Ashful
Minister of Fire
I know two people who have had boats struck by whales. When I saw the thread title, I thought it had been posted by a fellow sailor.
I've been told that nothing ruins your circumnavigation quite like waking up in the middle of the ocean at 2am with ocean pouring into your boat, and no other vessels within 100 nautical miles.
In the most recent case, last winter, the whale and boat both survived. But getting a dry dock for a 50 foot fixed keel yacht on short notice is apparently not so easy in some parts of the world.
I've been told that nothing ruins your circumnavigation quite like waking up in the middle of the ocean at 2am with ocean pouring into your boat, and no other vessels within 100 nautical miles.
In the most recent case, last winter, the whale and boat both survived. But getting a dry dock for a 50 foot fixed keel yacht on short notice is apparently not so easy in some parts of the world.