Leslie Shootout III

IT'S official, Leslie was the funnest swell for nearly everyone on the East Coast since the previous one. What we mean is it's impossible to quantify just how 'good' an event like this was. The nooks and crannies all came alive, crucially, it was a swell which allowed people time to explore fickle breaks previously discounted in favor of old faithfuls. Now Leslie has turned extra-tropical and is headed towards Europe attention in the East turns towards Hurricane Nadine, something of a miser to Leslie's bounty, but even saying that she'll be sending a few days of surf to the East Coast in the fun range. For a few short weeks each late summer and autumn there's no better place to be than East. The final stages of the comp are as such: This will be the second to last album, the final one will be from Europe and incorporate the best of the rest From The East Coast. We'll then pull together a final shortlist for you to have your say upon, but the casting vote resides with us. Remember that the winning shot gets a surf trip to the Maldives, including flights, aboard the Haira, a top quality charter boat courtesy of the theperfectwave. Click here for a detailed forecast for Leslie in Europe, the final stage of the Atlantic Shootout. © 2013 Adam Cornick

"Dane and Craig Anderson were there with a film crew getting some footage down the point." Said Adam "I was shooting Paige Alms and a a 'who's who' of Canadian surfers also in the water. I was able to keep an eye on both spots and shoot both groups which was pretty sweet. "There was rumours of Slater being around, but didn't see him. It really was quite incredible. It was like we were in a different country for the day."

Leslie hit East End New York pretty hard

And some surfers in particular.

Hollow, glassy, perfect New Hampshire.

New Jersey iron curtain ... lights out sonny.

Andy Neill cruising for a bruising in St. Augustine, Florida

The long walk with very obvious rewards at Nova Scotia's Cow Bay.

"No doubt the locals were at their secret spots. Just me and the sea lions at the Point Michaud beach, Nova Scotia. Got some nice waves in before they warned me off." amphoto

September in New York. Clean, crisp and cool air with fun Leslie waves. Unknown surfer pulls in.

Sebastian Inlet, Florida offering up early morning accommodation.

"The Atlantic Shootout prompted me to drive over from the West Coast to break in my first water housing for the first time. Thanks to a Sebastian local I was able to capture my best shot yet."

"You can't study for Biochemistry with waves like this!" Leslie really was responsible for a statistically significant drop in educational attainment on the East Coast ... Probably.

New Jersey's Wildwood on the final push of Leslie swell.

Thomas Bruce surfing Nags Head during Hurricane Leslie.

Rhode Island, Lighthouse Beach stomp.

JP, soul ride at Guana middle beach, Florida

Ruggles, Rhode Island sunset session.

"Such a nice day, and once everyone got tired, we had it all to ourselves"

Croatan Beach, Virginia and that peak is property of the US government. Likelihood of obeying the sign? Nil.

Cocoa Beach Pier, concentration stance.

Just another great wave that Sunday morning.

Poise and anticipation, eyes on the light South Carolina Folly Beach Pier

Norman Steezeman getting a nice view from Leslie

"I love this shot because you can see he is going so fast the track is lifting the barrel up. No drag."