Hi Colin, I remember the first dive I was on when I saw my first shark. I was 14, and even though it was not dangerous it surprised me. I think I must have sucked 3/4 s of the tank down in 1 breath! Man...............something starts chomping down on MY boat..............I won't need a paddle, I'll be the guy running on water. Kevin Kevin About 5 years ago off Cottesloe Beach Western Australia 2 guys were paddling a double surfski one morning when a Great White came out of nowhere and latched onto the front of the surfski just in front of the foot peddles. The bite missed the guys foot by about 2 inches. The 2 guys were knocked into the water and while the shark was still chewing on the ski another couple towed them to shore. By the size of the bite the shark was in the 18-20 foot range. Cheers Colin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 06 2002 - 06:26:45 PDT
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