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28-Dec-2014 Alwyne

Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania

The role of the jetski was interesting: the terrain is not what I would think is conducive to safe surfing, and from what I've read, there have been a few close shaves, but so far, people have 'only' had their leg-ropes which keep them connected to their surfboards, caught around rocks, but nothing deadly, so far. The point at which to stop riding the wave has to be carefully judged, and this is where the jet-ski comes in, collecting people when they've gone far enough (about 7-8 seconds, so I've read) before they get carried into the shore by the next swell, then taking them back out beyond the point at which the wave breaks. That point is easily seen, just at the edge of some monstrous boulders, so the catching of the wave has to be judged as carefully as the leaving, so they don't get snagged at the edge onto rocks. Unfortunately, this area is gaining in popularity and thus will probably soon lose its relative wild-ness. As it is, the track lets one lope along, there are roots and rocks, it varies and isn't vastly 'improved'. The track out to Cape Hauy, which we did the day before, was a manicured beast of rocks, mostly steps, all the way, hard on the feet and strewn with gravel to fill between the formal placement of the rocks, and I felt I had to brace with each step to prevent sliding on the loose gravel.

Canon EOS 7D
1/200s f/9.0 at 200.0mm iso100 full exif

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