Fader Wetsuits

To see the full version

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K2aI1jr1gpw&ra=m

Any crew able to attend? Bar beach

This Saturday, 25 July, four of our Regional Groups are hosting beach actions to honour the animals killed in NSW shark nets each year.

Everyone is welcome. All you need is a care for our oceans and the animals who call them home, and we'd love to have you standing with us.

Bring your family and friends, and stand with us as we send a clear message: it's time to end the unnecessary deaths caused by shark nets.

📍 Newcastle
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📍 Central Coast
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📍 Northern Beaches
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📍 Eastern Suburbs
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Every person who attends helps raise awareness and show decision-makers that the community wants better, non-lethal ways to protect both people and marine life.

We hope to see you there.

Hard to believe but This is what surfers started using in the late 60’s to surf in the cold water of Californian beaches.

What’s changed? Better neoprene, well designed and far. more flexible.

What hasn’t changed is the colour.

What if attacks on surfers is effected by the black wetsuit?

1960’s California surfing explodes huge surfboards no wetsuits and very few attacks.

1970’s boards stated getting shorter and black wetsuits more common then attacks spiked. So much Peter Benchley wrote Jaws to capitalise on the huge amount of fear generated.

When we saw the Californian attack data the first thought was “didn’t anyone notice?” The answer is YES.

A small local newspaper interviewed a shark scientist about increasing attacks. He said boards are getting smaller and the black wetsuits are making the surfer look like a seal”.

Did anyone pay attention? No

Hmmm know how that feels

Most famous attacks in Aus in the 60’s were not on surfers it was on spearos. Rodney Fox was the most well known but there were at least 4 or 5 others.

Attacks on surfers? Almost zero.

So when did attacks on surfers start increasing? Mid to late 70’s coinciding with guess what?

Shorter surfboards and great use of black wetsuits.

Bit like increase in lung cancer deaths and ignoring smoking as a factor.

Oh that’s right we did that for 50 years.

“Any chance of you getting cold?” “In this? Absolutely not” @dm.the.dm testing out our 5/4 MESO and 3mm @yamamotowetsuits open cell vest hood combo for winter diving. Gives you more than 7mm on your torso, 3mm on your head all without compromising movement. What other Scuba suit is like this? None. Innovative use of the best factors in free diving, scuba and surf wetsuits. 5/4 Production run due late 2026. Vest hoods in stock now #padiwomen #girlsthatscuba #divergirl #diver #wetsuit