br pA boater had a close encounter with a great white shark while fishing near Whangaparaoa, New Zealand, on March 3.ppSean McCormack was fishing off Stanmore Bay when he found a great white shark circling his boat.pbr pMcCormack believes the shark was at least 10 feet long, about the size of his boat, according to a report by 1 NEWS NOWa.pbr pThe shark swimming close to the McCormack’s boat. McCormack was understandably frightened by the incident and said he was “trembling like a schoolgirl.