Like a young lover, the Quiksilver Pro France could see a quick start and and even quicker finish given the forecast.

The fastest boards in the world just got faster. Dale Wilson of Byrning Spears recently revealed a 6'8" channel bottom with an inbuilt jet engine for tow surfing.

It's found almost everywhere on the Australian coast and surfers are the worse for it.

Cyrus Sutton on scoring El Nino-powered surf somewhere along Russia's isolated Kamchatka Peninsula

Local shooters Stu Gibson and Andrew Chiz combine for this all-local affair filmed at Shippies on Friday.

Aerial surveillance on Mick Fanning, Mark Mathews, Laurie Towner, Ryan Hipwood and Brent Dorrington at Shippies.

Andino came firing right out of the gates in the final with a solid display of power surfing on his backhand for a 7.67 and the heat lead in the first minutes of the 35-minute bout.