During the Valentines Day swell at Pipe.

The Oz leg now includes four stops - Newcastle, Narrabeen, Margaret River, and Rottnest Island - all subject to COVID restrictions.

...and the NSW bubble begins to grow.

The long-running CT event at Snapper is at risk as a dispute between the Queensland Government and the WSL worsens.

Lately they've been hitching a ride on strong north-easterly winds, said final year marine biology student Lawrence Scheele, who has been tracking and photographing the blue fleet all summer.

Ambushed by size, the gang pushed their limits.