Watch Now: Water Displacement by Jordy Smith

If this is any preview of what Mr Jordy Smith will do to Snapper, then start placing your bets. After a long injury season, Jordy’s finally feeling 100 percent. When the Pipe Masters kicked off, we saw a reminder of how proper the man’s rail work is. Remember that Backdoor tunnel to layback jam? It was nominated for manoeuvre of the year at the WSL awards. While on the North Shore, between scary-powerful Rocky Point turns, Stab saw Jordy launch an air easily six feet above the lip at 30 mph. He safely bailed just before landing in the flats in about three feet of water over reef. He told us he would’ve landed it, but he just got back from injury, no need to go down that road again. Here we get him in Durban and Mozambique, cut to War on Drugs and looking sprightly as ever. Jordy’s fully invested in the tour this year. He’s been working on surfing towards points; contest style, rather than ankle ruining punts. Expect to see him displacing a lot of water, linking turns and jamming down the line at The Quiksilver Pro. When the big man is on, he’s easily a top five surfer.