Watch: Ned Hart // Shippies
Tim Bonython did a short trip down to Tassie recently, and with him were a couple of younger surfers. One in particular, 16-year old Ned Hart from WA, put on a hell of a show at his first Shippies session.
From Tim:
"I take notice when I feel the passion of someone young who really wants to ride big waves. Two years ago, I met Ned Hart at his home town of Dunsborough in Western Australia. It only took moments to understand what his long term goals are. But at 14 years of age in this sport it takes time. Two years later the kid has turned into an adult quick.
"Last year, thanks to his mum Adele, he spent time at a number of big wave spots like Teahupoo in Tahiti, Indonesia, and Hawaii. Now he's 16 and for the first time he took on Shipsterns Bluff in Tasmania. What we witnessed in three waves on the 26th of March, blew our minds, and here is the evidence."
Comments
Amazing first ever wave there
Wow!! Don’t know how he can sit in that ski with the size of his gonads he’s definitely got! At 16 no less.
wow. after fin chopping my leg yesterday and 11 stitches later on a 1 foot wave I am blown away by that young lad on 20 foot shippies.
Just another Kid from WA putting us all to shame.
Mental! Great composure and style. Grommet! Better thank your shaper for dialing that board in for you. It looked like it went well under foot.
Mental first wave. What a little legend. And he’s sponnoed by the main man himself JJF’s company. Winner!
Hang on... is that a paddler sitting there? Paddle ins and skis??
And ol Tim can't resist putting his mug in the frame and carrying on.
But what's not to love
Nice work Grom
Every Tow session ever at Shippies has Broken Tasmania Jet Ski laws
120 mts @5 knots from person in water - but likely falls under Freestyling
200 mts @ 5 knots from person in water
Anyway Steady Neddy's Testosterone Levels are only just showing - Holy Fark is the Boy gonna go Hard ..
Ned seems like a good kid and has been raised well
Just like his old man.
I'm not a fan of tow ins
what a story, marty is awesome take heed crew don't forget -Gracetown 1996. photographers wear your (plastic) helmets please whilst underneath the overhang getting the money shot
Im buying a helmet if its gonna grow my gonads :-
Not just the cojones, the skill on that first wave was incredible.
For once, I appreciated Tim's use of slo-mo.
Young feller destined for the Eddy down the track..yew!!
He's got balls the size of watermelons. After that everything must be a walk in the park. Another Kerbox in the making?
Cat like reflexes. Doesn't ditch just backs his skill if he gets a bit bent out of shape and muscles on! Love it!
Wow, this was such a good watch. More of this please.
Wave of the year, well done Ned.