There were no sharks but Dr Ramsay was told he would have to "ring the bell vigorously" before being admitted as an honorary member of the surf club. Sharks or not, surfers scrambled for the shore as the bell pealed.
Dr Ramsay donned a lifesaver cap and rang the North Bondi shark bell. Onlookers laughed and cheered as he left Bondi in a Rolls-Royce - still wearing the red and white striped cap with his purple cassock.