Even though there isn’t a great deal of wind around the 2 foot waves at Bondi were a bit all over the place. The current swell period is just 6.2 seconds. That pretty weak surf. The winds are currently variable and will kick around to the E/NE later today (5-10 knots). The great news is a swell increase overnight, which should supply decent waves for tomorrow (3ft range). Winds will be northerlies tomorrow – bonus. It doesn’t hang around long and Sunday it returns back to bad.
The Aquabumps Gallery is open all weekend from 10am-6pm 151 Curlewis Street Bondi Beach. Really easy to find…behind Bondi Hotel coupla doors up from famous Thai Terrific. show me
Martine
Famous local painter, and super shy, Martine Emdur is exhibiting her latest works at the Tim Olsen Gallery (until 15 march). He underwater works are amazing. Wish I could afford one. view exhibition
Great Whites
The shark alarm went off twice last night before dark. More sightings all week long. Weird times out there in the water at the moment. You probably already know this, but it’s been announced that the shark that bit Glenn at Bondi was a GREAT WHITE. Yep. Not a bull shark. More Info
I was down at Bondi last night. The Bondi Rescue cameras just happened to be on the beach at 6.30pm at the same time the shark alarm went off. Coincidence? How are the ratings for Bondi Rescue looking at the moment?
Just a quick comment about the spate of recent shark attacks around Sydney. The minister is quite vocal on swimmer vigilance, which I agree is an important issue. People do need to take responsibility for their own safety.
I’d also like to remind everyone about the service that was in place for many years then canceled just a few years ago, due to lack of funding.
“Aircraft have a role to play as well. Aerial shark patrols operate to the south of Sydney but they stopped flying over Australia’s biggest city two years ago because of a lack of money. In South Australia, helicopters are vital eyes in the sky over Adelaide’s beaches.
Baited hooks, known as drumlines, are used off the Queensland coast to catch larger sharks. Nets are employed too. But as the state government admits, these “do not place an impenetrable barrier between bathers and sharks”.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4606424.stm
What does the minister have to say about this?
Lets take a look at the stats. Shark attacks versus years of operation of Aerial shark patrols.
It would be interesting reading.
Alimay
From Craig Moore:
“The scuttlebutt at the Bergs this morning was that the Biathlon guys were about to jump in for a swim when they saw a shark have a crack at a seagull in the gutter at the North End. A whole bunch of them saw it.”
Just leave the sharks alone!
Go home at dusk, put in a movie (I can only recommend to watch http://www.sharkwater.com) and go back in the water when the sun is up again.
Also check out http://www.sharksavers.org to get involved.
Later. Chris
check these out
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/feb/27/clark-little-photograph-waves?picture=343885006