Gabriel Medina dodges a boat while the other 'Curl surfers dodge bullets.

Jack Robinson ratchets up the notch in every department of surfing: next level airs; deep, intuitive barrel riding; and heavy water drops. Then add some full rail carves to keep the purists happy.

The vintage board market was always fuelled by nostalgia, yet the lure of big dollars has attracted collectors with a different motivation.

Bruce Irons cops a wildcard into the competition dedicated to his brother.

Whip employs his drop-shouldered, casual tube stance through five minutes of knee-deep pits, almost all of it filmed near his South Coast home.

Wade Carmichael won the Hawaiian Pro and catapulted from 59th to 13th on the World Surf League Qualifying Series ratings.