Huntington Beach now Great White capital of the world!
Do you remember last year when a Great White Dive Co showed us wonderful vision of sharks soaring like jet planes? Click here for that.
Beautiful, mystical creatures etc.
Although I long for meaningful interaction with the mysterious, the prehistoric, I still kinda prefer ’em to stay in their part of the ocean (Cape Town, WA etc) and leave my part of the world alone.
This footage captured by Drew Palumbo at Sunset Beach, CA, around midday on Monday, confirms that the Huntington Beach area is also a significant Great White area, lifeguards reporting another White sighting just the day before.
Let’s examine Drew Palumbo’s account of the event.
“I was out surfing with my friend Ben Slaybeck. After taking some drone footage of him, I put my GoPro onto my 3-D printed mouth-mount and went out to catch some waves for myself. Shortly after, I paddled out toward a wave, pressed record, and caught a Great White shark breaching from about a 100ft away or so. This was in Sunset Beach CA, on April 18th around noon.”
Does this excite you as much as it does me?
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Stab lied I’m still banned. I guess this is it for Ubatuba.
In this case. “Don’t fuck her, I did” or “Don’t fuck her, I wouldn’t either” would be more appropriate.
Yeah they sent me “You’re back, Wiggs. Sans Stab imitations, please.” But it still doesn’t work. This has been a very funny experience.
Anyway I’ll check back with it after the weekend. I’m best man at a friends wedding tomorrow and trying to write a speech. Yes, that speech will be much like the voice and flavor of the Prince of Ubatuba. Until then my gorilla friend!
Apparently they’re lifting the ban but it’s not happened yet. There’s a lot of red tape ya know? Haha what a load of shit. Just when I was getting used to exile in BeachGrit! PS Thank you.
Morgan Williamson banned me the twit. Lobby your local governments to #freeubatuba
My friend texted me this video as I was driving to surf yesterday. Needless to say, I kept my legs up most of the sesh.
And now the seal that swam under me and went to chill on the beach for at least 2 hours on Tuesday makes a hell of a lot more sense.
looks like a dirty salmon
Oh heeeelllll no.
(I’m actually a sassy black lady in Houstan airport)
I have finally been banned from STAB.
Congratulations are in order!
They deleted every comment I’ve ever done. How will the good people of the future know the Prince of Ubatuba? This is bullshit. Only you can save my legacy David!
Fuck they actually did delete them
I’ll make sure to call Morgan a cunt regularly
huge body of work down the drain.
Shit! that’s an impressive feat… gotta ask, as its been awhile since I read the comments over there. What did you say? to much anti Morgan sentiment?
I’m not sure what finally pissed them off. They’re trying to do a bit of a revamp and clean up the comments section. They don’t realise that it takes patience and training like your fine work here at BeachGrit to have thoughtful comments. They’re trying to rule with an iron fist (in their arse) by banning the people who made their shit worth reading. They will be for all intents and purposes the Inertia by next year. I hope BeachGrit sticks to its guns and doesn’t go down the same path as it gains popularity. I am now dead. This is the ghost of Wiggolly’s Paddling Style.
Since I replied to a couple of your recent posts I’m probably persona non-grata as well. Sucks for them.
Incredible stuff!
That Great White looks like the Space Shuttle…
His buddy has an epic style. Similar to World Champ ADS.
plus it was twice as big two miles further south and you’d still have it by yourself. it continues to be a truism that the more tech you bring with you, the worse you are at surfing.
Yet to see one person with a go pro mount on their board that can actually surf!!! 99% of the time = massive Kook. Leave 1% for any pros in early days that were forced too.
I literally jump for joy when I see one of those clowns in water because you know you can get every wave you want!!
“I put my GoPro onto my 3-D printed mouth-mount”
Yeah what the fuck?? What surfer buys a 3D printer to make their own mouth piece???
…and a “3-D printed” mouthpiece, no less…does one grin into a scanner then reverse the image to get a template? [I could look it up, but …]
Sharknado: Orange County.
Everyone dies. The surf industry is the last to be chewed to death by the thing they cannot tame.
Great Whites are common in Southern California this time of year. It’s pupping season.
Yeah, springtime is the time to get eaten. The guy killed in Solana Beach was chowed at the end of April.
I remember. I heard about it in the morning… still went surfing. The waves were fun.