Seems the "experts" who discussed the pic on Sailing Anarchy have the last word, despite the fact that if anyone actually READ the article, they would understand (oh, wait, we`re dealing with catsailors here, pardon my assumption that SOME of us are intelligent) the fact that the guy in the kayak actually goes out looking for sharks so he can STUDY them, not try and outrun them, which is why his rudder is up and looky, he is not trying to paddle. We call him a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
The photo was also published on the front page of the newspapers in SA shortly after an article in which a kayaker was attacked in False Bay, he wasn`t hurt but his kayak looked a bit "used". I doubt whether this pic would make it into a recognised publication if it were photoshopped.
Sharks attack swimmers because they flounder around in the water (we`re not designed to swim, and from a fish`s perspective we do a horrible job of trying), and a floundering animal is one who, according to the laws of nature, needs to be eaten, becuase it is injured and will die anyway.
Sharks attack surfers because they look an awful lot like a turtle from below, and sharks have turtle way up high on their menu. They very seldom eat the surfer after realising their mistake becuase we don`t taste like turtle(probably a good thing, and why most surfers survive sharks attacks, albeit with a few digits less than they started their day with.)
It`s like, if you went on safari in Kenya, went out on a foot patrol with no protection (big gun), smeared yourself in barbeque sauce, and wandered into a small group of lions.
Good luck.
The thing that annoys me the most is that people think they have the right to suggest that we introduce shark hunting or nets (which trap and drown a large number of sharks, dolphins and sometimes whales, as well as other marine mammals), so that we, who are the masters of all we destroy in this world, can go for a good ol` swim.

I`ll be doing the Cape Point Challenge in 2 weeks time in False Bay, sincerely hope I don`t capsize, although there have been no reports of sailors being attacked in the 30 odd years that cats have been sailing there.