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Kelly and Mick, post sharkie at J-bay and, main photo, looking across to Shippies. | Photo: Inset by WSL

Millionaire surfers Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning called on to buy and preserve 100-acre coastal parcel built on track that leads to Shipstern Bluff!

Will new owner close access to track that leads to world's most sadistic wave?

If you’ve ever walked the eight clicks into Shipstern Bluff, a wave you might correctly describe as one of the world’s great sadists, you would’ve strolled through a fine one-hundred acre property fringed by national parks and which is now listed for sale for well under one million American dollars. 

This owner of this homestead and land at 888 Stormlea Road, Tasmania, has long allowed surfers access through his piece of pristine wilderness to access a wave that is now a popular stop for slab hunters. The new owner? Who knows. 

It’s a compelling sell. 

“This is a unique opportunity to secure a parcel of land adjoining crown owned National Park on two boundaries which is home to priority vegetation, flora and fauna, this incredible parcel of land is a generational investment. With an established dwelling in site to renovate or extend to suit your own needs, the ground work has been done. Set up to be fully off-grid, the property does have mains power connection but can run sustainably on its own.

“The gardens have developed over decades and there is an established fruit tree orchard with 20 assorted varieties along with 20 mature trees with could sustain a small dried berry business.”

The joint next store has approval for an eco-resort, whatever the hell that means, green sheds and a few solar panels maybe, but have yet to turn a sod. 

“The property could be purchased by someone seeking a private lifestyle, a developer that wants to work on a tourism venture, or perhaps someone looking to preserve the environmental status of the property,” says the agent. “There is a range of potential buyers.”

Be real nice to keep it lo-fi, buy some exotic animals, build a moto track etc.

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Slead Dave

“Those Who Protect The Land” S.OA.D.

Tom

This article is utter crap. Yes there is an access track through this property but there is also and has always been access via the national park track (cape Raoul) at the end of stormlea Rd. Its a little longer that way but to suggest an owner could close off access to shippys is such nonsense clickbait

kirra72 .

The water’s cold. Oh, so cold.

disqus_00d1gIXedO

any port in a storm

John Non John

NonJohn is going to buy and close off this property after he blows up the reef at Pipeline, removes all the cobble stones from Lowers, and lines Skeleton Bay and Snapper with jetties.

tim_nelsen

naturalist? not enough shopping carts around to build a reef…

Low wide stinkbug stance

Um, don’t they film it from jetskis? So just ride there on the back of the ski

channelbottom

Best thing to do is clear fell every fucking tree on the land, cover it in asphalt, concrete, poorly built apartments and a huge shopping centre without any provision for pedestrians except instead the building/s.

I mean… it’s what every other developer in Australia is doing. It must be a good thing.

Stick man

oh, it’s global!

Pauly Matt War-Shore

Tasmania is awful. Don’t go there. Having said that, the walk in to Shipstern is magic.

channelbottom

We’ve been watching a documentary series called ‘Bay of Fires’ about Tassie.
Doesn’t really sell the place.

chico

If people have had access through the property, there might be an easement / public right of way. Some lawyer on here would be better equipped to chime in, this is just some shit I learnt at uni in between killing as many brain cells as possible

tim_nelsen

what do you call lawyers at the bottom of the sea? a good tang!

Phat-wan kerr

what do you call 10 lawyers up to their necks in wet concrete?
not enough concrete.

tim_nelsen

idiotards for not keeping up the paddling that keeps our ditches clear. dredgers.

AI (for ever) .

I’m unsure but if you allow free access and someone gets hurt I’m almost sure you could sue the landowners???

Pauly Matt War-Shore

That would be a particularly American thing to do.

Low wide stinkbug stance

If it’s anything like what’s happening on the surf coast (at the behest of the fucking clubbies), you just have to put up a stupid sign that says “dangerous current / dangerous rocks / dangerous waves” and presto, can’t be sued.

tim_nelsen

looks easy…no law. no judges…

Gil Gunderson

Phew! Natural Estate Grit balance has been restored!!

Walked out there once, stunning. Surfed a beach nearby and was on the cook.

Then I found $50.

Dogsnuts

Theoretically you could simultaneously surf Ghost Trees and have a wank to golf and then find 50 dollars.
Xox

Gil Gunderson

Orrrrr I could just wank on the lounge watching the Ryder Cup while commenting on BG!

Dogsnuts

Classy. Xox

Slead Dave

That my my Pineapple. You were stalking me & new I’d leave a money trail. Apalling spirit vacuum.

Eddie Haiku

Opportunity!
BeachGrit Commentariants
Form Conglomerate!*

*Fucked if I’m going to ride that thing

tim_nelsen

Pink FLoyd could do an outside concert and play Echoes…I’d rather hear Cream play Toad!

https://youtu.be/5RVdVq6_nO…

Occ Topus

Upvote for the sweet track. Still, I’d rather hear PF do Echoes (circa 1971).

Hippy

So buy a gorgeous property with a surf spot or…..

invest in a flea bag in Byron?

Things that make you go hmmmm…..

Gil Gunderson

Byron for sure Hip! It’s all about Byyyyyyyyyron baby!

AI (for ever) .

The surfers who buy in Byron are wsl athletes.

They have no interest in big waves by default

ValiantScorn

Looks like a grand spot to build another tub..

The Bitchy Crab

Exotic and so much water!

tim_nelsen

just listed: small town with pier, hotel, city hall, a botany garden, a mission church, school bussing, world reknown dirt track racing and county fair featuring the beach boys and sh-naw-snaw. (Don’t bother the tenant)

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx….

JoJo the Dog Faced Boy

Is this a bombardier’s view of Bakersfield-By-The-Sea?

Sean Connery

Ventucky

tim_nelsen

thx, Sam!

tim_nelsen

tall ladder…very tall!


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