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but when the incoming rider is a shark who's eating an aggro sailor that
pissed him off cause he tried to cut him off at the lip cause he thought
it wasn't shark season yet...
I say yield.
Even though I'm on starboard.... and especially if I've peed in my
wetsuit..... ;)
gh
g olesek wrote:
> Wind_Talk:
>
> If you have serious concerns about sharks (that are
> distracting you from concentrating on sailing) and/or
> you do not consistently make your outside jibes, or
> have problems jibing in strong, gusty wind, then you
> probably should not sail the coast.
>
> However, I think that drowning, broken gear or body
> parts, and death from hypothermia (when you break down
> far off shore) are much more serious and realistic
> concerns. These problems, along with getting punched
> out for a ROW violation should make the new coast
> sailor pause more than the remote possibility of a
> shark attack.
>
> Check your gear, learn about the subtle ROW issues by
> watching others wavesail, and learn how to read the
> regional buoys. It is important to always know what
> the swell is going to be doing during your session.
> Like in HI, the swell in this part of the world can
> come up very quickly. It might “look” head high when
> you are rigging up, only to find out that it is triple
> overhead an hour into your session. The beaches
> around here can be very unpredictable and dangerous,
> and it is not just because of the sharks.
>
> I agree with Brad James; take a trip to the surf
> museum in SC to look at the map of Nor Cal's greatest
> hits. While some spots might have a higher frequency
> of attacks, it shows that there have been hits in the
> whole red-triangle area, including OB and HMB.
>
> On the pee in the wetsuit issue, I have been told by
> my Doctor friends that old blood platelets are passed
> out in our urine. Another reason not to do it, but I
> think that this is really not going to be the reason
> anyone gets hit, especially while sailing. This might
> be a more serious concern while surfing, hard to say.
>
> While there have been few attacks in CA over the last
> several years, the hits here are far less in frequency
> and severity vs the tiger hits in HI.
>
> I have seen, from the beach and bluff, several whites
> in the water in the seven years I have been
> surfing/sailing in Nor Cal. They are out there, all
> year round, it is their beach... ;-0
>
> This month's issue of Surfer magazine has a FAQ on the
> subject and the online version has video footage of
> the most recent hit in South Africa included with the
> article.
>
> http://www.surfermag.com/great_white.html
>
> If you do not want to see this footage before
> attempting to sail the coast this weekend, don't click
> this URL... ;-)
>
> The University of Florida keeps The International
> Shark Attack File. A review of the statistics will
> show that while there have been more attacks over the
> past twenty year (mostly do to the increase in
> population and the increase in rec water use) the
> percentage of fatal attacks have continued to go down.
>
>
> http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm
>
> Also, check out the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
> which is based out of Nor Cal.
>
> http://www.pelagic.org/
>
> I saw the main scientist from the Pelagic Shark
> Research Foundation speak at a HMB Surfrider meeting
> last year, with slide show and video, quite
> interesting.
>
> Bottom line:
>
> Do not surf/sail alone and surf/sail with people who
> know basic first aid and CPR. If you do not know
> these skills, take the Red Cross courses before
> heading down to the beach. Be an asset, not a
> liability...
>
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