Crikey it’s wet

[Litespeed]

Beautiful riding weather here in Port Stephens....waters calm, fish biting and a 167 HP steed awaits.

[red750]

Raining here again today.

[facthunter]

Sharks biting also?   Nev

[Litespeed]

They only bite on weekends when the tourists arrive.

[facthunter]

There's PLENTY of them so maybe some are more hungry or curious than others.  I used to GO where you ARE all the time. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

On 16/11/2025 at 2:58 AM, Litespeed said:

Beautiful riding weather here in Port Stephens....waters calm, fish biting and a 167 HP steed awaits.

Are trying to attract new residents to the area?

[Litespeed]

No , it's aweful, stay away and keep safe from Jaws

[Jerry_Atrick]

The cat's out of the bag now, mate...

 

[onetrack]

It's sorted. We're gonna organise a Social Australia Forum, all-members meetup, at Port Stephens Marina next month. Just have to set the day, and have Litespeed let us know the name of his boat, so we can all meet up on his deck. 😄 

[Litespeed]

Sure,

 

Just fly in and land at WilliamTown RAAF or maybe a Drifter on floats to motor to my boat.

 

 

[facthunter]

Don't go there. Everything RUSTS, and Sydney discovered it years ago. Best Places to eat are in Newcastle.  note DO NOT CALL IT NEWY. Nev

[Litespeed]

Agreed, sharks are complaining about the poor quality of tourists.

 

 

[Litespeed]

Sadly ,

 

it appears my mate 'Boris' the bull shark has been greedy feeding and eaten a Swiss tourist and mauled her boyfriend on a local beach just up the coast a little bit.

 

Tragic but completely avoidable, they were swimming at sunrise to film dolphins feeding. This is absolute maximum danger time to be eaten as that's when the bait fish accumulate. Anything in the water in the low light conditions can be mistaken for a big fish or seal and will be bitten. Most sharks will spit a human out, but a Bull shark will just eat regardless.

 

Hopefully it will not lead to the senseless killing of more sharks locally- they are just doing their normal thing. It's us humans that need to be careful.

 

My condolences for the tragic death of the women and I hope he recovers quickly.

 

We have had many deaths along the coast recently and all involved extremely poor decision making from night swimming , surfing in extreme weather, rock fishing with no safety gear etc. 

 

Mostly tourists or newer immigrants but us locals sure can be stupid as well.

 

We must remember enter the water at your own risk, it never forgives mistakes. You also risk the lives of anyone trying to help you either by been attacked themselves or drowning trying to help you.

 

Sadly the local coast will see many avoidable deaths over the summer esp with tourists doing things way outside their skill base and experience.

 

Stay safe people.

 

Boris does not need humans for food.

[red750]

Sharks only attack when you are wet. Stay dry. As well, that spot was signed with Shark and No Swimming signs.

[Litespeed]

Yep,

but most folks esp tourists think the sign is just being over cautious or part of the " Aussies scaring tourists lark".

 

Sadly most signs get ignored.  People on holidays seem to ignore the risk of all the dangerous stuff they would normally never do, but do, to fit in the holiday experience and get the footage for Instagram etc.

 

Most tourists seem to leave their brain at home and dose up on ego pills. It's not just foreign tourists but Sydney people that cause a lot of grief. Fuckwits on jetskis are a particular problem.