What would you do if this happens? With the White in the sound it is topical, especially Yakers
Submitted by crasny1 on Thu, 2010-09-09 13:53
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crasny1
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Forgot to post the story
The photo was taken at the entrance to Katlian Bay at the end of the road in Sitka. The whale is coming up to scoop up a mouthful of herring (the small fish seen at the surface around the kayak). The kayaker is a local Sitka Dentist. I haven’t talked to him yet, but haven’t heard of any injuries out of the experience.
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Yep, that is me in the picture. Yep that is a whale that was just around the corner from the ferry terminal.
"Paddle really fast" is the only thing I could think of at the time..
Also thinking that I don't look like a herring, don't smell like a herring but with the same herring instinct of "get the hell out of the way of that big mouth!!"
Still living to tell yet another story..
Rich K
Sitka’s very own Dr. Richard Kraft during one of his routine oral examinations:
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MattMiller
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Absolutly,
F&$%ing hilarious.
Is that kayak brown now?
TheWest
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photo
awesome photo, glad he is ok and having a laugh about it.
poddyfish
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oral hygiene
fantastic to see the big mammals following the dentists advice and using toothpicks to clean out all the old scale... hilarious pic and imagine the thoughts going thru his head with that thing coming up underneath him! WTF IS THAT!
Fear The Spear............!
Likc
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This is actualy a
This is actualy a fake…
http://www.lovelyplanet.co.uk/images/whale.jpg
http://shobestudios.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2010-Winter-Whales/G0000oPss4CvddiQ/I0000v3fFtzN93iU
crasny1
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Bloody hell
I should have known. But it still makes you think "what would you do"
Neels
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Shorty
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If i was harassed by a GW in
If i was harassed by a GW in the Sound i would alert other kayakers nearby, maybe raft up together or peddle to a beacon and climb up the ladder or if close to shore head there,,i would be also ringing Cockburn Sound rescue mob(everybody yakker has the Number on speed dial) and get a call for assistance from nearby boats, if things turn nasty transfering to the boat.
If i am 1-2 km from sure i might ask for a quick tow back to Woodys, just to play it safe (if its out of sight)
Dicey
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moby dick! if that was a gw
moby dick! if that was a gw doing that, there isnt much you can do, however if it was underneath swimming closeby curious i would use the oar to hit it then paddle as fast as you can, doubt it would chase after you .