hey, anyone has had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the area

where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be attacked

while kiting

mostly probably not attacked when kiting, but I can imagine sharks could attack

some butt which is hangin' too long in the water :D

kidding asside: while the rider is in water (mostly shallow, right?) and sharks

are near, anything can happen. These creatures are very curious, and they react

also to splashes (which kitesurfers do).



I personally haven't heard yet of kitesurfers nor windsurfers being attacked.

Nevertheless, knowing an area which HAS sharkies, I'd stay away from there.



Anybody else?



Gabe



miquelor <miquelor@...> wrote:                             hey, anyone has

had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the area

  where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be attacked

  while kiting













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Hi



I Kitesurf at Waddell Creek (California). Now the Landlord is the Great

White who is feeding mostly on Elephant Seal pups at Ano Nuevo north

about a mile. But I am sure they do cruise by south. I havent seen one.

But they have been sighted along the coast. No one as far as I know has

had issues. I do however think about it sometimes while kiting or

surfing and when I go to China I NEVER eat sharks-fin-soup...bad karma.



nm



Gabe Le wrote:

>

> mostly probably not attacked when kiting, but I can imagine sharks

> could attack some butt which is hangin' too long in the water :D

> kidding asside: while the rider is in water (mostly shallow, right?)

> and sharks are near, anything can happen. These creatures are very

> curious, and they react also to splashes (which kitesurfers do).

>

> I personally haven't heard yet of kitesurfers nor windsurfers being

> attacked.

> Nevertheless, knowing an area which HAS sharkies, I'd stay away from

> there.

>

> Anybody else?

>

> Gabe

>

> miquelor <miquelor@... <mailto:miquelor%40yahoo.com>> wrote:

> hey, anyone has had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the area

> where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be attacked

> while kiting

>

>

>

>

>

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> Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

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Hiya



If I recall correctly, there was a report about 2Y back regarding a kiter

who had his board bitten by a great white off Durban (South Africa) during a

down wind race - he survived with no injuries. If you have seen the video

clips / foto's taken around Cape Agullas area of Great Whites attacking live

seals and a dummy seal towed behind a ski-boat - then imagine how attractive

a nice coloured board must look silhouetted against the surface with nice

speed curves, or even better those nice yummy legs hanging down whilst body

dragging towards yr board!!







Good news is that they generally stay away from aerated water, so stay

inside the surf zone and avoid drop-offs where they like to lurk waiting for

the seals returning from feeding inside the surf zone.







The kiters in Richards Bay, Durban, East London and Muizenburg for sure must

have some experience with Da Whitey and may have some stories / tips.



Cheers







From: kitesurf@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kitesurf@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf

Of Niall Macken, IDE Inc.

Sent: 01 April 2008 10:58 PM

To: kitesurf@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [ksurf] shark phobia







Hi



I Kitesurf at Waddell Creek (California). Now the Landlord is the Great

White who is feeding mostly on Elephant Seal pups at Ano Nuevo north

about a mile. But I am sure they do cruise by south. I havent seen one.

But they have been sighted along the coast. No one as far as I know has

had issues. I do however think about it sometimes while kiting or

surfing and when I go to China I NEVER eat sharks-fin-soup...bad karma.



nm



Gabe Le wrote:

>

> mostly probably not attacked when kiting, but I can imagine sharks

> could attack some butt which is hangin' too long in the water :D

> kidding asside: while the rider is in water (mostly shallow, right?)

> and sharks are near, anything can happen. These creatures are very

> curious, and they react also to splashes (which kitesurfers do).

>

> I personally haven't heard yet of kitesurfers nor windsurfers being

> attacked.

> Nevertheless, knowing an area which HAS sharkies, I'd stay away from

> there.

>

> Anybody else?

>

> Gabe

>

> miquelor <miquelor@... <mailto:miquelor%40yahoo.com>

<mailto:miquelor%40yahoo.com>> wrote:

> hey, anyone has had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the area

> where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be attacked

> while kiting

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of

> Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>

>



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/831-438-2888 (Voice)/



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Of course you can! Particularly when your kite breaks or the wind dies

and you are just swimming. Be safe





Sent from my iPhone



On Mar 31, 2008, at 6:20 PM, "miquelor" <miquelor@...> wrote:



> hey, anyone has had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the area

> where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be

> attacked

> while kiting

>

>

>





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--- In kitesurf@yahoogroups.com, "Georgeiw@..." <georgeiw@...> wrote:

>

> Of course you can! Particularly when your kite breaks or the wind

dies

> and you are just swimming. Be safe

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Mar 31, 2008, at 6:20 PM, "miquelor" <miquelor@...> wrote:

>

> > hey, anyone has had an encounter with a shark while kiting? the

area

> > where i kite has tiger sharks, but im not sure if you could be

> > attacked

> > while kiting

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

>

This is what can happen kiteboarding whit shark.Follow the link



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nza6d7-8NDc&feature=related

Hi;



Does anyone know if you can use a Cabrinha Omega 2007 bar on a Gaatra

Jekyll 2008 kite? I've got an Omega and have just ordered up a Jekyll

but prefer the bar on the Omega.



Kris