Meet Pro Surfer Sage Erickson

It's Monday, well actually Tuesday, but it was a public holiday in South Africa yesterday which meant a  day at the beach. Today I introduce you to Pro Surfer, Sage Erickson, who has quietly been making waves in the world of Pro Surfing. Hailing from California, she spends a lot of her time on the North Shore of Hawaii between trips for main sponsor, O'Neill. Remember to check in every Monday to meet another gorgeous lady from the world of Surfing. 

Meet Sage Erickson from Shark Watches on Vimeo.
"I think being original and being true to yourself is one of the most important things"

Spend 60 seconds getting an inside look into Shark Brand's very own Sage Erickson.

Spearfisherman Faces Down a Great White

Happy face post Dive.

This was filmed off of Thunderbolt Reef close to Port Elizabeth. I wish I knew who the diver was, so I could buy him a beer. Though the Great White looks like a juvenile, make no mistake it would easily remove a limb. Incredible to see how the shark slowly has a look and then swings in for the face off.  That must have been one hell of a scary swim back to the boat. Check out the guy's Youtube page.

David Lilienfeld - A life to celebrate Memorial Paddle

While I did not know David very well, we certainly spent some time together in the Llandudno line up over the years. He always struck me as such a happy guy and the stoke for riding waves literally beamed out of him.  As wave riders in South Africa, we all know the risk we take surfing these beautiful waves, yet it still shocks us to our core when one of our own is taken from us. While many will use this to blame the sharks, we have to all honestly accept that we are in their world and this will not change. Instead we must all celebrate the life that was taken from us to early and keep loving the sport and the family that the ocean has given us.  It makes me so proud to be part of the waterman fraternity in Cape Town when I see how many people came out to the paddle out at Camps Bay on Saturday, for David's Memorial. Bodyboarders, surfers, swimmers and even the odd SUP. This is what it means to be a family of ocean users and in a way it is sad that a tragic event like this is what it takes to bring us all together. So honor David and the many other wave riders we have lost by keeping the stoke, respecting your fellow wave riders and making the most of our incredible oceans and the waves we love! We are all children of the waves.

RIP David - May you ride the endless wave of perfection in the afterlife!

Zambezi Sharks invade Golf Course - Xtreme Golf?

I never thought Golf would make it onto my blog, but this is pretty amazing. No one is trying to recover the lost balls in that water feature!