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Created by pmspud > 9 months ago, 9 Jan 2011
pmspud
VIC, 7 posts
9 Jan 2011 3:36PM
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Did anyone hear about a Shark sighting in the Bonbeach area last Friday?

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
10 Jan 2011 11:18AM
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Yep. Heard it from Adam who rode over the top of it. But some of his fellow riders said the size of it had grown with time

Adam recons it was a whitey - if it was, I'd say it is juvenile....

Didn't make me very comfortable in the chop with my foot bleeding away ....

WindRider
QLD, 838 posts
10 Jan 2011 11:41AM
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Mordy beach was closed the night before from a shark siting. I sailed with Adam on teh day and he said it was about 8ft black on top near seconda sand bar heading towards Frankston direction. The chopper did search for it for a while and there was no sign of it.

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
10 Jan 2011 1:07PM
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Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........

CROWEMAN
VIC, 268 posts
10 Jan 2011 3:04PM
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K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Also had one at the Pier to Pub in Lorne on Saturday - nr the Mantra hotel. Beach was cleared and the Westpac chopper moved it on. Certainly made the swim more interesting...

ka222
VIC, 633 posts
10 Jan 2011 4:05PM
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CROWEMAN said...

K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Also had one at the Pier to Pub in Lorne on Saturday - nr the Mantra hotel. Beach was cleared and the Westpac chopper moved it on. Certainly made the swim more interesting...


Hahaha yeah it was about 2ft long and MAY have been a seal!!!
I was on my SUP and they kicked us out of the water!!

Sandy Pt in front of the spit - now that place is sharky! Only ever seen one shark there and it was a biggg one haha

NasiGoreng
VIC, 260 posts
10 Jan 2011 5:56PM
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whilst windsurfing at Barwon on sunday i thought i saw a black shark fin about 5 metres downwind.

then it turned its head.....

duck-shark ARRRGGH !!



CROWEMAN
VIC, 268 posts
10 Jan 2011 6:44PM
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ka222 said...

CROWEMAN said...

K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Also had one at the Pier to Pub in Lorne on Saturday - nr the Mantra hotel. Beach was cleared and the Westpac chopper moved it on. Certainly made the swim more interesting...


Hahaha yeah it was about 2ft long and MAY have been a seal!!!
I was on my SUP and they kicked us out of the water!!

Sandy Pt in front of the spit - now that place is sharky! Only ever seen one shark there and it was a biggg one haha



Too funny - I was swimming with a mate from Ballarat and he wouldn't get in. He must be 6'6'' tall and 115 kilos too.

ginger pom
VIC, 1746 posts
13 Jan 2011 11:06PM
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can we not have this thread

flipper4444
VIC, 1214 posts
14 Jan 2011 1:23AM
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you fellas why did you have to tell me this for??? now i am a big chicken

crustysailor
VIC, 871 posts
14 Jan 2011 10:08AM
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that's Ok I hear sharks love chicken

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
14 Jan 2011 10:33AM
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flipper4444 said...

you fellas why did you have to tell me this for??? now i am a big chicken


I think its better not to tell people about sharks.... I mean they are there all the time, if you see one, your just lucky right So maybe we should agree not to say anything since they don't like humans anyway......

WindRider
QLD, 838 posts
14 Jan 2011 4:03PM
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Better to keep people informed for safety. Especially as the Bonno shark came back today just inside the pole heading towards Mordy.

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
14 Jan 2011 5:21PM
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Did anyone confirm the size? 7 foot was what I heard.....

WindRider
QLD, 838 posts
14 Jan 2011 5:25PM
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No just black and maybe about that size.

Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
14 Jan 2011 10:34PM
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It's the return of the Parky Sharky,
-back again and grown a bit over the last year.

ginger pom
VIC, 1746 posts
15 Jan 2011 11:34AM
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I agree on keeping people informed but let's do this on a probability basis

has a shark EVER attacked a windsurfer in Australia?

has a windsurfer ever been hit by a car in Australia?


If I see someone driving aggressively I will post here to keep people informed. Please could everyone else do likewise....

Leman
VIC, 672 posts
15 Jan 2011 11:59AM
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ginger pom said...
If I see someone driving aggressively I will post here to keep people informed. Please could everyone else do likewise....


I saw 'Off Da Wall' driving like a madman with a van full of windsurf gear and an overloaded roof, Sandy Point bound. Keep your kids off the road. You've been warned.

Rosobot
VIC, 384 posts
15 Jan 2011 2:26PM
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Leman it was @ 4am so no kids should be up then + how fast can his Van really go? 45k maybe 50 with the wind behind and a fully loaded roof.

Leman
VIC, 672 posts
15 Jan 2011 3:19PM
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Rosobot said...

Leman it was @ 4am so no kids should be up then + how fast can his Van really go? 45k maybe 50 with the wind behind and a fully loaded roof.


You forget, we did pass that kiter car on the first run. Those vans have guts. Just my really poor humour at play.

CROWEMAN
VIC, 268 posts
15 Jan 2011 11:39PM
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CROWEMAN said...

ka222 said...

CROWEMAN said...

K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Also had one at the Pier to Pub in Lorne on Saturday - nr the Mantra hotel. Beach was cleared and the Westpac chopper moved it on. Certainly made the swim more interesting...


Hahaha yeah it was about 2ft long and MAY have been a seal!!!
I was on my SUP and they kicked us out of the water









For balance and picking up on Ginger Poms scale of probability, has a baby seal ever whacked a windsurfer or other watersports enthusiast in Australia? these are important H+s issues

flipper4444
VIC, 1214 posts
16 Jan 2011 9:20PM
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i feel like a girly man now

windsufering
VIC, 1124 posts
18 Jan 2011 6:11PM
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ok can we go on a date

CROWEMAN
VIC, 268 posts
19 Jan 2011 8:20AM
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K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Or wear something with a nice floral pattern, or dare I say it, some prettyboy boardies,and perhaps they won't spot you as well

news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9365000/9365750.stm

drift
VIC, 737 posts
19 Jan 2011 10:20AM
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CROWEMAN said...

For balance and picking up on Ginger Poms scale of probability, has a baby seal ever whacked a windsurfer or other watersports enthusiast in Australia? these are important H+s issues


I got taken out by a kid's toy kite once on the beach at Inverloch. I was carrying my gear to the water when WHACK!...right on the noggin!
It certainly was an unprovoked attack....

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
19 Jan 2011 11:17AM
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drift said...

CROWEMAN said...

For balance and picking up on Ginger Poms scale of probability, has a baby seal ever whacked a windsurfer or other watersports enthusiast in Australia? these are important H+s issues


It certainly was an unprovoked attack....


But it may well have been planned!

ka222
VIC, 633 posts
19 Jan 2011 2:29PM
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CROWEMAN said...

CROWEMAN said...

ka222 said...

CROWEMAN said...

K Dog said...

Apparently sharks are there all the time, just that every now and then you might spot on.........


Also had one at the Pier to Pub in Lorne on Saturday - nr the Mantra hotel. Beach was cleared and the Westpac chopper moved it on. Certainly made the swim more interesting...


Hahaha yeah it was about 2ft long and MAY have been a seal!!!
I was on my SUP and they kicked us out of the water









For balance and picking up on Ginger Poms scale of probability, has a baby seal ever whacked a windsurfer or other watersports enthusiast in Australia? these are important H+s issues


When I was in Geraldton over X-mas a woman got attacked by a Sea-Lion in town!
au.news.yahoo.com/sea-lion-attack-8583104.html

Rox
VIC, 104 posts
20 Jan 2011 10:15AM
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I got attacked by a White Pointy thing 3 weeks ago at Phillip Island. It left me with a bunch of stiches in my foot and nearly severed a tendon........surfboard fins are sharp

flipper4444
VIC, 1214 posts
20 Jan 2011 4:58PM
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a big shark ate me once i cried to my muma

NasiGoreng
VIC, 260 posts
20 Jan 2011 5:10PM
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West Coast UK - Devon

Surfing Woolacoombe with 50 surfers out, seal takes a disliking to one random surfer and tries to mount his board/ shag him whilst he's sat on it.
seal knocks the guy off board and there having an underwater tussle for a bit.
then guy got back on board and seal starts pulling him backwards through the water by his leash.

This 30 year old bloke is screaming for help whilst all of us are shouting encouragement for the seal to rape him.

Ahh funny, but felt real sorry for the bloke

off da wall
VIC, 29 posts
20 Jan 2011 8:21PM
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red barn woolacombe classic



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