LIHU‘E — Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals announced the Quiksilver Pro New York, set to take place on Long Island’s Long Beach from Sept. 4-15, states a Wednesday press release from the ASP. The Quiksilver Pro New York
LIHU‘E — Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals announced the Quiksilver Pro New York, set to take place on Long Island’s Long Beach from Sept. 4-15, states a Wednesday press release from the ASP.
The Quiksilver Pro New York will be the sixth stop on the 2011 ASP World Tour and the first-ever ASP World Tour stop on the East Coast of the United States. The event will offer a $1 million dollar prize purse to competitors, an amount unprecedented in professional surfing.
The Quiksilver Pro New York will expand the Quiksilver Pro Global Series, which also includes the Pro Gold Coast in Australia (Feb. 26-March 9) and the Pro France (Oct. 4-15).
“We are beyond excited to host the biggest pro surf event in the world on Long Island this September,” said Bob McKnight, CEO of Quiksilver. “There has always been a huge contingent of dedicated surfers and surf enthusiasts on the East Coast and they will now get a chance to watch the world’s best surfers in Long Beach. We are also bringing the best and brightest Quiksilver, Roxy and DC athletes to New York City, the largest media arena in the world, for twelve days of surf, skate, BMX, fashion, art and music that will bring incredible global attention to these phenomenal athletes and the action sports culture and lifestyle.”
“When I was young, I remember some great waves on Long Island with my brother Sean and our friends,” said Kelly Slater, 10-time ASP World Champion. “I’m really looking forward to being in New York. This event itself will be unique and kind of an unknown for us and bringing the ASP tour to Long Island should be fun cause there’s a big surf culture there already and some great surf shops.”
Surfline.com, the world’s leading forecaster of wave and surf conditions, conducted an independent long-term 15-year wave study for western Long Island, New York, summarizing that Sept. 4-15 is one of the most consistent time periods for sizable surf in the region. In addition, independent local feedback supports these findings, with September typically averaging 3-plus hurricane swells, typically with at least one 3-4 day swell. Surfline.com is the official forecaster for The Quiksilver Pro New York.
“We are also in a La Nina year, so we expect the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season to be a little more active and hopefully we can score great surf with the world’s top surfers in one of the best cities in the world,” said Sean Collins, Chief Forecaster and President of Surfline.com.
The competition dates will include the Quiksilver Pro Trials Presented by Unsound Surf, the premiere surf shop in Long Beach on Sept. 3.
“We are happy that the Quiksilver Pro New York is coming to Long Beach,” said Long Beach City Council President Thomas R. Sofield, Jr. “These professional surfers will see first hand what the local surf community gets to appreciate every day — our beautiful white sandy beaches and some of the best waves around.”
