{"id":45342,"date":"2014-02-24T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T18:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45342"},"modified":"2014-02-25T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T03:42:10","slug":"asp-wct-gets-back-to-j-bay-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=45342","title":{"rendered":"ASP WCT Gets Back To J-Bay In July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morning1598Jbay10Kirstin<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeffreys Bay<\/strong> is back on the ASP World Championship Tour<\/a><\/strong> and it appears that everyone is happy about it. We are.<\/p>\n

Taking place from July 10 \u2013 20, 2014, the J-Bay Open will serve as the 6th of 11 stops on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP WCT schedule and has signed a three-year agreement to host the world\u2019s best surfers from 2014 \u2013 2016. . . \u201cIt\u2019s only fitting that one of the world\u2019s premiere waves provides the canvas for the world\u2019s premiere surfers again,\u201d Paul Speaker<\/strong>, ASP CEO, said. \u201cJeffreys Bay has an incredible heritage with the sport and the local community have been instrumental in returning the ASP Top 34 to South Africa this season. We\u2019re very thankful and we look forward to the 2014 installment of the event.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from the ASP follow the jump.LOS ANGELES, California\/USA (Monday, February 24, 2014) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is pleased to announce the return of South Africa\u2019s Jeffreys Bay to the elite Samsung Galaxy World Championship Tour (WCT) schedule for the 2014 season.<\/p>\n

Taking place from July 10 \u2013 20, 2014, the J-Bay Open will serve as the 6th of 11 stops on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP WCT schedule and has signed a three-year agreement to host the world\u2019s best surfers from 2014 \u2013 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only fitting that one of the world\u2019s premiere waves provides the canvas for the world\u2019s premiere surfers again,\u201d Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. \u201cJeffreys Bay has an incredible heritage with the sport and the local community have been instrumental in returning the ASP Top 34 to South Africa this season. We\u2019re very thankful and we look forward to the 2014 installment of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The JBay Open enjoys the full support of the JBU Surf Club, the local City Council and Surfing South Africa and will be the major draw card of the JBay WinterFest taking place during the same time period.<\/p>\n

“On behalf of the local surf community and the town of Jeffreys Bay, we would like to welcome ASP back to Jeffreys Bay, \u201c stated Koffie Jacobs Director of the JBay WinterFest and JBay OPEN event co ordinater. \u201cWe obviously believe there is no finer right hand point break in the world and ASP World Tour is not complete without Supertubes on the calendar.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely pleased that the best surfers in the world will be back at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay this July\u201d said Johnny Bakker, Vice President of Surfing South Africa. \u201c SSA is proud to be working with the ASP, the local surfing community and the Kouga Municiaplity on the J Bay Open of Surfing.\u201d<\/p>\n

An elite ASP WCT venue from 1996 to 2011, Jeffreys Bay is universally-regarded as one of the best righthand point breaks on the planet and will replace Bali on the 2014 schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very fortunate to have brought the world\u2019s best surfers to Bali in 2013 and Keramas delivered in amazing fashion for the event,\u201d Kieren Perrow, ASP Commissioner, said. \u201cHowever, the opportunity to bring the WCT back to South Africa made sense to us and we look forward to the Top 34 showcased on J-Bay\u2019s world-class walls this July.\u201d<\/p>\n

Universally celebrated as one of the best waves on the planet, Jeffreys Bay has existed as a favorite tour stop for the world\u2019s best surfers since its inception and it will add a welcome element to this season\u2019s ASP World Title race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that J-Bay is back on?! Well it’s about damn time!\u201d Jordy Smith, two-time event winner, said. \u201cI am really excited that the event is back on. It’s by far the best stop on the tour for quality of high performance surfing. It\u2019s arguably the best righthand point in the world and deserves a spot on the WCT. I’m proud to be a South African and to have one of the \u2018CT spots be in our backyard. It means a lot to our country and the town of Jeffreys Bay. I’m sure the people are going to be really happy to see the event return.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch exciting news about going back to J-Bay,\u201d Mick Fanning, reigning three-time ASP World Champion, said. \u201cThe wave is one of my all-time favorites and the place in general is awesome. The people, the animals, the whole area is one of my favorite places on Earth. Can’t wait! \u201c<\/p>\n

2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP World Championship Tour \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast: March 1 \u2013 12, 2014
\nMargaret River Pro: April 2 \u2013 13, 2014
\nRip Curl Pro Bells Beach: April 16 \u2013 27, 2014
\nBillabong Rio Pro: May 7 \u2013 18, 2014
\nFiji Pro: June 1 \u2013 13, 2014
\nJ-Bay Open: July 10 \u2013 20, 2014
\nBillabong Pro Tahiti: August 15 \u2013 26, 2014
\nHurley Pro at Trestles: September 9 \u2013 20, 2014
\nQuiksilver Pro France: September 25 \u2013 October 6, 2014
\nRip Curl Pro Portugal: October 12 \u2013 23, 2014
\nBillabong Pipeline Masters: December 8 \u2013 20, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeffreys Bay is back on the ASP World Championship Tour and it appears that everyone is happy about it. We are. Taking place from July 10 \u2013 20, 2014, the J-Bay Open will serve as the 6th of 11 stops on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy ASP WCT schedule and has signed a three-year agreement to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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\/45342"}],"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=45342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45374,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45342\/revisions\/45374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}