I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news that Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak as he was paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA today. He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several holes in his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five times on his 5 miles back to shore. Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
WHOOOOAAAA!!!! Sphincter pucker-er no doubt! *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Mark, Do you know if Duane got any pictures? He is usually able to come back with some great pictures so I hope he got one of the great white :) Jackie Mark Sanders wrote: > I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news > that Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak as > he was paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA today. > He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several > holes in his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five > times on his 5 miles back to shore. > > Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I'm thinking that Duane was paddling so fast for the first mile after the encounter that he didn't give any thought to hanging around for pics, but we'll see! It was interesting that Duane told me he was glad he had the five miles to paddle home, because it gave him time to come back to peace with the ocean! Something like getting back on the horse after a fall, except you never really fell off! Makes sense to me. I think I would have been calling the Coast Guard to come get me, especially as you may have more damage than you realize. I want to know if he saw any signs of the GWS before or after the "Love Bite"? He's showing off the boat at his house tonight, so I'm sure we'll have some pics soon! Mark On 8/2/2010 3:33 PM, Jackie Myers wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Do you know if Duane got any pictures? He is usually able to come > back with some great pictures so I hope he got one of the great white :) > > Jackie > > Mark Sanders wrote: > >> I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news >> that Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak >> as he was paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA >> today. >> He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several >> holes in his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five >> times on his 5 miles back to shore. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > I'm thinking that Duane was paddling so fast for the first mile after the > encounter that he didn't give any thought to hanging around for pics, but > we'll see! > One thing is clear, no matter how fast you paddle it the Point Bennett design is not self-bailing. :D Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Yikes!!! On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news that > Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak as he was > paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA today. > He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several holes in > his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five times on his 5 > miles back to shore. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I'd be pumping a lot of brown water! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> Sender: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:47:02 To: <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net> Cc: Paddlewise<PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] GWS Yikes!!! On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news that > Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak as he was > paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA today. > He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several holes in > his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five times on his 5 > miles back to shore. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Duane put up some good photos. It sounds like he experienced one of the "sampling" bites by the shark, instead of a vigorous attack. None the less having a shark mouth the front deck by the bulkhead would be quite an experience. Kudo's to Duane for deciding to paddle in and calling in for assistance. A couple of my favorite shark reports: http://surfski.info/latest-news/item/63-surf-ski-attacked-by-great-white.html http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/great-white-stalks-sydney-kayakers/story-e6frewt0-1111118420311 The shark in the video on the second link is a 15 footer. On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:05 -0700, "Mark Sanders" <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net> wrote: > I'm sure he'll fill you in with more details, but I'll break the news > that Duane Strosaker had a 15 foot great white shark bite his kayak as > he was paddling home from his oil rig excursion out by Gaviota, CA today. > He said the brute latched on for about 15 seconds and left several holes > in his Point Bennett kayak. He said he had to pump out five times on his > 5 miles back to shore. -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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