Updating doc's

Been updating doc's today.


Here is some info on our Blue Water Predator trips.

This adventurous trip takes you 15-25 miles off Cape Point in search of pelagic sharks such as the magnificent Mako and Blue Sharks.

High Season: November to May. Our success rate is 80%.
Time : Trips depart 06h30 return at 16h00
Weather dependent : All trips are weather dependent and are subject to cancellations based on bad weather. In this event a full refund is offered.
Cost: R2,000-00 per person.

We take a maximum of 8 guests per trip with 3 crew.
A min. of 5 guests is needed for the trip to go.

It is a 2.5 hour boat ride each way so the guests need to be comfortable going to sea and be informed of the duration of the trip.

Blue sharks are afraid of very little and are usually the first to approach diver and cage with a lot of interest, only satisfied after a close inspection that you are not a food item; this is great for photos and memories. Mako Sharks are the fastest swimming shark, and observing one is truly a fantastic experience. We also have a good success rate with diving with Tuna.

All diving is in the cage and on snorkel. We use a three man cage but for comfort reasons we only allow 2 divers per dive. The water temperature can exceed 21`c.

We do offer free diving (out of the cage). This is only for experienced divers and under the right conditions. This decision is taken by the skipper and will depend on sea conditions, visibility and numbers of sharks. All diving is on the surface and on snorkel.

We will get to see spectacular views of Cape Point from the water;

For naturalist wanting a bit of everything, then, this is a must. The moment we leave False Bay we start to see a multitude of pelagic birds including Skuas, Terns, Shearwaters, Petrels, Penguins, Gulls as well as the possibility of seeing several different species of Albatross i.e. Shy albatross, Black browed and Yellow-nosed albatross. Rarer sightings will include the Wandering & Royal albatross.
We very often see a variety of whales and dolphin species i.e Humpback, Southern Right, Sperm, Pilot and Brydes Whales, Common, Bottlenose, Dusky risso's dolphin and sun fish or Mola mola can be seen. Large shoals of yellow fin tuna (up to 100kg) and long fin tuna are seen and can sometimes circle the boat.

This is a great adventurous trip and a perfect alternative in our summer when it’s the low season for the Great White Sharks.

Trip cancelled

The weather has prevented us from going out tomorrow. Rob was hoping to get out and do a pelagic shark trip.

We also desperately need to catch some fish for bait. This season so far, we have not been able to catch any due to the weather.

ON the last few trips we have been seeing a lot of Blue Sharks. Not many Mako sharks, which is disappointing.

Here are a few facts on the beautiful Blue Shark.

The Blue shark is one of the most easily recognized sharks. It is a sleek shark with long, pointed fins, a pointed snout, and large bulging eyes. Its sleek, tapered body makes it a graceful swimmer. Like most pelagic sharks, they are found worldwide.They are also the second fastest sharks, next to the Mako shark.

Pelagic shark Trips with African Shark Eco-Charters

The wind has just not stopped blowing. It is really unbelievable.

I remember reading stories of guys at the South Pole going literally mad by the sound of the wind, and I could never quiet understand what they where talking about. Last night as I sat at my kitchen table, the force of the wind pushing itself under the door made such a horrible whistling noise that it started giving me a head ache, that I started to understand how the wind can drive one mad.

We have a good few pelagic trips lined up, and hopefully we can get out.
Here is some info our trips.


From October to May each year the warm Agulhas current sweeps along the east coast of South Africa bringing with it its clear blue water that teems with life.
It is when this clear blue warm water arrives that we head off in search of our blue water predators.

This adventurous trip will take you past Cape Point, and we travel about 20 miles off shore in search of pelagic sharks such as the magnificent Mako and Blue Sharks. These majestic creatures rule this blue world known as the pelagic (open ocean) zone. We will either use the cage to snorkel, or with confident divers, we will personally snorkel with you around the boat. The visibility is normally clear and blue and can be over 30m (100ft) and water temp can exceed 23`c. These conditions make for great photo’s and editorials.

For naturalist wanting a bit of everything then this is a must, because from the moment we get out of False Bay we start to see wildlife that land lovers will never see, a multitude of pelagic birds can been seen including Skuas, Terns, Shearwaters, petrels, penguins as well as the possibility of seeing up to six different species of Albatross. Whales and dolphins of many species are also regular visitors on our run out into the deep.
Large shoals of yellow fin tuna (up to 100kg) and long fin tuna are seen and can sometimes circle the boat. If the fish are around we will try some fishing (catch and release, or for personal consumption).

Mako sharks have the ability to make prodigious leaps out of the water and this can been observed generally on clam weather days.

The average sizes of the Mako’s are around 5ft but we do get visitors of up to 10ft+, observing any Mako is a truly fantastic experience.

Blue sharks are afraid of very little and will approach diver with a lot of interest, only satisfied after a close inspection that you are not a food item; this is great for photos and memories.

I hope this has been of interest to you. I will next blog about the Blue and Mako sharks.

Trying to get boat maintenance done.

Well after a few weeks away and a long shark season we have got down to boat repairs, painting the deck,checking the wiring and other general repairs. However,it looks like Wellington and myself will have a few days off as a very big Southerly storm is blowing into Cape Town.
So I think I will take this opportunity over the next few days to do some editing of footage I shot during the season.(Note to self:I actually need to get a new computer especially for my footage).

We did one very successful Pelagic trip last week where we had 15 Blue sharks and 1 Mako around the boat. The water viz was not that great, but it was nice to be back in the water and to see sharks again. ROB