this may be incorrect but i repeat it.....the company invovled have shark sheilds on all there instructors....I been told they only turn them on if they are needed .......................

Just one other person in the water reduces your chances of attack by 50%

could be time to kite with the crowds again

Myke said...

Charl dv said...

not a problem if u ride bindings

would you recommend/ not recommend bindings for a beginner? although I can body drag, i was thinking of the 'time saved' in board recovery. And a leash is obviously a poor choice.

NO.

getfunky said...

My advice from my surfing days is to always be in decent proximity of someone heftier than yourself.

I figure the hungry grey bus will prefer to plow through the all you can eat section instead of the weedy lookin salad bar.


Hey Greenpat and Tightlines are you guys free for a downwinder this weekend?

I think you will find that sharks (like most wild animals) tend to pick off the smallest, slowest, weakest of their prey.


P.S. I should be up for a downwinder with you

e0422713 said...

this may be incorrect but i repeat it.....the company invovled have shark sheilds on all there instructors....I been told they only turn them on if they are needed .......................

If they only turn them on when needed that's frkn rediculous because most attacks the first you know about it they are chomping on you.

djdojo said...

ApatheticEnd said...

Myke said...

Charl dv said...

not a problem if u ride bindings

would you recommend/ not recommend bindings for a beginner? although I can body drag, i was thinking of the 'time saved' in board recovery. And a leash is obviously a poor choice.

NO.

From noob to irreproachable authority in a few short months. Well done!

Good Call djdojo Guess im not the only one that noticed

GF the Red Thumb police Nail your arse everytime [}:)]

The question was, would you reccomend/not reccomend bindings for a beginner? The answer didn't require some longwinded explanation because it's a matter of opinion. Having, as you all point out, just recently learned to kite, I am indeed able to form an opinion on the matter. Would you suggest otherwise? But hey, what the **** do I know right?

I propose that there are more sharks in the two to three meter range today than 15 years ago, as they are protected.

I say that it may be worth considering finding the breeding size and keep the numbers in check.
the latest victims have survived coz of the small size..2 to 3 meters... imagine if the shark were four to five meters and going for a taste test....coz that what they do.

In fifteen years time is that average size going to be more lethal???

with the advent of gps there are less reef fish in our local area and the predators are protected... Is there a big brain out there that knows a whites breeding size and their ability to exists without being the size of human nugget eaters.??
not being a vigilante just trying to get an educated position.