Paddling With Humpback Whales

Over the weekend, Nikolas Pattantyus was watching a pod of whales from the beach in New Jersey and decided to venture out on his paddleboard for a closer look.  He got up close and personal with the humpbacks while they were feeding.  Not sure I would willingly paddle into a group of whales like that, you could be asking for trouble.  The video caption says it all … “Warm, sunny skies with light winds made for ideal conditions to paddle offshore and watch these humpback whales gorge themselves on bunker. I had more than a few hair-raising experiences out there.  Filmed in Stone Harbor, NJ between Stone Harbor Point and 90th St. on 12/6 and 12/7. I saw 4 different whales (2 on 12/6 which makes up the first half of the vid, and 2 on 12/7 for the second half) but only got quality footage from one whale each day. For the most part, the whales were 1-2 miles offshore but the encounter at the end of the video happened about 4 miles offshore.”  Just keep in mind of you ever decide to do this it can be very dangerous, you are in their house, not the other way around.

Fish On!!

Rich King