ASP WCT Womens Event
Sunset Beach, Oahu Hawaii
24 November - 6 December 2006 6 November, 2006 : - - Huntington Beach, CA --- On November 24, 2006, the Roxy
division of Quiksilver, Inc., the leading women’s outdoor sports brand,
will bring women's professional surfing back to the renowned big-wave
venue of Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, with the relocation of the $67,500
Roxy Pro
Hawaii. For the past five years, the event has been staged at Haleiwa's
Ali'i Beach Park, but this year returns to its Sunset Beach roots with
the complete holding dates of November
24, through December 6. Competition will take place on the best three
days of waves. Along with world class surfing action, the Roxy Pro Hawaii will honor the growth and development of women's big-wave riding.
Roxy Pro Hawaii, a women's ASP World Championship Tour event. November 24 to December 6, 2006 at Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Featuring Roxy's
world champion Chelsea Georgeson, as well as ratings leader Melanie
Redman-Carr (Australia) and seven-time world champion Layne Beachley
(Australia).
Celebrating 30 years of women's big-wave riding at Sunset Beach
Since
1977, women's professional surfing events have been held at Sunset
Beach a total of 18 times. The first hiatus came from 1982 to 1987 -
seven years. Then the Roxy Pro's
relocation to Haleiwa, in 2001, began another five year break. Reasons
for the intermittent nature of women's surfing at Sunset are varied,
however each return to the venue has historically ushered in a new
breed of women's big-wave riders. "Women's surfing has had an
on-again-off-again relationship with Sunset Beach," said Randy Hild,
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Roxy.
"But each time it returns, it brings with it a new generation of women
who add another layer of talent and an even stronger drive to perform
well at a very challenging venue. What never changes is the fact that
Sunset Beach is a defining proving ground. It is the final hurdle in
any pro surfer's career."
To those in the big-wave know, Sunset Beach is regarded as the most difficult wave in the world to surf
well. It is a huge expanse of water with the primary take-off zone
located more than 250 yards out to sea. Swells converge on that zone
from a variety of directions that range from west, all the way to
north-east. If you don't know your way around the lineup, surfing
Sunset is akin to being lost at sea in a maelstrom.
In the late
'70s, it was Hawaii pair Lynne Boyer and Margo Oberg who forged a path
for women surfers at Sunset Beach. When competition returned to the
venue in the late '80s, Australians Jodie Cooper, Pam Burridge, and
Pauline Menczer dominated, amassing a total of eight wins between them.
In the late '90s, Layne Beachley (Australia) went on to post four
Sunset victories that were the segue to an unprecedented six world
titles. A repeat for Beachley this winter would mean a seventh crown.
The Roxy Pro
Hawaii is the longest running women's professional shortboard
competition in Hawaii, currently in its 11th year, and will play a
critical role in deciding this year's world championship race. Coming
into the event, defending world champion and Roxy
team rider Chelsea Georgeson (Australia) is still in contention. She
must finish ahead of Beachley at Sunset to keep the world title race
alive. Georgeson is currently ranked third behind Beachley and Melanie
Redman-Carr (Australia)
The 2006 Roxy Pro
Hawaii will feature the top 17 ranked women on the ASP (Association of
Surfing Professionals) world tour, as well as one wildcard entrant who
will be determined in the Roxy Trials.
The Roxy Pro Hawaii is the third in a series of three Roxy Pro events on the ASP World Championship Tour schedule. The Roxy Pro Australia (March) was won by Redman-Carr, while the Roxy Pro Fiji (April) was taken out by Beachley.
About Quiksilver
Quiksilver,
Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world's leading outdoor sports lifestyle
company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of
branded apparel, wintersports and golf equipment, footwear, accessories
and related products. The Company's apparel and footwear brands
represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with
its boardriding culture and heritage, while its wintersports and golf
brands symbolize a long standing commitment to technical expertise and
competitive success on the mountains and on the links.
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