PROFESSIONAL LONGBOARD ASSOC. BRINGS CONTESTS TO SOCAL
The
Professional Longboard Association is excited to announce their return to
the world of surfing with North America’s only Professional Longboard
Surfing Series.
Started in 1990, the Professional Longboard Association became a platform
for young unknown amateurs and professionals to compete in the sport of
surfing. After a 5 year layoff, the Professional Longboard Association is
ready to surf the waters, and once again become a platform for professional
surfers.
The sport of Longboarding has seen its up’s and down’s over the last decade,
with the sport once again on the rise, and the surfers ready to take center
stage, the Professional Longboard Association has partnered with the
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) to help build a strong surfing
platform that Longboarders can once again trust, and feel proud to be a part
of.
The Association of Surfing Professionals, the International Governing Body
of Surfing, has agreed to sanction two of the five Professional Longboard
Association’s surf contests in 2008.
The partnership between these two organizations not only helps bolster the
Professional Longboard Association’s competition level and credibility, but
also gives the Association of Surfing Professionals two additional
qualifying contests for their surfers to attend the World Longboard
Championships held internationally each year.
“ASP North America is really excited to welcome the addition of two new
events from the Professional Longboard Association. We feel this is a great
stepping stone towards the creation of a North American Longboarding Tour,”
said Meg Bernardo, Executive Manager of ASP North America.
The Professional Longboard Association’s 2008 surf series will be based in
Southern California, and feature some of the top professional surfers in
North America. Event cities include; Ventura Beach Promenade (May 30- June),
San Diego- Mission Beach (August 16-17), Huntington Beach Pier (September
20-21), Oceanside Pier (October 3-5), and one other unconfirmed Orange
County beach community.