O'Neill Cold Water Classic
Presented by Jeep

Oakley Pro Jr ASP NA Champs

ASP WQS 4 Star Men's Event
ASP Grade 3 Pro Junior Men's Event
Steamer Lane Santa Cruz California
9 - 14 October 2007

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Wavewatch.com Forecasts Favorable Conditions for a Contestable O'Neill Cold Water Classic

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 5 October, 2007 : - - Top professional surfers and a strong contingent from the Santa Cruz area will converge on Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, Calif. to compete in the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), 4-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep Oct. 9-14, 2007 for a $75,000 prize purse in the final WQS event on the U.S. mainland. 

The O’Neill Cold Water Classic is also the final stop of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep and will determine the 2007 Trifecta champion and prize payout of $36,000.  The O’Neill Cold Water Classic will run in conjunction with the Grade-3 Oakley Pro Junior ASP North American Championships with an elite field vying for crucial points toward the ASP year-end rankings, part of a $15,000 prize purse and the Trifecta prize purse.

Standouts in the field of WQS competitors include:  #1 WQS ranked Jordy Smith (Durban, SAF), Roy Powers (Kauai, HI), Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Mike Todd (Laguna Beach, CA), Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), Ian Walsh (Maui, HI), Jesse Merle-Jones (Kauai, HI), Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA), Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), Mike Losness (San Clemente, CA) and Sunny Garcia (Oahu, HI).

The Oakley Pro Junior will feature 48 top surfers, under the age of 20, including: Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA), Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL), Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), Chris Waring (Seal Beach, CA), Nick Rozsa (Oxnard, CA) and wildcards Brent Dorrington (Gold Coast, AUS) and Sebastian Zietz (Hanalei, HI).

WHEN Tuesday, October 9 – Sunday, October 14, beginning at 8 a.m. each day

WHERE Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California; Live webcast at oneill.com and coldwaterclassic.net  

Wavewatch Forecast

A series of low pressure systems have developed in the far northern reaches of the Gulf of Alaska sending small to moderate pulses of very northerly angled swell south towards the Santa Cruz area, with limited energy wrapping into the Lane.  More of the same is forecast for the start of the contest window.

Tuesday (10/9):  Northerly swell of 4 ft @ 10-11 secs expected producing faces in the 3.5-4.0 ft range coming from 310 degrees. Winds possibly building from the south to 15 kts late as the first cold front of the season approaches with bump building

Wednesday (10/10): Westerly swell expected at 5.5 ft @ 10 secs producing 4.0-4.5 ft faces coming from 280 degrees. SW winds fading from 10 kts early.  Morning sickness but fading

Thursday (10/11): Northerly swell 4 ft @ 10-11 secs mixing with westerly windswell 4 ft @ 9 secs producing 4.5+ ft faces.  Light winds 5 kts from the NW/glassy.    

About Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing.  Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976 (formerly as IPS), the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships.

The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Japan, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America. 

These regions manage all their respective domestic affairs under the guidance of ASP International, which is located on the Gold Coast of Australia.  ASP International and ASP North America are committed to the progression of surfing and are dedicated to continuing excellent relationships with their surfers, event operators, sponsors and media.  .

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Previous reports:
# 1 : O'Neill Cold Water Classic offers up more than $110,000
# 2 : O'Neill Cold Water Classic hot with WQS ratings crunch
# 3 : ASP N America Oakley Pro Junior title battle in full swing
# 4 : Coming soon  

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