Guest comment: “Carcharodon carcharias – More beautiful than the ocean itself. We had an awesome day out, and were spoilt by the marine life!” – Clinton, Liesel + Jade
“Great trip! The whale, gulls, seals and Great Whites made our South African adventure complete. Thank you for running such a professional outfit. Cheers!” – Steve, Nicole, Kitty + Kim
“Awesome! Crew was fantastic! So helpful and informative. Sharks were incredible!” – Kira
30/06/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 15.8’C
Depth: 19.8m
Visibility: 5.0m
Number of Sharks: 12 + 14
Conditions: Sunny with some swell and chop
Heading out of the harbour this morning we were greeted to the sight of a Southern Right Whale, it dove quickly before resurfacing a few minutes later and stuck around on the surface giving us a good look at its head, back and callosities, which are patches of skin infested with barnacles and lice, before heading off in the direction of Danger Point. Off again towards our dive sight for the day, we only had minutes to wait till our first shark arrived quickly followed by many more! We had the pleasure of “Malcolm X” again joining us however this morning she was in a very feisty mood as she continued to circle the boat for some time and perform leaps above the water that usually the larger sharks aren’t seen doing. She was also seen on our afternoon trip but was not as active for this trip. Towards the end of this trip we had a male of great proportions slowly ascend from underneath the cage, close to 4.3m in length this shark saw our divers gasping in awe! Our afternoon trip was an exclusive for our International Marine Volunteers. This trip saw some great action that the volunteers got to get up close and personal with as they went cage diving as well as learning about the tasks on board Slashfin. Majority of sharks seen in this second trip had been seen earlier in the day however one new and exciting addition was a satellite tagged shark by the name of “Maureen”. This shark is a matured female approximately 4.6m in length and weighing close to 1500kg that was tagged by Ocearch on the 22nd of May 2012 in Stuisbaai. Since being tagged she has been recorded to have travelled close to 20 000km. Her movements and profile can be found at www.ocearch.org/profile/maureen/. You never know who or what you’re going to spot on a day out on Slashfin…
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 online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
