Re: [Paddlewise] Whale Encounters Of The First Kind

From: <dldecker_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 15:42:38 -0400
At 01:23 PM 4/12/98 -0600, Philip Wylie wrote:
>I remember some on a wavelength thread (some while back) mentioned
>that they were painting their kayaks the color sembalence of an orca
>to discourage rather intimidating sea lions. Now wouldn't that put one in
>a pickle if the mother of a calf from another whale species panicked thinking
>that there were Orca near her calf. Hmmmmmn. There are advantages and
>disadvantages to such coloring. I would imagine it would make it near
>impossible to approach an sea lion colony with out causing major panick.
>Moreover, the thought of an Orca attempting to get amorous sends shivers
>down my back. The French kayaker 'Morivorand' (Sp?) had a whale dock up
>along side his boat for about four hours while doing an Atlantic crossing.
>Interesting.
>
>Regards,
>
>Philip
>
  


I painted a kayak green to try to attract money (US) and it did not work.

Dana

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