Stinson Beach Closed Due To Shark Sightings

 I saw a sea lion without a head washed up in a little cove this weekend at Ocean Cove.  I don't know how it lost it's head, I guess it could have fell off.  Didn't see any bites on the body.

No point in speculating or pointing fingers. Here's the story from the boat captain...Evidently, once he notified the authorities, they asked him to bring the shark in.

 http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=2668798#post2668798

Here's a link to a thread I started about launching here, in case anyone wants to give it a try when whitey "leaves."   

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, GWS at Stinson makes the news, must be a slow news week cause you could run that story everyday.

whitey never leaves that place

he just keeps under the radar

Here's a link to a thread I started about launching here, in case anyone wants to give it a try when whitey "leaves."   

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, GWS at Stinson makes the news, must be a slow news week cause you could run that story everyday.

whitey never leaves that place

he just keeps under the radar

Along with many other beaches along the coast - they're just not interested in us, I would guess.

Along with many other beaches along the coast - they're just not interested in us, I would guess.

Thats actually pretty comforting to regard the notion that we are seen all the time but they nearly always choose to ignore us on our 12-14 foot long kayaks..
Now silly surfers mimicking seals on short boards....thats a little different.
Steve

After watching vids like that I find myself rooting for the GWS.

Now silly surfers mimicking seals on short boards....thats a little different.
Steve

Surfers, for the most part, are ignored as well. And we aren't silly!!!

Z

After watching vids like that I find myself rooting for the GWS.

Looks worse than it is; read the boat captain's account here - start at the top:
http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=2668798#post2668798

Surfers, for the most part, are ignored as well. And we aren't silly!!!

Actually you guys are.
 But, as guinea pigs you have been useful.
 I mean, if a guy can sit on a seal shaped board all day "dangling his hands and legs" in the water and still not attract much attention ?
 
Surfers do indeed inspire events more often then the miniscule number of kayak incidents but compared to the tens of thousands in the surf every year, not many at all.

Surfers, for the most part, are ignored as well. And we aren't silly!!!

Z
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I'm kinda silly. Kooky anyway. 

All these shark sightings = Welcome to August in Nor-Cal.

bluekayak said:

whitey never leaves that place

he just keeps under the radar

Damn right. They are the apex predator in the ocean--only the Orca is bigger and stronger and they aren't around here--so the GWS rule in this costa and carve out their territory. They have been shown to be territorial and they are always out there watching and waiting. Just like lions know their stretch of the Serengetti. No apex predator is unaware of what's happening in its territory--it is vital to their survival and rule. They rarely show themselves but they are there in the depths watching most of what goes on. Aerial points of view have shown many instances of sharks cruising all around oblivious swimmers and boaters. We are just only rarely of more than passing interest and we should count ourselves lucky. But don't ever think you are pulling one off on them--they know you are there.

**modified use of oblivious--previous use made it seem the GWS rather than the swimmers and boaters were--not true at all

New Brighton and Seacliff beaches and possibly Capitola are closed due to GW sighting.   It was eating a carcass of something right off the beach.