Marine Dynamics Blog

Tag: Helen Pattullo

It was great to get back on the water today after two days off due to bad sea and weather conditions. The first trip saw a range of sharks between 2.7 and 3.7m…

The sharks must have been just as eager to see me as I was to see them after 3 weeks vacation, as we had them instantly around the boat today before the cage was even set up…

As we arrived at our dive site this morning the flat and windless conditions made for a picture perfect moment…

Every morning we greet guests who say they are stepping WAY outside their comfort zone by getting in the cage next to a Great White shark…

Today started off on the slower side with just over an hour’s wait time before the arrival of our first shark…

We were diving over by the Island again today, due to strong west winds…

The sharks were on the slower side today but there was lots of surrounding wildlife to keep us entertained between passes…

After a slow start this afternoon, the day definitely picked up with lots of up close encounters and sharks of all sizes…

We launched from Gansbaai harbour this morning due to low water tides and took the beautiful journey around Danger Point to our dive site in Joubertsdam…

We decided to try diving over by the Island today to see if any of the winter sharks were patrolling the area for the upcoming hunting season, but alas there were none picking up the scent trail…

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