Guest comment: “Amazing experience, crew went above and beyond!” – Douglas

“Fantastic trip, thank you! Highly recommend. Wondeful staff, supportive crew that was helpful and knowledgable.” – Kieran

“This is the most exhilirating adventure I’ve ever taken! Thanks to the guide and crew for such a great experience!” – Elizabeth

14/10/2015

Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 17.0’C + 17.0’C
Depth: 9.8 m + 8.9 m
Visibility: 2.0 m + 2.0 m
Number of Sharks: 8 + 11
Conditions: Full cloud coverage all day with a breeze picking up as the day went on

Another early morning launch that was well worth the lack of sleep. The sharks were out in high numbers today! Both trips of the day didn’t have long to wait until numerous sharks arrived. Our first trip had a great start with a shark arriving within 10 minutes of anchoring. This shark was a 3.2 meter female with a fiesty side. She made numerous attempts at the bait and decoy lines. She was followed up by 4 sharks that we know well. One is a 2.9 meter female that we call “Claudia.” She’s very noticable as her dorsal fin has 3 notches taken out of it, and she also has several scars on her snout and above her head. Another shark that we know is “Caroline,” a playful 3 meter female with a distinct scar on her side that resembles a handlebar mustache. The third shark that was know is “Scarlette,” a beautiful 3.8 meter female who is covered head to fin in scars. Lastly was a shark we call “Pieter,” after one of our skippers. He’s a young male measuring at 2.5 meters but is very rambunctious and loves to tease our bait handler. Fortunately for our second trip, 3 of these 4 sharks we know decided to stay in the area. Upon arriving at the dive site, there was a mere 5 minute wait for our first shark to appear. It made a couple of passes and then took off, but less than 10 minutes later another shark appeared who was quickly followed by one more. Both were beautiful young sharks that measured 2.5 meters and 2.6 meters. These 2 were followed up by sweet “Caroline,” one of the sharks from out first trip, who has also been with us a lot this week. We also saw “Mini-Nemo” for a brief period. He’s named “Mini-Nemo” due to his small right pectoral fin that had been injured. Forunately for “Mini-Nemo” he doesn’t let his gimpy fin hold him back. He put on a great show, doing a full breach right in front of the cage, then he took off. This is likely due to being startled by the 3.8 meter female who showed up 10 minutes after “Mini-Nemo” had arrived. She was quite a site to see.. In the distance, several of our clients were able to see a Southern Right Whale and her calf splashing about in the surf. They slowly made their way towards the boat, passing us within 10 meters as divers were in the water. Several divers in mentioned hearing the whale sing before they actually saw it! Whales are not guaranteed to see on our shark trips, so to see these 2 playing so freely was an amazing sight for us and all of our clients.. “Pieter” and “Scarlette both made return appearances before we left the dive site, being their usual selves. “Pieter” continued to tease Alfred, our bait handler, while “Scarlette” did numerous slow passes in front of the cage, before dissapearing, only to return and suprise attack the decoy. It was another great day at sea for everyone on board Slashfin!

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