Wednesday, September 12, 2007

ASP International News (09/2007) II

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Al Hunt's Situation Report - Monday, September 10, 2007 So you reckon you’re pretty good, do you? Think that because you sit up at night with your spreadsheets and your calculators that you have the ’QS all figured out? You think you have cracked the code? Let’s find out. On this week’s Situation Room, I break down the impact of the latest WQS results, the race for qualification as well as developments in the new cutoff point on the men’s and women’s Grind…





A Sunny Disposition Think you’ve got it rough? Has your life of studying or working or parenting made it so you can’t find time to surf? Well then, you need to harden up because you’ve got it easy compared to former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia. Johnny Law has kept the Hawaiian powerbroker dry-docked since his last heat at July’s U.S. Open, but Garcia is back in the lineup at this week’s Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley. How did this happen?





Cornish Takes the Lead The ASP World Tour can be a harsh mistress – on the one hand, you’re surfing with the best of the best in dream locations; on the other, it can be pretty tough to stay there. Aussie standout Samantha Cornish knows all too well the pain of falling off tour after last season. However, the Aussie battler received the wildcard to come back on this year, and Cornish has gone from a question mark to leading the ratings after the halfway point. ASP caught up with Sam following her 3rd place finish last week in Spain to talk about her radical transformation...





The Renato Files Just when you thought it was safe to go online again, ASP’s own Jack Kerouac, the wandering madman, ASP World Tour Manager Renato Hickel, strikes again! This time, Renato takes us on a literary voyage spanning California’s gold rush pioneers to modern day wave hunters. And wouldn’t you know it; San Clemente and Lower Trestles play a huge part in the shaping of California’s history…looks like they’re still shaping today.





Down the Barrel Sports Media Giant ESPN has just completed its first full length surf feature with past and present ASP legends Kelly Slater, Joel Parkinson, Rob Machado and Kalani Robb all taking center stage. “Down the Line” is already receiving critical acclaim with nominations for several film awards pouring in. The documentary chronicles King Kelly’s record eighth Foster’s ASP World Title, the Australian super force, post tour life and shoots on location in Tahiti, California, Spain, Australia, among other dream venues.



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