Under different circumstances I'd be calling Jack Dekort a bastard.

Straight off the plane from a fruitful Indo jaunt and straight into an unseasonal but pumping east swell at his home beach of Coolum. No time to even unpack.

But all my resentment washed off yesterday as the same swell filtered down the east coast. A hollow session saw the hostility abate, and I hope all east coasters got their share too.

Welcome back Jack, call anytime. All photos by Jack Dekort.//STUART NETTLE