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Another chilly morning here on the seacoast with slightly better than lake like conditions down at the beach. The tide is pretty high right now but if you need to get wet there is a little shin high wave that could be ridable with the correct equipment (ie. log). I've also got some good news as far as the surf forecast is concerned... possible waves for Saturday. Right now it's looking to be in the waist high range. I really hope it comes true, I'm thinking Saturday could be a great day for a NH triathlon.

New Vans gear just showed up. How about these first 3 tees. Cab, Alva, and Cardiel, three of the radest dudes ever. Get them while they last!!!

The 2011 ASP World Title Race season is nearly upon us as the Quiksilver Pro and the Roxy Pro at Snapper Rocks are scheduled to start this Saturday. As always, it’s a clean slate, a new year, a chance for disappointed dreams of last year to become realized actualities this year. A crop of new rookies will have a chance to make a name for themselves, with veterans looking to break them into the big leagues.

Dane Reynolds will most likely be watching from the sidelines, still recuperating from knee surgery. From all accounts we’ve heard Kelly Slater will be surfing the event. If he’s in that ferocious mindset from last year it’s going to another year of the King in 2011. But watch out for Parko, who was on a tear in Hawaii after coming back from a devastating foot injury.

With Quik adding some more excitement to the webcast via clocking the surfer’s speeds live, it could help curtail those wordless lulls that bore people so. Snapper is the perfect proving ground for something like this, providing some of the best speed pockets the world around.

“The first thing that comes to mind regarding Snapper is that it’s one of the best rip, tear and slash waves around,” Jordy recently said. “This wave offers so many ways that one can surf it. In the past three years, I have seen so many different versions of surfing, all surfers taking a different approach to Snapper. I feel one has to surf it tight in the pocket and look for the tube. As the wave draws off and runs down the sand bar, it offers a big range of huge maneuvers to be had. There are so many talented surfers, wildcards and new guys from the World Rankings who will be all showcasing themselves in this event."

The ASP has made some serious changes over the past year and this year is shaping up to be better than ever. A more talented field, new stops, better webcasts, and Alana Blanchard is back on tour!!! Get your fantasy team in order and gear up for a good year.

Lnks worth checking Surfer, ASP, Quiksilver.

Skate grom Eamon just kickin' it!