Sweeping changes to surfing's World Tour appear imminent upon news the ASP

"Just sit here and wax your board, the camera crew is behind the surf club

A simple question, a difficult answer

It's important to note the previous world record, which was held by Mike Parsons for a Cortez Bank monster that measured 77 feet high, just 1 foot – 30 centimetres – smaller than Garrett's.

A bit of backstory before we get to those questions: Inman replaces Derek O'Neill, a 20-year veteran of Billabong and the person in charge when the companies recent retail strategy was sunk. For the last five years Billabong spent big on bricks-and-mortar retail space in an ambitious plan to dominate the surf retail market. They were felled by the Global Financial Crisis and diminished retail spending.

After seven years it's Johhny's shout.