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12 May 2008, 12:23
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Country: UK - England
Town: Staffordshire
Boat name: Pacific 9134
Make: Halmatic
Length: 6m +
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Dolphins in Cardigan Bay 08
Fantastic display by Dolphins. First near Pwhelli & later near Abersoch, on Saturday 10th May 08.
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12 May 2008, 12:55
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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Great pics and like a mill pond.
It was in Cardigan bay they spotted over 2,000 dolphins a couple of years ago.
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12 May 2008, 19:54
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Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
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amazing pics, 
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16 May 2008, 12:35
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Country: Netherlands
Town: Deventer
Boat name: none
Make: Mercury
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury F20M
Join Date: May 2008
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your very lucky to have the oppurtunity to picture those great animals
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16 May 2008, 16:51
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
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Dolphins are the best creatures you can encounter in a RIB - whales are beautiful but dolphins (at least the ones here) are usually up for some fun!
The only problem is that unless you are prepared, you need to do below 10kt or above 20kt - anywhere in between and you get very, very wet when they start riding the bow wave!
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17 May 2008, 20:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Staffordshire
Boat name: Pacific 9134
Make: Halmatic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
MMSI: 232043887
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we did get them to ride the bow wave for brief parts, it was amazing, i didn't like it when i got to close though, as for there safety, but thats just me.lol ino they are quick enough really 
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19 May 2008, 21:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115hp
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Spooky .......on the 12th I 'shot' them off Abersoch
http://www.sailshots.co.uk/Dolphin/index.html
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20 May 2008, 18:57
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Barmouth
Boat name: Blue Marlin
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yanmar 315/Bravo 2X
MMSI: 235020218
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BogMonster
The only problem is that unless you are prepared, you need to do below 10kt......
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When we see dolphins, we generally slow down to 'dolphin speed' - around 8 kts, and run parallel with them (i.e. don't approach). About 50% of the time they come and play in either the bow wave or the wake. Any faster than that and they seem reluctant to approach the boat - which is fair enough!!
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22 May 2008, 11:38
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
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There are not so many
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22 May 2008, 11:40
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
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There are not many boats here so they go mad and come on the gallop as soon as they hear an outboard, you can't not approach them as they are everywhere
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22 May 2008, 12:52
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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Maybe when you get your SIB you can train them to give you a tow?
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22 May 2008, 14:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: Staffordshire
Boat name: Pacific 9134
Make: Halmatic
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Engine: 300hp Suzuki
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First more phot'os and the last one is what we usually use as bait!
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22 May 2008, 22:25
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: ANGLESEY
Boat name: jet
Make: humber
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 opti
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 23
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worried
with bait like that, what are you fishing for? is it legal? 
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02 June 2008, 21:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Macclesfield
Boat name: Aqua Fresh
Make: Zodiac Medline
Length: 5m +
Engine: 60hp Yamaha
MMSI: 235051988
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more dolphins in Cardigan bay 28th May
i came accross a nice pod when out last Thursday and Friday
i have uploaded some video to youtube but it dose'nt want to work 
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02 June 2008, 21:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Macclesfield
Boat name: Aqua Fresh
Make: Zodiac Medline
Length: 5m +
Engine: 60hp Yamaha
MMSI: 235051988
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i think this is right
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