EVENT 1: 2004 Manly Longboard Expo

History: The surfing year 1964 was the year when Da Bull and Mike Stange opened up Outside Pipeline, and Bruce Brown gave us his masterpiece The Endless Summer. 1964 was dominated by the first world title surfing contest held at Manly Beach, Australia -- attended by the largest numbers of spectators the sport has ever seen. Significant also was the rise of Australia's first international champion surfer Midget Farrelly and Hawaii's Joey Cabell.

Object: To stage an event at Manly that celebrates the first world titles by staging an expression session that features all the participants in the finals of that first world title surfing contest. This event would bring together both male and female finalists for a commemorative dinner and an exhibition of surfing. There would also be a photographic exhibition featuring images from this first world title surfing contest. And a leg of the ASP World Longboard Tour together with a pro ladies and a freesurfing exhibition.

When: Mid May 2004

Budget: US$150,000 - US$200,000

Interested Parties: Manly City Council, Jack Eden Surfabout Revisited Photographic Exhibition, Manly Art Gallery, Pacific Longboard Magazine, Peter Hickey Sports Marketing, Media Centre, Island Style Promotions.

EVENT 2 : 2004 Snapper Rocks Pro Longboard

Brief: Event will feature a leg of the ASP World Longboard Tour together with a pro ladies and a freesurfing exhibition.

When: Late April 2004

Budget: US$120,000 - US$150,000

Interested Parties: Golden Breed Corp., Pacific Longboard Magazine, Armour Intl., Peter Hickey Sports Marketing, Island Style Promotions.

EVENT 3 : Longboard Legends Tour

The 5th national Longboard Legends Tour is a series of, 2 day longboard surfing competitions scheduled to be held along the east coast of New South Wales, Southern Queensland and Western Australia that culminate in a three day Grand Final. The tour coincides with Hog's Breath Cafe locations that are close to recognised surfing locations. These locations include, but are not limited to: Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Woolongong and Mandurah in WA. The tour is established to foster a warm friendly atmosphere between the established longboard community and the tour sponsors. It is designed to increase awareness of the sponsors and their products to a very targeted group that are active and like the outdoors. The tour is targeted towards families who are active and spend time together outdoors.

Remaining 2003 tour schedule is:

• Gold Coast - 5 & 6 April
• Mandurah - 3 & 4 May
• Port Macquarie - Grand Final - 31 May & 1 June

COMPETITORS

The following "Divisions" will make up each contest during the tour.

• Pro's - Open to all professional surfers with a 9ft board. These are the competitors with all the exiting maneuvers that attract all the attention. Judged on a mixture of traditional and modern surfing, this is the blue ribbon division.
• Open 9ft amateur - Open to all amateur surfers with a 9ft longboard. These are the surfers that are competing just for the fun of it.
• Juniors - Open to all junior surfers under the age of 18 when the tour starts, with a 9ft board. Many juniors are world class competitors.
• Over 40's - Open to longboard surfers aged over 40. The average age for the contestants is mid forties.
• Over 50's - Open to longboard surfers aged over 50. Old surfers never die.
• Ladies - Open to all female surfers with a 9ft longboard. The sisters of the surf are expanding in numbers all the time.
• Old Mals - Open to surfers riding a longboard made prior to 1967. The history of modern surfing is represented by these surfers.
• Noserider - Open to all longboard surfers. Aimed at finding the surfer most proficient at spending time on the nose of their board. · Family Team - Open to members of the same recognised family. This division is to encourage more family involvement in surfing.

Island Style Promotions can offer your brand a unique opportunity to partner with three world class surfing events that are to be held here in Australia in 2004.

The eyes of Australia, and the world, will be focused on each of these events to see surfing's best compete head to head on a couple of the best surfing beaches that the world has to offer.

Contact Sean McKeown from Island Style Promotions for more information on how your brand can benefit from the opportunities presented at each of these events.

Contact: Sean McKeown / Tour Director - Island Style Promotions

• Phone: 07 5536 9208
• Email: sean@theislandstyle.com

L-R Beau Young, Jye Byrnes (Australia) 3rd = Bonga Perkins (Hawaii) 2nd and Colin McPhillips (California) 2002 World Longboard Champion