"The victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand."
It was coming, I suppose you could say.
A few days back, San Clemente beaches were closed after a kid was knocked off his surfboard by a Great White, an event that surprised no one given the explosion of the Great White population around those parts.
Earlier today, a forty-six-year-old swimmer training off 17th Street in Del Mar, a dozen or nautical miles south, was hit by a suspected Great White, suffering “significant but not life-threatening injuries.
The victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with injuries that are significant but not believed to be life-threatening. The injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand,” the city reported.
“Don’t surf Cardiff,” wrote Tudor. “It’s infested with ten-foot White sharks that are attracted to soft tops, stand-up paddlers and tourist swimmers. Stay safe and find a lake or go take a hike. This was today at 8:12 am.”
The post opened a floodgate of Great White chatter.
Former tour surfer Shea Lopez wrote, “When these pups grow up it’s gonna be a different story in SoCal waters. They were all over Lowers the past three days.”
Del Mar, of course, is a monied sorta town and notable residents include Bill Gates, Tony Hawke and Journey lead singer Stevie Perry.
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Just like rehabitating wolves in yellowstone why not just hire some retired Orcas from seaworld.
https://youtu.be/m5KIUhZw1v…
White wine drinking pretty boys are easy to hate.
does anyone know any surfers who surf with electronic shark deterrent devices ?
I stick a Black Mamba(on Amazon) on my board now for protection against whites
vurkhart v the northern lights…can I deposit eggs here…?
poll question. you’ve seen it 1st here, there, and everywhere…or else!!!
Coming Soon To Ventura: Jaws just surfed the pier…Beaches Closed!
And Layne Beachley’s sister at a glance
so cute when young…our gals!
Ok the whites are cool and all BUT why haven’t we heard anything about Elo lately?
release a couple orcas from sea world. they are due getting their freedom and doing some civic duty other than show performance
Where was Joel-jitsu for all this?
Pre-jitsu
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Big one spotted in the line up at D street this morning too
Believe it. I have a friend in Leucadia who flies a drone a couple times a week. He spots one(or more) almost every time he puts the thing up. I grew up surfing those sandbars and didn’t even think twice about surfing solo.
I also like surfing that stretch north of Del Mar river mouth. Combo of beach break with some patchy sections of reef that’s average, but has it’s moments and tends to be relatively uncrowded. It’s always had a spooky vibe to it. Two months back, I was surfing there with just one other friend – kinda closed out, but with the occasional corner. Sitting on my board, I turned for a wave, and as I pivoted, my legs came in contact with something at least as large as a big seal. I didn’t see any seals prior to this, so I had to assume it was a shark. Luckily, I was able to catch the wave and rode it straight into shore, then was able to signal my buddy to come in. Sketch. Haven’t been back since.
I also encountered a pair of juveniles about ten years ago down at the south end of Imperial Beach. But sharks are the least of your worries if you’re surfing that close to the Tijuana river mouth.
We have a guy up here who does the same thing. Then uploads to youtube for likes and hopefully the odd subscriber. Makes him feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Personally the less I know the better.
the ultimate surfvival skill: don’t want to know…
Any idea how big?
When I began reading this I became worried.
Then I realized Chas doesn’t touch the ocean often and felt relieved that he wasn’t the victim.
I heard Chas hates surfing
Chas? Surf Del Mar?
he would not even remove his Margiela slip-ons to step foot in Del Mar sand.
Underwater speakers blaring highly vocal specie orca hunting calls. Perhaps some Pantera too.
Definitely Pantera!
idk, whites fucking love Pantera though
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it gives them a new level…of confidence and power.
and yet Southerners always get so fucking hostile when you call them out on the confederate flag
The title is really not accurate, and is something only mentioned at the end as a refutation of racist claims.
Most of this is a summary by a Black American professor, of historians and historical studies of Cracker and Redneck white cultures, going back to the 17th Century.
“Fucking hostile” is the culture.
The people, and the cultural significance of the Confederate flag, are beyond my grasp as the son of immigrants, born and raised in SoCal beach towns. But I found this history to be riveting, if only for its shock value.
https://youtu.be/vT1VOZnhHF…
listen to Pantera much?
Not a lot.
Thomas Sowell is interesting. Made it into my late 30’s before coming across this sort of academic research.
The friend who turned me on to this particular stuff is a brilliant, educated polyglot Marine combat vet who grew up redneck. He can be reckless but is far from dumb.
And Brown!
Snake oil salesmen have already beat you to the punch on that idea
https://www.sharkstopper.co…
It needs a ghetto blaster. The Whites will get it, however counterintuitive it may appear
Made of eco friendly durable plastic!
When I was a kid the Eagles lived in the “Del Mar Castle.” Probably the most fun famous people who lived in Del Mar. Also Desi and Lucy, Burt Bacarach and Angie Dickinson, perennially drunk MLB HOFer Eddie Matthews.
Regarding the abundance of white sharks, Shea Lopez is exactly right. They are growing up, shifting from sucking stingrays off the bottom to attacking mammals. Welcome to West Oz.
The IUCN: Great Whites are a threatened species. Their numbers are decreasing all over the world.
Also the IUCN: We actually have no idea how many Great Whites are out there and what their current population is.
Over the past few decades, marine mammals have been given the red carpet treatment in the area. This was bound to bring more adult Great Whites closer to shore.
Harbor seals are fun, playful, and curious. I’ve played hide and seek with them, free diving in the kelp forest off La Jolla. They’re pretty cool.
But adult Whites like to eat them, too.
and the marine mammal out there that might keep the white population in check by both eating them and competing with them (Orcas) hasn’t had a corresponding population rebound either
Were there ever many Orcas this far south?
IIRC to see them you used to have to go to Washington, BC, and up to Alaska. I guess they’ve been seen farther south lately.
Yeah, they’ve been spotted off of the coast of SD recently, but whites are pretty migratory.
I hope Gates likes solo ocean swimming
He has an entire block of beachfront mansion, so probably
Make sure your burley up for him
Right, that would require 1, or 2 muscles.
happy to tie some slabs of meat on him and put him in floaties