Yesterday, over 100 people gathered at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town, South Africa to attempt a new world record for the Most Surfers Standing on One Wave.  Once approved, the South African’s unofficial record of 73 surfers riding the same wave will beat the official record of 44 currently held by the Lahinch Surf Club of Ireland. 

The purpose of the South Africans’ world record attempt was to help draw attention to an open debate on the current shark situation around the Cape Peninsula.  Shark attacks have been a growing concern in the area as the number of interactions between sharks and humans has increased in recent years.  What better way to draw attention to the shark situation than  by staging sort of a buffet for the sharks.  By setting the world record in this fashion, the South Africans have sent a powerful, taunting message to the sharks.  The South Africans will not be cowed.

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