Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Presented by Quiksilver to Be Held September 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20.IRVINE, Calif. -- Contestants Include 2004 World Championship Tour leaders Andy Irons Andy Irons (born 24 July 1978) is a professional surfer. Irons, a Hawaiian, was reared on the dangerous and shallow reefs of the North Shore in Kauai, and has 3 world titles (2002, 2003, 2004). , Kelly Slater Kelly Slater (b. Robert Kelly Slater February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida) is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport. Slater is an eight time world champion and has been sponsored by Quiksilver since 1990. , C.J. Hobgood, Mark Occhilupo Marco Jay Luciano Occhilupo is an Australian surfer and winner of the 1999 World surfing champion title. Occhilupo - also known as Occy, began his professional career in the World Championship Tour (WCT) at the age of 17. , Damien Hobgood Damien Hobgood (born July 6, 1979) is a professional surfer from Satellite Beach, Florida. He is known for having the highest grand final score in the history of pro surfing by scoring 19.9 Out of 20 at The Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 2004. and Many More After consulting with Surfline, the world's premier surf forecasters, and reviewing various swell and buoy readings, contest director Mike Parsons Mike Parsons (born March 3, 1965) is a surfer sponsored by the Billabong company who famously set a world record for the tallest ocean surface wave ever surfed successfully, a 66-foot wave at Cortez Bank, CA in 2001, for which he was awarded $66,000, the highest prize ever awarded has announced that the 2004 Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Presented by Quiksilver will be held September 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 20th. The event will take place at the famed Lower Trestles This article is about the surf spots. For the table, see trestle table. For the type of bridge, see trestle. Trestles is a collection of surf spots in San Onofre, CA near the Orange County border. near San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. , CA. "As the Boost Mobile Pro is held in a California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
WCT WIPO Copyright Treaty WCT Wind Chill Temperature WCT Wide Complex Tachycardia WCT Wavefront Conduction Time WCT Wright's Computer Technology (England) events the actual running dates need to be established in advance," said Boost Mobile's Mark Fewell. "Forecasting conditions so far forward is a challenge and nature can always throw a curve ball, but Surfline and Mike have done a great job of selecting competition dates the last two years in a row. We are confident that the Pro will once again have great surf with at least one decent south swell, plus the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. are still going crazy so there is a possibility of a hurricane swell." The top 45 professional surfers in the World, plus three wildcard See wild cards and wildcard mask. contestants will compete in the 2004 Boost Mobile Pro. The field includes:
Andy Irons Victor Ribas Raoni Monteiro
C.J. Hobgood Sunny Garcia Cory Lopez
Kelly Slater Peterson Rosa Chris Davidson
Mark Occhilupo Tim Curran Eric Rebiere
Damien Hobgood Richard Lovett Greg Emslie
Taylor Knox Neco Padaratz Shane Beschen
Luke Egan Michael Campbell Armando Daltro
Taj Burrow Tom Whitaker
Nathan Hedge Kieren Perrow Wild Card Contestants
Joel Parkinson Phillip MacDonald ---------------------
Dean Morrison Marcelo Nunes Jamie O'Brien
Daniel Wills Trent Munro Rob Machado
Guilherme Herdy Toby Martin Dane Reynolds
Paulo Moura Kalani Robb
Michael Lowe Beau Emerton Injury Replacements
Jake Paterson Darren O'Rafferty -------------------
Lee Winkler Nathan Webster Luke Hitchings
Pat O'Connell Bruce Irons (for Shea Lopez)
Troy Brooks
(for Mick Fanning)
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The Boost Mobile Pro also will feature three specialty heats. Subject to necessary changes due to swell changes, the Fosters Expression Session will be held on Friday, Sept. 17, and the Snapple Best Damn Airshow, and Quiksilver Surf Shop Challenge championships on Saturday, Sept. 18. Snapple, the leading alternative beverage brand, will host the 45-minute benefit session, which will highlight the most innovative and progressive surfing in an exciting, winner take all format. The Snapple Best Damn Airshow will benefit the Friends of Jason Bogle bo·gle n. A hobgoblin; a bogey. [Scots bogill, perhaps ultimately from Welsh bwg, ghost, hobgoblin. cause. The Championships of the Quiksilver Surf Shop Challenge presented by SURFER Magazine, will feature a 40-minute tag team final. Finalists from Laguna Surf & Sport (Laguna Beach, CA), Quiet Flight (Cocoa Beach, FL), Revolution Surf Shop (Camarillo, CA) Whalebone whalebone: see whale. (Nags Head, NC) will have the opportunity to surf an empty line-up of Lowers, and compete for a $10,000 winner-take-all prize purse, a full-page color ad in SURFER Magazine, a year's supply of Snapple and most importantly, bragging rights. For more information about the Quiksilver Surf Shop Challenge championships, please visit: http://www.surfermag.com/features/events/surfshop_2004/home/. Southern California has witnessed a busy month of surf competition with the US Open and the X- Games, only to now climax with the main event at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lower Trestles. As the only WCT event in North America, the third annual Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Presented by Quiksilver is the seventh leg of the 12-round World Championship Tour, following events in equally pre-eminent wave locations in Australia on the Gold Coast and Bells Beach, the treacherous Teahupoo in Tahiti and Tavarua in Fiji, followed by Jeffrey's Bay in South Africa and Chiba in Japan. For the latest interactive information on the 2004 Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Presented by Quiksilver, check out www.BoostMobilePro.com. Action video footage from last year's Boost Mobile Pro, video e-cards, applications for media passes, downloadable high resolution images of competing surfers, online wave forecasting, and a "Win a Trip to Hawaii" sweepstakes are available now on the Boost Mobile Pro mini-site. Once the competition starts, the website will enable surfing fanatics across the globe to interact directly via email with the event commentators during the event, experience the action first-hand with a live webcast of the Boost Mobile Pro of Surf complete with competition scores posted in real-time, and updated footage with additional event photos and videos will be posted to the website during the event. |
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