Tasmania, 2007.

"There were three people in the lineup when we arrived, Ollie and two others who had taken the feral boat option and their chances with the swell.

From high on the bluff Tasmanian photographer, Dave Otto, captures the chaotic water during an unridden day at Shippies.

We're two days into the waiting period and not a single heat of the Portugal Pro has yet been surfed.

It's with profound and protracted jealousy that I run these shots of Chris Lovell's.

Nearing the halfway mark of the season it'd be fair to say that Spring has been very kind to the surfers of WA's south-west. Very kind indeed.

Steve Arklay recently shot a session that was packed with options - ramps, wedges, barrels and random peaks.

It's just two days till the 2012 running of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.

The last week in September: It's the time of year when Victorians get nutty for the AFL Grand Final and all that it embodies - sport, teamwork, and binge dri

Six perfect 10s. That's how many have been scored so far at the Quiksilver Pro France.

There's been a protracted flat spell up Queensland way but Grant Davis recently squeezed a few feet from the ocean on a clear blue day.

"There are better waves out there than my 10," Dane Reynolds said of his 'perfect' score in Round 3 of the Quiksilver Pro France.

Traipsing east across Indonesia's Lesser Sunda islands Jack Dekort lucked into a few reefs in full flight.

Was it worth the wait? Maybe.

Across the water from Elliot Gray's Victorian home lies an occassional lefthander.

There wasn't much to report on from day one of the Quiksilver Pro France.

The Quiksilver Pro France starts in two days and from all reports the local banks are in good order.

Sydney photographer, Jeremy Wilmotte, recently returned from the studio where he scored great waves under excellent light.