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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 03:59:59 JST goatsarah

   Shit!

   The orcas attacked and disabled a boat really close to where we are two days ago. They were also seen in the western English Channel at a point where we sailed right by them.

   We didn't know. I thought they were still near Lisbon.

   They have NEVER been this far north this early before. I thought we had until September.

   Planning tomorrow's passage. Going to stay in shallow waters as much as we can. Actually quite frightened.

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     Kincaid (kincaid@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 10:34:08 JST Kincaid

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     @goatsarah

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 10:40:19 JST goatsarah

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     • Rachel Lawson
     @rachel marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai…
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     Rachel Lawson (rachel@norfolk.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 10:40:20 JST Rachel Lawson

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     @goatsarah now you need to tell us when you are through

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 16:27:02 JST goatsarah

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     Further to this, a couple of hours ago had a pod of dolphins come up fast alongside, swim under the boat, and hang around the rudder.

     Scared the living shit out of me until I realised they were just dolphins.

     Dear god, I'm too old for this crap. Staying inshore as much as possible. I do not want to be embracing the life raft experience today.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 16:35:48 JST goatsarah

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     • BashStKid
     @BashStKid They leave megayachts alone. Contrary to popular jokes about how the orcas are some kind of class warriors, they are pretty much exclusively attacking small sail boats of the sort that cost about the same as a family car.
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     BashStKid (bashstkid@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 16:35:49 JST BashStKid

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     @goatsarah Can you explain to the orcas that you quite like la France insoumise and they should go and find a megayacht to harass?

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     Rachel Lawson (rachel@norfolk.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 17:42:47 JST Rachel Lawson

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     • Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw

     @doc @goatsarah it’s a trans thing. No time to explain.

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     Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw (doc@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 17:42:48 JST Dr. ir. Brian R. Pauw

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     • Rachel Lawson

     @goatsarah @rachel just FYI, I think your draught is a bit overkill for a boat that size 😉. Good to see you’ve made it to France though.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2024 17:46:13 JST goatsarah

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     • Rachel Lawson
     @doc @rachel Marinetraffic gets odd ideas about class B AIS sometimes.
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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jul-2024 03:56:12 JST goatsarah

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     Update: More dolphin sightings through the day. No orcas. We are now rafted up in the outer harbour at the island of Groix. 4 hours to our destination for this leg, Quiberon, tomorrow, then we go home.