Let's hear it for Coolangatta's ding-fixer's and doctors!

Those tradesmen and professionals who do a roaring custom when the points fire up and surfers line up, hoping for a small slice of the action while adding to the multitude already in the water.

As Snapper Rocks continues it's reign as the most crowded wave in Australia, those noblemen dedicated to healing wait with bandage and resin.

Simon Muirhead surveyed the carnage. //STUART NETTLE