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Daily Blog 21 July 2019 | Cage Diving South Africa
Guest comments:
"Incredible experience. Thanks to the crew!" - Aaron
"Great expereince. Thank you for making it so special!" - kelly + Lindsay
"Once in a lifetime expereince. Amazing staff and we saw several of these beautiful beasts!" - Sydney
21/07/2019
Sightings: Great White Sharks, Bronze whalers and Cape Fur seal
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: Moderate
Visibility: Moderate
Whilst many people were probably enjoying a sleep in this chilly Sunday morning the crew and guests on board Slashfin were busy chasing the rising sun and sharks! It may have been cold this morning but the conditions on sea were stunning with flat seas, a slight wind and the sun shinning to warm us all up. The first shark sighting was had not long after we arrived with a juvenile Great White shark making its' presence known quickly before the second shark of the day came through, as Shaun the shark, a 3.3m male White appeared. Shaun was the main sighting for this trip, staying around the boat for sometime before disappearing and only coming by again towards the end. Just after Shaun disappeared on us we had another male show up, one we do not know well, estimated at 3.1m in length and bearing no distinctive scarring, he made some attempts on our lines before venturing off elsewhere.
Slashfin made its' way back onto the water for the second trip of the day and were greeted to the sight of a Great White just as we came back onto anchor. This was a juvenile female that we have been seeing for close to three weeks now, easily identifiable by the large bite scar on her head and notch out of the trailing edge of her dorsal fin. Whilst she made a few slow passes by the cage she did not stick around long but we were soon joined by another juvenile, this one fast paced and eager to approach. To finish off the trip we had Shaun revisiting to round our shark sightings for our group up to three!
For the third time today we headed out ay sea to show our divers some beautiful wildlife we are lucky to have in our area! As soon as we got to the dive location we geared up and were greeted by a Cape Fur seal. Later on a juvenile great white shark showed up, being very relaxed and slow. The other species that we saw on this trip were two copper sharks, going for our lines and showing how actually different those two sharks are. Just as we were about to leave Shaun the shark showed up for a few circles around the boat!
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Cage Diving in South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
