Thanks Adam! ha ha.... when I left the beach, I told the parking lady that there were an unusual number of sharks inside the breaking waves, just so she could give people a heads up.... She replied "My surfers all left and told me about them, so I put out the Purple flag" 🙂
Thanks Chris.... if I was worried about them, I wouldn't have shared their space. When we were sharing whitewater time, I knew it was time to leave them to their lunch.
They are actually quite interesting to observe. I don't feel uncomfortable with them, until there are a bunch in the whitewater. Then they could mistake a leg for a fish.... so I left when there were a lot in the shallow.
Hi Jacob I am in Florida for the winter and I am hopeless surfing these waves. As soon as I have a real feel for the Casey Flow 2.0, and hopefully some video, I will definitely post a review..... But I really need get a number of good sessions on any board before I post any opinion on them. Each board has a personality and I have to get to know them.
Hi Insight, thanks for the comment!\ Actually, I SUP surf a lot of challenging conditions, from really choppy to big windy breaks with lots of rebound. I just chose a board that best suits the conditions. Some boards are super stable and tame wooly conditions pretty well. Where I live in the Summer, has offshore winds and clean conditions a lot, so I am glad about that!
I love your videos and want to try some Sunova boards in Portugal, do you use a head cam for your videos, trying to hold my GoPro and paddle is becoming a pain 😂😎😎
Thanks Andy, I am glad you like them! Yes.... I designed my own super simple camera mount for my hat, here's a video that shows what you need: th-cam.com/video/nCiANANgGTQ/w-d-xo.html
@@rickweeks i prefer stayin n marinas now. 🐥 only after attempting to go out at end of malibu pier. Fell off,water black n freezing. My old ass never moved so fast bk on board. 😆 funny as hell
Hi Lisa Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters! Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try. I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun. Please Email me at supthecreek@gmail.com and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place. We may have to work around some weather this week!
Hi Lisa Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters! Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try. I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun. Please Email me at supthecreek@gmail.com and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place. We may have to work around some weather this week!
Hi Lisa Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters! Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try. I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun. Please Email me at supthecreek@gmail.com and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place. We may have to work around some weather this week!
Hey Rick, they’re not sharks! Come downunder to Australia we’ll show you sharks! Only Joking!! Love your vids, i reckon my boardshorts would be filled with more than just seawater on that beach....well done mate! Cheers
🤔 I guess i shouldn't complain about the chop and murky water here. "That which you do not know, can not hurt you" something along those lines.... well so far, so good😄 Some fun little waves there Rick🤙
Thanks David! I live on Cape Cod... about 10 years ago, we started getting Great Whites showing up to hunt the exploding seal population. Non of us had ever seen a shark of any kind on Cape Cod. Soon, our surf zone became the highest concentration of Great Whites in the world. Literally 20 feet from the beach. Google Cape Cod Great Whites.... then, check the images.... it's basically insane how many are there. So... when I come to Florida and can easily see many smaller sharks and study their behavior, I found out that they really don't care about humans at all. They don't even seem to notice us. So, as long as I stay out of the white water (when sharks are in close hunting fish) then I know they have no intention to bite me. They are there and I'm not going to stop surfing, so I have actually grown to appreciate empty dawn patrol session on the Cape, since most surfers won't go out until after 8 am.😊
Lotsa adolescent Great Whites spotted along North San Diego County last summer. Pretty much every time we would go out. They tend to keep their distance (we hope!).
Hi Joe, I have been following how the numbers are on the increase out there. The little GW's and the big ones don't freak me out too much.... but the adolescents are a bit more careless in what they will go after. Stay safe!
@@rickweeks I’m not sure if the Great Whites are on the increase or we are seeing them now because of drones. Actually, scratch that cuz In my 60 years of playing in the ocean and living and surfing in Santa Cruz, Kauai, Maui and San Diego, I and others NEVER saw Great Whites full on breaching like we’ve been seeing for the last two years.
@@joeblow1942 I hear that! We never had any kind of sharks on Cape Cod till the seal population recovered in the early 2000's Now there are hundreds of GW's... It's not unusual for 6 or 7 beaches (in 30 miles of coastline) to be closed on the same day by different GW's. Kinda freaky, but I am adjusting to their existence.... and they keep the crowds down! 🙂
@@rickweeks I wish there was one around here to borrow or rent to try out in Winter conditions in Tofino! It would be great to see how it handles 2' chop and big powerful waves.
Hey, not nice to drop just on the head of that black tip guy. They are not big but....can always become aggressive if threted. Anyway...talking supsurf, what sunova Casey 2.0 was the one you were using? I am waiting for classic flow 9'2. My previous Soul 9'5 arrived with a huge dingh on the rail due to transport low accuracy and have to be returned to the shop, so I have still to try my first sunova.
Hi Fabio! I tried to avoid a direct hit... they are fast and pretty beefy! Sucks that your Soul arrived with damage... for the amount the shippers charge, they ar pretty rough on boards! This is the Casey Flow 2.0. Different shape from the old Flow. I haven't gotten any good waves to really get a feel for it yet.... but the sharks seem to like it 🙂
Your commentary on the sharks had me cracking up, I’ve come close to falling on them too. I see those ankle biters regularly at our local break here in northwest FL. I’ve had some of my best sessions on small clean swells like that, nothing like an empty break and clear water🤙🏻. Quite a few guys here surf and race Sunovas.
I'm the polar opposite: I wanna know where that toothy sumbitch is hiding, especially with turbid water like that. Bulls will get extra bitey in that murk.
@@rickweeks Also I forgot another use of the little connector rope you can also tie it on the ankle cuff And it’s much easier to grab if you have to break free quick ,, the rope goes through that little sewed on loop thing that you pull And it makes quick escape that much more effective
Thanks for the vid! It's 28 degrees this morning, did my mind good watching you shred some waves! Is that the new Flow board? Did you put that hexagon grip on the nose?
Thanks Brian, I appreciate that! Yeah, pretty haphazard installation.... I put them on in a hurry cuz I was losing day light 🤣 9'0 Casey Flow 2.0 TR3 tec in sandard red finish. Pretty board!! I hope to get some more sessions on it in the next few days.
ha ha.... not freaky at all. The sharks show zero interest in people.... the only time they bite is if they are chasing fish into the shallows and mistake an arm or leg in the whitewater for a fish. That's what eventually led to me leaving... the sharks were all in the shallows by then and that is when mistakes happen..... so I went home for breakfast 🙂
ha ha.... not at all! The more you get to observe shark behavior, the more you realize that these sharks have zero interest in humans. Just avoid the whitewater when they are feeding near shore, because they can mistake an arm or leg for a fish. They started feeding near shore, so I figured I should probably stop falling on them... and went home for breakfast 😃 My local beach on Cape Cod is now considered the most dangerous beach because it has already been closed 27 times in the past month, for Great White sightings Luckily I seem to not be able to see them 😐
You're lucky they weren't interested in you, mate. When they're in their numbers in the shallows like that, they're usually feeding. When the odd one or so "circled" you (quoting because I didn't see it but you said one did just that), it's because you were pissing them off. It was a warning. Beautiful to see so many congregated. It's always awesome to see.
Hi Nellie Yes, they are always there but usually just outside the break. That session they were in close feeding, so I tried to avoid being in whitewater when I was near one.... except when I fell on them, but that scared them away long enough to get into clear water so they could see I wan't a fish. 🤣 It really is awesome to watch them swimming in front of you on a wave!
Salesmanship jampatoe! People like to see shark vids, and this was a good opportunity to show that they are pretty cool and not something to fear. I have more than enough manly Great Whites at my home break on Cape Cod. I'm not looking for any feisty ones, that's for sure.... but these Black Tips have given me a great way to study shark behavior. What I have observed has relaxed my mind when surfing at home.... where mistakes are more serious.
not at all! You could see from my video that I find them much more interesting than a threat. I chose to leave when they started feedine near shore... that is when mistakes can happen inside the whitewater.
@@roosdad1 I hear that! You guys have some of the nastier ones for sure. I wouldn't trade our Whites for your Bulls... those things are sketchy! Got a great session up your way one day a few years ago.... my buddy lives just south, on the beach. I try to avoid landing on them, but that one was pretty close :-)
"It's funny there's nobody here"...ahahaha. I wonder why? Great video as always @Rick. I would be out of that water so fast.
Thanks Adam!
ha ha.... when I left the beach, I told the parking lady that there were an unusual number of sharks inside the breaking waves, just so she could give people a heads up....
She replied "My surfers all left and told me about them, so I put out the Purple flag" 🙂
Nice one Rick. Every time you were off your board in the 'bite zone' I felt my tummy muscles tighten up. Take care I really enjoy your video clips. 👍
Thanks Chris.... if I was worried about them, I wouldn't have shared their space.
When we were sharing whitewater time, I knew it was time to leave them to their lunch.
Don't fear the fin. You'll miss out on life
Hi! Super awesome video! I'm in the Cocoa area and we've seen a lot of Lemon sharks. Where did you shoot this?
Thanks Nick
I was an hour south of you... lots of Black Tips and Spinners
Fun to watch on a clear day like in the video
Damn, that is a lot of sharks. I probably would have been out after the second one. Glad you are safe to show us this awesome video!
They are actually quite interesting to observe. I don't feel uncomfortable with them, until there are a bunch in the whitewater.
Then they could mistake a leg for a fish.... so I left when there were a lot in the shallow.
Any chance you plan on posting a review of that board, looks great!
Hi Jacob
I am in Florida for the winter and I am hopeless surfing these waves.
As soon as I have a real feel for the Casey Flow 2.0, and hopefully some video, I will definitely post a review.....
But I really need get a number of good sessions on any board before I post any opinion on them.
Each board has a personality and I have to get to know them.
Thanks this is exciting for me as I just got my paddle board. It's gotta super flat conditions to use the paddle board hey?
Hi Insight, thanks for the comment!\
Actually, I SUP surf a lot of challenging conditions, from really choppy to big windy breaks with lots of rebound.
I just chose a board that best suits the conditions.
Some boards are super stable and tame wooly conditions pretty well.
Where I live in the Summer, has offshore winds and clean conditions a lot, so I am glad about that!
@@rickweeks thanks!
Yewww feels like a everyday wave from back home Rick! Lol 🤙🏽 it’s snowing again lol
Nah... the waves at home are better 🙂... but you can have my wetsuit!!! See you in May!
what part of Florida were you surfing?
Treasure Coast. I see them more at some breaks than others, but there is no shortage of them.
I love how chill he he is just falls on one and is just like bugger off you little bitters
ha ha... thanks Sean, I appreciate that :-)
I love your videos and want to try some Sunova boards in Portugal, do you use a head cam for your videos, trying to hold my GoPro and paddle is becoming a pain 😂😎😎
Thanks Andy, I am glad you like them!
Yes.... I designed my own super simple camera mount for my hat, here's a video that shows what you need:
th-cam.com/video/nCiANANgGTQ/w-d-xo.html
@@rickweeks that is so great, just been on eBay to buy me a new GoPro 😎👍
Got to find the hat now
Great video!! Did u say dog bite sharks?? 😆👍 miss the water. Come on summer!!
Thanks B B01!
ha ha... yup!
as opposed to the"one bite and you're dead" variety at my home break. 😳
@@rickweeks i prefer stayin n marinas now. 🐥 only after attempting to go out at end of malibu pier. Fell off,water black n freezing. My old ass never moved so fast bk on board. 😆 funny as hell
@@bb0123 🤣
Hi Rick! Are you going to be paddleboarding on south hutch this week? May I come with you? I would also love some sup surfing tips
Hi Lisa
Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters!
Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try.
I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun.
Please Email me at
supthecreek@gmail.com
and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place.
We may have to work around some weather this week!
Hi Lisa
Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters!
Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try.
I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun.
Please Email me at
supthecreek@gmail.com
and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place.
We may have to work around some weather this week!
Hi Lisa
Yes, I am available pretty much any time and always up for meeting other SUPsters!
Surf or flatwater is fine. I also have a bunch of boards that you can try.
I surfed a break south of the Nuke today... frumpy but some fun.
Please Email me at
supthecreek@gmail.com
and I will send you my phone number to organize a time an place.
We may have to work around some weather this week!
@@rickweeks super! It will probably clear up next week maybe!
Have you ever got bit before?
Hi Zylo, I have not had any trouble with sharks so far, and I surf with a lot of them.
They are actually quite interesting to observe.
Hey Rick, they’re not sharks! Come downunder to Australia we’ll show you sharks! Only Joking!! Love your vids, i reckon my boardshorts would be filled with more than just seawater on that beach....well done mate! Cheers
They are fun size... a joy to observe
🤔 I guess i shouldn't complain about the chop and murky water here. "That which you do not know, can not hurt you" something along those lines.... well so far, so good😄
Some fun little waves there Rick🤙
Hi Kingsley!
I was stoked for some clear water... it is always nicer than boring stirred up water.
Really enjoyed this video, Rick. Curious how you developed that level of comfort & confidence when in the water with sharks.
Thanks David!
I live on Cape Cod... about 10 years ago, we started getting Great Whites showing up to hunt the exploding seal population.
Non of us had ever seen a shark of any kind on Cape Cod.
Soon, our surf zone became the highest concentration of Great Whites in the world.
Literally 20 feet from the beach. Google Cape Cod Great Whites.... then, check the images.... it's basically insane how many are there.
So... when I come to Florida and can easily see many smaller sharks and study their behavior, I found out that they really don't care about humans at all.
They don't even seem to notice us. So, as long as I stay out of the white water (when sharks are in close hunting fish) then I know they have no intention to bite me.
They are there and I'm not going to stop surfing, so I have actually grown to appreciate empty dawn patrol session on the Cape, since most surfers won't go out until after 8 am.😊
@Rick Weeks Wow so interesting I'm trying to improve my confidence in the water swiming sharks seems to be the way by many people Zhead
Lotsa adolescent Great Whites spotted along North San Diego County last summer. Pretty much every time we would go out. They tend to keep their distance (we hope!).
Hi Joe, I have been following how the numbers are on the increase out there.
The little GW's and the big ones don't freak me out too much.... but the adolescents are a bit more careless in what they will go after. Stay safe!
@@rickweeks I’m not sure if the Great Whites are on the increase or we are seeing them now because of drones. Actually, scratch that cuz In my 60 years of playing in the ocean and living and surfing in Santa Cruz, Kauai, Maui and San Diego, I and others NEVER saw Great Whites full on breaching like we’ve been seeing for the last two years.
@@joeblow1942 I hear that!
We never had any kind of sharks on Cape Cod till the seal population recovered in the early 2000's
Now there are hundreds of GW's... It's not unusual for 6 or 7 beaches (in 30 miles of coastline) to be closed on the same day by different GW's.
Kinda freaky, but I am adjusting to their existence.... and they keep the crowds down! 🙂
Super cool bro!! Huge respect and love budy!! A real privilege share Parede’s line up with you Rick. Cheers
I miss all you folks that live under the road!!!
No sharks in your crystal clear water!!!
That Flow 2.0 looks really nice. It'll be great to see how it works once you get off those mushy little Florida waves.
Yeah, I would love to have a summer session with the Flow 2.0, at my dawn patrol spot!!!
@@rickweeks I wish there was one around here to borrow or rent to try out in Winter conditions in Tofino! It would be great to see how it handles 2' chop and big powerful waves.
@@mikereilly174 I hear that!
I have one and I don't know how it will be in big , powerful waves...
One of these days!!!!
Hey, not nice to drop just on the head of that black tip guy. They are not big but....can always become aggressive if threted. Anyway...talking supsurf, what sunova Casey 2.0 was the one you were using? I am waiting for classic flow 9'2. My previous Soul 9'5 arrived with a huge dingh on the rail due to transport low accuracy and have to be returned to the shop, so I have still to try my first sunova.
Hi Fabio!
I tried to avoid a direct hit... they are fast and pretty beefy!
Sucks that your Soul arrived with damage... for the amount the shippers charge, they ar pretty rough on boards!
This is the Casey Flow 2.0. Different shape from the old Flow.
I haven't gotten any good waves to really get a feel for it yet.... but the sharks seem to like it 🙂
Where is this at?
Treasure Coast, Florida
Where in Florida is this? was assuming maybe near Smyrna?
Maybe west coast?
@@ightoaks prob not he’s not wearing a wetsuit.
@@haydenelliott7536 ha ha... I almost never wear a wetsuit!
Treasure Coast.... but I range around a bit.
Today it was Space Coast.
Where is this?
Treasure Coast of Florida.
At an inlet that always has sharks in the line-up
Your commentary on the sharks had me cracking up, I’ve come close to falling on them too. I see those ankle biters regularly at our local break here in northwest FL. I’ve had some of my best sessions on small clean swells like that, nothing like an empty break and clear water🤙🏻. Quite a few guys here surf and race Sunovas.
Thanks HR..... glad you enjoyed it!
I surfed in NW Florida last winter... got some pretty fun waves!
Why I prefer surfing in murky water. I know they're there, but as long as I can't see 'em I'm ok.
ha ha... works for me on Cape Cod... with all the Great Whites, I never actually seen one. And I'm ok with that!
I'm the polar opposite: I wanna know where that toothy sumbitch is hiding, especially with turbid water like that. Bulls will get extra bitey in that murk.
The calm 😂
😊
Well done mate
Love your vids back here in Australia
Thanks Shane, I wish I had this gear when I was living in Noosa in 84/85... OZ is amazing!!!
Everytime I fall off my board I feel like a big 🐟 ... shark going by... " ohh what's that!!" 😬😬🤣🤣🤣
At home on Cape Cod I picture exactly the same thing... then I jump back on my board!
Wyld!!! Such rad footy!!
Thruster for sure !! Good job brother!!
Thanks Danny Boy!
Yeah, I am stoked to try this setup in some actual waves!
@@rickweeks Also I forgot another use of the little connector rope you can also tie it on the ankle cuff And it’s much easier to grab if you have to break free quick ,, the rope goes through that little sewed on loop thing that you pull And it makes quick escape that much more effective
Thanks for the vid! It's 28 degrees this morning, did my mind good watching you shred some waves! Is that the new Flow board? Did you put that hexagon grip on the nose?
Thanks Brian, I appreciate that!
Yeah, pretty haphazard installation.... I put them on in a hurry cuz I was losing day light 🤣
9'0 Casey Flow 2.0 TR3 tec in sandard red finish. Pretty board!!
I hope to get some more sessions on it in the next few days.
Izzat YOU Rick?
Hi Sue, yes Mam.. it is I, me!
How's Hawaii treating you this winter?
NSB Inlet 🤔
No, but similar sharks 🤗
this is crazy man how
'funny there's nobody here' ...surrounded by sharks
🙂
One word: Crazy!
Hi Paul
Not really... these sharks are very casual. They have no interest in me... except they don't want me to fall on them 🤗
OMG that is wild. I’d be paddling for shore. 🤙
ha ha.... not freaky at all.
The sharks show zero interest in people....
the only time they bite is if they are chasing fish into the shallows and mistake an arm or leg in the whitewater for a fish.
That's what eventually led to me leaving...
the sharks were all in the shallows by then and that is when mistakes happen..... so I went home for breakfast 🙂
That's a nice board man!
Thanks Adam, it is proving to be a really fun board!
if you want any more info on it, email me at:
supthecreek@gmail.com
@4:50 panic attack
Rick AKA big steel balls.....how can you even concentrate on the surf! Ha ha ha!
I realize they have no interest in me, so I just watch them.
But you have to understand where not to be, when they are chasing fish in the whitewater.
By the way, I tried a Sunova styles... I must say... it was amazing!!
Hey Tieres, how are you... I hope all is well at the Wall!
Glad you liked the Style 🙂
Have a great winter and stay wet!
Balls the size of planets...
ha ha.... not at all!
The more you get to observe shark behavior, the more you realize that these sharks have zero interest in humans.
Just avoid the whitewater when they are feeding near shore, because they can mistake an arm or leg for a fish.
They started feeding near shore, so I figured I should probably stop falling on them... and went home for breakfast 😃
My local beach on Cape Cod is now considered the most dangerous beach because it has already been closed 27 times in the past month, for Great White sightings
Luckily I seem to not be able to see them 😐
Very Brave
Actually the sharks don't show any interest in people..... well, maybe that one, but that was unusual.
They are fun to observe and very cool looking!
Dang brotha 🦈
Thanks for manning the ships for us! 🙏
Waooo !!!
Sushi! oops... wrong fish!
Legend..you have no fear..I,m on edge when theres a seal in the water..)
I ok with seals.... GW's like them better than me!
If seals attract great whites i,m even more scared of them..)
You're lucky they weren't interested in you, mate. When they're in their numbers in the shallows like that, they're usually feeding. When the odd one or so "circled" you (quoting because I didn't see it but you said one did just that), it's because you were pissing them off. It was a warning.
Beautiful to see so many congregated. It's always awesome to see.
Hi Nellie
Yes, they are always there but usually just outside the break.
That session they were in close feeding, so I tried to avoid being in whitewater when I was near one....
except when I fell on them, but that scared them away long enough to get into clear water so they could see I wan't a fish. 🤣
It really is awesome to watch them swimming in front of you on a wave!
Sharks terrify me but I really wanna swim in the ocean.
Mobbed by sharks??? I think they were pretty indifferent tbh. Good luck finding a fiesty one
Salesmanship jampatoe! People like to see shark vids, and this was a good opportunity to show that they are pretty cool and not something to fear.
I have more than enough manly Great Whites at my home break on Cape Cod.
I'm not looking for any feisty ones, that's for sure.... but these Black Tips have given me a great way to study shark behavior.
What I have observed has relaxed my mind when surfing at home.... where mistakes are more serious.
Wow,looks fun!!! #goodtimes😂😂😂
Hi KC... it was. I really do like watching them, they are impressive!
Da nun...
Ta da 🙂
@@rickweeks Da nun, Da nun... (I'm singing the Jaws theme)
@@TheDylanJoyce I got that…. When I tried to spell it out in a reply, spellcheck kept correcting, so I went with ta da 🤣
Dangerous hobby 🧐
not at all! You could see from my video that I find them much more interesting than a threat.
I chose to leave when they started feedine near shore... that is when mistakes can happen inside the whitewater.
Brave man
You sure fall a lot
Thank you... yup. and proud of it 🤣
How cute. So sweet animals. I love sharks....
Hi Bianka, yes they are very interesting to watch!
I dream of a day when sharks can fly, so they can harass humans while eating.
ha ha, they would get a good laugh watching me eat...
@@rickweeks Here in New Smyrna, you land on them a lot around the inlet.
@@roosdad1 I hear that! You guys have some of the nastier ones for sure.
I wouldn't trade our Whites for your Bulls... those things are sketchy!
Got a great session up your way one day a few years ago.... my buddy lives just south, on the beach.
I try to avoid landing on them, but that one was pretty close :-)
B