With ASP Wourld Surfing Tour schedule for 2012 already announced there came some surprising changes. The first was the dropping of the successful Quiksilver Pro New York. Which was deemed to be a shitty beachbreak competition but it turned out to be quite ok thanks to the swell that arrived just in time for the competition. But this doesn’t guarantee that an “all time” swell will come every year. So I’m not completely sure why was QS Pro New York eventually dropped but quickly after this rumors about O’Neill Coldwater Classic replacing the QS Pro started to float around. And now they are confirmed. Mens 2012 surfing world tour will have 11 events, same as in 2011 and one of them will be the O’Neill Coldwater Classic in Santa Cruz, probably at Steamer Lane.
This goes hand in hand with O’Neill celebrating 60 years so it is quite possible that this will be a one year event.
So the hopefully final ASP Wourld Surfing Tour schedule for 2012 Looks like this:
Feb 25 – Mar 7, 2012 Gold Coast,Qld, Australia Quiksilver Pro
Apr 3 – 14, 2012 Bells Beach,Victoria, Australia Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford Ranger
May 9 – 20, 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Billabong Rio Pro
Jun 3 – 15, 2012 Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji Volcom Fiji Pro
Jul 11 – 21, 2012 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa Billabong Pro
Aug 16 – 27, 2012 Teahupoo,Taiarapu, French Polynesia Billabong Pro Teahupoo
Sep 16 – 22, 2012 Trestles,California, United States of America Hurley Pro
Sep 28 – Oct 8, 2012 South West Coast, France Quiksilver Pro France
Oct 10 – 21, 2012 Peniche, Portugal Rip Curl Pro
Nov 2 – 12, 2012 Santa Cruz,California, United States of America O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz
Dec 8 – 20, 2012 Banzai Pipeline,Oahu, Hawaii Billabong Pipe Masters
