Shark Stories
old-dog wrote:Everyone I've spoken to lately is heading to Rio straight after Xmas, it could be busier than Mooses birthday bash. Hope no fights break out over camp sites like the other year.
Old-dig. Hi mate, hope you’re well.
So, you are saying there will be no ‘Mardi Gras’ in Rio, probably more like Pamplona’s ‘Running of The Bulls’, well I hope not.
Better get underway early and get there quickly.
Earlier this year in January, we arrived on the 17th, only a few camps. AW
AlfredWallace wrote:old-dog wrote:Everyone I've spoken to lately is heading to Rio straight after Xmas, it could be busier than Mooses birthday bash. Hope no fights break out over camp sites like the other year.
Old-dig. Hi mate, hope you’re well.
So, you are saying there will be no ‘Mardi Gras’ in Rio, probably more like Pamplona’s ‘Running of The Bulls’, well I hope not.
Better get underway early and get there quickly.
Earlier this year in January, we arrived on the 17th, only a few camps. AW
@AW , I’ve another story from the late 70s , this bloke turned up with his new bride from vic , honeymoon in cactus, can you believe it ? Surf was absolutely pumping and he spent so much time surfing that she got bored . One of the local lads that I will call F , paid her the attention she was craving , long story short , after a week she bolted across the nullabour to Perth with F . Poor vic chap came in from a surf one morning , to find his bride had done the harold holt . He was shattered and inconsolable . Seriously with zero women in the area , taking the new bride to cactus wasn’t the best choice for a honeymoon destination .
Howdy Alf, one Xmas we sat in the car for 2 days waiting for a site big enough for our massive tent to become available, and even then some eastern brown hipsters tried to snake us. Good luck, I'm sure you will have a great time kicking back in Gods own country. Cheers mate.
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old-dog wrote:Howdy Alf, one Xmas we sat in the car for 2 days waiting for a site big enough for our massive tent to become available, and even then some eastern brown hipsters tried to snake us. Good luck, I'm sure you will have a great time kicking back in Gods own country. Cheers mate.
Old-dog. Hi mate.
Loving your insights and local knowledge of the place.
I’ll be certainly kicking back that’s for, I’m as cool as a sea cucumber, malice gets you nowhere.
If you haven’t already realised, I can talk, I’m sure I can talk my way in or out of any arising issue/issues.
We will certainly have a great time kicking back in Wallace & Darwin’s own country. All the best. AW
yorkessurfer wrote:A few interesting stories on shark attacks and near misses on the Shark Shield report so I thought I would start this thread. Don't want to trivialize the subject as people have had their lives taken or changed forever by what can happen. I thought it might serve as an educational purpose by hearing others experiences so we may all learn from them and hopefully avoid it happening to us.
One of them was a mate of mine named Hazey.
He had been surfing at Castles, a notoriously sharky wave in the bay at Cactus.
Several hundred metres offshore the wave breaks before reforming into Inside Castles making a long left with several sections. The wave has been the scene of several attacks and near misses over the years including the local known as "Sharkbait" who had been attacked more than once.
Gerry Lopez is another who came very close to being attacked out there and vowed to never surf Cactus again after his near miss.
Well Hazey was surfing out the back with another bloke named Steve when out of the blue he was launched into the air still on his board by a huge force from below.
A shark had rammed him with a direct hit straight up into the air! In a moment it was gone but soon returned to the stunned Hazey and started biting him and his board. Hazey instinctively put his arms out to protect himself but both his arms ended up in its mouth. As the jaws closed down his arms could have easily been severed, but several teeth on the sharks lower jaw had become dislodged and imbedded in the board leaving his upper arms with massive injuries, but the vital inner arms where major arteries run were not majorly damaged. This probably saved his life.
By this time Steve had reacted and in a rush of adrenalin and pure ballsy courage he threw himself onto the sharks back and started gouging at the sharks eyeballs, eventually feeling one pop and the shark departed.
Steve got the two surfboards together and got himself and Hazey on and started the long paddle to shore.
Then they were both thrown into the air as the shark rammed them a third time before disappearing again. They continued to make their way closer to shore and the shark nudged them again. Steve told me he thought he really must of pissed it off when he popped its eye.
Finally they we're just a metre from shore when the shark made its fifth and final appearance. It beelined towards them and the shore while they stood in waist deep water with their boards. The sharks mouth was just rapidly opening and closing like one of those wind up sets of false teeth. The boys separated and put their hands on either side of it's body and held it on a 90 degree angle to the beach as they made the final steps to the safety of the sand.
Hazey was rushed to Ceduna hospital and then flown to Adelaide for micro surgery on his shredded arms.
Steve ended up receiving a bravery award and they both sold their story to 60 minutes and made $50,000 each out of it!
It was quite a story!
Yorkesurfer. Hi fella. I don’t know how long ago, but I have heard that story before.
Incredible they survived, having the mindset amongst fury and panic to pop an eyeball has to be adrenaline fuelled instinct .
So glad they got to tell their story and make a buck.
I suppose they are just grateful to both be alive. Good stuff. AW
Supafreak wrote:AlfredWallace wrote:old-dog wrote:Everyone I've spoken to lately is heading to Rio straight after Xmas, it could be busier than Mooses birthday bash. Hope no fights break out over camp sites like the other year.
Old-dig. Hi mate, hope you’re well.
So, you are saying there will be no ‘Mardi Gras’ in Rio, probably more like Pamplona’s ‘Running of The Bulls’, well I hope not.
Better get underway early and get there quickly.
Earlier this year in January, we arrived on the 17th, only a few camps. AW
@AW , I’ve another story from the late 70s , this bloke turned up with his new bride from vic , honeymoon in cactus, can you believe it ? Surf was absolutely pumping and he spent so much time surfing that she got bored . One of the local lads that I will call F , paid her the attention she was craving , long story short , after a week she bolted across the nullabour to Perth with F . Poor vic chap came in from a surf one morning , to find his bride had done the harold holt . He was shattered and inconsolable . Seriously with zero women in the area , taking the new bride to cactus wasn’t the best choice for a honeymoon destination .
Supafreak. Hi to your and your family.
Can’t wait to get over to NL and meet you all next June/July.
That’s some story, not surprised at all. It’s the kind of place that could do that to you. I think many a surfer has parted company via a surfing scenario, myself included.
But geez, on ya honeymoon?
Well, what’s that saying, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
In that place, it’s not so green, but from a very social activity perspective, it certainly can be very ‘green’. .AW
Yes looking forward to catching up . My wife and I have separated but remain very good friends . She & my daughter live with family in Legian plus the 4 bedroom house we built near Kubu ( north east Bali ) my daughter comes over for school holidays and I catch up with her when I’m in Bali . So I’m a free man except Indonesian school holidays. Had some fun waves today once the westerly stopped blowing around 8.30 am . Crowds are slowly thinning out .
A few interesting stories on shark attacks and near misses on the Shark Shield report so I thought I would start this thread. Don't want to trivialize the subject as people have had their lives taken or changed forever by what can happen. I thought it might serve as an educational purpose by hearing others experiences so we may all learn from them and hopefully avoid it happening to us.
One of them was a mate of mine named Hazey.
He had been surfing at Castles, a notoriously sharky wave in the bay at Cactus.
Several hundred metres offshore the wave breaks before reforming into Inside Castles making a long left with several sections. The wave has been the scene of several attacks and near misses over the years including the local known as "Sharkbait" who had been attacked more than once.
Gerry Lopez is another who came very close to being attacked out there and vowed to never surf Cactus again after his near miss.
Well Hazey was surfing out the back with another bloke named Steve when out of the blue he was launched into the air still on his board by a huge force from below.
A shark had rammed him with a direct hit straight up into the air! In a moment it was gone but soon returned to the stunned Hazey and started biting him and his board. Hazey instinctively put his arms out to protect himself but both his arms ended up in its mouth. As the jaws closed down his arms could have easily been severed, but several teeth on the sharks lower jaw had become dislodged and imbedded in the board leaving his upper arms with massive injuries, but the vital inner arms where major arteries run were not majorly damaged. This probably saved his life.
By this time Steve had reacted and in a rush of adrenalin and pure ballsy courage he threw himself onto the sharks back and started gouging at the sharks eyeballs, eventually feeling one pop and the shark departed.
Steve got the two surfboards together and got himself and Hazey on and started the long paddle to shore.
Then they were both thrown into the air as the shark rammed them a third time before disappearing again. They continued to make their way closer to shore and the shark nudged them again. Steve told me he thought he really must of pissed it off when he popped its eye.
Finally they we're just a metre from shore when the shark made its fifth and final appearance. It beelined towards them and the shore while they stood in waist deep water with their boards. The sharks mouth was just rapidly opening and closing like one of those wind up sets of false teeth. The boys separated and put their hands on either side of it's body and held it on a 90 degree angle to the beach as they made the final steps to the safety of the sand.
Hazey was rushed to Ceduna hospital and then flown to Adelaide for micro surgery on his shredded arms.
Steve ended up receiving a bravery award and they both sold their story to 60 minutes and made $50,000 each out of it!
It was quite a story!