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[justletmein]

People trash that beach 24/7/365. Just because the nice volunteers at Sharkathon put on a nice tournament for us doesn't make it THEIR fault that the people involved act a fool. It's still the individuals that are to blame. Having said that, I think the claims of damage and trash seem to be overblown quite a bit. I've been down the weekend after Sharkathon and you couldn't tell there was a massive tournament the weekend prior. You ever been to a Surf Cats event? Yeah I went fishing once on the same weekend accidentally, don't get me started on that.
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[grasscutter]

My wife gets my tshirt, but this year she wants a lady's shirt.from the store. It's a tough tournament in an unforgiving environment. That's what it is and what it should be about imo. My wife won't go, and my dad made it twice before it was too much for him. My brother and I have made almost all of them. We keep our camp clean and take everything with us. Last year we drove in the surf for three hours to get off the beach. I lost a 9/0, and my brother lost a new 7000. But we're back at it again this year. Why? Who knows. And if it would have been on this weekend we would have gone even if we had to wear gas masks. You're either up for it or you are not. Regardless, taking care of the resource is paramount to most of those who accept the challenge. There's a few bad apples, and they suck. But that's everywhere you go.

[jagarcia10]

Not sure why folks decided to leave the tournament at the WORST possible time (High Tide) last year. The next morning was low tide and smooth sailing. No boat required to get off the beach.

Good idea to know before hand what the tides are going to do. Next time hunker down, drink a few and wait it out. Better to get your truck washed off by the rain than to drive it through the surf.

[topdog15]

Regarding the post from Towboat last year the day after Sharkathon.......his pictures did show abandoned camps and plenty of trash left behind. What he failed to show was the Sharkathon board members just behind him stopping at each of these sites and cleaning them up. Unless you have first hand experience, which you admittedly do not, then why give negative comments? As for the cleanup not causing the same type of "damage".......you must have missed last year, huh? These are just people trying to do good, so why come down on them like they're the enemy? There are plenty of folks doing harm on the island, but these two groups are not. People are responsible for their own actions. The attitude that an event organizer is somehow responsible for the actions of others is ludicrous. This is what's wrong with society as a whole. A lack of individual accountability. And you know why people aren't accountable? Because we don't demand it of them. Instead you want to blame the organization for the actions of a few individuals. I would encourage you to take a trip down island during and after the event and get a first hand look at what is going on. At that point, you may be able to make a more informed decision rather than one based on a photo heavy, yet subjective post-Sharkathon report.
Regarding the high water, there were no tide predictions available that suggested the water come up that high, this year, or last. Nature is unpredictable (ie low pressure systems) and the event organizers do their best with what they have to work with. Instead of bashing this type of conservation focused event, why not praise the work they are doing not only to increase our knowledge of local shark populations, but in shifting the shark fishing culture from "kill em for their jaws" to "catch, photo, release"?
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[ironmanstan]

I bet it's all them trust fund babies leaving all that trash.
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