How about this for optimism: West Oz rock jockey Zac Haynes launches into a season of beasts, waves bigger and hairier than most will ever see, and yet it's just the beginning.

If that's the case then we can't wait to see what comes next.

And if you're wondering what happened after the Nazare clean up set at 2:30....nup, he didn't make it over. "Got smashed," says Zac.