After a surprisingly productive springtime of surf in Southeast Queensland, the kids are geeing up for a big summer of water action. Their equipment's fine-tuned, the banks are stable and the water temperature's enticing all and sundry into the lineup.

Jack Dekort's gearing up for a big summer too, with a wide range of travel plans afoot. But for now, here's the local stable getting footloose and fancy free on a peaky east swell. Just the way we like it. //BEN MATSON