Know the Signs

Our thoughts are with the swimmer who lost his leg to a shark while swimming at Fish Hoek yesterday, and we wish him strength over the tough times of recovery, rehabilitation and physio. Apparently the beach had been closed to swimmers after a shark had been spotted earlier. With such a large beach and multiple access points, its possible he wasn't even aware. I am sure there are a number of people who don't know the meaning of the different flags. Heres a guide. Thanks to the City and the Shark Spotters program for keeping a eye out for us. GREEN is good visibility and no sharks have been spotted. BLACK means poor visibilty, but no sharks seen, RED means a shark has been seen recently, but is no longer visible and WHITE with a Black Shark  and a siren means a shark has been sighted, leave the water calmly, but immediately. 
No flag means no spotters. The spotters are dedicated and help us to be safer, but using the sea is at your own risk. Hope this helps - be safe out there
Deon

Zama Ndamase

Zama Ndamase was a stoked surfer who represented Border a number of times, most recently at the SA Junior Champs in Cape Town in October 2010. His atitude and ability, both in and out of the water, earned him a SSA Surfing Scholarship. A shark killed Zama yesterday morning, while he was surfing with his brother, Avuyile, in Port St Johns.
A tragedy for his family and friends, and long time coach, Mike Gatke. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them. Surfers are contributing for a grief counselor to assist the locals who knew and surfed with him.
Zama was 17.
Deon