ASP International News (12/2007)
Al Hunt’s Situation Room – Monday, December 10, 2007 
The Fat Lady has yet to sing! Although the Grind has wrapped for the season, the Billabong Pipeline Masters will confirm or deny the fates of those who sit on the brink of qualifying for the 2008 ASP World Tour, the big show, the Dream Tour. We have 18 ASP WQS campaigners who have qualified (with a few double qualifiers from the ASP World Tour), as well as three others who are on the brink. It’s all coming down to the final event!

The Fat Lady has yet to sing! Although the Grind has wrapped for the season, the Billabong Pipeline Masters will confirm or deny the fates of those who sit on the brink of qualifying for the 2008 ASP World Tour, the big show, the Dream Tour. We have 18 ASP WQS campaigners who have qualified (with a few double qualifiers from the ASP World Tour), as well as three others who are on the brink. It’s all coming down to the final event!
Vans Triple Crown Update 
The race for the 2007 Vans Triple Crown is far from over as we wait to find out what will happen at the Billabong Pipeline Masters and Billabong Pro Maui respectively. Pipe has yet to run so we’ll see how Triple Crown leaders Roy Powers (HAW), Makuakai Rothman (HAW) and Mick Fanning (AUS) fare out there, but the Billabong Pro Maui has finished Day 1 of competition which saw ASP Women’s World Title contenders Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Silvana Lima (BRA) all power through Round 1 as well as Vans Triple Crown frontrunners Mulanovich and Megan Abubo (HAW). It’s all happening in Hawaii – don’t miss a moment of action.

The race for the 2007 Vans Triple Crown is far from over as we wait to find out what will happen at the Billabong Pipeline Masters and Billabong Pro Maui respectively. Pipe has yet to run so we’ll see how Triple Crown leaders Roy Powers (HAW), Makuakai Rothman (HAW) and Mick Fanning (AUS) fare out there, but the Billabong Pro Maui has finished Day 1 of competition which saw ASP Women’s World Title contenders Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Silvana Lima (BRA) all power through Round 1 as well as Vans Triple Crown frontrunners Mulanovich and Megan Abubo (HAW). It’s all happening in Hawaii – don’t miss a moment of action.
Paddle Out with the Champ 
It’s not an easy thing, surfing a spot for the first time. Tricky paddle-outs, local customs, shallow spots in the reef and some unfriendly little fish below are just a few of the concerns if you’re unfamiliar with the break. However, if you had yourself a guide to help you avoid the hard lessons, then you’ll be sweet. Well, ASP has gone to the best of the best; we’ve lined up defending Billabong Pro Champion Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) to give us some tips on surfing Honolua Bay.

It’s not an easy thing, surfing a spot for the first time. Tricky paddle-outs, local customs, shallow spots in the reef and some unfriendly little fish below are just a few of the concerns if you’re unfamiliar with the break. However, if you had yourself a guide to help you avoid the hard lessons, then you’ll be sweet. Well, ASP has gone to the best of the best; we’ve lined up defending Billabong Pro Champion Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) to give us some tips on surfing Honolua Bay.
21 New Faces 
We touched on it last week, but the Billabong Pipeline Masters will see 21 new faces thrown in amongst the ASP World Tour’s regular heavy hitters. Hawaiians Kalani Chapman, T.J. Barron, Sunny Garcia, Mikey Bruneau, Roy Powers, Jamie O’Brien, Gavin Gillette, Flynn Novak, Kainoa McGee, Danny Fuller, David Wassell, Tory Barron, Shane Dorian, Mikala Jones, Ian Walsh, Myles Padaca and Makua Rothman, Australian Laurie Towner, Tahitian Manoa Drollet, Californian transplant Gavin Beschen and Portugal’s Tiago Pires will join the Dream Tour members when Pipe commences, and look for them to shake things up.

We touched on it last week, but the Billabong Pipeline Masters will see 21 new faces thrown in amongst the ASP World Tour’s regular heavy hitters. Hawaiians Kalani Chapman, T.J. Barron, Sunny Garcia, Mikey Bruneau, Roy Powers, Jamie O’Brien, Gavin Gillette, Flynn Novak, Kainoa McGee, Danny Fuller, David Wassell, Tory Barron, Shane Dorian, Mikala Jones, Ian Walsh, Myles Padaca and Makua Rothman, Australian Laurie Towner, Tahitian Manoa Drollet, Californian transplant Gavin Beschen and Portugal’s Tiago Pires will join the Dream Tour members when Pipe commences, and look for them to shake things up.
Happy Holidays 
We are well and truly into the month of December, and as the 2007 ASP World Tour comes to a close, the crew at ASP would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Although we still yet to wrap the final events of the season, the Billabong Pipeline Masters and the Billabong Pro Maui, ASP hopes everyone spends the holidays amongst loved ones and gets waves wherever they may be. Enjoy the final events of the season and we’ll see you in 2008.

We are well and truly into the month of December, and as the 2007 ASP World Tour comes to a close, the crew at ASP would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Although we still yet to wrap the final events of the season, the Billabong Pipeline Masters and the Billabong Pro Maui, ASP hopes everyone spends the holidays amongst loved ones and gets waves wherever they may be. Enjoy the final events of the season and we’ll see you in 2008.
it`s always summer inside!
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