“More recently I started going back and watching stuff I liked as a kid, more traditional style surf

SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, February 13 2013) – The enigmatic Dane Reynolds (USA), 27, will bring his explosive surfing to the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover as the wildcard entrant in the opening 2013 ASP Men's World Championship Tour event.
The former ASP WCT surfer proved to be one of the world's most lethal competitors over the 2012 season. Reynolds contested five ASP world tour events as a wildcard last year, his best result a runner-up to 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) in the Quiksilver Pro France.
The Californian also posted two equal fifths finishes plus a credible 9th at the season-ending Pipeline event. A feat not to be underestimated, as the wildcard always draws either one of the two top seeded surfers.
Ironically, Reynolds worst result as a wildcard last year, was in the 2012 Quiksilver Pro where he lost to eventual winner Taj Burrow (Aus) after an epic clash in round two. The pair had the Sunday Snapper crowd on its feet as the two surfers went blow for blow with big aerials and monster carves. The equal 25th placing, belying his ability at the right-hand point break where he finished equal third in the 2010 Quiksilver Pro.
Reynolds tourtravel director leader escort jobs has been fine-tuning his craft by studying Hawaii's smooth stylist John John Florence (Haw) plus Slater and the late great Andy Irons (Haw), whose influence on the natural footer is already apparent.
"More recently I started going back and watching tourtravel director leader escort jobs stuff I liked as a kid, more traditional style surfing from Andy and Kelly. That's been really cool. No-one is attacking tourtravel director leader escort jobs waves like Andy these days," added Reynolds.
Other surfers confirmed for the trials are defending champion Mitch Crews (Currumbin, Aus), Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, Aus) Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, Aus), Kenta Hayashi (JPN), Wiggollly Dantas (BRZ), Dede Suryana tourtravel director leader escort jobs (IND), Leonardo Fioravanti ((IT), Marco Lacomare (FRN), tourtravel director leader escort jobs Kanoa Igarashi (USA), Chase Wilson tourtravel director leader escort jobs (USA), Mikey Wright (Lennox Head, Aus), Jack Robinson (Margaret River, Aus), Nathan Hedge (North Narrabeen, NSW / Buderim, Aus), Lincoln Taylor (North Stradbroke Is. Aus), Samba Mann (Gold Coast, Aus), Wade Carmichael (Avoca Beach, Aus), Perth Standlick (Bondi, Aus) and Brent Dorrington (Gold Coast, Aus).
Both the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro presented by Land Rover events are webcast live on QuiksilverLive.com, RoxyLive.com ,Youtube, Facebook and the Quiksilver iPhone app as well as exclusively telecast on Fuel TV.
The selections of the trialists for this event is disappointing. The Qld Govt and Quiksilver hold this event on the Gold Coast, yet only 3 or 4 of the 18 trialists live on the Gold Coast and no more than 5 reside in Qld. The 2010 and 2012 ASP World Junior Champion (Jack Freestone) was born, bred, and lives on the Gold Coast and for some reason he can t get a start! Almost 40% of the trialists are internationals and I understand the Gold Coast is reknowned for tourism but, with all due respect to the international guys, they won t draw as big of a crowd to watch the trials that the local guys would. I appreciate Quiksilver are compelled to enter some of their own surfers, but they are robbing locals of an opportunity to mix it with the top 32. As I understand it, there is only 1 genuine spot reserved for someone from the local area (Snapper Rocks Club Champion) and potentially a further 4 spots (from placing 1st or 2nd on the QCC or the Trials for the Trials, which is open to Qld residents or members of Qld boardriders clubs). The locals tourtravel director leader escort jobs are arguably the best out there because they are the most experienced surfing there let s see how many non-locals compete in the trials for other WT events. Go Brenno and Samba and let s hope next year we get to see you battle it out with more local guys!