Whale crashes into sailboat

[SkiDork]

Crazy story. But I love the footage of the wacko goose chasing the dog in this. Priceless

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2010/07/21/moos.whale.crashes.boat.cnn?hpt=C2

 

[severine]

My mom is now afraid of going on a whale watch. :lol:

 

[bvibert]

That's pretty cool, and quite remarkable that a tourist managed to capture it. But, yeah the goose chasing the dog was even better!

 

[legalskier]

Another big fish story.



Sorry, I couldn't resist. :roll:

 

[deadheadskier]

pretty amazing that the boat didn't sustain more damage and sink

 

[Groundskeeper Willie]

KNEW it was a right whale...

but not being a diehard boater/sailer....seems hard to imagine they're going to make that sloop ship shape for five grand...more like TWENTY five g's?

 

[ctenidae]

Poor dog.

 

[billski]

It's over for ocean lovers.
Can't swim in it, jellies.
Can't boat on it, whales
Can't eat from it, thank you BP.
Might as well go skiing...

 

[deadheadskier]

can't fish for lobsters from the cape south.........not yet, but soon apparently

 

[Hawkshot99]

That goose was trying to hump the dog.

 

[mister moose]

pretty amazing that the boat didn't sustain more damage and sink

Not really. The boat is a hard chine steel hull, When the whale fell on it, the boat partially rolled, and most of the force of the impact was transferred to the ocean, ie the water, a very fluid medium. Steel plate is pretty strong. Ocean going cruising sailboats are built to a much stronger standard than coastal boats.

While it looks like the entire rig needs to be replaced, you also have to keep in mind that labor rates might be lower in SA, and not cost as much as we are used to here.

 

[ccskier]

We had about 50+ whales around us on the boat today off Chatham, awesome sight. Breaching, fully out of water shows. As mister moose said, that boat is a rugged hull, would take muc
h more to take it down. I laughed at the $5k in damage reported by the reporter on TV, I bet $50k+, mast/rigging isn't cheap.

 

[Trekchick]

There are many parts of that story, including the goose attack, that make me say WOW!