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What an incredible day out on the water! We barely had to wait 5 minutes for the sharks to arrive on the scene! Our crew member, Warren, had his hands full when handling the bait line. One shark in particular was keeping him occupied in the way which it kept chasing after the bait. It was fantastic to watch the game of cat and mouse between the two! The sharks today were very jumpy and spent much of their time out of the water, great for some photo opportunities! Our largest shark today was a massive 4.1 meter gentle giant who came to inspect the boat and then went about his business. The trip out to Dyer Island afterwards gave everyone an appreciation for the beautiful and abundant biodiversity in the area, which is one of our main goals by doing these trips! Great day…
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Another successful trip aboard Slashfin this afternoon, sharks arrived quickly and were in top form. We sighted three or four large sharks including bent fin who arrived for a short cameo to wow us with her size before heading off for other sharkey business in the reefs. Other sharks of note were Quickie and the resighted shark from last year with deep scars on her head. Both sharks were literally flying today and keeping Peter on his toes – breathtaking stuff! 10 sharks in total with a size range of under 2 to over 4 meters in total length.
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We had a fabulous assortment of sharks today, ranging in size from the “small” 2 meter sharks all the way to the big 4 meter ones! We had very lively sharks all throughout the trip which made it difficult for guests to keep up with their cameras! :) I was very impressed to see how long some of our guests could keep holding their breath; the visuals were too good for them to think about coming up for air! Great stuff! I wish I could take all the credit for the amazing day, but it’s all thanks to the majestic Great Whites! A really special day!
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What a fantastic day aboard Slashfin. It was a quiet start to the trip
and we waited for the first 30 minutes to see a shark. It was
definitely worth the wait as once they arrived we absolutely cooked!
Several familiar fins were sighted including the big shark with the
bent fin and at the end Chopper appeared and made his presence felt
with several lunges at the bait. Nine sharks were sighted in total and
activity was stunning! It was nice to have Joubertsdam return to flat
calm conditions after big swells the day before.
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Today was a unique and interesting day on the water! We were joined exclusively by the national junior Dutch cricket team and their guardians! They were all very excited about the prospect of seeing great white sharks in the wild. The sharks however kept us waiting a bit longer than usual today, it was only after persuading the boys to sing to the sharks that they decided to make an appearance. We had another large 4 meter shark around the boat all to ourselves, due to the fact that we were the only vessel out on the water today! Our tailor made boat makes it much easier to endure large swells on the water. Some of our guests suffered from temporary “motion distress”, but that did not prevent them from entering the cage! Great stuff Holland…
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White sharks are part of the fish family, so they must be ‘cold-blooded’, right? Actually, white sharks are much more complex than you may think. Check out this shark blog to find out about ‘heterothermy’ and how that makes white sharks the apex predator in our seas.
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Yet again ‘Marine Dynamics shark cage diving’ put the predictions of the weather man to the test! Even though all the other company’s cancelled their trips today, we were able to enjoy all of the sharks all to ourselves! Our boat is specifically designed both for safety and for shark diving purposes. Our experienced crew were up early this morning in order to determine how the weather was going to develop. They made the right call again and we had an amazing time. We had three large sharks in the area that kept coming and coming… ‘Woundy’ being one of the large sharks, joined us again today and he was amazing. The gulls were also making their presence known today and I was fortunate enough to capture them feeding. The guest were great, some of them have been waiting ten years in order to check this of their bucket list. I am glad I could be a part of it! It was a great day…
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We had an old friend pay us a visit today for the first time this year! ‘Woundy’ is a massive 4.2 meter shark who was giving a great show today. It made a number of passes by the cage allowing everyone to view the shark from on board, as well as in the cage! We had fantastic activity from the sharks today. It is always great to see the excitement on everyone’s faces when the sharks start to move up the chum line! The kids were very eager about seeing these great animals in their natural environments, which I fully understand! Great stuff…
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Hahaha Wow! We had eleven sharks around the boat today and what was even more fantastic was the fact that about 4 of the sharks were in the 4m range! These were some of the biggest sharks that I have seen in a while! It is always great when people see a 2m great white shark for the first time and they cannot believe how big it is! It is even better when they see a 4m shark directly thereafter and they are completely speechless. Our resident sting ray also paid us a visit today and this time he really went for the bait! The guests couldn’t believe that a ray could get that big! The water temperature was eventually the cherry on the cake, at 21.2 ‘C it was almost like a “jacuzzi”! A great day today…
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Today we had both young love on board as well as young sharks in the water! I must be a romantic at heart, but nothing says ‘I love you’ like taking your partner on a shark cage diving trip! We had some aerial activity from these fantastic great whites once again, as well as some big splashes! The weather was also amazing today, providing adequate opportunity for everyone to get that golden brown complexion! Amazing trip on a calm Sunday morning!
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