman (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS)
HEAT 12: Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Troy Brooks (AUS)
HEAT 13: Bruce Irons (HAW),Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Victor Ribas (BRA)
HEAT 14: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Mark Occhilupo AUS
HEAT 15: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Michael Lowe (AUS)
HEAT 16: Daniel Wills (AUS), Shaun Cansdell (AUS), Trent Munro (AUS)

ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach presented by Snickers
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

RIP CURL PRO AT BELLS BEACH COULD KICK OFF TOMORROW

BELLS BEACH, Australia (Monday, Apr. 2, 2007) – The official waiting period
for the 35th Annual Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers begins tomorrow but the
world’s best surfers were on site and gathered around the illustrious ‘Bell’
trophy at Bells Beach today.

Former event champions Kelly Slater (USA), Andy Irons (HAW) and Mick Fanning
(AUS) voiced their collective desires to ring the bell again this year and with
a solid swell on the way, they may have the opportunity to get started on their
quests as soon as tomorrow.

Slater, who hasn’t won an event since the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach last
year, will surpass Tom Curren’s 33 event wins record with a victory at Bells.
A win will also keep current World No. 1 Fanning from increasing his lead,
something the eight-time world champion is eager to do in his quest for his
ninth world crown.

“Mick won the first event of the year and he’s just such a focused guy,”
Slater said. “He’s got a real fire burning to win the world title this year.
He’s started out perfectly so far and this is a good event for him. I know
that Mick is looking at this one as an important event because Teahupoo hasn’t
been one of his best events, so he needs to stay ahead while he’s there and
capitalize on it.”

Fanning knows that Slater is all too right and despite winning the first event
of the year and entering Bells in pole position, will not be resting on his
laurels.

“It’s good to win the first event of the year but it’s only one event and
you still have to go and back it up with seven more results,” Fanning said.
“It’s a good start but the guys on tour can come from anywhere so I have to
stay on top of my game. It’s a new event and everyone is on a level playing
field again – we all have to start from Round 1. All I can do is go out there
and surf and hopefully I surf well.”

Irons, who won the Rip Curl Pro in 2002 and 2003, is looking for a solid result
at Bells after suffering a shock last place finish on the Gold Coast. 

“You can’t win them all,” Irons said. “I went home and recharged the
battery so I’m feeling a bit better now, I’ve had some time to get over it.
It’s definitely crucial for me to get a result here now. Bells has been good
to me in past years, so hopefully I can do well here this year, regain that
confidence and take it into Tahiti.”

Local surfer Nic Muscroft (AUS) won the Victoria The Place To Be Trials to earn
the final wildcard into the Rip Curl Pro today. Muscroft made his way in the
main event via trials victories in 2003 and 2006 as well, but has never
advanced past Round 2.

“Last year I felt like I was surfing pretty good,” Muscroft said. “I had a
pretty good heat score in Round 2 against CJ Hobgood (USA) which was good for
my confidence, so hopefully I can go out there, surf well and make it through
this year.”

Muscroft will meet Fanning and Foster’s ASP World Tour rookie Josh Kerr (AUS)
in Round 1. 


Chelsea Hedges (AUS) will enter the Rip Curl Women’s Pro as the ASP Women’s
World Tour ratings leader – a luxury the 2005 World Champion has never enjoyed
before.

“I’ve never had a really good start at the beginning of the year so it’s
definitely a different feeling,” Hedges said. “It’s a good feeling to have a
win under your belt, but like Mick said, it’s only the second event of the
year and there are several events to go. At the same time, I’m feeling
confident and really excited about getting into the second event.”

Reigning world champion Layne Beachley (AUS) spoke on behalf of the Top 17 when
she expressed her gratitude to event sponsor Rip Curl for bring the women back
to Bells. She spoke on behalf of herself when she announced her intentions at
the event.

“Bells is one of the favorite events of all the girls on tour and I know there
are a couple of girls who haven’t competed here on the pro tour so it’s very
exciting for women’s surfing to be back here,” Beachley said. “I’m the
owner of three bells and I hope to be the owner of four by the end of the
weekend.”

A call on competition status will be made tomorrow morning at 7am.