Why do dolphins swim in a boat’s wake?
Dolphins often ride the wake of a boat in order to move quickly through the water while exerting less effort. Similar to the way a surfer catches a wave, a dolphin can ride a boatwake for a bit of forward momentum that enables it to travel great distances without having to do as much of the work. Source: Inquirer. Dolphins save surfer from sharks: MSNBC report that in 2007 a pod of bottlenose dolphins in California formed a protective ring around a surfer that had just been attacked by a great white shark, allowing him to get to shore and saving his life.Sharks are solitary predators, whereas dolphins travel in groups called pods. Whenever a member of the group is in danger from a shark, the rest of the pod rushes in to defend their buddy.Made of very strong and thick bone, dolphin snouts are biological battering rams. Dolphins will position themselves several yards under a shark and burst upwards jabbing their snout into the soft underbelly of the shark causing serious internal injuries.
Can one person sail a Sunfish easily?
The boat is designed for day sailing and to be active, so casual cruising is likely not going to happen too often. With that being said, you should really count on being by yourself. The Sunfish was designed for one person handling the reins, so more than one person would make things difficult to near impossible. The lateen sail is fixed to the spars and is stored by simply wrapping the sail around the spars, or by rolling the sail up parallel to the spars. A single person can easily handle the Sunfish. The board boat design, with its small, self bailing cockpit, resists swamping. The boat can carry up to 3 small people.Having a lateen sail with its simple two line rigging makes a Sunfish simple to learn sailing on and to set up. Upgrades can be added to enhance sail control for competitive sailing, making the boat attractive to both novice and experienced sailors alike.