Adam Lambert : photo Marc Prefontaine

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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TRIALISTS THRIVE IN DAY 1 OF O’NEILL COLD WATER CLASSIC PRES. BY JEEP

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 9 October, 2007 : - - Santa Cruz, Ca – Day 1 of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep was called this afternoon following the completion of six heats of Round 1. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star event kicked off this morning in clean-yet-inconsistent one-to-three foot (0.5 metre) surf at the main venue of Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California.

Opening the first day of competition with the 16-man Locals Trials, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep saw Lane specialists Anthony Ruffo (Santa Cruz, CA), Johnny Craft (Carmel, CA), Tyler Smith (Santa Cruz, CA) and Cory Kvenild (Santa Cruz, CA) all receive entry into the main event.

Following the completion of the Locals Trials, the Round of 160 of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep got underway with the international field of competitors attacking the loping righthanders with gusto despite the inconsistent conditions. Ruffo, competing in his third decade at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic, managed to advance through to Round 2 along with fellow trialist Craft.

“I was lucky that I grabbed a couple of runners out there as there is not much pushing through,” Ruffo said.  “I’ve been competing in this event so long that I’m always comfortable out there despite the competition.  Hope the waves will improve and the locals will be able to shine in the upcoming days.”

Clay Marzo : photo Marc Prefontaine

Clay Marzo (Lahaina, HI) wrapped the day’s competition by netting the highest single-wave score of the event, an 8.00 out of a possible 10, for a series of blistering backhand maneuvers on one bigger sets of the day. “It’s pretty cold out there, but I’m stoked I got through that first round,” Marzo said.  “That wave came through out there and I was all by myself so I was stoked to get it. That was really the only score I was able to get out there.”

As the third and final event of the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series presented by Jeep, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep will be the deciding battleground for competitors slugging it out for the $15,000 prize purse as well as an all-new Jeep Patriot.

Wavewatch.com, the official forecasters of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep, have called for a solid fetch of Northwest swell to come in overnight along with some stormy weather, and expect the swell to remain for the next few days.

The next call will be made at 7:30am tomorrow for a possible 8am start.  When O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep recommences, Heat 7 of Round 1 will be first in the water.  An event hotline is available for competitors and spectators at (831) 479-5577.  The hotline will provide information on schedule and locations throughout the O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep.

Jesse Colombo : photo Giddings

Results O’Neill Cold Water Classic presented by Jeep – ASP WQS 4-Star

Round 1: 160 surfers remaining
Heat 1: Chris Dennis (TTO) 12.90, Jesse Colombo (USA) 11.73, Colin Schildhauer (USA) 9.87, Dennis Rizzo (USA) 8.60
Heat 2: Adam Lambert (USA) 11.53, Peter Mussio (USA) 9.77, Sean Tubbs (USA) 8.67, Jensen Callaway (USA) 8.60
Heat 3: Andrew Bennett (USA) 13.90, Kyle Ramey (HAW) 10.40, Andrew Doheny (USA) 5.74, Mark Dawson (USA) 5.74
Heat 4: Anthony Ruffo (USA) 11.77, Billy Kemper (USA) 10.70, Willie Safreed (USA) 5.40, Patrick Furlotti (HAW) 3.00
Heat 5: Johnny Craft (USA) 12.40, Tarik Khashoggi (USA) 8.17, Cody Thompson (USA) 7.97, Scott Hammonds (USA) 5.74
Heat 6: Clay Marzo (HAW) 12.83, Kevin Kapsky (USA) 5.00, Nick Skawinski (USA) 4.74, Jason Federico (HAW) 3.50

WAVEWATCH FORECAST:

Wed (10/10): New jumbled west swell building to 9.6 ft @ 13 secs in the afternoon with 14 sec energy underneath. Surf 6-7 ft with possible bigger sets to the 8 ft range. South wind 10-15 kts early but whether it hangs on or turns northwest and dies is up for debate. Choppy and warbled early. Rain clearing out early.
 
Thurs (10/11): West swell slowly fading from 8.7 ft @ 12 secs with 13 sec intervals early. Surf 6-7 ft early with possible 8 ft sets. Near calm early turning northwest 10-15 kts midday. Clean early with slight sideshore bump in the afternoon.

Fri (10/12): Residual swell holding at 5.7 ft @ 10 secs midday. Surf 3-4 ft. South wind 10-15 kts early and holding to mid-day, then backing off. Rain likely all day. Moderately chopped conditions early cleaning up late.

Sat (10/13): New but weak windswell fading from 5.2 ft @ 10 secs. Surf in the 3 ft range. Light offshore winds and clean early with light northwest winds in the afternoon and a little bump.

Sun (10/14): Northwest windswell continues at 4.4 ft @ 10-11 secs. Surf 2-3 ft. Calm all day and clean.

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# 2 : O'Neill Cold Water Classic hot with WQS ratings crunch
# 3 : ASP N America Oakley Pro Junior title battle in full swing
# 4 : The O'Neill Cold Water Classic kicks off early next week  
# 5 : Jordy Smith given wildcard in O'Neill Cold Water Classic  

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