Great White Shark adventure

Josh Cortopassi · Issue 64, Jan/Feb 2012 · pp. 72–77

Products mentioned: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Sea and Sea RDX-500D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6

Technically, I embarked on my 2011 Great White Shark adventure from the Ensenada port. But my shark adventure began in the womb. My earliest drawings before preschool depicted sharks. Perhaps they were sparked by the famous tram ride at Universal Studios, or by peeking out of my room to glimpse a few seconds of “Jaws” after my bedtime. At any rate I was hooked, and it became a life goal to see — in person — one of the creatures I loved at first bite. My “carcharodon christening” was 10 years ago with Rodney & Andrew Fox in South Australia. We set sail aboard the historic Falie, whose nets along its mast served as a hammock from which to view playful dolphins racing and jumping below. Rodney had us riveted with his mammoth bite scar and tales of survival and midget divers during the filming of Jaws. But after 5 worrisome “no-show” days at the Neptune Islands, the natives were restless. Fi…