Baja Haha Rescue at sea

[ste27]

Indeed... seeing whales at sunset a few hundred yards of is neat. Smelling old shrimp at 3am is not. In case you've ever wondered no, whales have never heard of listerine or scope

[MikeinLA]

Glad to hear everyone's OK. I just thank God that the boat wasn't a Hunter or Catalina or we would never have heard the end of it.

Mike

[KeelHaulin]

Originally Posted by smackdaddy

Either she's going to be lauded for having the right survival gear, or get punked for getting sunk by a freakin' whale in the first place.

Since you really can't control the actions of a 30 ton beast; I'd say they should be lauded; especially for making sure they had a handheld VHF to hail the USCG helicopter had not spotted them.

[Capt.Fred]

I almost always play music, maybe some Mozart or Schubert etc., as I cruise along hoping to alert any sleeping leviathons.
I'm careful not to play any of that so called contemporary music, because whales are very sensitive and I try not to piss them off. I wonder what tape they were playing, because cetaceans don't whack any thing accidently with their tails.

[poopdeckpappy]

This is simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, she needed to breath, they were in the way, baleens don't have the echolocation of a toothed whale. the sounds (Whale songs ) of a baleen is communication, where sounds of a toothed whale or dolphin are echolocation of depth, obstructions and food in addition to communication

She simply didn't know they were there

[JiffyLube]

Considering that the other 192 boats didn't hit anything (knock on FRP), it really was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Stillraining]

Originally Posted by poopdeckpappy

This is simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, she needed to breath, they were in the way, baleens don't have the echolocation of a toothed whale. the sounds (Whale songs ) of a baleen is communication, where sounds of a toothed whale or dolphin are echolocation of depth, obstructions and food in addition to communication

She simply didn't know they were there

Very interesting...Thanks

Might have to carry some BIG! cherry bombs to toss in the water...that might aleart them and send them on there way.

[eherlihy]

Blare Rap music. That would keep me away!

[capttb]

I've had whales swim alongside the boat, sometimes have to change underwear afterwards. Last week had one surprise me on the starboard side so I hit 20 degrees to port on the AP like you'd jump when someone says BOO!, it came up on port side, then I SAW it pass under the boat again. I decided they can figure out where you are better than you can guess where they are. A friend had one following the boat and started banging a fender on the hull and it moved away. Never had one hit the boat in any manner but you can't help being concerned.

[Boasun]

Ways of keeping whales away:::: It might just work. Really!?
1. Paint the bottom of your boat to look like an Orca.
2. Record a pod of Orcas feeding and play it through a transducer.
3. Wear your life jacket.