Addem 120 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 110 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addem 120 Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 I think they'll be cautious. They started the trip with 2 reefs and no4 which I'd never used. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,716 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 334 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,716 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 369 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 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. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheap Transport 75 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 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! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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