Guest comments: “fantastic trip! Glad we saw a shark! Very knowledgeable staff!” – Mercedes
“Absolutely a first class experience.” – Eileen
“Great weather, great siting, great day!” – Penny
04/06/2018
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.9’C + 15.1’C
Depth: 10.5 m + 9.2 m
Visibility: 0.5 m + 1.0 m
White Sharks Seen: 1 + 0
Conditions: The calm after the storm- beautiful sunshine, minimal swell, and a constant cool breeze.
After 4 days of being stuck on land, we were really anxious to see if the storm that had come through stirred up the waters a bit and brought the sharks back to our bay. We launched from Kleinbaai harbour and headed out towards the shallows. We patiently waited, and waited. Someone spotted a jellyfish floating by, but no shark. We waited and waited and waited some more, hoping our luck would change today. Well….. Our patience paid off!! After 2 hours of being anchored, a shark was spotted by one of our clients at the front of the boat. It swam towards the back then disappeared. You could feel the anticipation rise as everyone watched all around the boat to see where it had gone. Suddenly, the 3 meter male lunged out of the water, making several attempts at the bait and decoy line. He didn’t stay too long, leaving after about 20 minutes, but we were so happy to see one of our beautiful white sharks again and so happy that everyone on board got to see him as well.
The second trip launched, with all including the crew excited to see the White shark again, however it appeared that this male Great White was a one trip wonder today and did not turn up for the afternoon launch. Our guests were patient, waiting a sharks arrival, and even without a few of those on board took the plunge into the water with a quick dip in the cage and some seal noises under water to try and entice a shark in. Before heading back to land we made the short trip out to the Islands and Shark Alley to have a look at the Cape Fur seal colony.
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then White Shark Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
