Shipstern Bluff
Terrifying right-breaking slab located 25 miles southeast of Hobart on the southern coast of Tasmania; a perennial candidate for the world's most dangerous and challenging break. "Shipstern is a ragged claw-like monster," surf journalist Steve Barilotti wrote in 2002. "A ridiculous Triple-X black diamond wave." Named for the imposing 250-foot wedge-shaped granite cliff that juts up from a nearby ...
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Shipstern Bluff, 2011Subscribe to view
Shipstern regular James Hollmer-CrossSubscribe to view
A hiker looks at Shipstern BluffSubscribe to view
Kieren Perrow, Shipstern Bluff, 2001. Photo: Sean DaveySubscribe to view
Shipstern Bluff, 2006Subscribe to view
Small day at Shipstern BluffSubscribe to view
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Shipstern Bluff, 2011
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Shipstern regular James Hollmer-Cross
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A hiker looks at Shipstern Bluff
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Kieren Perrow, Shipstern Bluff, 2001. Photo: Sean Davey
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Shipstern Bluff, 2006
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Small day at Shipstern Bluff