I just recently brought a shark shield for diving and wondered if anyone has used them for windsurfing? One other thing I wanted to mention which I am slightly concerned about is last weekend I took my boat down to Margaret River for a spot of deep sea fishing. I was anchored off Point Naturalist reeling in the fish when I hooked a shark. Once I got it too the surface I realised it was a Port Jackson (1.2m). I remembered I had left the Shark Shield in the boat so thought what a great opportunity to do a few tests! To my girlfriends complete dismay I dropped it over the side expecting the shark to have some sort of reaction, but nothing. It just sat there smiling up at me. I did test it was working and received a tingling feeling in my hand. I have a huge respect for sharks so let him go. Next time I go out I’m going to try and catch another one and perform some further tests. I was expecting some server spasms. The device was aprox 4/5m away from the shark. I'll let you all know how I get on.

or teeth - well the victorian versions didn't have teeth, just funny little nobby things, pretty cute for shark though

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Originally posted by davidmurray79

I found out the technology does not work on Wobbygongs, Carpets, Dog and Port Jacksons as they lack the Ampullae of Lorenzini sense that the wavw form works on.

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It was always about the Ampullae of Lorenzini that sense the wave form, upon sensation of the wave form the neuron's in the Ampullae potentiate, sending a signal to the amydala that a threat is imminent, causing the flight response!

its kinda like slapping a shark in the face, after a while they'll stop fleeing and bite back so be careful how you use it.

Comrade Hardie,

This amygdala you speak of, this is like what is found in aligator as well, yes ?
Like is seen on Adam Sandler movie 'The Waterboy' yes ?
This is what make aligator angry yes, like shark... not cause he has many teeth for brushing, no ?

I think with right amount of salt and vodka this amygdala from shark and aligator be good for eating, you want try, yes ?

pfft reef sharks arent dangerous... does anyone know wat range you can get with these. Coz i still like to see sharks when i dive, i just dont want to be eaten by one.

Oh yeh I saw a hammerhead in bunker bay on monday... like in the bay... it wasn't very big though, and my girlfriend screamed when I tried to go swimming with it.

As they say, there are lies, lies and pure statistics. Media hype is definitely alive and doing well in our day and age. If it sells an extra newspaper, magazine, or technological development it will definitely be worthy of mass hysteria or at least a favourable front page mention.

I am happy to put my faith in statistics and hope they are right when they say that the number of shark attacks are not increasing, however the reporting on such things are. This gives me some comfort when I am lying in the water far from shore while I attempt to recover my board and rig from a misjudged jump, gybe or an unexpected crash.

Admittedly I spend more time on or in the water than the average person, hence my chances of being attacked must be higher. However when I consider the number of people for example that were at the beach on Sunday - morning and afternoon, I then think of the thousands of beach-goers in a day times the number of days in a year and then think about the chance of getting attacked. Comforting...huh? If we all had such an innate fear of getting attacked I believe that sports like ours would be extinct.

Get out there, relax and take a very remote risk. A statistic shown on the media hyped telly the other day said that more than 200 people per year are killed around the world by dodgy toasters and less than 20 people per year are killed by sharks. Mental note...must stop eating toast.

Better still stay at home, get old and die in a state of mental and physical inablity to clean and look after yourself.

heres my thoughts, as we all know, statistics like "you have more chance of choking on peanut butter than getting bitten by a shark" etc etc have no real relevance to us, but..... as I last went surfing with my 16yo daughter, this thought came to my head, (she by the way has seen a 4' shark under her out surfing and says she is now calmer about the whole thing now she has seen one and realises it basically is just a fish), so realistically, as a kiter or windsurfer or surfer, we have a much higher chance of drowning, but we never enter the water with that fear in our head! but we always enter the water thinking, yes THINKING about being eaten by a shark, kind of like the boogie man in the back yard when you were 8, if you think he is there, you will believe he is! so chill out, hit the water, remove the thought and have fun! and on the drive home dont think about the car crash you may have, or the peanut butter that may choke you! all thoughts oh by the way this is from a person that is scared ****less of the thought, but try to think with this mindset to make it a fun day out

Hi Guys
I'm a kitesurfer and bought a shark shield 12 months ago. The Freedom4 I think with 4 hours life.

Kiting with it is not a problem and I can't imaging it would be any different with a windsurfer. Occasionally my trailing foot might get a zap but I just adjust the angle of my feet slightly. Not a problem. It does **** me though when I'm laying back in the water about to do a water start and the little tail floats by my bum.

In terms of risk: measure it from the amount of time you spend floating in the water, not on your board. And how many swimmers spend their time 100m - 400m off shore floating around. Sharks probably only spend 5 minutes a day feeding and you've got to be pretty unlucky to be there at dinner time, but I for one feel a whole lot more secure having the shark shield than not. I wouldn't be out there doing stuff if I didn't have it.

Graeme

I have one... the switch is on the side of the unit... just stick ya finger in and move it... but i think u are ment to leave them on all the time to insure they work... The zap isnt that bad just comes as a bit of a shock sometimes... specially when u (diving) are down in a cave and it falls on ya leg

Given how kiting can chuck you about, I would be more scared of getting stung on the eyeball or on the nuts or that the thing would get wrapped in a line and sting you continuously (again on the eyeball or the nuts but anywhere would hurt in this scenario):P

Also can you sting your mates when you're wearing one. This might possibly lead me to buy one.

Oh and how come David Murray started the thread saying he bought one and then moved on into retailing them. No problem with pimping but don't like it dressed up as a forum. Hope you get stung on the nuts. :)

WASTE OF CASH
this guy at gloo last week had one when he was surfing but no bootys
i would be more worryed about cuting my feet on the reef
just my 2c

ps it was good