There’s No Room For Stumbling At The Shipsterns Staircase

It takes a certain type of personality and or upbringing to find amusement in surfing cold, mutilated waves. For most of us, trunks, sand and soft walls will do just fine. James McKean is one of those individuals who feel alive zipping rubber and hurling himself into life-threatening situations atop a surfboard.

As previously stated Mr McKean was just 14 when Shipsterns first became a thing. Mark Mathews (19 at the time), ventured down to Tasmania’s famous shelf with a band of fellow men of large testicular stature (including WSL Comissioner Kieran Perrow) back in 2001 to cut the ribbon. James was there, bathing in the thrill of it all, vowing that he too would master the art of threading the Bluff’s fickle cylinder. Turns out, he has.

Film and Edit:
Simon Treweek

Also Featuring:
Mark Matthews, Kieren Perrow and Dave McKean

Additional Footage:
Stu Gibson, Chris Westcott, Shaun Kumpulainen, Andrew Chisholm, Tim Bonython, Darcy Ward, Talon Clemow and Dave Otto

Music:
Return to forever by David O’Brian
Meaning of Life by Jason Pedder
Social Network by Tim Reilly