cauncy said..
Doesn't matter about this or that, if a great white has you in it's sight there's f all you can do about it( not my words, a shark researcher I worked with)
I agree, but I dare you to paint a seal on the base of your board and have a surf out front.
There are proven outlines that attract them, I'm just trying to be the 'ugliest guy' on the dance floor!.

I'm really, really over the whole shark thing here .... but to give you an example of what's going on (and this is just the last few weeks on one section of beach, out front of my place). Multiple whites tagged by DPI just outside break. 4 out of seven days earlier in the month, we were cleared from the water by helicopter, with large whites beside us. On other occasions, my mate was bumped, with a dent in his board, and brushed his leg. I was swooped by a small 2m recently. Looked like it was swimming past and did a quick turn right beside me. No impact but felt the water move against my leg. Same shark made passes at others in water. Middle of the day, crystal clear water, helicopter came and water cleared (again).
Had a season off kayak fishing and spearfishing, but I refuse to stop surfing or kiting. The spray is for my missus!