Filipe Toledo, swerving at Maroubra, NSW

“The boys were putting on a show,” says Rod Owen of a small but very exciting session featuring Filipe Toledo, pictured here, and Alejo Muniz at Maroubra Beach two days ago. “They were even getting a few cheers from a solid crowd on the sand.” Even in miniature conditions, Filipe will find a lip to fling off or a face to light up, which he does here with power that might surprise those who’ve pigeonholed the kid as flyboy-only. He’ll now fly to West Oz and start shaping up for the Margaret River Pro, where airs most certainly cannot be relied on. Get at  www.owenphoto.com.au  for more like this.