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ASP’s official disciplinary letter to

Bobby Martinez

Date: 7 September 2011

To: Bobby Martinez

Date of offense: 7 September 2011

Dear Bobby,

We are writing to officially notify you that you have breached Article 151, contained in the 2011 ASP International Rule Book. Article 151 outlines that all Surfers shall not at any time damage the image of the sport of Surfing and can be found by clicking here.

Article 151 has been breached as a result of the numerous comments you made publicly in an interview on the webcast of the current ASP World Tour Event in New York City, which included the following language:

“First of all, I’d like to say (an the ASP are going to fine me) ‘cuz I don’t want to be a part of this dumb f***ing wannabe tennis tour. All these pro surfers want to be tennis players. They want to do a halfway cutoff. How the f*** is somebody who’s not even competing against our caliber of surfers ahead of 100 of us on the one world ratings. They’ve never been here. They’ve never fucking made the right to surf against us, but now we’re ranked upon them. Come on now. That’s Bullshit. That’s why I ain’t going to these stupid contests no more. This is my last one because FTW, my sponsors is here and I just tell it like it is. This is my last one and I don’t like tennis. I don’t like the tour… Who gives a f***? You know what I mean?”

“I’ve been here before. I love this city. I’ll tell you right now, if my sponsor wasn’t here, I wouldn’t be here for this dumb contest. ASP? They f***ing…surfing’s going down the drain thanks to these people.”

The interview was conducted on the event live webcast being watched by a global audience, which includes many young children.

Article 147 of the Rule Book provides the ASP Rules & Discipline Committee with the authority to decide appropriate penalties to be issued where there is a breach of the Rule Book.

After careful consideration of these comments and taking into account your multiple offenses of this Article during 2011 that clearly “efface a pattern of unacceptable conduct,” the Rules and Discipline Committee have approved the following action in accordance with Article 147.03 of the Rulebook:

Rule Breach: Article 151 — Damage to Surfing’s Image

Action:
You are suspended from the ASP World Tour IMMEDIATELY. You will not take part in the remainder of the World Tour Event currently underway in New York City. A Rules and Discipline Report will be submitted to the ASP Board of Directors to consider expulsion for the remainder of the 2011 Surfing Season. Your suspension will remain in place until such time that the ASP Board of Directors have considered the Report.

Please refer to the ASP Rulebook at the link here for your rights to appeal this decision.

Should you wish to have a written submission considered with the Rules and Discipline Report to be considered by the ASP Board of Directors in relation to this incident, please send it to rules@aspworldtour.com before 12 September 2011.

Yours Sincerely,

ASP Rules and Disciplinary Committee

New York, New York/USA (Thursday August 18, 2011) - Bobby Martinez, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 2006 Rookie of the Year and 2010 No. 8-ranked surfer, has just signed with FTW.  The ASP standout has been a free agent for over a year.  In an industry monopolized by big name corporate sponsors, Martinez has been an anomaly; while immensely talented he is far what most corporate sponsors have marketed the “surf” lifestyle to embody.  Martinez is the only Latino representative on the ASP tour, prefers a shaved head and is heavily tattooed.  His somewhat “gangster” exterior coupled with his very vocal disdain of the commercialization of the surf industry as a whole, has left him branded as a loose wire. FTW is extremely excited to have Martinez as part of the FTW family, Martinez is equally thrilled tweeting “ I finally found a company that accepts me for me!”

FTW is an action sports clothing brand founded by Bobby Vaughn, co-creator of the wildly successful Von Dutch clothing.   FTW is a brand that focuses on changing negative aspects of life into positive opportunities for change.  FTW‘s aims to unite people who have struggled and survived judgment, poverty, violence, corruption and racism and connect with them through a brand they can relate to.  ”Your appearance, particularly the clothing you wear, is the most powerful statement a person can make” – Bobby Vaughn.  Martinez epitomizes FTW’s message that society can label you and seek to degrade you for your background, your past, and even your appearance. Yet, it is your attitude toward those obstacles that truly matter, whether you use your Freedom To Wear, Fight To Win, or Fuck The World. For more information visit www.FTWindustry.com or call 212.221.4700 ext 294