G'Day Some one told me that the GWS restricted its cruising to the top ten or so metres of the ocean, which is where I try to paddle. I've never heard of a shark attack on a sailing dinghy - am thinking of putting up a sail:-) PeterO Dana wrote >Gee Chuck doesn't that mean they still have to bite you before the know >they don't like you?? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- From: dldecker [mailto:dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 7:40 PM To: Chuck Holst; 'Paddlewise' Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Great White Shark At 04:50 PM 6/23/99 -0500, Chuck Holst wrote: >All you coastal kayakers can breathe a little easier; it seems >the great white shark doesn't find humans very tasty. See http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9906/22/finicky.sharks.reut/index.html. > >Chuck Holst > Gee Chuck doesn't that mean they still have to bite you before the know they don't like you?? Dana *************************************** That's what the article says! But it's a tentative bite, and they are likely to spit you out afterward. The article says the sharks prefer soft, blubbery seals, and normally reject anything firmer; it further notes that in 78 recorded attacks on humans along the coast of California since 1926, there have been only 8 fatalities. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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