NEWS FLASH Foil Board Attacked

On Saturday 6th August a few of us went over to Kihei for a Downwind paddle as it was all time just surfed all the way. Kihei is so mechanical. Connor Baxter did a Maliko Downwind Run on his Starboard Foil Board and guess who, Connors Foil Board got attacked by Timmy the Tiger Shark in the 10ft range the Tiger hit the foil with lightning speed around Mama’s Fish house Connor had to use his paddle pocking the Tiger in her face to keep her away, you can see tiger shark teeth marks on the Foil. Lucky Connor is OK.

I guess Timmy the Tiger Shark miss took the foil as it shines on top of the water surface as a Big Lure - or a big flying fish.

I think this will be the first of many attacks

The Story has just been released on the Hawaiian NEWS

Maliko was just EPIC today for my final Maliko Run just surfed all the way, I love maliko.

Okay but more importantly, how fast was Connor on the foil board?

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PTWoody said..
Okay but more importantly, how fast was Connor on the foil board?

I'm not a fisherman but I love Deep sea fishing and have caught some big fish trolling at high speed

I know there was not much wind on maliko on Saturday Kihei had like 25+ knots

The board wasn't foiling when it happened. Connor was well ahead of the pack so he turned around and was paddling upwind when it happened.

So the new fad has become the new F.A.D.

I didn't need another excuse not to buy one!

Wow.
at least he's ok .
nothing like a tasty foil.

Is it possible that this was just a really stupid shark?

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Smash1 said..
I didn't need another excuse not to buy one!

Was bound to happen

I thought the go foil was a black carbon like colour? I Could be wrong.
if it's not shinny silver like a massive lure/fish then she sounds like a really really hungry angry fish or like above a really stupid one?

There are 1000's of kite foilers and only 2 reports of a shark having a go at them. Stimo brought up a good point today and said maybe when he was paddling slow it looked a stingray , sharks love them and plenty of fisho's use live rays to fish for sharks on the Gold Coast.

Foils come in heaps of different size and colours some maybe more attractive than others to a shark. Pretty sure the Go Foil below is what Connor was using. (2nd pic)

So the shark was smart enough not to mess with Iron Phil!!

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Helmy said..
So the shark was smart enough not to mess with Iron Phil!!

In 2012 I ran over a big 8ft Tiger doing a maliko Run

There is a Big 18fter that Hangs around Sprecks imagine the girth on her.

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PTWoody said...
Is it possible that this was just a really stupid shark?

Nah he would be riding one not eating one if that was the case

Sharks like taking chunks out of rays!