Last I was in BVI, we had a 3 foot barracuda underneath the catamaran for
several hours. It seemed to like the shade, so at one point I opened up the
emergency hatch in the head and reached out and tried to grab the tail. He
sure didn't like that at all, but didn't get me. Still it stuck around for
hours.

http://www.sailnow.com/gifs/barracuda_small.jpg


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"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ...
You definately don't want to go over the side
in the ocean. Tossing garbage overboard
and pumping out your holding tank might
actually attract sharks to your boat, and if they
are hungry, to follow your boat for many miles.

Fun eh?

"katysails" wrote
How reassuring...I Guess I won't be checking out our bottom any time soon
with the snorkle...

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote \
http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=23349&gid=0&channel=DSC
10: Lemon Shark--8 feet, great night vision, likes shallow waters. 9.
Blue Shark--8' - 13', Fastest shark. 8. Hammerhead Shark--Fastest
turning, 7 senses 7. Sand Tiger Shark (Grey Nurse Shark)--10' - 14',
found in numbers around shipwrecks and plane crashes. 6. Grey
Reef Shark--fights over food, attacks each other in mass feedings 5.
Short Fin Mako--6' - 12' Fastest shark. Exceptional jumpers 4. Ocean
White Tip--best sense of smell, numerous, very hungry. 3. Tiger
Shark--10' - 20' and will eat anything 2. Great White--14' to 23' long.
Attack from underneath into the air. 1. Bull Shark--8' long. Found in
fresh up to 300 miles up river and salt water--even some lakes.
They sometimes school in large groups. Many previous attacks
attributed to the Great White were probably Bull Sharks --the
most deadly shark.