on 3/8/02 2:20 AM, knelson_at_actionpoint.com at knelson_at_actionpoint.com wrote: > Any object will take on the appearance of its basic shape when seen from > below, underwater. Dark against sunlit silver. We do look like big seals, > or sea elephants if you prefer, with a serious propulsion problem. By > virtue of the size, 16 to 20 feet we may have a slight advantage but I'm > reminded of the story of a double found off Monterey, CA with no occupants > and a VERY large shark bite. When? what? no one knows but it is a spooky > tale around the campfire. Kevin About 5 years ago off Cottesloe Beach Western Australia 2 guys were paddling a double surfski one morning when a Great White came out of nowhere and latched onto the front of the surfski just in front of the foot peddles. The bite missed the guys foot by about 2 inches. The 2 guys were knocked into the water and while the shark was still chewing on the ski another couple towed them to shore. By the size of the bite the shark was in the 18-20 foot range. Cheers Colin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 06 2002 - 04:41:16 PDT
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