OK, it's been long enough. We really ought to stick to a weekly timeframe, but bugger it...somebody's getting a cup for Christmas! And the honour of hosting the historic 50th caption comp!
The finalists are:
Richiefish - for inspired use of Batman, the Batboat, nice image alteration, etc...too many good ones to mention
Knot Board - "After his hip replacement Greenroom caught less barrels but still kept the vibe."
Bender - "Elmo finally worked out how to stay dry while gybing"
Greenleader - "stroke, stroke, stroke, aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!"
Wet Willy, (hey, that's me) for "Laird Hamilton, age 107, attempts to revive the ancient Hawaiian art of 'sit down paddle surfing' " - yes, but I'm not going to win this one, dammit...
And that's just the tip of the iceberg...
All right, after much soul-searching, deep in meditation high on a mountaintop in the frozen wastelands of a place you've never heard of, I...have...chosen...a...winner!
Wait for it...
Deep yet shallow, funny yet sad, clever yet dumb...there could be only one winner:
"stroke, stroke, stroke, aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!"
And so the wheel turns...