ASP International Releases 2013 Tour Schedule

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Thursday, November 15, 2012) – ASP International has released its tour schedule for 2013, outlining events for the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), ASP Women’s WCT, ASP Prime, ASP Star, ASP World Longboard Tour (WLT), ASP Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS), ASP World Junior Championship (WJC), ASP Pro Junior Tour and ASP Specialty events.
All schedules are subject to change and the ASP will continue to release information regarding event confirmations and scheduling when appropriate.

2013 ASP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR:
- Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast – March 2 – 13, 2013
- Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach – March 27 – April 7, 2013
- Billabong Rio Pro – May 8 – 19, 2013
- Volcom Pro Fiji – June 2 – 14, 2013
- Billabong Pro Teahupo’o – August 15 – 26, 2013
- Hurley Pro at Trestles – September 15 – 21, 2013
- Quiksilver Pro France – September 27 – October 7, 2013
- Rip Curl Pro Portugal – October 9 – 20, 2013
- Billabong Pipe Masters – December 8 – 20, 2013

2013 ASP WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR:
- Roxy Pro Gold Coast – March 2 – 13, 2013
- Drug Aware Pro Margaret River – March 16 – 24, 2013
- Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach – March 27 – April 1, 2013
- NZ Surf Festival – April 3 – 7, 2013 *Tentative
- Beachley Classic *Tentative
- Rio Pro – May 8 – 14, 2013
- Roxy Pro Biarritz – July 10 – 14, 2013
- US Open of Surfing – July 22 – 28, 2013 *Tentative

A full 2013 schedule can be accessed HERE


The 2012 ASP season will conclude with the ASP World Longboard Tour events in China, the Swatch Girls Pro China hosted by Wanning and the Citic Pacific Shenzhou Peninsula Pro, as well as the Vans Triple Crown in Hawaii, comprised of the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa, the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach and the Billabong Pipe Masters.
All LIVE surfing action can be accessed via www.ASPWorldTour.com

Surfing for ex-Forces

A surfing charity for ex-service personnel, which was started in Cornwall, has been highlighted at a conference with other veterans' charities.

Members of Surf Action which is now based at the Heartlands Centre in Pool, attended the conference on Armed Forces' and Veterans' Health at Newton Abbot.

A DVD was shown to attending parties highlighting the links between work and health, families and service families and veterans and their health.

Surf Action provides holistic support and signposting for veterans and uses surfing to help rebuild motivation and confidence and develop employability skills.

"It was good to see a positive direction in the collaboration between organisations working to help ex-service personnel," said Rich Emerson, Surf Action founder.

"If, in future, it were possible for the service users' (ex-service) voice to be more represented at these events that would improve the chance of the best outcomes for all."

Boscombe Surf Reef Builders in Liquidation

ASR, the New Zealand-based compnay that build Europe first artificial surf reef in Boscombe has ceased trading. The reef which cost over £3 million has been out of action since May last year, after it was damaged by a boat propeller. ASR had been due to carry out repairs in May.

Bournemouth Borough Council claims the reef "has been a fantastic success".

The authority said news of ASR's liquidation will not affect its plans to repair the reef.
The reef, made of 55 giant sand bags 740ft out at sea, opened in 2009 after long delays and running over budget.

Director for tourism Mark Smith said: "The nature of the repairs necessary do not require the specialist skills that ASR had.

"It's been made clear no additional taxpayers' money will be spent enhancing the reef's performance for surfing and that position remains unchanged."

"We are delighted with the regeneration given to an area. It's become, in fact, the model that people want to see applied to the rest of Bournemouth seafront."