Tuesday, January 30, 2007
APT World Tour Tow-In Surfing Circuit
Association of Professional Towsurfers (APT)
Haleiwa, North Shore Oahu, HI
$25,000.00 Purse

A large swell and a strong shear line reached the Hawaiian Islands on Monday causing power outages and large stormy surf. High surf warnings were posted along with warnings of costal damage. Strong southwest winds kept wind warnings posted as gusts reached up to 60 miles per hour in some areas. As contest directors predicted this swell proved to be chaotic. Surfers were surfing odd spots along the coastline including 2-foot “Chocolates” a spot behind Surf-N-Sea Surf Shop in Haleiwa on the North Shore. Outside reefs reached 20 feet on Monday with windblown conditions. This swell is peaking today Tuesday with similar conditions. Normal trade winds are not forecasted to return until next week because of additional low pressure shear lines. Additional swells are tracking along the very low jet stream and will continue to bring back-to-back large episodes but with little potential to hold a tow-in event.

In addition, just to keep everyone hopping, a 6.8 earthquake located near Tasmania near Macquarie Island shook up tsunami watchers, NO TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.

Contest officials will continue to closely monitor these large episode swells. For updated information and event status, visit www.Protowsurfers.org.

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 contest program guide is now posted on www.haleiwa-tow-in.com. Contest sponsor NAPA (North Shore Auto Parts) is offering local Haleiwa discounts to competitors who carry an ocean safety card. Additionally check www.northshoresoapfactory.com for new Hammerheads live camera feed. Wave Riding Vehicles also is updating their tow-in stock for competitors. The entire crew thanks all our sponsors for their continued support of the Bank of Hawaii North Shore Tow-In Championship.

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.