What happens next is up to u. U CREATE THE NEXT STORY IF U SAIL THERE.

HE HAS ESCAPED THE JAWS OF A MAN EATER .BELIEVE U ME IF IT HAD COME FROM THE OTHER SIDE HIS FOOT AND LEG WOULD HAVE, BEEN TAKEN OFF.

Deep blue water == big sharks == who is next

The seeds of fear had been realised, ALARM BELLS RANG THROUGH EVERYONE.

fall off and it was like trying to get the door closed In the FILM the panic room.? or the car started with a physico, trying to get in. [}:)]

I know of 2 other cases involving sailboarders,

The first was in S.A AT Middlton 12 years ago. whilst waterstarting in the surf/white water a 2-3footer latched onto his leg, which was eviedent after a wetsuit inspection ,Brent was the punter he had to let his back hand go and puntch the **** out of the thing, it took a while to let go.

The other was more serious and took place of STANSBARY YORK PENNINSULA S,A, sten house bay.?
He was SAILING alone and apparently an efficient sailor, in solid WIND flat open deep water. having a fat time, with no problems.
apparently WHILST
water starting come BLASTING/ sailing he was taken out right.


SOME ONE OUT THERE WILL HAVE MORE INFO ON THIS ONE.

SO MUCH FOR WINDSURFING GEAR SCARING THEM OFF.[}:)]

Actually there was a dude... this is hearsay... that got bitten twice by a shark... both times at dutchies... in knee deep water... hehe, bloody wobbygongs

errr whats that big tower for at leighton?

I think riding the back of a white pointer was pritty cool! Marc
Let us know when your going to sail over a whale.And jump on its back.
I would like to see that

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Originally posted by divaldo

....You have more chance of dying in a car accident on your way to sailing.....

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too true... particularly in Perth! Driving is not our strong point

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Originally posted by king of the point


or swimming at WILUNGA ?

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Where the hell is WILUNGA!?

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Originally posted by poor relative

kalgoorlie

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Very close, about 40 kliks south Adelaide.......

LMFAO

It would be a sad lonely world without Coopers Pale Ale so Adelaide is OK with me...!

AB.....

Comrades
I have just spoken with a close comrade of mine who was in the water at the time of the strike
While it understandably shocked and worried sailors it has not stopped people sailing the spot where it happened

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Apparently nobody has sailed it since.

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in fact my comrade tells me he has just enjoyed 30 days straight of sailing with nothing bigger than a 5.0m and nothing smaller than head to logo high surf (plenty of mast high days)

He is currently in Gero restocking and enjoying the luxuarys of a city beofre heading back up north to Gnarloo for another month or so

Just for the record... more people die from bee stings than shark attacks !
Get out there and enjoy it... no point worrying about the 'what if's'

30 days straight and then going back for another month !!!!!!

does he use duracell?????

2 days on the trot and i'm funked, must stop using black and gold

The old fisherman who came out with the lure theory at Gnaraloo emailed me today with this report.

"After consulting an eminent Marine Biologist from Murdoch University and doing a comparitive analysis of the shape of the teeth marks in the board, the attack location and the reported size of the shark, there are two possible candidates. By the aggresive nature of the attack, the expert's first guess was Tiger shark, but that was not supported by the evidence.

The teeth are clearly the conical, puncturing type, rather than the blade type that a Tiger would have. There are two possibilities

One - mako - the fastest shark in the sea
Two - black tip shark - sometimes dangerous

Have a look in your fish ID book - you will see that the teeth of each one are displayed. When you combine this with the actual shots of the damage to the board and the fact that those two sharks live in the Gnaraloo area and grow to the correct size, that becomes our shortlist of candidate species.

Our expert is now going to consult with a top shark expert from South Africa to get a definite ID"


I will let you know his findings so we all know what we are dealing with out at the bommie

Old Git