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." © 2013 Adam Cornick

Leslie hit East End New York pretty hard © 2013 Bart Schwarz

And some surfers in particular. © 2013 Bart Schwarz

Hollow, glassy, perfect New Hampshire. © 2013 4dam

New Jersey iron curtain ... lights out sonny. © 2013 ChrisZeh

Andy Neill cruising for a bruising in St. Augustine, Florida © 2013 surfer0494

The long walk with very obvious rewards at Nova Scotia's Cow Bay. © 2013 Adam Rondelet

"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 © 2013 amphoto

September in New York. Clean, crisp and cool air with fun Leslie waves. Unknown surfer pulls in. © 2013 Bryan Zinski

"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." © 2013 windnsea3475

"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. © 2013 user72597

New Jersey's Wildwood on the final push of Leslie swell. © 2013 Yukon

Thomas Bruce surfing Nags Head during Hurricane Leslie. © 2013 Dana Norton

Rhode Island, Lighthouse Beach stomp. © 2013 Matthew Thomas

JP, soul ride at Guana middle beach, Florida © 2013 Graham McGeorge

Ruggles, Rhode Island sunset session. © 2013 Will

"Such a nice day, and once everyone got tired, we had it all to ourselves" © 2013 colesurfin

Croatan Beach, Virginia and that peak is property of the US government. Likelihood of obeying the sign? Nil. © 2013 brett

Cocoa Beach Pier, concentration stance. © 2013 LoKee8707 Surfing Cocoa Beach FL pier.

Just another great wave that Sunday morning. © 2013 tmp-1

Poise and anticipation, eyes on the light South Carolina Folly Beach Pier © 2013 Carymc

Norman Steezeman getting a nice view from Leslie © 2013 Dana Norton

"I love this shot because you can see he is going so fast the track is lifting the barrel up. No drag." © 2013 MorganG Arts

"12th Street South, in Cocoa Beach, with the exception that proves the rule: Cocoa Beach never gets any real waves." © 2013 BorrowedWifi

"Not S-Turns, there were many unridden barrels in the Outer Banks!" © 2013 Dana Norton

New England contains many secrets, this is one of them. © 2013 Mike Chlala

"Another beauty from Wabasso, Florida. I think this one speaks for itself." © 2013 ThisIsDANIE

Ryan Oleary is coming out of this one at Belmar, New Jersey. © 2013 Connor Halpin

New Hampshire, The Wall, dominated by the longer boards. © 2013 roguesuitor

Whereas earlier in the morning it was top-to-bottom barrels. © 2013 alpinelive

'Big Wave Dave' shorebreak air, doing his best Owen Wright impression. © 2013 shorebreakphotography

Tom Scillia, suspended animation at New Jersey's Casino Pier. © 2013 Ben Currie

Alexi Howe prepares to paddle out at Sebastian Inlet, Florida. © 2013 G Shots 2011

"Nice little view from inside the barrel, had my GoPro mounted on a PVC pole." © 2013 CodyBadger

Back chop and offshore winds at sunrise on the East Coast. © 2013 chrisdelo9032