{"id":61291,"date":"2017-02-10T12:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T20:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=61291"},"modified":"2017-02-17T14:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:17:34","slug":"asbury-ice-bowl-2017-the-cold-war-surfing-contest-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/asbury-ice-bowl-2017-the-cold-war-surfing-contest-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbury Ice Bowl 2017 + The Cold War Surfing Contest in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"
Asbury Ice Bowl skate contest + Cold War Surfing contest coming up in Asbury Park, New Jersey in March. Check it…<\/div>\n
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A hand-picked group of surfers from up and down the East Coast have signed on to compete in the second annual winter surfing contest, THE COLD WAR<\/strong> in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The 18 professional surfers will be divided into two teams with the winning team taking home the ice cold cash, \u201cWINTER TAKES ALL<\/strong>.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The waiting period for the contest begins March 5th<\/strong> and runs to March 31st, 2017<\/strong>. The call to begin the contest will be made at least 48 hours in advance, when the surf conditions are predicted to be optimal to hold the contest. New Jersey surfing legends Andrew Gesler<\/strong> and Sam Hammer<\/strong>\u00a0return as team captains. With almost 20 years of competing against each other, a great rivalry has commenced that has gotten stronger by the year. Both Hammer and Gesler are looking forward to picking their prospective teams and remain ready to do battle in the surf. This year the talent pool has widened to 18 surfers who hail from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. They will join New Jersey and New York\u2019s finest watermen.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis year, for the second Cold War, we have decided to expand to five people outside of NJ\/NY who are kinda familiar with cold water,\u201d said Sam Hammer, co-director. \u201cThe goal has always been to have more outside participation. Get the best surfers we can get in touch within our best conditions.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Last year\u2019s winning team captain, Andrew Gesler, feels the uniqueness of Cold War sets it apart from other surfing events.<\/div>\n
“Bringing a team aspect amidst the wintry elements makes for a one-of-a kind-experience not only for the athletes, but for the crowd too. I am excited to defend the title in year two with an even deeper talent pool to choose from as contest directors have opened up the East Coast. It will be a blast!\u201d\u00a0said Gesler from Ocean City, NJ.<\/div>\n
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The contest will be held at the Asbury Avenue Beach<\/strong>, situated behind the famed Casino building, brought to you by Surf Taco<\/strong> and the Asbury Park Boardwalk<\/strong>. Worldwide leader in surf forecasting and the leading surf content provider, Surfline.com<\/strong>, has come onboard to make help contest organizers make the call to when the conditions will be best. Surfline\u2019s East Coast forecast team, consisting of professionally trained meteorologists on the East Coast, will provide decision support during the waiting period to ensure the Cold War is held in the best possible conditions.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSurfline\u2019s historical swell database suggests that March is statistically one of, if not the, best time to see appreciable S\/SE swell for New Jersey.\u00a0Water temps are typically in the upper 30s to low 40s during the waiting period on average, which sets the perfect stage for this unique cold water event.”\u00a0said Mark Willis, Chief Meteorologist from Surfline.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Surfer\u2019s Environmental Alliance\u00a0is committed to the preservation and protection of the environmental and cultural elements that are inherent to the sport of surfing. They have also thrown their support behind THE COLD WAR.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In 2017, THE COLD WAR will expand its imprint to\u00a0Forth Union<\/strong>, one of the most unique new skate spots in America. Forth Union will present the cold condition skate contest,\u00a0ASBURY ICE BOWL<\/strong>. On March 4th, the\u00a0 skate portion of THE COLD WAR will feature a similar format. Two teams featuring captains Derek Rinaldi and Lou Cuccaro, will consist of nationally recognized amateur skaters, local rippers, groms and girls.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe format will be extremely loose as they navigate through the newly added features of the bowl in a jam format,\u201d said Jersey skate legend Derek Rinaldi.<\/div>\n
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THE COLD WAR\u00a0KICK-OFF PARTY<\/strong> where the Captains pick their teams will take place on\u00a0March 4th<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0The Wonder Bar<\/strong>\u00a0featuring one of the best rock bands from the burgeoning Asbury Park music scene,\u00a0The Battery Electric<\/strong>\u00a0with special guests. The evening will be hosted by\u00a0Taylor Allen<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0DJ Sara M<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Below are the invited competitors for the 2017 COLD WAR contest:<\/u><\/div>\n
Brett Barley\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buxton, NC<\/div>\n
Travis Beckmann<\/strong>\u00a0Montauk, NY<\/div>\n
Ben Bourgeois\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wrightsville Beach, NC<\/div>\n
Vince Boulanger<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Ocean City, MD<\/div>\n
Andrew Gesler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ocean City, NJ<\/div>\n
Mike Gleason\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long Branch, NJ<\/div>\n
Sam Hammer\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lavallette, NJ<\/div>\n
Zack Humphreys<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Margate, NJ<\/div>\n
Tommy Ihnken<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Asbury Park, NJ<\/div>\n
Rob Kelly\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Ocean City, NJ<\/div>\n
Ben McBrien<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ocean Grove, NJ<\/div>\n
Pete Mendia\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palm Beach, FL<\/div>\n
Clay Pollioni\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Ortley Beach, NJ<\/div>\n
Cam Richards\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garden City Beach, SC<\/div>\n
Pat Schmidt\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Manasquan, NJ<\/div>\n
Balaram Stack<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Point Lookout, NY<\/div>\n
Randy Townsend<\/strong>\u00a0 Surf City, NJ<\/div>\n
Conor Willem<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Surf City ,NJ<\/div>\n
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Brendan Tighe<\/strong>\u00a0 Point Pleasant, NJ<\/div>\n
Zack Dayton\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Hampton, NY<\/div>\n
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THE COLD WAR is made possible by Surf Taco with Surfline, Smith Optics, Reef, Nixon, Da Kine, Traeger Grills, Richer Poorer, Surfers Environmental Alliance, Blazing Visuals, Asbury Park Brewery, Eastern Surf Magazine, Whalebone Magazine and The Asbury Park Boardwalk. Follow THE COLD WAR on the web at coldwarsurf.com <\/strong><\/a>or\u00a0<\/strong>on social media on Instagram via\u00a0@coldwarsurf<\/strong><\/a> and Facebook at facebook.com\/coldwarsurf<\/strong><\/a>. Hashtag #coldwar<\/strong><\/div>\n
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