Posted on 01/10/2022 12:28:20 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
n watershed moment, shark attacks foil surfer in Florida thus shattering aura of invincibility surrounding Mark Zuckerberg, his best friend Kai Lenny, shaper to the stars Jon Pyzel and more
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In Hawaiian water there are many very large tiger sharks, They mostly just cruise around looking for easy meals and carrion to clean up. Once in a while, one will show a sudden very aggressive streak , grab someone and rip them to pieces. Almost as upon a shark whim. Surfers and spearfishermen in Hawaii know this. Mainland haoles are often oblivious to the danger. Perhaps the ultra-wealthy deploy former frogmen bodyguards with bang sticks into the drink while they foil surf up above?
Oh, Mime!
Well I’ve been attacked by a great white, a couple tigers, elephant seals, almost smothered by an octopus and bit by a moray eel.
The most dangerous of all creatures however are alleged vegan leftists. They’re an easy take down if no one is looking tho...
No self-respecting shark would even go near that..................
Our son has one of those sails and he just bought the board. I sent this to him. Thanks.
There is a big Tiger that hangs out at the entrance to Honokohau harbor. I’ve seen her many times while diving. Didn’t think much about it as I never act like a seal and I don’t turn my back. I did come upon a turtle that had been bitten in half!
These are such beautiful creatures( until they try to eat you)....So useful in cleaning up the opala ( rubbish) in the ocean. Like foils....
This one maybe
https://youtu.be/MpEGVA54AoQ
Perhaps one may mistake a swiftly passing foil , on Kauai north shore ,for a turtle?
That’s funny. I knew nothing about these things. I thought they were motorized in some form or fashion. So I checked out some YouTube videos...and they’re really kind of neat.
The game has officially changed. In a stunning moment, a shark has attacked a foil enthusiast in Florida thus shattering the aura of invincibility surrounding Mark Zuckerberg, his best friend Kai Lenny, shaper to the stars Jon Pyzel and all those who have taken up foiling.
Zuckerberg (pictured) not bitten.... yet.
Hovering above the water’s surface, as if riding a magic carpet, foiling was seen as immune to the ugliness under the surface of the sea including, but not limited to, jellyfish stings, those weird fuzzy bubbles that sometimes float by and dreaded shark attacks.
All that changed, days ago, when Florida kite foiler Erika Lane became the second known foil shark attack victim. There she was south of Anna Maria City Pier in the gulf when a shark swam right up behind her, jerked her foil causing her to tumble then bit her right in the leg.
“I saw sharknado,” she told the local ABC affiliate, “like a cartoon character or Jaws coming at my face. I just didn’t know what was going on so I was screaming with my hands in front of my face, thinking I was going to get bitten or something. Then it was gone and I looked at my wing next to me and I just jumped on it like a pool raft.”
Luckily, Lane’s friends were nearby and they helped her to shore where they all wept loudly together over lost innocence. The first attack on a foiler happened in Maui but, in that case, the 35-year-old man was in the water, not upon his magic carpet, thus no different than you or me.
Florida shark experts believe the shark to be around four feet, based on the bite marks.
Foilers everywhere, from kite to electric, paddle to pump, are currently reassessing life choices.
Unprecedented times.
Difficult days.
There’s one usually lingering around the boat dock in Kona.
Laverne! I’d know her anywhere!
I’m thinking she is going to grab a pooch over at the dog beach.
Have you seen Shirley!?
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