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video - notice for windsurfing

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Created by caipi > 9 months ago, 22 Oct 2017
caipi
WA, 53 posts
22 Oct 2017 8:42PM
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After a long winter we finally we made our way up North. As usual it never goes quite to plan... (last year the trailer broke down) but as a reward we had great wind, waves ( not the massive swell) but a fantastic time in and outside of the water.
I was super lucky to get the new Naish wave hardline 2018 to test when I was up there. The added video shows it was well worth bringing it up and made it an awesome trip to one of the best places.
Hope you like it- enjoy!

robdddd
TAS, 167 posts
24 Oct 2017 8:09PM
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Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?

barbarian
NSW, 218 posts
24 Oct 2017 9:28PM
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robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?


Whale?

MadsOverseas
26 posts
23 Nov 2017 12:46PM
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Whale that close to shore....?

whyner
NSW, 762 posts
23 Nov 2017 6:31PM
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robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?


Looks like a megladon to me

R1DER
WA, 1471 posts
23 Nov 2017 8:16PM
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barbarian said..

robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?



Whale?


Tiger shark.

Mark _australia
WA, 23463 posts
24 Nov 2017 7:48AM
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Agreed not a whale its too shallow. Baby whale? But if thats the case it went that shallow due to being chased hahaha
I'm with Rider

We've all sailed over the top of one a few times anyway

MadsOverseas
26 posts
24 Nov 2017 11:53AM
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Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??

Vince68
WA, 675 posts
24 Nov 2017 12:05PM
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I'd say a shark munching on something yummy. Rather it be a Tiger shark than a white. and yes most likely a Tiger or could have been a mackie, tuna or a kiter

Mark _australia
WA, 23463 posts
24 Nov 2017 5:10PM
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MadsOverseas said..
Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??


Would not worry about it. The reason I said what I did above, is the shark tag / track project a few years ago showed a great white shark went up and down the Perth coast 2 or 3 times a day. Just one shark. So that one shark would pass my local windsurfing spot every afternoon.
I suddenly realised in 20yrs windsurfing I'd have gybed on the outside, right near a shark, many times. Probably water started near a few.

I also saw a mate ride a wave many years ago, and a shark was under him for his whole wave ride of 3-5 bottom turns. He gybed off the end of the wave and went back out and the shark continued its course. It did not care about the wave slashing happening only 2m above it.

Not disturbing - I think its quite reassuring that they don't care about us.


EDIT: oh hang on, tourist? Yes all the wave spots have weekly, sometimes daily, shark attacks. Best to go to the river in Perth.

Vince68
WA, 675 posts
26 Nov 2017 5:11AM
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Yep the bull sharks in the river are harmless

Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
26 Nov 2017 3:22PM
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This video is of Corros.
Apparently the shark heard there were euros about

MadsOverseas
26 posts
27 Nov 2017 6:13AM
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Mark _australia said..


MadsOverseas said..
Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??




Would not worry about it. The reason I said what I did above, is the shark tag / track project a few years ago showed a great white shark went up and down the Perth coast 2 or 3 times a day. Just one shark. So that one shark would pass my local windsurfing spot every afternoon.
I suddenly realised in 20yrs windsurfing I'd have gybed on the outside, right near a shark, many times. Probably water started near a few.

I also saw a mate ride a wave many years ago, and a shark was under him for his whole wave ride of 3-5 bottom turns. He gybed off the end of the wave and went back out and the shark continued its course. It did not care about the wave slashing happening only 2m above it.

Not disturbing - I think its quite reassuring that they don't care about us.


EDIT: oh hang on, tourist? Yes all the wave spots have weekly, sometimes daily, shark attacks. Best to go to the river in Perth.




Hehe, thanks for the reassurance. And as for the tourist issue - paying Australian taxes and promise to only ride empty waves!;)



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