Vans Presents the HIC PRO - Waiting Period Begins October 28th
Posted 10/11/2010 09:17:58 by Kelly
After 26 successful years at Sunset Beach, on Oahu's famed North Shore, The XCEL PRO is now The HIC PRO. With
Vans as the presenting sponsor, the event has been upgraded to an $85,000, ASP-sanctioned 4-star event. This will
be the final qualifier for the prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, which includes the Reef Hawaiian Pro, The O'Neill
World Cup of Surfing and the Billabong Pipeline Masters. The HIC Pro will be staged on the best three days of surf within
the holding period, which runs October 28th through November 10th.
The HIC Pro is a critical event for Hawaii's aspiring pro surfers. As the final ASP regional contest of the year, it not
only crowns the 2010 ASP Hawaii Regional Champion, but will also qualify six aspiring locals to compete on the world's
premier surfing stage: the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The North Shore surf season is already in full swing with
several solid swells the past few weeks providing local pros the opportunity to tune-up at the Sunset Beach contest
site. This event is poised to provide an exiting start to the final leg of the ASP 2010 World Tour.
Randy Rarick, Executive Director for both ASP Hawaii and the Vans Triple Crown has seen it unfold from all
perspectives: "The Xcel Pro has been a cornerstone in the career of every pro surfer we've seen come out of the
Islands, and HIC will fulfill an important role for future generations in Hawaii."
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing brings over 200 of the world's top ranked surfers to the North Shore of Oahu and
offers more than $900,000 in prize money, world titles, Vans Triple Crown titles, and an international gallery of media
and industry representatives. As the ultimate showcase and showdown in one, the Vans Triple Crown presents local
surfers with the opportunity to kickstart their professional career; hence the importance of the HIC Pro in earning a
place on that international stage.
Vans as the presenting sponsor, the event has been upgraded to an $85,000, ASP-sanctioned 4-star event. This will
be the final qualifier for the prestigious Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, which includes the Reef Hawaiian Pro, The O'Neill
World Cup of Surfing and the Billabong Pipeline Masters. The HIC Pro will be staged on the best three days of surf within
the holding period, which runs October 28th through November 10th.
The HIC Pro is a critical event for Hawaii's aspiring pro surfers. As the final ASP regional contest of the year, it not
only crowns the 2010 ASP Hawaii Regional Champion, but will also qualify six aspiring locals to compete on the world's
premier surfing stage: the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The North Shore surf season is already in full swing with
several solid swells the past few weeks providing local pros the opportunity to tune-up at the Sunset Beach contest
site. This event is poised to provide an exiting start to the final leg of the ASP 2010 World Tour.
Randy Rarick, Executive Director for both ASP Hawaii and the Vans Triple Crown has seen it unfold from all
perspectives: "The Xcel Pro has been a cornerstone in the career of every pro surfer we've seen come out of the
Islands, and HIC will fulfill an important role for future generations in Hawaii."
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing brings over 200 of the world's top ranked surfers to the North Shore of Oahu and
offers more than $900,000 in prize money, world titles, Vans Triple Crown titles, and an international gallery of media
and industry representatives. As the ultimate showcase and showdown in one, the Vans Triple Crown presents local
surfers with the opportunity to kickstart their professional career; hence the importance of the HIC Pro in earning a
place on that international stage.