Greetings all,
I'm training for the Shark Swim in July. I've decided to wear a wet suit. Most wet suits I've worn for scuba or windsurfing come in black. This makes one look like a seal. All the shark attack research I've read says that most attacks on humans occur because of mistaken identity. The logical conclusion is that one should wear bright colors that proclaim to sharks, "I am not a seal". But have you ever strolled around a fishing tackle shop? All the expensive lures are bright and loudly colored which seem to suggest fish like bright. Do any of you have an opinion on the question 'dark like a seal or bright like a lure?'.
The woman to who you refer was a swimmer at Avila Beach, north of Santa Barbara and south of San Luis Obispo. She wore a wetsuit and swam with a pack of seals. It is a tragedy, of course, but does not really have any relevance to any discussion about swimming in the bay in a pack swim.
Incidentally, a group of lifeguards at the beach for a competition raced into the water to attempt a rescue apparently without hesitation.
A link to a news story about the incident is: www.seasabres.com/\Safty-education\Education\Sharks\alviashark.htm
The woman to who you refer was a swimmer at Avila Beach, north of Santa Barbara and south of San Luis Obispo. She wore a wetsuit and swam with a pack of seals. It is a tragedy, of course, but does not really have any relevance to any discussion about swimming in the bay in a pack swim.
Incidentally, a group of lifeguards at the beach for a competition raced into the water to attempt a rescue apparently without hesitation.
A link to a news story about the incident is: www.seasabres.com/\Safty-education\Education\Sharks\alviashark.htm
