UNBELIEVABLE: Great White Shark Literally Bites my Sailboat!! 😲 (Episode 266)
June 23, 2024 · 25 min · 238K views
What this video covers
The crew of the 45-ft sailboat Parlay Revival navigates the narrow, 10-meter-wide entrance to the Dunedin Yacht Club in New Zealand, timing the transit for high tide to avoid grounding in two feet of water.1:06 After departing the Dunedin Channel, the vessel sails south to Stewart Island, reaching 47 degrees south latitude.3:08 Near Edwards Island, the crew encounters commercial cage-diving boats chumming for great white sharks.5:35 A shark bites the stern of Parlay Revival, leaving visible tooth marks in the hull.9:42 Despite the proximity of the sharks, the crew later free-dives for paua (abalone) two miles away, using a hammer to pop the shellfish off rocks and a blunt knife to avoid damaging the meat.18:52 The expedition concludes with a guided tour to spot wild kiwi birds on Stewart Island and an exploration of the historic Kaipi whaling station ruins.22:58
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