VIDEO: Great White Shark Eating a Seal at Alcatraz Yes, the waters surrounding Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay do have Great White Sharks. Ever been kitesurfing, windsurfing, swimming, or kayaking in the bay? You may have been very close to one of these big guys. This video was recording 2 days ago on October 10th, 2015. Kinda cool… Kinda scary… The San Francisco Chronicle is saying this was the […] Surf SwellBrains | October 12, 2015 1 Comment
Entire Town Tries to Save 14-Foot Great White Shark on Cape Cod “I told my husband this morning that if he went surfing, he was going to get eaten by a shark. He told me I was crazy. We got to Whitecrest about an hour later and came upon a huge crowd of people working to save a 14′ male Great White that had beached itself. The shark was still alive but not thriving. Several beachgoers were pouring buckets of water over him (some using XtraTuf boots and sandcastle Surf SwellBrains | September 8, 2015 2 Comments
Which Risk Do You Prefer: Avalanches or Sharks? Earlier this week, 3-time world champion Mick Fanning was attacked by a Great White shark while surfing in the Finals of the Jeffery’s Bay, South Africa World Surf League tour stop. Surfing may well be the last sport left where you can be eaten by a wild animal while competing. This shark attack has prompted an interesting discussion about skiing’s risks verse surfing’s risks. SnowBrains | July 23, 2015 4 Comments
2014 Pacific Coast Great White Shark Attack Report: All of the below information was provided by the Shark Research Comittee. There were 6 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks on humans on the Pacific Coast of North America in 2014. All of these shark attacks were recorded in California. Four of these attacks occurred in October, one occurred in July, and one occurred in December. 3 of the shark attack victims were surfing, 2 were kayaking, and 1 was in an […] Surf SnowBrains | January 30, 2015 9 Comments
Close Encounter with Great White Shark in Southern California Yesterday Mike Durand was out on his paddleboard at El Porto surf break in Manhattan Beach, California yesterday when an 8-foot juvenile great white shark swam up to him and directly under his board. This isn’t too uncommon a sighting in SoCal as great whites are thought to have their babies in Southern California each year. […] Surf SwellBrains | October 18, 2013 1 Comment
9-Foot Great White Shark Attacks California Surfer on Sunday An approximately 9-foot Great White Shark attacked a 45-year-old surfer on Sunday morning, October 6th, 2013 near Humboldt Bay in Northern California. Jay Scrivner had been surfing for over 2 hours when the large shark struck this upper leg and surfboard at Samoa Peninsula near Humboldt Bay, CA.. “Sometimes you have a feeling that the water is weird […] Surf SwellBrains | October 9, 2013 2 Comments
Great White Sharks Return to Cape Cod, MA | Man Attacked in July 2012 | Jaws is Back? ABC News video documenting the Great White Shark attack in cape cod in July 2012. Outside Magazine just wrote up a great report about how the Great White Shark has returned to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It’s crazy to think that Great White Sharks have returned Cape Cod where the 1975 movie Jaws took place. We never thought that Great Whites hung […] Surf SwellBrains | August 2, 2013 2 Comments
Chuck Patterson Interview: “Why Weren’t You Afraid of that Great White Shark?” | VIDEO: “Me, My Shark, and I” Chuck Patterson’s 2010 video of a Great White Shark up close at San Onofre, California *** Miles: “Chuck, why weren’t you afraid of that Great White shark that day surfing at San Onofre?” Chuck Patterson: “I’d been seeing sharks just about everyday that I was surfing there. It seemed to be a common occurrence. I was more intrigued instead of […] Surf Miles Clark | May 24, 2013 3 Comments
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