Touted as one of the most impressive WQS events, the Body Glove Surfbout presented by Adio will feature 192 of the world’s best surfers battling for the impressive $75,000 prize purse and valuable WQS points. In the Surfbout’s 14 year history, past winners have included seven-time World Champion Kelly Slater, 2003 World Champion Andy Irons and local Southern California stars Rob Machado, Taylor Knox and Shane Beschen, as well as the 2005 winner, South African David Weare. “The tradition of the Body Glove Surfbout is to bring valuable points to the American ASP WQS surfers,” says Scott Daley, director of marketing for Body Glove. “We’re proud to be a partner in this event and are looking forward to another great week of surfing at Trestles.”
The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series was formed in 2005 as part of a three-year plan to strengthen surfing in America by uniting the Body Glove Surfbout presented Adio, the Newport Pro presented by Wavewatch, and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic under one banner. The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series provides surfers with an opportunity to earn crucial points on the WQS which in turn allows them the chance of advancing to the coveted World Championship Tour (WCT). The Trifecta will award a $33,333 bonus to the surfer that takes first-place in all three events. Should no one surfer take the win in all three events, the Trifecta also awards an overall points-winner bonus. In 2005 Asher Nolan had a tremendous year and was awarded $5,000 for winning the Trifecta points bonus.
“Last year the Trifecta had a great points race going into the final contest and we’re excited to bring this opportunity back to surfers and looking forward to see who steps it up,” said Sean Nielsen, ASG’s director of event operations. This year, in an effort to continue the growth of the Trifecta events, ASG along with their partners, have increased the Trifecta points prize to $10,000 to reward performance and add to the level of excitement at each event. In 2007, to further increase involvement, ASG will upgrade the individual star ratings of the events.
2006 Body glove Surfbout
The 2006 Body Glove Surfbout presented by Adio is happy to once again have media support from PRIMEDIA’s Action Sports Group (ASG), publisher of SURFER, SURFING and WaveWatch, as well as FUEL TV, and the SC Times. Other sponsors include Oakley and Amp’d Mobile. For surfing enthusiasts who can’t make it to Trestles, starting April 25th all of the action will be available to view online with streaming video and live scoring at http://surfermag.com/events/bgsb06.
About Body Glove
Founded in 1953, Body Glove is a leading worldwide action sports brand specializing in wetsuits, swimwear, clothing, footwear, accessories, and technology accessories. Its contributions to action sports include the Body Glove Surfbout (four-star WQS event) and continued support of the NSSA National Scholastic Surfing Championships. The company sponsors one of the most respected surf and wakeboard teams in the industry with such powerhouse names as pro-surfers CJ Hobgood, Bruce Irons, Conan Hayes and Holly Beck and wake boarders Darin Shapiro and Phillip Soven. Through Reef Check, Heal the Bay, SIMA’s environmental fund, and the Surfrider Foundation, Body Glove works to preserve the purity of the waters it loves. Body Glove products are sold in the U.S. by a network of independent retailers. Body Glove is also sold in approximately 50 countries internationally through distributors, sales agents and licensees
