video of some kayak fun

[B~C]

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/whaleandkayak.html

[Robbi]

My gawd! I just this minute came back from kayaking. Now, if a killer whale jumped on my boat and I was under for a few seconds like this person was, I certainly would not still be attached to my boat. This guy(gal) does a nice roll and is back paddling! There might be a little added water inside the boat.(warm water I would think) Incredible video.
Thanks for sharing. Robbi

[starcrafttom]

Thank you , now i have prof that kayaking is not a good idea. my wife took me kayaking in the san juans last year and the whole time i was looking over my shoulder for a fin of some sort, whale ,shark or big sea lion ( ok flipper not fin) . I just kept hearing the music the whole time. dudn dudn ..... And now see wants to get me scuba cert. I will take my chances with the bears and lions were we are all comfortable in the same medium. I wander what type of speed he made to shore??

[C-Hawk]

WOW- wonder what he uses for bait?

[Captains Cat]

Hate to spoil the fun/illusion but my internet savvy daughter looked it up on www.snopes.com, and it's actually a Japanese commercial...


"One of the hazards a kayaker might least expect when plying ocean waters is for a killer whale to breach the surface and land on him, but that's what is depicted as happening to one of a group of three kayakers on the video clip displayed above. (The capsized kayaker resurfaces at the end of the clip and, apparently unharmed, rights his craft.)

However, this clip, which circulates under the French joke name of "Regis fait du kayak," isn't the real thing: It's part of a Japanese commercial for Powerade energy drink (a product of the Coca-Cola Company). Powerade is noted for producing commercials using a variety of tricky visual effects to depict athletes accomplishing seemingly impossible feats of strength and skill (to the accompaniment of breathless narration by on-the-spot announcers), and this kayak commercial is yet another example of that genre. "

So, I guess we're still safe out there. NOT!!

Charlie

[C-Hawk]

We laugh, but it does happen--
This happened in the fall of 2002

Fisherman Killed After Whale Lands on Boat


MORRO BAY, California (Reuters) --A California fisherman was killed after a large whale unexpectedly breached over his boat, smashing into the deck and hurling him into the water, a Coast Guard official said on Tuesday.

Chief Michael Saindon of the Morro Bay Coast Guard Station said the body of Jerry Tibbs, A 51-year-old restaurant owner from Bakersfield, California, was recovered Monday, more than 12 hours after the accident.

"I've had countless calls where boats hit whales, but this is the first time I've ever had a whale breach and hit a boat," Saindon said. "They were just two big things in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Tibbs, the owner of Mr. Tibb's Ribbs in Bakersfield, and several companions were on a tuna fishing trip several miles offshore Sunday when the whale breached with a spectacular leap out of the water right over their boat, a 22-foot motor vessel named the "BBQ."

Saindon said the survivors reported that the whale crash landed onto the boat deck, damaging the pilot house and throwing Tibbs into the water.

There were no other reported injuries.

"The superstructure crushed and there was damage to the rails and the transom was damaged. The whale came up out of the water, landed on the superstructure, and slid back off into the water," Saindon said. "We found a lot of whale skin on the boat."

The Coast Guard, aided by the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol and aircraft from the California Highway Patrol, mounted an extensive search in the area but was hampered by heavy fog. After about 17 hours, Tibbs' body was finally located and brought back to Port San Luis, Saindon said.

Saindon said the survivors were not able to identify the type of whale, which they described as "very large." Gray whales and humpback whales are often sighted off the central California coast.

[Otter-BelleHavenMarina]

Kathy and I were kayaking in Prince William Sound in July 2002 when three orca whales surfaced about 20 feet abeam of my kayak. Truly exhilirating!