I couldn't believe my eyes!

[snowleopard]

Great video, but don't think it was a minke, this is a minke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZDOcU2TL4

With the Minke, all you usually see is the hump of its back with a small dorsal fin. That one looks a lot bigger in any case. I once saw a Sunfish about there which was pretty exciting at the time.

Mind you, at this time of year whale tails are a common sight along the south coast....

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Can I say right away I didn't report you!

 

[Mariner69]

Mind you, at this time of year whale tails are a common sight along the south coast....
http://media3.popsugar

That image reminded me of a near tragic incident on the east coast.

I was in the bar of a public house alongside the sea and the barmaid had similar attire except she had a jewel at the point where the three pieces meet.

Discussion ensured as to the jewel. I's a diamond says she. The rest of us disagreed since it was large. "It must be paste says I and they are easy to tell if they are real or not"

Now since I own a boat I am obviously not provided with a great deal of foresight so I added "If you breath on the jewel the paste diamond shows itself up by the way it reacts"

"Prove it the entire bar and barmaid says!" Whereupon I go behind the bar where the young lady has adopted the pose in the photograph.

As I am leaning over breathing heavily on the barmaid's jewel when my wife returns from the ladies where she has been throughout the entire earlier conversation.

Oh boy.......

 

[jac]

Mind you, at this time of year whale tails are a common sight along the south coast....
http://media3.popsugar

As I am leaning over breathing heavily on the barmaid's jewel Oh boy.......[/QUOTE]

I hope that's not a euphemism

 

[Spyro]

Your video has made the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-33342797

 

[Jungle Jim]

Cor, your famous. Can I have your autograph?

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

It's going viral!

The BBC have done a short story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=english_regions

ITV want to do a feature on the news tonight and I will be on the local radio at drive time!!!

Pete

 

[Gerry]

...and shown on BBC Spotlight just now, excellent!

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

...and shown on BBC Spotlight just now, excellent!

Oh right - brilliant! I'll check that on the Iplayer....

Pete

 

[Vitesse]

Daughter came in last night and asked if we knew about the 'whale in Dartmouth'.

For once I say that I knew about it a couple of days ago!

Didn't see any whales on our chug through a grey and windy Salcombe yesterday evening.

 

[stevebrassett]

What is the correct nautical phrase for spotting a whale?

"Thaarsheblows!"

 

[Sandy]

Good to see the BBC have picked this up.

 

[chrishelen]

A few years ago on a flat calm summers evening, me and Mrs CH went out from Fowey in our dingy for a bit of fresh air, about half a mile offshore a huge creature swam beneath us....scared the bejasus out of us. Don't think it was a dolphin, way to long, whale perhaps?

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

A few years ago on a flat calm summers evening, me and Mrs CH went out from Fowey in our dingy for a bit of fresh air, about half a mile offshore a huge creature swam beneath us....scared the bejasus out of us. Don't think it was a dolphin, way to long, whale perhaps?

Basking shark....?

Pete