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SAN CLEMENTE, California (Friday, November 7, 2008) – The Association
of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Tour (WLT) is expecting
to complete Round 3 of the Oxbow World Longboard Tour in one-to-three
foot (1 metre) surf at San Onofre State Beach this morning.
The Oxbow World Longboard Tour at San Onofre State Beach marks the last
of two events held on the series, with Harley Ingleby (AUS), 25,
claiming the first event at Les Cavillers in Anglet, France. The ASP
WLT ratings leader at the end of this Oxbow World Longboard Tour event
will claim this year’s title of ASP World Longboard Champion.
The Oxbow World Longboard Tour was expected to start at 7:30am, but is
on hold due to the slow conditions on offer this morning. The event
coordinator and head judge will reconvene at 8am for a possible 8:15am
start and still plan on completing all 16 heats included in Round 3
today.
The surf is a little slow and inconsistent this morning, so we’re going
to wait a while for the tide to drop a bit,” Tim Marshall, Oxbow World
Longboard Tour event head judge said. “We want to make this a wave
riding contest, not a wave catching one and we feel that if we hold off
competition for a while that the conditions should improve.”
Today’s action will see the event’s top seeds such as Ingleby, Antoine
Delpero (FRA), 23, Bonga Perkins (HAW), 36, Matthew Moir (ZAF), 31, and
local favorite Colin McPhillips (USA), 33, attempt to move one step
closer to claiming this year’s ASP WLT title.
Previous Reports:
#4. Day#2: Locals Flare in OxbowPro
#3. Day#1: World Longboard Tour Final Leg
#2. World Longboard Champion to be Crowned
#1. Longboard Oxbow Pro in San Onofre
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