“He’s had an eye-off with it while it’s circled him, then it came up beside him and brushed his leg… then just rolled at him, looked at him, and he just said his prayers!”
Australia’s busy year for Great White-surfer encounters has continued with a father and son, and the kid’s pal, getting eyeballed by a fifteen-foot Great White, a couple of clicks from Port Campbell, a town on the Great Ocean Road famous for its big wave spots.
Brendan Garreau, his teenage son Kai and another surfer Brodie Tweeddale were doing a little big-wave wrangling when the Great White surfaced nearby.
“This giant fucking shark pops up about 20 feet from him, and he looks at Brodie, who’s on the other board, and just goes ‘holy fuck that’s a shark’,” Brendan told the Murdoch papers. “He said it flicked its tail around and just sort of faced them, didn’t come at them or anything, just faced them from about 20 feet away, and then just slowly sunk. They were about 200m from us in the channel, so they just yelled out and go the attention of the first guys, and eventually the message made its way up to me at the very top of the line. and we just sort of had to group together and make our way in from there. The boys reckon it was five metres. Those clubbie boards are about 3.2m (ten foot) long, and he goes. ‘It was easily one and a half times that’.”
The locals weren’t real surprised.
One shredder was eyeballed by a fifteen-foot recently.
“It was probably the same shark, because it’s a giant, and it’s done the same thing basically,” he said Brendan. “He’s had an eye-off with it while it’s circled him, then it came up beside him and brushed his leg and everything, then just rolled at him, looked at him, and he just said his prayers basically.”
Surfing’s original wonder boy Wayne Lynch, a habitué of the region, is no stranger to Whites.
Watch as he tells the Greatest Shark Story Ever Told, here.
Five days ago, surfers in Esperance were run out of town by a Great White only weeks after another White had taken a well-known local surfer whole.
Other Great White hits on surfers in 2020?
The hit-and-run by a “freakishly big” White at Bunker Bay near Margaret River, the killing of teenage surfer Mani Hart-Deville at Wooli, north of Coffs Harbour, the death of Rob Pedretti at Casuarina, just south of the Gold Coast and Nick Slater, killed at the Superbank.
(Attacks on divers by Whites, not included.)
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been having encounters with Big Momma , for decades , and she/they follow the boats back to port nothing to see here but a shark who likes to scare unwitting surfers that read too many articles on BG.LOL
“Kai” and “Brodie”, the most overused surf names by surf dads who want to have surf kids
Not all mu(s)lims believe in slavery, f kids, or beheading folks. There’s a few that are actually just friendly. But you hate to befriend one that’s thinking about setting you on fire….! Same with the grey suits.
We need to invent a shark detector that works, a mesh wettie… Something!!
Maybe a watch that mimics the sonar thing fisho’s use on their boats
Fuck these sharks already. Stay outta the water.
Curious animals look at other animals, who knew?
I reckon this story won’t rank very high KVF’s listicle of 2020’s 200 best BG shark stories.
I do love me some writing terrible listicles. Don’t tempt me!
Holy Fuckballs Swiv
If you’re floating around here
Hope you’re both OK
Far out I read that as it fucked its tail…thought it must be some kind of foot fetish thing
See how you have conditioned me now derek…I assume everything on here has sexual connotations
I’ve found if you act like you want to sniff their gills when they get close, or rub their belly, they get a perv reaction and swim away. Or, the deliverance way; “Squeal like a pig, shark!”
The day has finally arrived when Shark exists in ocean and swims around is news
At least its pushed that BLM rubbish off the news cycle
Oh my god you’re still here wasting your time trying to bait me. Here’s a present to reward you for your efforts.
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You found another one!
Time we’ll spent.
Urechis caupo
is my Spirit Animal.
I’m in the process of arranging a deal with Chinese garment manufacturers to create a signature range of inexpensive polyester fleeces emblazoned with this magnificent creature highlighted against a full moon and various powerful symbols such as volcanoes and lightning. This will truly embody my natural energy and impress the shit out of any who behold me in the supermarket queue as I clutch the twin offerings to my inner beast; a bag of oatbran and a bag of prunes, in a manly but quietly wise fashion.
Go for psyllium husk. Works wonders.
I have a keen eye
Fun fact. They are considered fine table fare by local Asian clam diggers.
Eaten raw.
Clam digger slang for lesbian?
says you , ya racist cunt , ya just can’t help yourself , when just yesterday it was announced that systemic racism is alive and well in Australia , because of cunts like you…but back to the shark…….that particular shark has been around for decades and visits surfers quite a lot, we all know ol Whitey , nearly a pet shark….
I think you are the racist cunt. And first nation fukwits should be called out for bashing their families, the biggest threat to blacks is blacks
First nation fukwits , now there’s a wonderful description of Australia’s indigenous people……the biggest threats ya racist cunt , is cunts like you who have no self respect , and or any respect for history , just white mans sickness , denigrate then try and relegate a race of people to second class citizens…..and it’s all their fault, think we could rename you the Child colonial boy!
Stop bashin your wives and kids fukwits.
Seems a reasonable request
WTF are you talking about ya racist grub…..First nation Fukwits , ya just crossed a line bex , no way back this time your true colors or lack of , ya white supremacist gutter dweller…….maybe your type of white is the pedo right……..
U R a grub
based on what genius ?
Just because I call out your racist rants , and know face to face you would not repeat your FNF’s description of Australia’s First peoples , when are you going back home , as people like you deserve a home , but Australia certainly isn’t made for you , perhaps somewhere like the USA you could join the KKK and be at home!
I get my info from Jacinta Price, a fine aussie woman, who dosent make shit up.
so where am I making shit up oh grubby racist one…..how do you think Jacinta would welcome your First Nation Fukwit comments…I know there a few mates in your area who would like to have a serious chat with ya …….to see if ya can back up your racist comments…coming soon hehehe
Criticism is not racism ya grub
listen ya moron , you are a racist , that uses racism in your criticism….FFS are you that inbred , you don’t understand what you are saying ?
As I said in my world there are consequences for bad/racist behaviour……and can your find your own descriptive nouns ….don’t you know how good grubs taste!
No longer pitching the tourniquet leash? Seems like dental floss for a 15 footer.
That’s my idea.
Got about 30 down votes for it so dosent seem like a goer
There’s another, to make you think about canceling your patent application.
Feel free to downvote my suggestion.
Just wait, Chas will kick off another James Bond/skin diver knife strapped to calf series. That would be like a tooth pick.