[ostadar]

Sobramos 7 mil millones, por lo menos.

Yo no sobro en ningun lado...

[mario147]

De acuerdo con todo, especialmente con lo último de ostadar [emoji16]
Pero insisto, nos vamos por las ramas, y nadie pone solución al asunto. Completamente esperable de los políticos pero no de un foro de navegantes

[hopetos]

 del que formamos parte

[Polacra]

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Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

Orca Attack - 20 NM West of Porto
Delivering a Lagoon 450 from Les Sables to Gibraltar we were attacked by a pod of Orcas at 1900 on 4 October 2020. Difficult to say how many orcas but there were at least 6.
It started with the owners wife saying there were some big dolphins alongside and nothing could have prepared me for the next two hours. Jet black and brilliant white with a massive dorsal fin they are apex predators and members of the dolphin family.
I have only seen an orca in Vancouver aquarium from the safety of a seat in the gallery. Our visitors arrived at dusk and constantly charged the boat menacingly turning upside down for the next push at the boat. The bang when they hit was unsettling and when pushing/ biting the rudder the steering wheel violently spun round.
Advice issued by Spanish Coastguard is to switch off the engine which we did. On the basis that this is a new behaviour and nobody really knows how badly they can disable a yacht or even cause damage where the boat floods I contacted Falmouth Coastguard to alert them by satellite phone and get the number for Spanish Coastguard. We were pretty much alone 20 miles offshore off Porto Portugal. Once I made contact with Portuguese Coastguard they had all our details and could monitor on AIS (a bit like air traffic control).
We deployed the genoa to start sailing to Porto where there was more shipping to perhaps distract the orcas. A large fishing boat was nearby and we moved gently over towards it. Not on AIS and not responding to VHF radio my thinking was they would be hauling fish which may be more of interest.
As darkness fell the attacks continued. After two hours the relentless banging was truly disconcerting. Then 5 minutes without an attack then 10 then 20. After half an hour we considered the ordeal to be over. Decision then was to head much closer into shore where we would be within VHF range with more boats around with safety in numbers.
These are beautiful creatures but when they come to visit as these did with a purpose which may be boisterous playing or perhaps to menace it is a reminder that they are apex predators. Not knowing what damage they did or how much they could do was the most alarming part of our encounter.
We checked the bilges for water and they were dry. The steering gear is two rudders but with a catamaran we can steer using the two engines. There were dozens of hard contacts between the orcas and the rudders so thankfully the steering gear was functioning ok.
On the basis the orcas have moved down from Finisterre heading south it was important to move with all speed to Gibraltar our destination and avoid another encounter.

Un vídeo de este encuentro.

La verdad es que debe de impresionar un poco oír cómo van dando "golpecitos/mordisquitos" al timón...


   

[Hippie]

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[Polizón]

Buenos días 

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[Noruego]

Si tuviera que cruzar mañana ,hoy iria a comprar pirotecnia de la de fin de año.petardos variados de los q caen en agua y no se apagan.. pegados a un corcho lo justo para no i se hundan al fondo ... Orcaa a la vista ..y distancia de 50 m ...primer petardo de los de euro...y observar la reaccion..si no varian rumbo ...pasamos a 2 euros de petardo...
Todos animales salvajes y domesticos ( sin educacion) tienen panicio a los petardos / explosiones...
Y seguro q se van ...recordad la fabula de la zorra y las uvas

[Velero Simbad]

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Y encima se queda sin novia     

[gypsylyon]

 
Y encima se queda sin novia     

Que era compañera de trabajo...

Gesendet von meinem SM-G988B mit Tapatalk

[Noruego]

Que era compañera de trabajo...

Gesendet von meinem SM-G988B mit Tapatalk

Cuantos se rozan en el trabajo ....???

[gypsylyon]

Cuantos se rozan en el trabajo ....???

Últimamente por el Covid19 casi nada

Gesendet von meinem SM-G988B mit Tapatalk

[Bill]

Al final el COVID extinguirá la Humanidad y no será por su acción patologica...

[elcider]

Que era compañera de trabajo...

Gesendet von meinem SM-G988B mit Tapatalk

No creo que la chica fuera muy navegante, quería cruzar el charco y al primer susto abandona...que no digo que no sea un buen susto, pero si vas a cruzar el Atlántico ya tienes que ir mentalmente preparado...

[Emilio el Moro]

Ostras!!!!! Pero que te acosen las orcas no es moco de pavo. La chavalita no se esperaría algo así. Yo veo marsopas y ya me da yuyu. Las marsopas con crías dicen que son los cetáceos más agresivos que hay. Igual esas orcas son bichos que están muy maleaos de ver tanto pijo navegando y se cabrean. Igual si vas con una mierda de barco no te hacen ni caso

[Noruego]

Ostras!!!!! Pero que te acosen las orcas no es moco de pavo. La chavalita no se esperaría algo así. Yo veo marsopas y ya me da yuyu. Las marsopas con crías dicen que son los cetáceos más agresivos que hay. Igual esas orcas son bichos que están muy maleaos de ver tanto pijo navegando y se cabrean. Igual si vas con una mierda de barco no te hacen ni caso

Igual con una m de barco te cuesta más reparar , varadero , alojamiento , salvamento , tiempo , sueños etz  que el barco