tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post7639174110837919235..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: Sharks ... What's the problem?os.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-9098565666040753062009-03-17T11:36:00.000+11:002009-03-17T11:36:00.000+11:00I saw a minute note in Monday's herald about a sha...I saw a minute note in Monday's herald about a shark sighting during the Shark Island Swim.<BR/><BR/>Anybody else see or ehar anything ?.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-36573569539419616122009-03-13T11:27:00.000+11:002009-03-13T11:27:00.000+11:00Hi, Ocean swims, no worries - as others have noted...Hi, <BR/><BR/>Ocean swims, no worries - as others have noted there's lots of water noise and other things to scare the sharks away and even if there was an attack my odds are pretty good.<BR/><BR/>I confess I haven't done my normal North Steyne to Shelley Beach and back training swim for a while but that's more circumstances and I think that when i do get back to it I'll be able to gnore the hypeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-52950811382114914872009-03-11T21:53:00.000+11:002009-03-11T21:53:00.000+11:00Hi FoxyI was thinking about your AM/early evening ...Hi Foxy<BR/>I was thinking about your AM/early evening training problem. Can you get personal shark repellers these days to wear? Are they expensive/effective?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-54440573473968059132009-03-09T22:39:00.000+11:002009-03-09T22:39:00.000+11:00G'day Foxy, I swim at Bondi too. Although not as m...G'day Foxy, I swim at Bondi too. <BR/><BR/>Although not as much as before. <BR/><BR/>I went across for the first time last Wednesday but didn't enjoy it. I read a terrific quote from a Manly ocean swimmer that summed up how I felt...he said "It wasn't enjoyable, I only do it because it's enjoyable"<BR/><BR/>The Salmon (and Kingies/tailor) are seasonal, but will be here for a fair while yet. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-36218685450902167752009-03-09T16:30:00.000+11:002009-03-09T16:30:00.000+11:00Moose, thank you for your clear headed thinking - ...Moose, thank you for your clear headed thinking - what you say is common sense and a good rule of thumb for us ocean swimmers. <BR/><BR/>I would like to add I am quite ok about swimming any ocean swim event where we have the safety of numbers (all those egg beaters beating up the water) and IRB engines whizzing around the course to keep sharks away. That to me is quite safe. <BR/><BR/>The problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-86747261810059449272009-03-08T04:16:00.000+11:002009-03-08T04:16:00.000+11:00Folks, it's not that hard.1..Sharks swim where the...Folks, it's not that hard.<BR/><BR/>1..Sharks swim where the food is, at the moment Australian Salmon schools are everywhere. Sharks will be with them. In winter, the big white sharks follow the whales up and down the coast waiting for a weak calf (ohrrrrrrr) and they eat it.<BR/><BR/>2. Juvenile white sharks, like the one that attacked at Bondi and are all over Stockton are in transition. It's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com