We’re already halfway through winter on the North Shore and after a great December, January brought some ugly northerlies, but this didn’t stop our boys from getting out there. The full artillery of young guns have arrived to prep for the Sunset Pro Junior next week so now there’s two team houses on the go – one at Sunset and the other at Pipeline. The final day of the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout will run any day and our team are locked and loaded.

Quiksilver Team Captain and past winner of the Shootout Reef Mcintosh signing his waiver before his first heat. "Compete at your own risk“

No contest jerseys for the Shootout so lots of opportunity to get some great action shots of the boys in empty Pipe. Leonardo Fioravanti getting slotted “

Leo, Kanoa and Kai Warner taking out the honours on the pool table.

Koa Rothman and Dede Suryana deciding what boards to take out for their first end heat of the Backdoor Shootout.

Leo getting patched up bye the Doc after his bounce off the bottom.

Luis Diaz, Riaru Ito, Leo Fioravanti, Kanoa Igarashi, Kai Warner, Mikey Wright.