The word last weekend was that Monday's swell would overwhelm the reef at Mavericks, but instead the swell came in undersize and Mavericks was merely whelmed. Real word that one. 'Whelmed': still big, not huge.

But the boat captains! They were overwhelmed by the forecast and didn't dare leave Pillar Point Harbour in the morning. Therefore the tow session was only shot from land or drone, neither being great, you might even call them underwhelming.

Might even end the wordplay here and just roll tape...