Benn Richardson at Shippies

Stu Nettle (stunet)

Swellnet Dispatch

Monday, 07 April 2014

Benn Richardson riding the razor's edge at Shippies. Could a wave be any more critical?

Footage by Tim Bonython - Swell Chasers. Click and like, people.

Comments

kerry1 Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 03:33 pm new

You can see that Ben knows this wave inside out and what chances he can take. Ben looked like he could have got a barrel inside the big barrel after the 2nd step. hahahha! Good one. When I surf Big Winkipop(Fairy bower Manly) When you take off outside you prepare for the step then comes the barrel. Shipsterns is the Huge Big brother of Winkipop.

wellymon Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 03:46 pm new

Geez great negotiation.
Was he towed in....?
What are the rules when others are paddling...?

Tim Bonython Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 10:38 pm new

Yep. Towed.

Sheepdog Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 03:49 pm new

That's just ridiculous..... Sometimes it's good being old...... ;)
Wellsy.... My rule would be - rule 1 - Just sit in the fuckn boat, crack a jim beam can, and shake my fuckn head ;)

wellymon Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 04:27 pm new

Sounds not too bad Sheepio Boy,
If I had nothing else, would go the Jim also :)

Ohh yeah looking at that avatar Sheepio, with a head like that, if ya shook it too hard the thing would wobble off......?

top-to-bottom-bells Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 03:51 pm new

I aged a few years just looking at that! Heavy heavy stuff.

wellymon Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 04:25 pm new

No-one has answered my question tho........?

stunet Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 04:31 pm new

Hey Welly,

There's a size when both tow surfers and paddlers are in the mix, and it appears Friday was around that size. At those times both parties have to work around each other with paddlers taking priority, as you'd expect.

There's a video from a year or so back where Mikey Brennan (I think) who's paddling takes off behind a tow surfer. The tow surfer, who's one of the Tassie lads from memory, tries to get off the wave as quick as possible when he sees someone has paddled into it. I think that'd answer your question.

wellymon Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 05:20 pm new

Cool, good answer.
Nice one, cheers Stu.

Tim Bonython Monday, 7 Apr 2014 at 10:43 pm new

Even though it was really inconsistent there was the odd tow wave. The paddlers sat in a pack and waited there turn. And i can tell you that none of the paddlers look back to see if someone was getting towed into it. They would go either way and have the right too. No questions asked. If ya paddle into it, its your wave.