Alastair Mennie and Andrew Cotton have become the first European surfers to be invited to compete in the annual APT tow in surfing event at Punta do Lobos, Chile, South America.  The duo have made a continuous impact on the world of big wave surfing and their inclusion in this event is a testament to their ability and determination to succeed in surfing the biggest waves they can find.  The event is scheduled with a waiting period of April 15 to Sept 15.  The orgainsers will make the call for the event with a maximum of 96hrs notice.  Al and Cotty are on the alternate list this year, so they will only compete if there is a team in the main list who fails to make it to the event at such short notice.

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Al and Cotty have recently been invited to compete in North Americas only Tow in Surfing event of the year.  The duo caught the eye of contest organiser John Forse through their continued pioneering approach to big wave surfing in Europe.  The team will be competing against fellow competitors from an international field in the event scheduled for a waiting period of October through December 2008.  A paddle in event will be running along side the tow in event in which 5 of the tow teams were given the choice to put forward one of their team members to compete against 5 local surfers for an automatic seed into the event for the next year and a cash purse.  Al and Cotty decided to put Al forward to represent their team for this years paddle in event.  Al said “  Both Cotty and I are ecstatic about our inclusion in this event.  We have been quietly surfing big waves here for quite some time now and to be recognised at this level is very humbling for us both. When John contacted us with an invite, it sent a shiver down my spine!”

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