The Association of Surfing Professionals is jumping into the iPhone pool with their own branded app called ASPtogo. The app features a lot of what we talked about yesterday with the Quiksilver Live. It has live scores, heat results, photos, videos and connects to live video feeds. ASP CEO Brodie Carr thinks is great.
“The ASP iPhone application is the latest development we’re activating to bring the world’s best surfers to our global audience wherever they may be,” Brodie Carr, ASP International CEO, said. “With access to literally dozens of high-calibre events for a single download is a pretty good deal and I can proudly say that I’m the first customer.”
One thing Brodie and the ASP forget to mention in their announcement is that that app costs $4.99. And that is expensive for something that is free elsewhere. Looks like we’ll be sticking with Quiksilver Live for a while.
Does the up coming February 26 kick off of the 2010 ASP World Tour have you jonesing for a little Quiksilver Pro Snapper Rocks action? Well, there’s an app for that. Quiksilver has a new Quiksilver Live iPhone app out just in time for the 2010 Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks.
Coming on the heels of last fall’s Van Triple Crown iPhone app, the Quiksilver Live app (available now for free in iTunes store) allows users to watch the event’s live video feed via 3G and WI-Fi, view live scoring, and even send messages to the announcers. The app comes loaded with many of the heat’s on demand from 2009 (we forgot how stormy it was) as well as full video coverage of the Road to the Pro and Brooko’s Updates, and, the Windguru surf forcast for Snapper Rocks.
If the app features an alert that says when the event is on, that alone is worth the free download. Click the link to start following along or follow the jump for larger screen shots.
Maui’s Ho’okipa Beach Park was closed for two hours yesterday after a 12-foot-long Tiger shark was spotted about 150 yards from the break according to a story in the Honolulu Advertiser.
Ho’okipa, a popular surfing spot, was closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for one mile both north and south of the surfing reef. . . The beach park remained open. . . Warning signs were posted in the area, and no injuries were reported.
On Thursday, Febraury 25, 2010 Ozzie Wright kicks off his two week show Frankenstien’s Dream in Brisbane, Australia’s Fortitude Valley at Nine Lives at 6 PM.
Like the swallows returning to Mission San Juan Capistrano surf fans return to their computers each spring waiting to see whether Kelly Slater will drift off into free surfing or rally his strength to take one more stab at a world tour title. Quiksilver owning the first event always give them hope and this year is no different. According to the ASP:
Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, will return to the singlet this season, challenging for an unprecedented 10th ASP World Title against the world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves. Coming away with an ASP Dream Tour win in Brazil last season, Slater made a mid-year challenge for the crown, yet fell short of the Australian onslaught.
This year also sees the return of Andy Irons to the world tour. The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast run February 27 through March 10, 2010. Hard to believe the new season is already on, but we’re ready.
Sport bra maker Kalyx has just named surfer Holly Beck as “Kalyx Woman of the Week on their blog Busted. We’re not exactly sure what that means, but we think Holly Beck deserves it. If nothing else it’s a great way to check in with the surfer with abs of steel.
Currently, Holly is working on a book about her globe-trotting experiences as a pro surfer. You can keep tabs on her latest adventures by following her blog, “Holly Beck Surfs.” Interested in learning how to ride like Holly? Check out her newly opened surf camp & yoga retreat for women – Suave Dulce – in Nicaragua.
Follow the link for the rest of the interview. You might learn something. We did.
Claw Warbrick the founder of Rip Curl will be inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame at the Coolangatta Hotel on Saturday February 20, 2010 according to a story on Goldcoast.com.au.
The surf businessman will become the hall’s 32nd inductee. . . “I feel honoured,” said Warbrick. “I feel humbled to join the list of those who have made such rich contributions to our Australian surfing culture.”
