Having picked up the ASP European title in August and representing Jersey on his way to Eurosurf success in Ireland in October, the Newquay based man completed the hat-trick by clinching the ETL tour title in Portugal this month.

He is the only surfer to ever complete this feat and amazingly it is not the first time he has done it after dominating in 2009 to take all three titles back then.

Skinner had done well on the ETL tour after winning the opening round in Vieux-Boucoux, France, in September and finishing second in the UK round in Newquay in October.