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Created by Sputnik11 > 9 months ago, 24 Sep 2018
Sputnik11
VIC, 972 posts
24 Sep 2018 7:03AM
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Had a dolphin play with me on the foil yesterday. Swam under my board for about 1km. Must have been fascinated by the foil. Never made contact, which was amazing it was so close to the foil.

Maddlad
WA, 828 posts
24 Sep 2018 6:39AM
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Yeah we went foiling in Saturday and one of our group had a shark swim underneath her board, checking out the foil. It was unnnerving to say the least..

Ken767
WA, 83 posts
24 Sep 2018 8:06AM
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Where was that Matt?

RichardG
WA, 3743 posts
24 Sep 2018 8:50PM
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I heard the stealth stripes on the new Naish foils are intended to discourage sharks !

ffontana
16 posts
25 Sep 2018 6:16AM
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Not so impressive as sharks or dolphins but here I've been surrounded by hundred of flying fishes while foiling.

I've been windsurfing in this area (South West of Mediterranean sea) for 30 years and never saw any.

I think the "silence" of the foil wing confuse them with a tuna fish and they fly out trying to escape.

Nice.

seanhogan
QLD, 3424 posts
25 Sep 2018 1:48PM
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nice until you cop one in the head !

couple of months ago had a pod of small dolphins jump around me for a couple of minutes, surreal ! (though scary)
Was still extatic about it on my way back to shore when I ran into a dugong.... not so funny !!!

Sputnik11
VIC, 972 posts
25 Sep 2018 7:38PM
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Ouch

bensen
44 posts
26 Sep 2018 12:41AM
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I hid a seal or small dolphin 2 years ago (in Denmark)

Sputnik11
VIC, 972 posts
26 Sep 2018 7:56AM
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bensen said..
I hid a seal or small dolphin 2 years ago (in Denmark)


Guessing it wasn't a dolphin, they're too professional to make contact.....

Maddlad
WA, 828 posts
26 Sep 2018 6:18AM
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Ken29 said..
Where was that Matt?


Down in Rockingham near the wheat silos Kenny. We rigged at the beach where there is a submarine conning tower and a set of guns from a WW2 destroyer set on concrete stands on the grass there. It was great fun but if sharks are following us I'm not so keen to go back.

Gorgo
VIC, 4911 posts
26 Sep 2018 11:23AM
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Sputnik11 said..


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Guessing it wasn't a dolphin, they're too professional to make contact.....



I've seen lots of dolphins up close in recent years. They all have lots of scars down their backs. Some you can see they have a series of propellor slices in a row.

I think they scratch their backs on the hulls of boats while they're fanging along and sometimes get it wrong.

Dolphins might be very intelligent, but in human terms they're probably as smart as the average surf grommet. They live a similar lifestyle. Surfing, Eating. Rooting. I wonder if dolphins get stoned?

RAL INN
VIC, 2880 posts
26 Sep 2018 11:51AM
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We've had them with their noses in between the props of the Kraken at 15kts.



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