From: thomform@iaw.on.ca   
      
   I do some kayaking, and started subscribing to a group for surf-skis -a long   
   thin sit on top kayak, which I have learned can be used to surf the wakes of   
   large ships. It sounds like fun, but how about this precautionary warning?   
      
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   * In some areas, like mine, bull sharks, tiger sharks, and lemon sharks feed   
   in the mouth of the cut that the ships use. When you capsize you want to get   
   back on your boat ASAP, and you don't want to surf ship wakes at dawn or   
   dusk. Bull sharks, tiger sharks, great   
   hammerheads and other species also follow the ships in open ocean, and they   
   follow them through the cut. If you're surfing the wake of a container ship   
   then you're probably not alone. I once rode a Coast Guard cutter's huge wake   
   with a lemon shark a foot to the left of my   
   left paddle blade, riding the same wave. You do NOT want to capsize next to   
   a lemon shark, a bull shark, or a tiger shark. I never, ever put my feet   
   down in the water to stabilize my ski. I just learned to   
   balance without ever doing that.   
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   This will be one more sport off my must do list.   
   Doug Thomas   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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