The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour has never had a stop on the East Coast. That is going to change with the latest announcement from Quiksilver and ASP.
The Quiksilver Pro New York will be the sixth stop on the 2011 ASP World Tour, with the event taking place on Long Island's Long Beach from Sept. 4-15. Other ASP World Tour stops include French Polynesia, Australia, South Africa, California, France, Hawaii and Portugal.
The event in New York will be the first of its kind. Not only will it be the first time this event has stopped on the East Coast, but it will also be the first time that professional surfing will have a $1 million dollar prize purse for competitors.
Long Beach wasn't arbitrarily chosen. A 15-year independent wave study of western Long Island was conducted by Surfline.com, a leading forecaster of wave and surf conditions. The results of the study showed that early September is one of the best times for sizable surf and swells.
The surf climate in Western Long Island is greatly affected by the underwater Hudson Canyon offshore, which can turn average surf into very high quality surf comparable to many of the best surf spots in the world on the right day," Sean Collins, chief forecaster and president of Surfline.com, said in the announcement.
Finally, a major surfing event north of the Mason-Dixon Line, with the first million dollar payday! One thing though, the average water temperature on Long Island in September is in the low 70's. Not exactly Oahu, so I'd recommend a shorty!
Karl Hess, Jersey Shore Real Estate
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