The dates for next year surfing circus are out. The biggest change is the absence of the Rip Curl Search Event, which is taking a year long break and will be back in 2013 (at least people at RC say so) and a return to Fiji with Volcom Pro Fiji. Another change came later in the game. First QS Pro New York was dropped from the schedule. For a while it seemed there will only be 10 events in 2012. But then the O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz was added to the schedule and we again have 11 events – same as in 2011. This is the revised schedule:
2012 ASP World Title Series:
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
As for the girls, again 7 events and they will try to add more.
2012 ASP Women’s World Title Series:
Roxy Pro Gold Coast – Australia (February 25 – March 7, 2012)
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach – Australia (April 3 – 9, 2012)
Subaru Pro Women’s Surf Festival – New Zealand (April 11 – 15, 2012)
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic – Australia (April 18 – 23, 2012)
Billabong Rio Pro – Brazil (May 9 – 20, 2012)
Roxy Pro Biarritz – France (July 9 – 15, 2012)
Nike US Open of Surfing – USA (July 30 – August 5, 2012)