Great white sharks are responsible for the largest number of reported and identified unprovoked shark attacks on sail boats.
Great white shark . It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon , and is ranked first in having the most recorded shark bite incidents on humans . Humans are not the preferred prey of the great white shark , but , nevertheless , the great white is responsible for the largest number of reported and identified fatal unprovoked shark attacks on humans . Shark attack . Out of more than 480 shark species , only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal , unprovoked attacks on humans : the great white , tiger , and bull ; however , the oceanic whitetip has probably killed many more castaways , but these are not recorded in the statistics. ,