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1) Certainly not deliberate. The poor whale merely has a terrible Personality Disorder, and needs therapy and understanding, not condemnation. Treatment of whales and imprisonment and ASBO's is a humanist issue!
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ju ... uestioning)A couple whose yacht was heavily damaged when a 40-tonne whale jumped onto it face questioning as part of an investigation into whether the creature was being harassed.
Pictures of Sunday's incident appear to show the southern right whale leaping out of the water to crash into the 10m yacht, off the South African coast near Cape Town
So you are not so far off the mark . . .
How do you harass a whale in a yacht? With a speed boat - yes. How do you stop a yacht suddenly when you realise you are on a course that will cross that of a whale? Whales are somewhat more manoeuvrable.
I have seen many shots of whales heading for boats, having a good eyeball at them before diving under - maybe using the keel to have a good scratch on the way (much to the consternation of the boats occupants!) So a whale heading for your boat may not be considered unusual by an experienced sailor in those waters.
Whales are reputed to be intelligent and must have good underwater vision. Was this whale too stupid to spot the yacht in time to dive under rather than go for a breach? The video seems to indicate there was a fair time for a change of decision.
) Your pix brought a smile to my face where one was needed.
it cost me six months of care and love to bring it up! I have three plants bought in the Netherlands.
