Well, not really, but after nearly getting eaten by a great white, sporting a smile, this dude comes in and throws on his Dragon Shields to show the world how gnarly he is.

According to CNN.com......

Bobby Gumm, out surfing with friends about 200 feet from the beach, got the surprise of his life Thursday when he was suddenly launched into the air by an apparent great white shark, witnesses told local media.

“All the sudden I saw a 2-foot fin coming out of the water and it lifted up my friend in the air," Ron Clifford told CNN affiliate KPTV. Clifford was in the water when the incident happened. "I was scared for my life. I've never seen anything like that. It was like witnessing an almost murder," he was quoted as saying.

Chris Havel, spokesman for South Beach State Park where the incident happened, said warning signs were posted immediately after the incident.

“We acted on it right away because it was very obvious and proven, and it came from an experienced and knowledgeable person,” Havel told CNN on Friday.

OWEN WRIGHT - "Was feeling pretty bummed about my heat, but i'm just glad i'm not the creature on this newspaper. haha."


TAYLOR KNOX - "What are you looking at?"


ROB MACHADO - "Stopped in Paris on a recent trip to Europe. Had to see the Eiffel Tower at night. Amazing!."

The Rip Curl GromSearch stars the premiere 16-and-under male and female talent in the nation. After a 4-stop nationwide series, the GromSearch National Final is set to make history at the site of the Rip Curl Pro Search ‘Somewhere in San Francisco’.

With a waiting period from November 3-6, the nation's top talent will battle it out for prize money, a national title, and an all-expenses paid trip to Bells Beach, Australia for the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final.

This year's domestic series witnessed groundbreaking performance levels from the likes of Taylor Clark, Kanoa Igarashi, and Cam Richards, amongst others.

With this caliber of talent culminating at the ultimate stage for the world to witness the future of surfing, Rip Curl plans to bring the action live through our webcast available for the global surf audience to see.

For more info on Rip Curl GromSearch North America, click here

Rip Curl GromSearch 2011 Invitees

Boys 16 and Under
1) Cam Richards, South Carolina
2) Isaiah Moniz, O’ahu, Hawaii
3) Colin Moran, California
4) Kanoa Igarashi, California
5) Nic Hdez, California
6) Trevor Thornton, California
7) Taylor Clark , California
8) Simon Bauer, Tofino, Canada

Girls 16 and Under
1) Nikki Viesens, Florida
2) Frankie Harrer, California
3) Kulia Doherty, California
4) Tatiana Weston-Webb – Kaua’I, Hawaii
5) Chelsea Tauch - Barbados
6) Mahina Maeda – O’ahu, Hawaii
7) Bailey Nagy – O’ahu, Hawaii
8) Chelsea Roett - Barbados

Boys 14 and Under
1) Josh Moniz – O’ahu, Hawaii
2) Kanoa Igarashi - California
3) Kaulana Apo – O’ahu, Hawaii
4) Seth Moniz - O’ahu, Hawaii
5) Daniel Glenn - Florida
6) Jake Marshall - California
7) Colin Deveze – California
8) Luke Gordon – South Carolina

Boys 12 and Under
1) Noa Mizuno – O’ahu, Hawaii
2) Wyatt McHale - Hawaii
3) Griffin Colapinto - California
4) Luke Marks - Florida
5) Jake Marshall - California
6) John Mel - California
7) Luke Gordon – South Carolina
8) Kei Kobayashi – California