I really wasn't planning on going overboard any time soon....and we probably
won't do much more than coastal cruise anyway since we're not set up for
offshore sailing at all...we'd have to either get a macerator pump or get
the y-valve replaced and we don't have a radar...there's nothing wrong with
coastal cruising...especially when you have wide open spaces like Pamlico
and Abermerle Sounds to explore....
"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.

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


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"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.

You go shocky and euphoric and then pass out....I know this...I'd rather go
that way then by being bitten by a shark...

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:16:24 -0500, "Bart Senior" .@. scribbled
thusly:

I would rather die from a bee sting, than be turned
into shark ****!

No you wouldn't.
Shark bite is from all accounts painless and quick as bloodloss is
massive from either a severed limb or sectioned torso.
Death from anaphalactic shock is a slow horrible death as the patient
struggles to breathe.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

I wouldn't know...they didn't give me a mirror at that point...

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:13:38 -0500, "katysails"
scribbled thusly:

You go shocky and euphoric and then pass out....I know this...I'd rather
go
that way then by being bitten by a shark...


Some do, others are wide awake, slowly suffocating until they pass out
from lack of oxygen.
The fear in their eyes until then is something you never forget.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Yep, I had a similar experience carrying a Nikonos. I was taking flash a
lot, and then started snorkling back to the boat. Same thing.. see something
off to the right. I figured it was one of those, so I tried to give it some
room. That must have made me look like potential food, because it came right
for me. I was getting ready to feed it my SB-102 flash and camera setup, so
I saw toward rather than away.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:08:59 -0800, "Capt. JG"
scribbled thusly:

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

Now they're scary!
Many years ago, we were in Tahiti on one of the outer islands.
Water was absolutely crystal clear but shallow and full of coral heads
so we were anchored about a mile out in this pristine sand bottomed
bay.
Dinghy was onshore so I jumped in and started swimming to shore.
I noticed a flash out of the corner of my eye and soo saw a big
barracouta circling me and getting closer.
It moved a little off then came in very fast straight at my face.
I dodged and it went right past, turned and came back.
This time I lashed out at it and it took off back into the circling.

I then realised that I was wearing a thin gold necklace (as was the
fashion then), and this may have attracted it.
Pulled it off and stuck it in my trunks.
Barra did another few circles and swam off.

Never swum with any jewellery, even a watch since then.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

I plan to spend my life at the top of the food chain!

"katysails" wrote
You go shocky and euphoric and then pass out....I know this...I'd rather
go
that way then by being bitten by a shark...

OzOne wrote in message
...

"Bart Senior" .@. scribbled thusly:
I would rather die from a bee sting, than be turned
into shark ****!

No you wouldn't.
Shark bite is from all accounts painless and quick as bloodloss is
massive from either a severed limb or sectioned torso.
Death from anaphalactic shock is a slow horrible death as the patient
struggles to breathe.

Oz1...of the 3 twins.

"Capt. Rob" wrote:
While I'm certain I could survive an attack due to my
speed and
strength...

Oh Lordy, my sides ache...

Seahag

OzOne waxes Barracuda in message

Now they're scary!

You Big Pansy!

Many years ago, we were in Tahiti on one of the outer islands.
Water was absolutely crystal clear but shallow and full of coral heads
so we were anchored about a mile out in this pristine sand bottomed
bay.
Dinghy was onshore so I jumped in and started swimming to shore.
I noticed a flash out of the corner of my eye and soo saw a big
barracouta circling me and getting closer.

They sort of materialize out of nowhere.... I swam up to a 4+ footer in
Brewer's Bay. What a snaggle tooth grin that fish had.

It moved a little off then came in very fast straight at my face.
I dodged and it went right past, turned and came back.
This time I lashed out at it and it took off back into the circling.

Woooooo.....

I then realised that I was wearing a thin gold necklace (as was the
fashion then), and this may have attracted it.
Pulled it off and stuck it in my trunks.

Maybe it was the gold braid on your Greek Fisherman's cap.... I can't
believe you would swim with jewelery on..... I mean how "Italian" is that!?

Barra did another few circles and swam off.

If you had a spear pole .... he would have been dinner on the first pass.


Never swum with any jewellery, even a watch since then.

Still wear the hat???

CM

OzOne wrote in message

Italian?
Ohhh that's right, no woman has ever thought enough of you to buy you
anything but a condom...or even two.

Try as I might...... I fail to comprehend why you would settle for
jewelery over pussy.??????

Yeah, I always swim with a spear....makes the going easy.

So-o-o-o.... you panicked and screamed into your snorkle like a little
girl??

Yep, still do, and not one of those stupid ball caps that leave your
ears exposed to the sun...

Oh!... you went with the extra wide brim to cover the jug ears?

CM

Your bottom has a snorkle?

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

katy
"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
...
Good show on the Discovery Channel on the
10 most dangerous sharks.

Showing again Dec 1st, 2nd, 3rd.


http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/...=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.

More information

http://www.sharks.com/

I found it interesting that the ocean sharks are among the
most persistent and aggressive--because food is less abundant
offshore--something to think about.

I was also expecting the Bull to be #2 and the Great White to
be #1.