Photo: WSL
Welcome to the next chapter in high performance competitive surfing. The 2015 Hurley Pro at Trestles begins on Wednesday, September 9th and has an event window that runs through Sunday September 20th.
The versatility of the right-hand point break made up of cobblestone reef at Lowers will showcase contemporary performance levels of both traditional power rail surfing and high-flying above-the-lip surfing. Rippable long period waves generated from the Southern Hemisphere are on a certain collision course with what promises to be a transformational moment in the history of professional surfing.
2014 Hurley Pro at Trestles Innovation Award winner Filipe Toledo will be at the forefront of likely high performance standouts at the 2015 Hurley Pro. Julian Wilson, John John Florence, and Kolohe Andino will also be pushing performance to never before seen levels during their respective runs at the event title. Veteran surfers, like the current Jeep Ratings Leader Adriano De Souza, along with Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater, all share a tried and true approach to successfully competing at Lowers. Each of these formidable surfers will force all challengers to surf near mistake-free if they hope to advance victoriously.
Defending champ Jordy Smith. Photo: WSL
Defending event champion Jordy Smith may be back from injury, and has the combination of wave familiarity plus a bag of tricks to necessary connect the dots at Lowers, will enable him to create high wave scores even in marginal conditions.Wildcards for the 2015 Hurley Pro at Trestles include local boy Ian Crane, and Hurley team wildcard Hiroto Ohhara. Tomas Hermes will be the replacement for the injured Matt Banting.
The 2015 Swatch Women’s Pro waiting period will run concurrently with the 2015 Hurley Pro at Trestles, and the field of 18 women competing will also be pushing new performance levels in their sport. Defending event champion Stephanie Gilmore, back from a serious leg injury, will be assertive in her title defense and looking to climb back up the Jeep Rating’s leaderboard. The wildcard for the 2015 Swatch Women’s Pro has been awarded to Bethany Hamilton. Bethany has a long and successful relationship with competition at Lowers, and will certainly have the attention of the women’s Top 17.
World Surf League Heritage Series expression sessions will feature Layne Beachley, Lisa Andersen, and Sofia Mulanovich for the ladies, while Shaun Tomson, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, Simon Anderson, Michael Ho, and Cheyne Horan will battle it out in the men’s division.
All the Live and On Demand action from the 2015 Hurley Pro at Trestles, 2015 Swatch Women’s Pro, and WSL Heritage Series expression sessions can be viewed from the World Surf League website.
