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davesails7
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Postby davesails7 » Fri May 15, 2015 2:09 pm
foam-n-fibre wrote:Wow, I was in Hatteras recently and when SUPing in the ocean saw some groups of those outside the break, but nothing like that! Do those things sting at all? Also, were you hitting some and not falling sometimes, or did you mostly miss them?
from what I've read they do have a stinger that can get you but it's at the base of the tail. Luckily I didn't get stung.
I was hitting them constantly, but mostly just glancing off of them. Only twice in the 20 minutes did it knock me off the board. I hit them more often going upwind with the foil up on an angle.
Going back out there today if the wind fills in. I hope they have moved on
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sflinux
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Postby sflinux » Fri May 15, 2015 11:30 pm
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davesails7
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Postby davesails7 » Sat May 16, 2015 12:52 am
sflinux wrote:Be careful.
They're all gone! Rode for 3 hours today and didn't hit or see a single one
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