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==Surfers==
==Surfers==
Some of the more notable surfers who have tackled Ship Stern Bluff include:
Some of the more notable surfers who have tackled Ship Stern Bluff include:
# [[Kelly Slater]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/04/17/140491_sport-news.html|title=Kelly Slater surfs Shipstern|author=Shaun Wallbank|publisher=The Mercury|date=April 17, 2010|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
* [[Kelly Slater]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/04/17/140491_sport-news.html|title=Kelly Slater surfs Shipstern|author=Shaun Wallbank|publisher=The Mercury|date=April 17, 2010|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
# Kieren Perrow<ref>{{cite web|last=Doherty |first=Sean |url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/surfing-with-the-tassie-devil/story-e6frfq9i-1111115139839 |title=Places to surf before you die: Shipsterns Bluff |publisher=News.com.au |date=2007-12-18 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
* Kieren Perrow<ref>{{cite web|last=Doherty |first=Sean |url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/surfing-with-the-tassie-devil/story-e6frfq9i-1111115139839 |title=Places to surf before you die: Shipsterns Bluff |publisher=News.com.au |date=2007-12-18 |accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
# [[Ross Clarke-Jones]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/When-the-green-room-is-your-stage/2005/03/13/1110649039487.html|title=When the green room is your stage|author=Peter Wilmoth|publisher=The Sun Herald|date=13 March 2005|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
* [[Ross Clarke-Jones]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/When-the-green-room-is-your-stage/2005/03/13/1110649039487.html|title=When the green room is your stage|author=Peter Wilmoth|publisher=The Sun Herald|date=13 March 2005|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
# [[Andy Irons]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/conquering-the-beast/2006/07/08/1152240533371.html?page=3|title=Conquering the monster|author=Peter Wilmoth|publisher=The Age|date=July 9, 2006|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
* [[Andy Irons]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/conquering-the-beast/2006/07/08/1152240533371.html?page=3|title=Conquering the monster|author=Peter Wilmoth|publisher=The Age|date=July 9, 2006|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
# [[Richie Vaculik]]
* [[Richie Vaculik]]
* [[Mick Fanning]]


Local Tasmanian surfers Mike Brennan, James Hollmer Cross, & Marti Paradisis are in the running for a $50,000 award for video taken of them surfing at Ship Stern Bluff. <ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201044.htm</ref>
Local Tasmanian surfers Mike Brennan, James Hollmer Cross, & Marti Paradisis are in the running for a $50,000 award for video taken of them surfing at Ship Stern Bluff. <ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201044.htm</ref>

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Ship Stern Bluff
Tasmania
File:ShipsternBluff.jpg
Ship Stern Bluff
Established1997 to the surfing community
LGA(s)Tasmanian Government
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18 °C
64 °F
5 °C
41 °F
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Ship Stern Bluff (also known as Devil's Point or simply Shippies) is a surfing location on the south eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, on the Tasman Peninsula.[1]

Location

Ship Stern Bluff is located in the Tasman National Park, Tasmania, between Cape Raoul and Tunnel Bay.

It is approximately a 30 km boat/jet ski ride from the coast to the Bluff and is regarded amongst the surfing community as one of the wildest and most dangerous locations in the world, both for the surf and the prevalence of great white sharks.[2]

Surfers

Some of the more notable surfers who have tackled Ship Stern Bluff include:

Local Tasmanian surfers Mike Brennan, James Hollmer Cross, & Marti Paradisis are in the running for a $50,000 award for video taken of them surfing at Ship Stern Bluff. [7]

Favorable conditions

Swell Direction: W-S.W. Wind Direction: N-N.E . Tide: Medium to High

It is known to hold and break from 1 metre to plus in winter.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Parks & Wildlife Service - Map of Tasman National Park". Parks.tas.gov.au. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. ^ Doherty, Sean (2007-12-18). "Places to surf before you die: Shipsterns Bluff". News.com.au. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. ^ Shaun Wallbank (April 17, 2010). "Kelly Slater surfs Shipstern". The Mercury. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  4. ^ Doherty, Sean (2007-12-18). "Places to surf before you die: Shipsterns Bluff". News.com.au. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  5. ^ Peter Wilmoth (13 March 2005). "When the green room is your stage". The Sun Herald. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  6. ^ Peter Wilmoth (July 9, 2006). "Conquering the monster". The Age. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  7. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201044.htm
  8. ^ http://surf.transworld.net/1000088314/news/biggest-most-dangerous-shipsterns-bluff-ever/