Already posted in "where did you surf today " we had a 4 meter shark come up beside 4 boogie boarders here on the weekend and scare them out of the water .Since then been arguing with the missus - when is it safe to go back in .
My theory is 1 - this shark is probably now half way to South Africa or the South Pole following the whales through
2 - the boogie boarders were 200 meters off shore - if he was hungry he could have picked them all off
3 - there has never been a recorded shark attack here - plenty of food out there for them
don't get me wrong - nice that she cares enough to want to keep me alive and not yet claim the life insurance , but I am thinking getting back in next day after a sighting chances of getting bitten are less then the chances of winning the lotto
It's a lottery every time you go in the water, especially since the big buggers were protected. Being down in Tassie you will see more big ones than us I reckon too. Give it a few days at least.
Me I'd give it a week or two, I've called the bank at Greenmount Nicks bank after he was taken and I still think about it every time I'm there.
Sometimes I think it's a win/win situation.
If you have a surf,it's a win...if you get eaten....you don't have to pay the mortgage....
I think Rodney Fox once said 5 days after last sighting as a rule of thumb. A client of mine who's a diver once went to one of his talks and this was his advice.
Select to expand quoteToobz said..
I think Rodney Fox once said 5 days after last sighting as a rule of thumb. A client of mine who's a diver once went to one of his talks and this was his advice.
Thanks mate -professional divers would have the knowledge
Has worked out well for me - been no swell since Saturday - should be something after work tonight or early tomorrow - 5 days is this morning so perfect
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Me I'd give it a week or two, I've called the bank at Greenmount Nicks bank after he was taken and I still think about it every time I'm there.
Lucky enough to live in a place with no recorded shark attacks - probably due to low numbers of people in the water and plenty of food ( seals / penguins ) out there for them .
And very lucky never to have lost anybody or witnessed a shark attack - hoping it stays that way
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Sometimes I think it's a win/win situation.
If you have a surf,it's a win...if you get eaten....you don't have to pay the mortgage....
Ahh..Hmm..
What if you don't get eaten, just mauled and lose and arm..or leg..or both 
Yeah Nah..I like the 5 days rule...SB won't Go 
I always surf with a 'swat-t' (stretch and wrap) tourniquet in my boardies pocket or tucked in my wetsuit, with a 'combat' tourniquet sitting on the roof of my car.
Apparently the stats say about 75% of shark fatalities could be avoided with rapid application of a tourniquet (apparently leggies/leashes suck as tourniquets). Bleed out in 3-5 min if the femoral is severed. How long does it normally take to paddle back in from where the waves are?
For me, it's piece of mind - mostly because if I've got the tourniquet, I'll never need it.
There should be a bigger push for all of us to carry these. They're cheap (relatively speaking) - the swat-t is $30 and the combat tourniquet is about $60.
If my shorts have a side pocket, I don't even notice it.
same with my wetsuit, tucks in behind the chest zip.
bettersurf.com.au
There's a good article in the latest Tracks written by Kirk Owers. In it, Dr Nick Taylor talks about dealing with traumatic injuries as a doctor working in ED. Taylor reckons the key (obviously) is stopping the blood flow from a traumatic/catastrophic bite injury, and reckons all of us should get comfortable with the idea of having to apply your body weight on a person's femoral artery- halfway between the hips and yr 'bits', - what's known as inguinal compression, or (as he calls it), The Fist of Life, and keep your body weight on that artery 'til the ambos arrive. See below:
Another fella in WA, Dr Cohen has designed the 'Calm As' kit, which apparently contains a legit military-grade tourniquet , probably not a bad idea to have one in the glovie.
Great bit of advice, the fist of life.
the 'calm as' kit is available from bettersurf.com.au.
that's where I get my Swat-t tourniquets from... I use plural because I lost one once, then thought the replacement order didn't go through so ordered an extra one.
the military/combat tourniquet is more noticeable in ones pocket - but also available from a number of different first-aid suppliers. I got mine from a supplier that was in behind dreamworld (for any Breeze members on the GC).
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-24/anu-shark-bite-new-life-saving-technique-fist-in-groin-area/100488934?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
This just in now. Looks like we're already onto it Breezoids.
