The inaugural Skeleton Bay Shootout presented by Monster Energy took place in late June 2023 in non-stop three-to-six foot barrels.

After three days of pumping waves, Jordy Maree from Cape Town, South Africa, was the unanimous winner after wrangling a seemingly endless drainer that doubled in size as it chewed and spat for close on a kilometre down the point.

Nadia Erostarbe from the Basque Country set the bar as the Standout Woman after packing a deep double-tube followed by a series of big hacks. Damien Lackey from Walvis Bay, Namibia, was the Local Standout, while Max Elkington from Cape Town, South Africa, was deemed the standout Surfer of the Swell.

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