This is somewhat off the topic of kitesurfing except for the fact that Old Whitey was caughts right by a popular kite launch, Damon Point on the Washington Coast. These pictures are pretty phenomenal so I thought I’d share them with you all. I think I’ll stick to kiteboarding in Lake Washington from now on…. : )

OCEAN SHORES ,WA
While the ocean vessel ‘Dawn Raider’ was commercial fishing for dogfish, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope a round it’s tail !!! ‘And that’s when the s**t hit the fan!!. The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food.  Although mid 60 degree water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.