I need a new pair of pants after this one.

Mowing the grass about 100m offshore today at my home break, first NE of the season and getting used to a new kite. Tacking upwind heel side on my light grey 5'10 surfboard, i suddenly felt a massive impact under the board and it flew into the air, followed by a large fish of undetermined species about 2m long. The shark turned in the air away from me in the air and disappeared back under the water with a thrash of it's tail. My board was now 10m away having flipped and blown downwind. Then followed the LONGEST BODYDRAG of my life, though it can't have been longer than a few seconds straight downwind. Thinking back now I remember hearing a loud prolonged squealing which must have been me. A bit like my chihuahua being chased by a Rottweiler.

I got back on my board like the water was boiling hot lava and I reckon I may have broken Alex Cairzeurges(sp?) speed record getting back to shore switch foot.

Brought back down to earth by the local crew... One said "oh yeah, I saw it a few minutes before" another "yeah I hit something going out the break" and a windsurfer who said he saw it half hour later on a long tack out the back... I am now enjoying a cold beer, and wiggling all 20 of my fingers and toes that are *thank god* still there

So! What's the forecast for next week?!

Edit: lol red thumbs. Love it! For some reason I still feel ok about sharks. I mean, he probably thought my board was a tasty big grey fish. He didn't come back to bite me, which was good. No harm no foul.