{"id":41921,"date":"2013-05-29T10:24:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T17:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=41921"},"modified":"2013-05-29T10:32:16","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T17:32:16","slug":"asp-buys-big-wave-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=41921","title":{"rendered":"ASP Buys Big Wave World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GregLong151\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Association of Surfing Professionals<\/strong><\/a> has an official big wave tour now that they have purchased the Big Wave World Tour<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to have finalized the deal between the ASP and the Big Wave World Tour,\u201d Paul Speaker<\/strong>, ASP CEO, said. \u201cThe competitors on the BWWT are some of the fiercest and most-respected watermen on the planet and we are eager about the opportunity to take their tour to the next level. This arrangement also allows the world\u2019s best surfers on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) to compete in big-wave events moving forward. 2014 will be an exciting year on all fronts.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The tour, founded by big wave surfer\u00a0Gary Linden<\/strong>\u00a0is made up of six international events including\u00a0Pichilemu, Chile; Punta Hermosa, Peru; \u00a0Lincoln City, Oregon; Half Moon Bay, California; Baja California,Mexico; and Punta Galea,Spain. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump.<\/p>\n

 
\nLOS ANGELES, California\/USA (Wednesday, May 29, 2013) \u2013 The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International is pleased to announce the acquisition of the global Big Wave World Tour (BWWT), with arrangements for support in 2013 and formal sanctioning commencing in 2014.
\n\u201cWe are very pleased to have finalized the deal between the ASP and the Big Wave World Tour,\u201d Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. \u201cThe competitors on the BWWT are some of the fiercest and most-respected watermen on the planet and we are eager about the opportunity to take their tour to the next level. This arrangement also allows the world\u2019s best surfers on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) to compete in big-wave events moving forward. 2014 will be an exciting year on all fronts.\u201d
\nCurrently servicing six international big wave events in Pichilemu\/Chile, Punta Hermosa\/Peru, Lincoln City\/Oregon, Half Moon Bay\/California, Baja California\/Mexico and Punta Galea\/Spain the Big Wave World Tour was founded by Gary Linden and pits the world\u2019s best big wave surfers against the elements in some of the most intense venues on the planet.
\n\u201cThe Big Wave World Tour is thrilled to be joining the ASP family,\u201d Gary Linden said. \u201cASP run the best events in the world and we\u2019re thrilled to have their support and guidance as we continue to build the platform of big wave surfing. We also look forward to seeing some of the world\u2019s best surfers tackle some of the world\u2019s biggest waves in the coming years.\u201d
\nThe new-found arrangement between the ASP and the BWWT will allow for top ASP surfers such as 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), 41, reigning ASP World Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS), 32, Hawaiian phenom John John Florence (HAW), 20, amongst others to join respected BWWT surfers like Greg Long (USA), 28, Grant Baker (ZAF), 40, and Carlos Burle (BRA), 45, in competition with waves in the 25-foot-and-above range.
\n\u201cThe Big Wave World Tour is a great addition to the Association of Surfing Professionals,\u201d Kieren Perrow, ASP Commissioner, said. \u201cIt adds another dimension to the sport and will make it significantly easier for ASP Top 34 surfers to compete in big-wave events. We have the utmost respect for the athletes on the BWWT and we really look forward to working with them.\u201d
\nThe acquisition of the Big Wave World Tour will complement the current ASP tours of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s ASP World Championship Tour, the ASP World Junior Tours, ASP World Longboard Tours and regional tours around the globe.
\nThe Big Wave World Tour is currently on high alert for a possible run of the Quiksilver Ceremonial at Pichilemu in Chile in the coming days.
\nFor more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Association of Surfing Professionals has an official big wave tour now that they have purchased the Big Wave World Tour. \u201cWe are very pleased to have finalized the deal between the ASP and the Big Wave World Tour,\u201d Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. \u201cThe competitors on the BWWT are some of the fiercest and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41921"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41921"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41929,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41921\/revisions\/41929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}