The bow tilts down as the 54 ft catamaran navigates the swell beyond the Tomaree Headland. There is a patch of water locally-known as the washing machine where the going gets choppy, but twin-keeled boat takes the water in her stride. To the port side, Boondelabah island looms out of the grey and green. It's raining. There's a shower moving in a slow drama across the horizon. Then, it happens: a juvenile humpback whale throws its bulky body out of the water. The watchers point, the crew calls to the skipper, the catamaran turns toward the whitewater. The chase is on.
Read more: https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5453143/the-humpback-whales-long-swim-north-to-warmer-waters/
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