Encounters with dolphins

[capnsensible]

The thing that concerns me when dolphins appear is crew getting over excited hanging over guard rails phones /camera in hand with no thought for their own safety.

It can be worse.

Friends of ours have a dive school and Dolphin trip business in Gib with a couple of motor catamarans. My wife worked for them for a few years, not just in the office but also on occasion, as part on the crew on one of the boats.

Prior to bat bug, it was a very successful thing, loadsa families and very popular with kids.

Now I'm not sure if people are aware, but Dolphins shag a lot. And they aren't shy. So new members of the crew are often thrown a bit ten left when kids (various) say 'what are them Dolphins doin Miss?'

A smart reply is ' your mum said she knows and wants to tell you all about it' which is the top swerve.

 

[GHA]

Solo midatlantic a week or two out it's hard to forget a gasp next to the cockpit then dolphin shaped tunnels of sparkling light as they dive under the boat in the phosphorescence on a moonless night. A beautiful breeze pushing the boat along mile after mile after mile steered perfectly by the windvane. So sublime sometimes everything fades away apart from that moment ...

 

[Gary Fox]

I have often wondered what they taste like. Are dolphins on the endangered list, or are they not generally hunted for sentimental reasons?

 

[Gary Fox]

Solo midatlantic a week or two out it's hard to forget a gasp next to the cockpit then dolphin shaped tunnels of sparkling light as they dive under the boat in the phosphorescence on a moonless night. A beautiful breeze pushing the boat along mile after mile after mile steered perfectly by the windvane. So sublime sometimes everything fades away apart from that moment ...

Yes the phosphorescence tunnels are amazing; and only visible to crew with intact night vision of course.

 

[rotrax]

Been out of circulation for a few days with the boat on the hard.

Last Wednesday we were escorted from 1NM off Littlehampton for half an hour by six or seven Bottlenose Dolphins.

Lovely.

I suspect they are the same pod that escorted us in when we moved Jarrow Lily there last July. We took it as a good omen. ?

 

[ip485]

I have often wondered what they taste like. Are dolphins on the endangered list, or are they not generally hunted for sentimental reasons?

All joking aside, you would be unwise, they are reported to carry disease to which humans are susceptible, and the meat is often heavily contaminated with other things you wouldnt want to eat. In desperation it might be ok from very clean water somewhere, they say that in St Vincent they can be legally hunted and eaten for example.

 

[[70521]]

On a boat with two candidates doing their YM Offshore one doing their blind navigation exercise. Heading directly for the Plymouth Breakwater where we would pick up the 10 meter contour and head up to the western entrance. I'm in the cockpit with the examiner and somebody on the helm. A ruddy big bang on the boat, we look at each other, helm responds as normal, another ruddy big bang and I look over the transom and see a dolphin cleary trying to warn us. I shout out "its a dolphin" and the guy doing his blind navigation wants a look! Examiner says no as we would need to start the exercise again.

Always a thrill having a visit from them.

 

[Mr Cassandra]

Been out of circulation for a few days with the boat on the hard.

Last Wednesday we were escorted from 1NM off Littlehampton for half an hour by six or seven Bottlenose Dolphins.

Lovely.

I suspect they are the same pod that escorted us in when we moved Jarrow Lily there last July. We took it as a good omen. ?

Thought you wrote.. Been out of circulation with a hard on the boat!

 

[Rappey]

Oops..

 

[Graham376]

We've had lots of encounters with dolphins, day and night, amazing creatures. Occasionally they will whistle alongside the cockpit and then go to the bow, waiting for us to follow, would then turn on their side to see if we were watching. Camaret 2005, one used to come into the marina every day and liked to be stroked.

 

[jamie N]

I have often wondered what they taste like. Are dolphins on the endangered list, or are they not generally hunted for sentimental reasons?

A good mate of mine runs the butcher's shop in Fortrose, as traditional as you'd find anywhere with boards advertising the 'Special of the Day'.
Being a bit of a player, he has on occasion displayed "Fresh Dolphin today!", to the consternation of Dolphin viewing tourists who've just strolled back from Chanonry Point.

 

[rotrax]

Billy Connoly was complimented on his polka-dot black and white shoes by his seat neighbour on an internal flight from LA to NY.

He replied " Aye, nice shoes. I got them in Mexico City. The guy had a box full of Dalmatian puppies and you could choose your preffered pattern............"

Apparently it was the only time he was assaulted by a flight attendant ?