Attack by Orca/whale?

[Addem 95]

I just read the delivery trip of Pork Chop (Elliot 10.5) which has gone from Tauranga to Wellingtton. 

There's a photo of tooth marks and teeth on the bow as evidence of an Orca bite. 

https://rpnyc.org.nz/blog/pork-chop-delivery-tauranga-to-wellington-by-barry-carruth/

[El Toro 97]

My poor baby.

Addem, might want to tell them to go easy on their first race, last time she was down there they broke the rig on the first outing back in 90s I believe

[Addem 95]

I think they'll be cautious. They started the trip with 2 reefs and no4 which I'd never used. 

[Black Panther 1,587]

Back in the 80s I arrived in Alaska with a perfect semicircle of teeth marks in the hydrovane rudder. . False killer whales had followed us for half a day and took turns swimming up to the rudder and making the boat veer off course.  I figured they were just playing  

[Zozza 293]

BP - write a book.  I would buy it.  I think your life in sailing / cruising, would be an enjoyable read.
You can self publish these days quite easily.

[Black Panther 1,587]

You don't think there's enough badly written/badly produced bullsit about sailing already? Maybe if I could get kurt vonnegut to ghost write it.

[K4309 257]

1 hour ago, Black Panther said:

You don't think there's enough badly written/badly produced bullsit about sailing already? Maybe if I could get kurt vonnegut to ghost write it.

No, you'd be great.

The more left field or nuttier the author, the more interesting the book 

 

PS, that is intended as a compliment.

[Cheap Transport 58]

As a fellow Weiti member, I'd love to hear more of your adventures BP! Can imagine there would be some bloody good laughs. 

I think you should do it!