Dean was up and riding long before the prone surfer took off the first image was about his 2nd turn on the wave
Exactly the same thing happend on at least 5 occasions to Kristi and she pulled off the wave each time. The prone surfer in both of the images can clearly see Kristi Riding the wave!
There were plenty of waves coming through and no more than 6-8 people out so rotation was easy and every one would have had an easy day at the office.
What would you have done:
1) Held your ground
2) Faded him
3) Pulled off the wave