Tasmania's Off The Scale

By ed-msw - Published on 9th February 2009 | Viewed 99115 times.

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When Shipsterns is like this - a perfect paddle day, sunny, 8 to 10ft with no wind - it is hard to imagine what a monster it can turn into.

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This article has been given an average rating of 4.28 from 304 votes.

Comments

	Paul Hemsworth225 days ago	Reply
	number 4 is just insane, I think I count 8lips, as if one isn't bad enough, and that drop must getting on for 8ft. What a place!

	Winkilid247 days ago	Reply
	Such a great wave, but the walk is a bitch...

	gigio253 days ago	Reply
	just simple amazing!!!! great article

	mantis253 days ago	Reply
	I come back to these pics and when I look at number 4 I think to myself for gods sakes man, save yourself. do you want to die that bad ? people love you and there are plenty of reasons to live.

	boysen2013259 days ago	Reply
	dude u a crazy

	josephriou254 days ago	Reply
	#4 is like staring at death.

	rightcoastj259 days ago	Reply
	#4 morphs like a power ranger. Ugh that thing is gnarly.

	39259 days ago	Reply
	'The hold down is quite severe' brilliantly understated.

	SLEDGE260 days ago	Reply
	I definately beleive these guys are the real deal, with balls of steel, hate to get a hold down there!

	Nick"nostrils"Tibbs261 days ago	Reply
	OMG No4's like dropping into a war zone,

	Takeitome261 days ago	Reply
	Suprised his big head can fit in the barrel.

	HangTen262 days ago	Reply
	Number 4 is and absoloute stormer, alot of respect 4 the guys that get out there!:D

	Chilli Clive263 days ago	Reply
	Had to comment - Just amazing waves and good article. I thought I was catching some decent sized waves at a quiet south cornwall spot. Tasman is out there!

	Kid Kokomo264 days ago	Reply
	R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

	trevp28264 days ago	Reply
	nice name drop at the end there

	diggers266 days ago	Reply
	JEEEEEEEZUSSSSSS...........so sick it makes me feel like i wanna throw my ring up. Thick lips, sick steps and big pits....respect due to the titanium knackers crew. Pics are sweet man.......peace

	T-bird267 days ago	Reply
	Shippies is just a sick wave. Not for me cos my balls are mere flesh, not steel. Hats off to all the hellmen who tackle her. One day I'll go and watch, from a safe distance!!

	mantis267 days ago	Reply
	I'm with you tbird

	mantis268 days ago	Reply
	from what I have seen, shippies is more of a hole in the ocean than a wave. if you see footage of this place, its a massive amount of water that suddenly developes a hole (or holes) at the bottom of the surging mound. very scarey and probably the reason for the hold down simply because you start off under a lot of water.

	captain hook268 days ago	Reply
	whats that paddling up the face of the wave on the bottom photo

	Sir Surfalot269 days ago	Reply
	Man, 5 and 6 steps are sooooo heavy, but seemingly so unpredictable and with such dangerous consequences! However, much respect to the crazies that are willing to put their lives in harms way for the adrenaline rush. Gotta truly wonder if taking on the fickel nature of that wave is truly worth the risk?

	Sonovabich270 days ago	Reply
	What's it like being smashed by several tonnes of water from a heavy lip like that? Whatever about the hold-down, that must hurt on the impact!

	jameshx269 days ago	Reply
	When it gets over 12-15ft i normally wear a tow vest and that seems to help a lot. I have been winded a few times and even ruptured my spleen but if you train and wear the appropriate gear it minimizes the risk. If your wanting to hit some waves like this it's good to have a really strong mid section in case things do turn pear shaped.. Yeeaaaw JHX

	Sonovabich269 days ago	Reply
	What about neck support? I once got whiplash on a wipeout and it wasn't even a particularly big wave.

	Ozmitch270 days ago	Reply
	Airbag! Are you nuts? Imagine being stuck in that impact zone without being able to swim underwater!!!

	Tits local270 days ago	Reply
	Siiiiiiicccccckkkkkkkkkkk

	Francois Bouwer270 days ago	Reply
	What is that spot in pic 4 called? The Tasmanian Devil will be quite fitting.

	pitmonkey271 days ago	Reply
	Surely a case for airbags for surfers. A back back with an airbag on a wetsuit, more than 10 secs under and whooomf, up you go, ha ha. I wouldn't do it without one. INSANE!! C'mon Ripcurl, you gave us the H Bomb, now the A Bomb.

	moonyface271 days ago	Reply
	fair play thats heavy ... great artical

	Ozmitch271 days ago	Reply
	Props to Stu Gibson who I think took all these photos. Check him out: http://www.stugibson.net/

	Rob Radford271 days ago	Reply
	Number 4 is mental. Surfing 5 or 6 waves at once!

	DDAA271 days ago	Reply
	Pages 4 and 5 make me want to cry. Everything I do is pointless in comparison.

	chris martin - aka vman271 days ago	Reply
	you need some set on you to take on horrible reefs like those. that step is insane.rather him than me. fair play

	the captain272 days ago	Reply
	Have a good look at the Shippies step - only for those who can do. Hats off to Hollmer-Cross bros, Marti and the few other locals who really surf this wave.

	Surf Berbere272 days ago	Reply
	Great artical! and super sick barrels / bombs!

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