Re: [Paddlewise] Shark attacks on kayakers

   Man, if I've gotta choose amongst flying eagle ray attack, bopped by
breaching whale, nip and tuck via great white shark, or bonk on head by
low-flying seaplane, I may just park my kayak and take up basket weaving.
Does health insurance cover these kinds of adventures? Would a good
helmet help?

Brad


Quoting Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>:

>
>
> Bradford R. Crain wrote:
>
>>  Thanks to Jackie Myers for so thoroughly researching this incident off
>> the California coast. The death of two seakayakers by breaching whale seems
>> like a bit of a stretch.
>
>
>
> Not really.  Whale/human encounters are almost always harmless (for the
> human).  However, once in a while, sh*t happens....
>
> Cool photos of a Newfoundland kayaker kayaking with whales
> http://members.tripod.com/mcgruer-ivil/id10.html
>
> Whale's Jump Leads To Man's Death
> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E2D6163EF937A3575AC0A9649C8B63
>
> Angry Whale Attacks Boat, Kills Japanese Fisherman
> http://video.aol.com/video-detail/angry-whale-attacks-boat-kills-japanese-fisherman/1721961108
>
> Yacht crew stranded after possible whale collision
> http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/26/news/story15.html
>
> Young humpback jumps, falls on tourist
> http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2001/Feb/15/215localnews30.html
>
> During the 2003-2004 season, a Maui fisherman was knocked unconscious
> after his boat collided with a whale near Wailuku
> https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/800/107466/&printerfriendly=1
>
> New Moby Dick?  Boat crasher a rare white whale
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/08/22/white.whale/
>
> Whale wrecks family's sailing trip
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/3164413.stm
>
> Issues Affecting the Southern Resident Orcas
> Kayakers even present a problem here because they're so quiet. Marine
> animals, busy hunting and feeding under the surface of the water, may
> not be aware that there is a kayak above them and actually hit the
> bottom of it as they surface to breathe.
> http://www.whale-museum.org/education/library/issues.html
>
> Whale Sends A Bark To Davy Jones's Locker
> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9906E2D71230E733A25756C2A9629C946397D6CF
>
> And just for fun.....
> Orca and dog
> http://www.youtube.co
>
> jackie
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