Dylan at 7.10 yeah - Nah ..... great film making as always, that place continues to provide crazy moments for surfers who are up for it. Thanks for documenting these sessions Tim ......

Crew taking it on.few paddlers out too. looked pretty warpy. Heavy wave Im surprised more don't get hurt. After hitting it on the large unruly day they had to themselves they must go into the smaller days pretty confident. The crew I see towing always build this confidence very quickly due to getting waves and learning to control the boards at much higher speeds than the waves can generate.

I always think that when they return to paddling it must feel so slow in some instances. If crew are towing I want to see them going the otherwise unridable Beasts. This wave often presents that. Heaviest waves Ive seen this year have been towed and that's not to say I don't appreciate a fully blown paddle session Boog or fiberglass (i don't tow). They are completely different but if you are towing go the absolute mental ones. Most crew will be cheering on looking in, in the right waves. I would love to have had some of the pits crew get in front of me. As the paddle bar raises which it will then less waves will be towed or heavier conditions sought, but there is an element of wave that is outside of whats Professionally (elite) physically possible.
In regards to actually making the wave and just throwing yourself over the ledge (Boogie or stick) to injury and destruction.

There are some absolute nuggets that have been towed over the years. Setups that make tow teams shit themselves. This is a good thing. This vid may be far from perfect conditions but there is way less crew in the water than a normal safer good day. How did the boogies go? No doubt they got a few. I am firm believer of that paddlers should get priority due to safety but almost every heavy wave zone and it's best surfers have access to ski's so it's impossible to expect they won't be used. They are highly convenient and capitalising in some situations often at the expense of others but on certain days it can work both ways if crew are aware of each other. Once someone dies things will be regulated but until then I can't see that happening. So it's up to crew to voice concern if they feel threatened or put at risk this isn't a bad thing. No one wishes to experience a death or bad injury through negilegency, bad luck. Everyone knows the risk. As the good and the bad. It's really about being safe and human vs machine elements.

On a separate note would the qld council be liable if a member of the public be hurt or killed for falling to enforce maritime law? Worse case outcome that could eventuate? If ski numbers continue to increase and be used in densely populated surf zones it's really just a matter of time. No point asking if things can be improved after shit's hit the fan. They could put a 2 bouys out and all wave runners must have dropped the surfers outside that mark and only pick up outside the the downline bouy. This would mean everyone paddles to a certain degree. The risks would still be present but paddling surfers a little more protected from interference, harm mechanical failure etc with in the marked zone. Bouys can be moved to best wave zone easily by slsqld at any time keeping water users safer. Just an idea cheap and easy

Kipp seemed to have had the best wave selection getting the most makeable ones. Music wasnt a problem with my own soundcloud tracklist playing..Good vid but i prefer to watch Shark Island growers on a good day than the cape.However slab surfing sure has advanced a lot in the last 15 years.

Also Max got some beauties.

These guys crack me up. Enjoyed the interviews. I'm with the crow on this one though.