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sailingjoe
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 Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: Indian River hidden dangers. |
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| Is there anything to know about concerning sailing in the Indian river that might help one avoid trouble? How about threatening marine life? How about weeds? Do I need a weedfin now? |
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pueno
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Indian River hidden dangers. |
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| sailingdoofus wrote: | | Is there anything to know about concerning sailing in the Indian river that might help one avoid trouble? How about threatening marine life? |
"How about threatening marine life?"
Not a problem, Brucie. Those crocodiles with the mile-wide smiles are delighted to see you. No threat at all. |
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d0uglass
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| Weeds (sometimes) and shallow spots (sandbars, oyster bars, etc). Just look at your sailing area on google earth before you go to try to identify the shallow spots. Then keep an eye out for them when you're sailing, along with watching for manatees, etc. There may be a few sharks and alligators around, but not enough to worry about. |
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bred2shred
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ever heard of the "stingray shuffle"? Stingrays are the biggest threat that' I'm aware of. You have to be careful of them when walking your gear in and out. If one gets you, it'll mean a trip to the ER. Manatees are around, but not something to worry about.
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sailingjoe
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| When I sailed on the Gulf in the panhandle, I was worried about rays. Then I read about an incident in the Miami area and realized they could also be found on the Atlantic shore. Are they less active in the winter? Aren't they rather rare? |
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sailingjoe
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:03 am Post subject: |
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When will the stalking dickhead realize that no one reads his posts?
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pueno
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| sailingdip wrote: | | I was worried about rays. |
Brucie, look carefully at your last post in this thread.
Note the "X" in the upper right corner.
Click the X.
Then click Yes on the next screen.
That will delete your unnecessary duplicate post in this thread.
If this is too confusing for you to understand, then send me your password and I'll do it for you. |
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bred2shred
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Are they less active in the winter? Aren't they rather rare? |
I don't know much about 'em other than I used to sail at a launch on the Indian River (Melbourne) and one time a guy got stung in the foot by a stingray. He was not too happy and had to get taken to the ER. From that point on, whenever I walked in the river, I would do the "stingray shuffle" (shuffle your feet on the bottom rather than picking them up). Supposedly this gives them warning that you're comming rather then you startling one by stepping on it.
I also startled some Manatees once. Scared the crap outta me, but they didn't do anything.
Other than that, the Indian River was a great place to sail.
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d0uglass
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Plenty of stingrays all year in florida. Always do the shuffle. |
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sailingjoe
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info, I had never known of the shuffle, but was rather apprehensive when jumping off of my board in the shallows in the Gulf. |
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