Around The World In 80 Waves

Such are the level of shark attacks on the coast of Western Australia that the local fish are closer to furious than they are to angry!

In the past twelve months there were eight recorded shark attacks, seven of them from great whites. This compares with an average of more than four attacks each year over the past decade.

It isn’t surprising then that the local surfers would do anything to try and prevent themselves being next on the shark’s menu.

You may have seen in the news that so called shark proof wetsuits have been produced towards this end.

To say I am a tad nervous about surfing here is like saying the pope is a tad Catholic. Therefore I would be tempted to invest in one of the suits if I thought they were any guarantee.

However given the suit is described as a shark mitigation system I fear in truth it is probably only as effective as the Shark Repellant surf wax that used to be sold here. Guaranteed against shark attack or your money back!

I will have to make do with what I already have. Wish me luck.