EX Hurricane Leslie is still spinning out there in the Atlantic and here are the first round of Atlantic Shootout entries from the East Coast.

Leslie was a generous provider, albiet one whom could have moved a little faster north thus keeping up her warm water supply. Sadly, in sitting stationary for so long, she created a cool puddle of upwelling and lost the title of the perfect storm alongside her hurricane status. However she's still one of the best swell producing tropical storms we've seen for pure 'fun surf' and tops the 2012 list by a margin.

Here's selection of the shots uploaded, we had hundreds and gave priority to those with a little bit of context. Obviously there are a couple of clear favourites (tell us yours in the comments below) but the competition is far from over as Leslie doesn't look like burning out before the weekend. Looking forward, Leslie should transition into an extra-tropical storm and head over to Europe delivering a healthy dose of cyclonic energy from Scotland to Spain. Read the full forecast here.

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.

© Morgan Grosskreutz