Shipsterns Bluff Continues Turning Heads
With the onslaught of jaw-dropping footage coming from what many call one of Australia’s heaviest and gnarliest waves over recent months, Shipsterns Bluff has now firmly placed itself among upper echelon of big-wave locations in the world.
It’s not like surfing’s version of the tasmanian devil just recently started breaking, it’s just that until recent years it’s remote location and the desire of locals to keep it a secret have kept it as a relative unknown amongst the other well-known heavy waves around the world. Michael Brennan’s air drop into the pit of a classic Shipsterns bomb placed 5th in this year’s Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards and sealed Shipsterns Bluff’s spot as a destination for those seeking to put it all on the line by charging the biggest and most dangerous waves the world has to offer.
For the average surfer like myself, there is nothing about surfing that wave that appeals to me. It would chew up a surfer of my skill level and spit me out with the greatest of ease. With that being said I am completely fascinated by the footage that continues to emerge from this snarly point break located off of Southern Tasmania. Taylor Steele’s Trilogy has a clip of Joel Parkinson getting unleashed on by Shipsterns Bluff that puts it’s lack of respect for even the world’s most talented surfers on display for all to see.
It’s always bittersweet to see a relatively unknown spot be put on display by the surfing world. It’s a dilemma in surfing that we face each time an unknown is brought to light. Those who have ridden there for years are undoubtedly frustrated by the eventual crowds that follow. However, Shipsterns Bluff appears to be vicious enough to take it upon itself to weed out those who simply just don’t belong.
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Posted by Shaun on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in Surfing.
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