Dolphin sighting

Andy Moore · 06 October 2005, 21:12

My friends sailed over from Chichester yesterday and saw a dolphin in the Solent.

Anyone else ever seen a dolphin in the Solent?

SOLENTER · 06 October 2005, 21:45

Are your frends sure it was a dolphin Andy and not a porpoise
i only ask because i have seen several latly
and yes you do see one or two from time to time

slimtim · 06 October 2005, 21:46

I've swam with a dolphin at Compton Bay on the soutwest side of the island...apparently doing so wasn't such a great idea though!

Andy Moore · 06 October 2005, 22:01

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Are your frends sure it was a dolphin Andy and not a porpoise
i only ask because i have seen several latly and yes you do see one or two from time to time

I asked them whether it was a porpoise and they said it was a dolphin. It stayed with the boat for 15mins.

SOLENTER · 06 October 2005, 22:34

Did you fall foul of the environmentalist Tim
i exspect you were doing what thay really wanted to truth be known
good on you chap seize the moment
it rarely comes twice

Andy Moore · 06 October 2005, 23:12

There's a lot of Isle of Widget people about!!

SOLENTER · 06 October 2005, 23:45

What exactly are you implying old stick??

Andy Moore · 06 October 2005, 23:48

Nothing!

Jimbo · 07 October 2005, 00:04

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Originally Posted by Andy Moore

MMSI: 2-4-6-8

Who do we appreciate?

Keith Hart · 09 October 2005, 09:38

Hello Andy

Take a look at the website of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust the page I've put the hyperlink to shows all about the different species of cetaceans.

Keith ((((Oh I feel better for these brackets

) Hart

hannah · 09 October 2005, 09:41

Why wouldn't swimming with the dolphin be a great idea?

Keith Hart · 09 October 2005, 09:43

Andy

Here is another website with a species guide Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society

Keith (I didn't put that dancing banana there) Hart

slimtim · 09 October 2005, 09:55

this dolphin was apparently a little diseased and slightly unpredictable! Never mind, doesn't happens every day!

Nate · 09 October 2005, 22:58

Solitary dolphins are most likely to be males who have, for whatever reason, decided to forgo their natural environment and habituate inshore waters populated by humans.

Swimming with them can be problematic as they will frequently attempt to have sexual congress with swimmers in the water.

Dolphins, despite popular myth, are little cleverer than cattle, albeit with a heightened libido.

codprawn · 09 October 2005, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Nate

Solitary dolphins are most likely to be males who have, for whatever reason, decided to forgo their natural environment and habituate inshore waters populated by humans.

Swimming with them can be problematic as they will frequently attempt to have sexual congress with swimmers in the water.

Dolphins, despite popular myth, are little cleverer than cattle, albeit with a heightened libido.

I used to know this cow - she was quite clever - could even drive......

tim griffin · 10 October 2005, 07:06

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Originally Posted by Andy Moore

There's a lot of Isle of Widget people about!!

Perhaps we could try and have another get together , bit of a flop last time but some nice people did turn up , we even had a couple of English over.

jwalker · 10 October 2005, 12:17

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Dolphins, despite popular myth, are little cleverer than cattle, albeit with a heightened libido.

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I used to know this cow - she was quite clever - could even drive......

slimtim · 11 October 2005, 17:35

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Originally Posted by tim griffin

Perhaps we could try and have another get together , bit of a flop last time but some nice people did turn up , we even had a couple of English over.

Tim good idea.

Apparently there is a dolphin about at the moment in the solent off yarmouth. I had a scan yesterday evening with the big old binocs in the RSYC but couldn't see the little blighter.

Powerboat · 11 October 2005, 21:12

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Originally Posted by slimtim

I've swam with a dolphin at Compton Bay on the soutwest side of the island...apparently doing so wasn't such a great idea though!

We have a " friendly" Dolphin that we meet regularly on Advanced Courses off the Aran Islands on the West Coast. He will stay with the boat for up to an hour and on occasion, I have been joined by him while diving . Wonderful experience !

However !!! The same dolphin rammed and seriously injured a German tourist who went swimming with him a few weeks ago !

Ties in with the information regularly given out that they are still wild animals and can be unpredictable !!

Best wishes,

Stuart

Nate · 11 October 2005, 22:49

please see my earlier post re: sex-crazed dolphins.

While many people consider swimming with these cetacious mammals to be a somewhat spiritual experience, much the same sense of expectant excitement may be gained by walking around Cardiff on a Friday night in a miniskirt.