![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/hawaiian-surfer-shares-unsettling-encounter-with-20-foot-great-white-thats-a-shark/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Hawaiian-surfer.jpg&description=Foil surfer Nick Kapule encountered a massive 20-foot great white shark as he was surfing off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii A foil surfer in Hawaii had a startling encounter with a 20-foot great white shark while training for a race. Nick Kapule initially mistook the massive shadow for a whale but soon realized it was a shark when he saw its sharp tail fin while surfing off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. He tried to maintain his composure and distance from the creature, fearing a fall from his foil surfboard. Nick said that while he was foiling down the coast, he noticed a huge shadow about 20 feet long. Initially thinking it was a whale, he approached it out of curiosity. However, upon closer inspection, he saw a sharp tail fin emerge from the water, realizing it was a shark. He described feeling chills and being scared, hoping not to fall off his foil surfboard. He said: "I was foiling down the coast and I saw this huge shadow, about 20 feet long... Oh, this is a huge whale. As I get closer and closer, I see this huge tail fin come out of the water, it was 4 to 5 feet [of] tail and super sharp... wait, that's not a whale, that's a shark!" Nick tried to maintain composure, keep some distance, and avoid making too much commotion. He managed to escape the shark without getting injured and felt relieved, Fox News reported. "Holy crap. And I was freaking out. Please, just don't fall, Don't fall. I didn't want to splash. I didn't want to make too much commotion," he said, adding, "It all happened so fast, but I felt safe at the moment and I popped right past it." Fortunately, Nick escaped unharmed, but he described the encounter as scary. He also mentioned that after posting the video online, he learned that others had encountered the same shark but were unable to document it. "I didn't really know there was that many shark sightings until I posted the video online and all of a sudden everyone's coming up to me saying, 'Oh, I've seen something like that last week'," he said. Li){kind=link}
Foil surfer Nick Kapule encountered a massive 20-foot great white shark as he was surfing off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii
A foil surfer in Hawaii had a startling encounter with a 20-foot great white shark while training for a race.
Nick Kapule initially mistook the massive shadow for a whale but soon realized it was a shark when he saw its sharp tail fin while surfing off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. He tried to maintain his composure and distance from the creature, fearing a fall from his foil surfboard.
Nick said that while he was foiling down the coast, he noticed a huge shadow about 20 feet long. Initially thinking it was a whale, he approached it out of curiosity.
However, upon closer inspection, he saw a sharp tail fin emerge from the water, realizing it was a shark. He described feeling chills and being scared, hoping not to fall off his foil surfboard.