The world’s best put in a marathon day today at Bells Beach as the remaining six heats of men’s Round 1 as well as women’s Rounds 2 and 3 were completed at the Rip Curl Pro.

It's a little known fact that MP, the greatest surfer of his generation, was a keen windsurfer. By all reports he was equally gifted with a mast and boom, though it's hard to say because very few photos exist of MP windsurfing. In fact, these may be the only ones.

Half of Round 1 gets surfed before the tide fills in, Mick Fanning unsurprisingly dominates.

Wilko and Owen on the road in South Africa.

The updated Rip Curl Pro forecast reveals plenty of good surf, with an upgrade in Sunday's SW groundswell event.