www.facebook.com/TravelingWithIsa/videos/1688688421421544/
Pretty crazy footage from a Friend of a friend who was kiting in the Fitzgerald River National Park (half way between Albany and Esperance) last week.
The boyfriend was operating the drone and could see the action live 
Pretty cool footage. Doesn't look like a huge shark, but hard to tell from above. It definitely did show a little bit of interest in her though.
I was kiting that same area two weeks ago, must say I was half expecting to see a white coming out of the clear blue depths. Have previously had a very close encounter just around the corner from where that video was taken while spearing two years ago, so there's plenty about.
well thanks so much for that. Was spooky enough body dragging back to my board yesterday. Now ill have that in the back of my mind too!
Time to commit to the legrope
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well thanks so much for that. Was spooky enough body dragging back to my board yesterday. Now ill have that in the back of my mind too!
Time to commit to the legrope
just in case you're genuinely considering a leg rope
read this thread first
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/leg-rope-for-a-surfboard/
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she was able to id it as a GW ? impressive
Yeh it looked more like a kite shadow to me
I once spotted a GW straight in line with the Scarborough Amphitheatre a few hundred metres off shore . No more difficult than spotting a Grinch , J
Select to expand quotepsychojoe said..Bara said..
well thanks so much for that. Was spooky enough body dragging back to my board yesterday. Now ill have that in the back of my mind too!
Time to commit to the legrope
just in case you're genuinely considering a leg rope
read this thread first
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/leg-rope-for-a-surfboard/
Yeah a leggie aint ideal but looking at the way that fish responded to a board going past it i shudder to think of the outcome if she was body dragging instead, small as it was.
Ill take the chance of a leggie induced kitemare over being bitten in half anyday...
Story was in the news today, good to hear her thoughts as it was happening.
thewest.com.au/news/wa/drone-films-kitesurfers-close-call-with-shark-ng-b88355868z
She's been busy with the media yes. Saw some 9 news facebook stuff as well. The usual "survived close encounter with a shark who circled the kiter" BS. I think it is great to see a shark thanks to the drone footage. And I would pee myself too when realising. But I did not see the shark circling her and I don't think she "escapted a near attack", I don't see evidence of this. If anything it reacted to her kiting by closely, that was it. Enjoy, move on, and work on your light wind technique. I am sure sharks are underneath of us every day somewhere. Some reacting by changing direction or even following us for a bit. So what.
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She's been busy with the media yes. Saw some 9 news facebook stuff as well. The usual "survived close encounter with a shark who circled the kiter" BS. I think it is great to see a shark thanks to the drone footage. And I would pee myself too when realising. But I did not see the shark circling her and I don't think she "escapted a near attack", I don't see evidence of this. If anything it reacted to her kiting by closely, that was it. Enjoy, move on, and work on your light wind technique. I am sure sharks are underneath of us every day somewhere. Some reacting by changing direction or even following us for a bit. So what.
Love you russ :-) it was v v v cool footage thats for sure but yes highly possibly a bit of an over dramacised publicity stunt
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I've see heaps of 3m & 4m things..who hasn't by now in w a ??....chased them jumped them.had a whale breach 30m from me...........yesyesyes.kind of normal around these parts 
...isa allthough actually you've been my friend on fb for five years and I think we met in queensland when I was doing croc jetski tours up estuaries....long before the 'travelling with isa' blog...if I went on the news every time I saw a 3/4m shark, a whale, humping turtles or whalesharks or scuba'd with wobbegongs hammerheads etc and or chased them around on the kite to 'check them out' I would have been on the news waaaaay over 500 times. However it was cool footage and timing 
Does anyone have a drone? Willing to pay $$ to film me kiting near a tiny shark so I can get famous on the internet.
Select to expand quoteBara said..psychojoe said..Bara said..
well thanks so much for that. Was spooky enough body dragging back to my board yesterday. Now ill have that in the back of my mind too!
Time to commit to the legrope
just in case you're genuinely considering a leg rope
read this thread first
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/leg-rope-for-a-surfboard/
Yeah a leggie aint ideal but looking at the way that fish responded to a board going past it i shudder to think of the outcome if she was body dragging instead, small as it was.
Ill take the chance of a leggie induced kitemare over being bitten in half anyday...
But what if you do a mick fanning and the shark gets caught in the leg rope?
You could also strap your feet in real tight, use booties... or just risk it and if it happens then send the kite from 3 to 9 oclock and get boosted away from the shark.
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Got a little shock on this jump ...
Turned out to be a little woody ...
hoaawwww mate, if you messed that jump up!
