Ive been bitten by a couple of the little buggers too whilst sailing there. I hope the crab enjoyed the post-nip show as i jumped and yelled obsenities at the sun, I didn't

I suppose id probably have a nip at the monster standing on my head too if i thought I was gonna get squashed!

I would be really impressed if you kicked the other kind of biter in the head

A shark had a go at me the other day, at Crowdy Head, on the Crowdy Bay National Park (northern) side. Was in the surf, overcast day, water not very clear, about 3pm in the afternoon, within the breakzone of the surf.....this thing leapt up out of the water about 2 foot towards the mast, about 6 inches in front of my front foot, then fell back in the water. I had seen what I thought was a fin circling around in the water, but dismissed it as being an hysterical hallucination. I think, as there has not been much bait fish around, and water was still quite cool, it was a tad hungry and wanting a closer look at what was in his/her turf. Scared the crap out of me, and got out straight away. Told some folks along the beach who were swimming, but they didn't seem too worried. A local surfer had been attacked on the southern side of Crowdy earlier this year.
www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/468124/shark-attack-surfer-bitten-at-crowdy-head/

Lol You have to watch out for the crab divers to in summer in the sound They should have a dive flag There difficult to see when your heading towards the sun

NowindSurfer said...

Lol You have to watch out for the crab divers to in summer in the sound They should have a dive flag There difficult to see when your heading towards the sun

I warned a couple the other day. They were out for a leisurely snorkel at about 6.00pm just when the sun is getting low and the reflection off the water is blinding as you sail towards it. They were right in the middle of all of the action on the sandbar. Freestylers were sliding past them, speed sailors were fanging past them and kiters were riding past them. I thought the responsible thing to do was to turn around and explain to them how dangerous their situation was. I explained how it was difficult to see them when heading into the sun and how someone might accidently run into them and cause great bodily harm. The guy just looked up at me with this dumbfounded look on his face and then he and his girlfriend proceeded to stick their face back into the water and continued on their merrily way. No thanks for the warning, no we get it but we are risk takers, no nothing. Some people just don't have situational awareness no matter how clearly you try to explain things to them.

No worries. I think we all figured out you were "trolling".

I think I saw a seal at Safety Bay once, on the sand bar near the jetty, and it seemed to be playing with a fish. When I thought I saw this, I was half tempted to get closer to see if it really was what I thought it was, and half tempted to get the heck out of there in case it was something else!

Has anyone else seen this, or was it just a hungry Euro kiteboarder?

FormulaNova said...



I think I saw a seal at Safety Bay once,

There is a colony of sea lions around the corner in Shoalwater Bay on Seal island, if you SUP over there they often come out for a swim with you

As for the crabs, they are always there, just do not linger too long on the sand

the stingrays are the ones that scare me

I had one hanging of my foot in Melville the other day haha. I was pissed off first but then I realised.. What would I do if I had pincers, would weigh not even a kilo and some 88 kg big dude would stand on top of me?

Gonewindsurfing247 said...

NowindSurfer said...

Lol You have to watch out for the crab divers to in summer in the sound They should have a dive flag There difficult to see when your heading towards the sun

I warned a couple the other day. They were out for a leisurely snorkel at about 6.00pm just when the sun is getting low and the reflection off the water is blinding as you sail towards it. They were right in the middle of all of the action on the sandbar. Freestylers were sliding past them, speed sailors were fanging past them and kiters were riding past them. I thought the responsible thing to do was to turn around and explain to them how dangerous their situation was. I explained how it was difficult to see them when heading into the sun and how someone might accidently run into them and cause great bodily harm. The guy just looked up at me with this dumbfounded look on his face and then he and his girlfriend proceeded to stick their face back into the water and continued on their merrily way. No thanks for the warning, no we get it but we are risk takers, no nothing. Some people just don't have situational awareness no matter how clearly you try to explain things to them.

yea too right, and who goes snorkeling in 22 knots of wind in a flat boat channel, WTF

BundyBear said...


There is a colony of sea lions around the corner in Shoalwater Bay on Seal island, if you SUP over there they often come out for a swim with you

As for the crabs, they are always there, just do not linger too long on the sand

the stingrays are the ones that scare me

I stood on a stingray there last week. Scared the bejeebus out of me. The crabs have a go at me all the time. li'l bastards.

BundyBear said...

FormulaNova said...



I think I saw a seal at Safety Bay once,

There is a colony of sea lions around the corner in Shoalwater Bay on Seal island, if you SUP over there they often come out for a swim with you

As for the crabs, they are always there, just do not linger too long on the sand

the stingrays are the ones that scare me

They're seals at Seal Island funnily enough, not sea lions.
They are all males and apparently head there after mating season for a bit of R n R !!! What a life, no females to annoy them... hahaha ;o)
Years ago there used to be one that would venture round to Safety Bay and hang around the Bent St. boat ramp for fish as the fisherman came in and cleaned their fish. Had a bit of a funny eye, not seen it for a long time though.
Was probably the same one i saw once have a go at a windsurfer on the Penguin Island sand bar in the shallows ! Don't be fooled they can move quick in or out of the water when they want and would give a nasty bite.
Pity the same one isn't frequenting Dunger Island now where all the tea baggers have now set up camp...
One day nature will again reclaim the sand bar and put 50m of water between the shore and it ! That will do the trick.