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Some windsurfers and surfers worry about sharks, some don't, and some lie about it. I myself don't worry about sharks, but I prefer to waterstart as fast as humanly possible when I fall in the ocean.
For those windsurfers who do worry about being eaten alive or losing a limb to these fish, shark repelling technology would be a welcome bit of gear to add to one's quiver. Unfortunately the stuff is still in beta. Or alpha. Engadget reports on a test of a new electronic shark repelling system from Australia called Shark Shield. They put the thing on a surfboard and sent it out into sharky waters off of South Africa. A Great White swam up and bit the device.
Maybe the batteries were in wrong.
(Story submitted by Peconic Jeff. Photo nicked from The Horse's Mouth.)
The windsurfing has been pretty thin lately on Long Island. Forecasts of big days have missed completely, and when today (which iWindsurf had painted all in reds and purples...honkadelic) started out sans whitecaps, I felt the fear.
What if it's never windy again?
But around 1pm it went off WNW, and Sebonac Inlet was the call. While the wind was up and down (up was sweet 5.0) and the classic Sebonac ramps didn't really set up, nobody complained too much, as we were all just happy to be out there. On the water were three men named John (the Wolf, Ford, and CPU) as well as Scott, Peconic Jeff, and Sebonac newcomer Brook. The wind died around 4:30, and while half of us derigged, there was a reward for Jeff, Scott and the Wolf when it came back up half an hour later.
My fingers are crossed for Sunday.
(Photo: Jeff threads the Scott/Wolf needle.)
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