Guest Comment: “Absolutely awesome experience! Cage was fantastic. Brilliant ride back into port. Thanks! xxx” – David + Julie
“Service was great, as were the sharks. Unfortunately I am not compatible with the sea and the waves.” – Phillipo
“The sharks were so cool! Amazing to see up close!” Daniel + Christina
22/10/2016
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 16.6’C +16.2’C
Depth: 8.5 m
Visibility: 0.5-1.0 m + 0.5 m
Number of Sharks: 4 + 7
Conditions: Swells with a westerly wind causing choppy conditions. Rainfall in the morning with it dying out before the end of the first trip.
We launched from Kleinbaai harbor this morning with clouds overhead and our fingers crossed for some great white shark sightings. There were clouds overhead as we made out way to our dive location. It did’t take long before it started to sprinkle down on us, but fortunately it didn’t take long for the first shark to arrive. This first shark is a shark known as “Karim,” a 3.6 meter male white shark recently tagged by the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. He was suddenly scared off as a large 4 meter female white shark named “Nala” arrived. She has a noticeable white patch before the leading edge of her dorsal fin and lots of small scratches covering her snout and face. She hung around for a while then disappeared into the depths. We had a slight wait before another shark arrived, a 2.2 meter juvenile white shark with lots of white marks on its snout. It was quickly followed by “Sarko” a 2.4 meter long female white shark known for her rambunctious behavior. We were also blessed by the presence of a Short-Tailed Stingray. Our second trip was a bit luckier. The rain had stopped after 30 minutes during the first trip and this trip began with the sun peaking out from behind the clouds and a shark on arrival to the dive location. It was a 3.8 meter pale white shark with no noticeable markings. It was quickly followed by a 4 meter long female with 2 bite mark scars before and after her dorsal fin. After 10 minutes of her showing off, “Paisley” arrived and stole the show with her playful character. She’s a 3.6 meter white shark that was tagged last year by the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. She was followed by a 3.4 meter white shark and “Sarko” back again to try to steal the show from “Paisley,” however she wasn’t successful and “Paisley” ended up scaring “Sarko” away. We also saw a 2.6 meter white shark and a recently tagged male white shark that we’ve been calling “Fiesty” due to his very quick and accurate maneuvers. He lived up to his name today, ending our trip with some very fast passes back and forth between the bait line and seal decoy. Although the weather wasn’t perfect like we’d like it to always be, it was a very successful day at sea.
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