After a long winter we finally we made our way up North. As usual it never goes quite to plan... (last year the trailer broke down) but as a reward we had great wind, waves ( not the massive swell) but a fantastic time in and outside of the water.
I was super lucky to get the new Naish wave hardline 2018 to test when I was up there. The added video shows it was well worth bringing it up and made it an awesome trip to one of the best places.
Hope you like it- enjoy!

Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?

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robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?

Whale?

Whale that close to shore....?

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robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?

Looks like a megladon to me

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barbarian said..

robdddd said..
Brings back memories ..... love that place

Have a close look at 1:19 ..... what's breaking the surface and splashing at the right side of the screen?

Whale?

Tiger shark.

Agreed not a whale its too shallow. Baby whale? But if thats the case it went that shallow due to being chased hahaha
I'm with Rider

We've all sailed over the top of one a few times anyway

Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??

I'd say a shark munching on something yummy. Rather it be a Tiger shark than a white. and yes most likely a Tiger or could have been a mackie, tuna or a kiter

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MadsOverseas said..
Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??

Would not worry about it. The reason I said what I did above, is the shark tag / track project a few years ago showed a great white shark went up and down the Perth coast 2 or 3 times a day. Just one shark. So that one shark would pass my local windsurfing spot every afternoon.
I suddenly realised in 20yrs windsurfing I'd have gybed on the outside, right near a shark, many times. Probably water started near a few.

I also saw a mate ride a wave many years ago, and a shark was under him for his whole wave ride of 3-5 bottom turns. He gybed off the end of the wave and went back out and the shark continued its course. It did not care about the wave slashing happening only 2m above it.

Not disturbing - I think its quite reassuring that they don't care about us.


EDIT: oh hang on, tourist? Yes all the wave spots have weekly, sometimes daily, shark attacks. Best to go to the river in Perth.

Yep the bull sharks in the river are harmless

This video is of Corros.
Apparently the shark heard there were euros about

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Mark _australia said..

MadsOverseas said..
Being used to scandinavian waters that is a very disturbing conclusion.. Driving to WA end of summer, I have a hope that's not from geraldton??

Would not worry about it. The reason I said what I did above, is the shark tag / track project a few years ago showed a great white shark went up and down the Perth coast 2 or 3 times a day. Just one shark. So that one shark would pass my local windsurfing spot every afternoon.
I suddenly realised in 20yrs windsurfing I'd have gybed on the outside, right near a shark, many times. Probably water started near a few.

I also saw a mate ride a wave many years ago, and a shark was under him for his whole wave ride of 3-5 bottom turns. He gybed off the end of the wave and went back out and the shark continued its course. It did not care about the wave slashing happening only 2m above it.

Not disturbing - I think its quite reassuring that they don't care about us.


EDIT: oh hang on, tourist? Yes all the wave spots have weekly, sometimes daily, shark attacks. Best to go to the river in Perth.

Hehe, thanks for the reassurance. And as for the tourist issue - paying Australian taxes and promise to only ride empty waves!;)