For Immediate Release

Thursday - December 14, 2006
Association of Professional Towsurfers (APT)
Haleiwa, North Shore Oahu, HI

Its official! Due to the union of the APT with the North Shore Tow-In this 06/07 Hawaiian winter surf season, great things are happening locally and globally in the world of competitive Tow-In Surfing. A world tour tow-in surfing circuit has emerged with the advent of the “Association of Professional TowSurfers” (APT) and Tow-In Surfers LLC is happy to announce that this year’s North Shore Tow-In is slated as one of the 1st stops on this new APT World Tour!

Tow-In Surfers LLC Co-Founder and North Shore Tow-In Executive Director Alec “Ace” Cooke is very proud to announce the beginning of the 06/07 North Shore Event’s holding period. This year’s event will take place “One Day Only” on the biggest and best day of surf between December 15, 2006 and March 31, 2007. The big wave tow-in Surf contest is set to take place on one of the two main big wave outer reef spots over a mile outside of Haleiwa Harbor known as Outside Avalanche and Outside Puaena Point.

The event is sanctioned by the APT and carries a prize purse of $25,000. The top winning tow-in teams will receive the lion’s share of the loot and both of the tow-in team partners will get matching trophies. Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala are last year’s event defending champions, stoked as they return to Hawaiian Surf fresh from winning the recent Nelscott Reef Tow-In Classic in Oregon on December 8, 2006!

This year’s Main Invite List and Alternate List reads like a who’s who of tow-in surfing! With Ikaika Kalama and Makua Rothman meeting fellow Buttons Hawaii team riders Garrett and Kealii in the pit, anything could happen. Local Hawaiian Teams from Oahu, Maui, Big Island and Kauai will take on world contenders from California, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Europe, Great Britain and elsewhere!

All competitors of the North Shore Tow-In Event will be battling for limited slots to compete in the Mexico and Chile events scheduled for 2007. Those competitors that do not make it in the top winning bracket will end up competing in an Open World Qualifying event set to take place at Pier 1 on Maui, HI in early 2007. For more information log onto to www.Protowsurfers.org

North Shore Main Invite List: (20 Teams)
Garrett McNamara / Kealii Mamala / HI
Dustin Barca / Sion Milosky / HI
John Gangini / Yuri Soledade / HI
Jamie Sterling / Mark Healey / HI
Dan Moore / Mark Anderson / HI
Makua Rothman / Ikaika Kalama / HI
Archie Kalepa / Buzzy Kerbox / HI
Titus Kinimaka / Kalani Vierra / HI
Carlos Burle / Eraldo Gueiros / BRZ
Everaldo 'Pato' Texeira / Sylvio Mancusi / BRZ
Shawn 'Barney' Barron / Darryl 'Flea' Virostko / CA
Brad Gerlach / Mike Parsons / CA
Shane Desmond / Tyler Fox / CA
Zach Wormhoudt / Chris Bertish / CA/SA
Peter Mel / Anthony Tashnick / CA
Chuck Patterson / Scott Chandler / CA
Danilo Couto / Rodrigo Resende / BRZ
Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker / James Sampson / SA
Ramon Navarro / Danny Fry / CHl
Carlos 'Coco' Nogales / Don Curry / MEX/ CA

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North Shore Alternate List: (25 teams)
Russell Smith / Tyler Smith / CA
Cheyne Horan / Robbie Seeger / AUS/GER
Mike Brumett / Chris ‘Brownie’ Brown / CA
Ken ‘Skindog’ Collins /Josh Loya / CA
Ron Barron / TJ Barron / HI
Cully Kamisugi / Todd Kamisugi / HI
Joao Jabour / Edison DePaulo / HI/BRZ
Robbie Frangipane / Ken Bradshaw/ HI
Eric Fisher / Matt Lozano / HI
Victor Marcel / Tony Fekete / BRZ/HUN
Brock Little / Brian Keaulana / HI
Pete Cabrinha / Rush Randle / HI
Myles Padaca / Pancho Sullivan / HI
Kaleo Amadeo / Ahanu Tson-Dru / HI
Campbell Farrell / Doug Young / HI/NZ
Terry Chun / Gui Terry / HI
Paul Orem / Rama Deodato / HI
Alfy Cater / Taj Burrows / AUS
Gregg Quinn / Eric Tema / HI
Mark Mathews / Koby Abberton / AUS
Clyde Aikau / TBD / HI
Andy Campbell / TBD / AU
Mike Schlebach / TBD / SA
Dylan Longbottom / TBD / US

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The “3rd Annual BANK OF HAWAII North Shore Tow-In” will immediately catch the eye of the international print, web and network TV media as the Big Day rolls in. Meteorologists and “El Nino” watchers world-wide are calling for several XXL sized swells in Hawaii this year. The ever unpredictable Pacific Ocean continues to toss up storms and surf in epic proportions as always in the Hawaiian Winter Surf Season. Keep your eyes on presenting sponsor www.TowSurfer.Com and it’s website for full reports from the frontlines. HighSurfWarning.Com, SurfNewsNetwork.Com, NorthShoreNews.Com, NorthShoreTow-In.com and NorthShore.com will also keep you advised of the Big Surf Event.

Tow-In Surfers LLC would like to thank their sponsors and co-workers, team-mates, media and friends who have made this event what it is today! "3rd Annual BANK OF HAWAII North Shore Tow-In 2006-2007" Sponsors:

MAIN/BANK OF HAWAII
PRESENTING/ BUTTONS HAWAII + TOWSURFER.COM
SUPPORTING/ HONOLULU STREET WEAR W/LARCENY LOGO LINE
XCEL WETSUITS
CHOLOS MEXICAN AND MARGARITA BAR
HALEIWA JOE'S (PRE AND/OR POST-PARTY
BREAKERS BAR AND RESTAURANT (PRE AND/OR POST-PARTY
SURF NEWS NETWORK W/THEIR 596-SURFLINE @ 5967873
GEORGE MASON/ SPONSOR AND EVENT STAFF METEOROLOGIST
NORTH SHORE SOAP FACTORY SUGAR MILL WAIALUA
HSA/ HIGH SURF ACCESSORIES
THIRD STONE GLASING
AZHIAZIAM
PROMOTIONS IN PARADISE
GORDON QUIGG SURFBOARDS
INFAMY SURFBOARDS/ GLENN MINAMI
BANZAIBETTY.COM
DAN DEVINE HAWAII
SEANDAVEY.COM
NORTH SHORE NEWS
WESTLAND INSURANCE BROKERS
WAVE RIDING VEHICLES HALEIWA
CHEATER 5
ACE COOL PRODUCTIONS
TOW-IN SURFERS LLC
BARRON
HAWAIIAN CHOPPER MAGAZINE
HAWAIIAN EXTREME SPORTS TV / ZON3LLC
HIGHSURFWARNING.COM
AARON BERNARD PHOTO
HAWAIIAN HEAVY WATER MAG
PLANET SURF
ALOHA SURF LIFESAVING
SURF-N-SEA

More info visit: www.haleiwa-tow-in.com

Event Contacts:
Alec Cooke, Event Executive Director, Hawaii
Tow-In Surfers LLC / 3rd Annual North Shore Tow-In Surfing Championship 06/07
Phone: 808-227-2425
Hotline 808-641-7038 (Leave Messages)
Email: AceCool45@Hotmail.com
Alec Cooke c/o Tow-In Surfers LLC
PO Box 957, Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712

Rodney Kilborn
APT Event Sanctioning Director
Phone: 808-575-2840
Email: Handsomebugga@aol.com
or Handsomebugga@Protowsurfers.org

APT and Media:
Eric Akiskalian
Founder/President
Association of Professional Towsurfers, (APT)
APT World Tour Tow-In Surfing Circuit
805-455-7073
Email: Eric@Protowsurfers.org
or Ericakiskalian@mac.com
www.Protowsurfers.org
www.Towsurfer.com

About the Association of Professional Towsurfers, Inc. (APT)
The Association of Professional Towsurfers, was Founded on March 6, 2003 with the charter to support the responsible growth and development of Tow-In Surfing.

The Association of Professional Towsurfers, is dedicated to sanctioning and promoting world class competitions, dissemination of safety and technical information to athletes, and technical direction to event organizers. The empirical growth in alternative sports and the increase in extreme athletic pursuits are well documented. The Association of Professional Towsurfers embraces corporate sponsors and media entities that provide the support necessary to increase its events and goals. The Association of Professional Towsurfers has goals to expand its support throughout the world; lobby government agencies and municipalities to provide more certified tow-in access to ocean venues; and be ever attentive to the unique technical and safety needs of this evolving sport and its constituents.