Unusual sights at sea?

[BrendanS]

Sat, fixed windscreen after Studland lightning meet. Helped JonB launch.

After meeting up with a couple of other boats, we all headed of to Cowes where we rafted together to watch a Sunseeker being bailed out by the harbour master team. Did team meal and late night beers. Then back to Lymington next morning to assist Jon B test best place for his fishfinder transducer. Found a cracking place for it, which would not have been the obvious without transducer in bag of water on a pole!

Anyway, headed back out to sea to make the most of the sunshine, ended up just of Christchurch. Headed off to Freshwater Bay. Halfway there saw a Bumble Bee bumbling along a few inches off the waves. It picked up the bow wave of air from the boat, and 'wind' surfed there for the better part of two miles.

Strange hitch-hiker? Anyone seen similar?

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[kindredspirit]

What speed were you doing?

I'd like to know how fast he went before you ran him over ! or he collapsed exhausted into the sea !

(All in the interest of science, naturally. P.S. I never did get an answer to my question to a teacher at school, "Can bumble bees fly upside down?")


I saw a pigeon 70 miles from land 2 weeks ago, but I imagine that wouldn't be unusual.




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[oldgit]

Always makes me wonder when you see a bee or butterfly miles offshore
(well 2 or 3 anyway)if it is going to make it back to dry land.

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[BrendanS]

I was pottering along at about 10-12knts as it was a bit roughish heading into wind. He hitch hiked for a while, then veered off to port (downwind) and was soon lost from sight.

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[Steve_D]

The gelcoat on my sea kayak is a nice bright orange, I would frequently get bees and butterflies landing on it several miles out to sea, they would land, walk around a bit and then head back to shore. Presumably they thought I was nice big flower.

In certain lights the boats would flouresce (sp?) slightly, I don't know if that makes a difference to the way that they see.

Steve D

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[BrendanS]

Yes, it would certainly attract them. Many insects see in the UV range - when you shine a UV light on many flowers, there a very spectacular displays, bit like runway lights, to guide the insects in or attract them.

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