The 2011 Bear Pro Longboard Title presented by Jeep opens, pumping pre-event swell has greeted competitors on the north west Italian coast, where the 2011 ASP Longboard World Champion will be crowned. With the event making history as the first ASP International competition held in the Mediterranean Sea, the town of Levanto will be host to a 32-man field of the best longboard riders in the world over the coming days, many of whom arrived early to practice at the site.