Taj Burrow says, "You did not!!! You little weapon, yes!!"
Yesterday, Narrabeen’s Laura Enever towed ten-to-twelve-foot Shipsterns in Tasmania as part of an upcoming documentary that follows her transition from tour surfer to freesurfer.
Ms Enever, who is twenty six years old, wasn’t exactly planning on grabbing the rope on what was, by all accounts, a serious day, but what are you doing to do when you’ve got a filmer, a photographer, a fuelled-up ski and driver and the skills to negotiate the infamous ledges there?
Steve Wall, the Manly-based photographer famous for his sublime images of Craig Anderson on the NSW South Coast and who is making the documentary, says it will focus on Laura “pushing into the bigger and crazier stuff.”
Wall, who was at Hobart airport when BeachGrit called, describes the film, which is called Undone, as something out of the box, and one that will capture an athlete at a pivotal point in her life – as she moves from competition to squeezing a living out of making surprising, spur-of-the-moment decisions in bigger than usual waves.
“We’ve been chipping away for a couple of months,” says Wall. “That was the first day we shot. Obviously, we came down here not expecting fifteen-foot sets. But Laura ended up getting on the rope and was thrown into the deep end really fast. As you can imagine, it was quite a sight.”
The reaction to a still from the session, that was shot by Stu Gibson, and posted on Laura’s Instagram was instant, surfing’s best lining up to pump her hand.
From the noted Shipsterns surfer Marty Paradisis who towed Laura into this wave: “She wanted it bad… was epic!”
Carissa Moore: “You are crazy! Incredible babe!”
Brad Gerlach: “Wow!
Kelia Moniz: “What the actual effff?
Sabre Norris: No way! This is crazy, you are crazy!! ❤❤❤
And Taj Burrow, “You did not!!! You little weapon, yes!!!”
More on the film soon!
Crazy & gutsy for sure but there’s not much of the skinny girl. She took a wipeout just like she took that wipeout at Jaws that ended her competitive career. I recall footage of her at P-Pass. She had the guts but not the technique. I’ll pray to baby Jesus for her. This photo of another wave at Shipterns is awesome. https://www.instagram.com/p…
LE – real Wonder Woman
That’s awesome! She gots courage, that girl / young lady. And skill. But as a prior poster mentioned, paddling will get more props.
I one time called a 35 year old lady a girl because she looked like she was fresh out of college a girl and she was all “Yeah!” and then a 32 lady a lady because she looked like 38 going on 42, and she goes “Whut?” And her friend told me she started getting carded etc . . . and I’m all “Dude its all about attitude.”
A breath of fresh air from the KS scandal.
Back on topic, I wouldn’t paddle or tow at that place unless the reward enhanced the risk, since I subscribe to the best surfer is the one having the most fun (and mastering etiquette) .
Thank you for featuring awesome women surfers this is the best
I’m plagiarizing ‘you little weapon’ at my next cocktail party…..
This is very impressive. I am annoyed however by Kelia Moniz’s insipidity in skirting coyly around saying the word ‘fuck.’
Yanks, mate. You should say ‘cunt’ in the US and see how people react.
I know right?
The land where a flash of boob causes outrage but extreme graphic violence is a deep source of comedy.
That chic has a bigger bulge in her suit than most of us.. Serious!
I’m still waiting for the documentary on Ben Dunn’s transition from CT bookend to judge.
now that you mention it, Yes, where is that article?
Supprised Taj has the time of day for any chicks over the age of 16
I give her no respect until she paddles. I’m a cunt like that. #laurasurfs10timesbetterthanme #scaredofslabs #metoo
#mehtoo
Anyone who can snatch a wave from North Narra’s Ageing Underground and Pro surfing Alumni , thrown themselves over the ledge at Cloudbreak and Pe’ahi , is probably as prepared as one could be to step up on Shipstern’s Steps .
“snatch a wave”?..phrasing man! phrasing!
“but what are you doing to do when you’ve got a filmer, a photographer, a fuelled-up ski and driver and the skills to negotiate the infamous ledges there?”
Laura is charging with massive confidence rivaled only by the confidence of that solid wave she is riding. I think your phrase “what are you doing to do” perfectly fits the way women are stepping up. The Men’s Tour are “what are you going to do”, while the Women Pros (Tour & Freesurfers) are “what are you doing to do”. Which is very cool!
Screams of laughter emoji!
Or else it was just a typo
dream killer