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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL

Rip Curl Pro Search Chile
Stop No 4. of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
Ex-Isla Alacran, Arica, Chile
June 20-July 1, 2007

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FANNING LEADS ASP FOSTER’S 45 DOWN SOUTH FOR RIP CURL PRO SEARCH CHILE SURF CONTEST

Mick Fanning Rip Curl Search Chile. Teahupoo Pic credt ASP Tostee

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Wednesday, June 6, 2007) – Current Foster’s ASP World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS) won the inaugural Rip Curl Pro Search held in Reunion Island in 2005, yet came up short when the Search stopped in Mexico late last June.

Having finished in the quarterfinals or better in each of the nine Foster’s ASP World Tour events since, the lightning-fast Fanning is a heavy favorite to claim another Search ‘Globe’ trophy heading into the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Search Chile.

“Things have been going well for a while now and I would love to get another Globe, but for me I just want to keep a high level of performance up,” Fanning said. “I’m not as concerned about the results as I am to just have fun and surf at the best of my ability.”

The Rip Curl Pro Search Chile is Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour and the first ASP event to be held in Chile. Boasting a one-of-a-kind floating license that enables the event to set up shop at a different world-class wave each year, the third-annual Rip Curl ‘Search’ will next head to the Northern Chilean village of Arica from June 20-July 1, 2007.

Located just south of Peru in South America, the city of Arica is home to a wave known as “El Gringo”, although unanimously considered the “Chilean Pipeline.” The right and left-hand reef break spits out thick, cold-water barrels over shallow reef and rock and is situated just off of Ex-Isla Alacran or ‘Scorpion Island’ – a rock cropping 1 mile off the coast. The South Pacific water temperature off the Chilean coast is a chilly 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) this time of year – a far cry from the warm waters of Tahiti which hosted the Top 45 last.

“I think that the Search brings something fresh to the tour,” Fanning said. “Everyone is on the same level at venues they know nothing about and I think everyone gets excited about going to new places.”

The elite Foster’s ASP World Tour competitors will be joined by a lethal wildcard contingent consisting of two Rip Curl team riders and one Chilean trialist as they all battle it out to determine who will be crowned ‘King of the Island’ at the 2007 Rip Curl Pro Search Chile.

Former Foster’s 45 campaigner Kieren Perrow (AUS), deadly tube maestro Bruno Santos (BRA) and former ASP World Junior Champion Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) will square off in a one-heat battle royale for the two team spots, while the Chilean trialist will be chosen via an 8 to 16-man trials that will take place at “El Gringo” on June 19, 2007.

For more information, visit www.aspworldtour.com and www.ripcurl.com/chile.

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