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15' jump height on a killer whale. https://www.reference.com/science/high-can-killer-whale-jump...

This Columbia 22 has a mast height over 30'. http://www.sailingtexas.com/scolumbia22103.html

I don't sail, so I have nothing to prove, but something doesn't feel quite right about this story.

Sailing stories always become a little more dramatic with each retelling. An orca 15 feet above you on a small boat would be awesome and terrifying in a way units of measure cannot express.

And also never seen before nor since.

The story is true. It was a long time ago but I remember the head being up near the top of the mast, the rest of the body would have been lower. My strongest memories are of a beady black eye looking down on me and the feeling of the boat rolling.

I believe you believe it to be.

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