Humpback whales feeding frenzy in San Francisco Bay caught on camera by kayakers.

[In_The_Wind]

7 hours ago - Uploaded by ABC7 News - SF Bay Area

A group of kayakers captured incredible video in the San Francisco Bay on July 10, 2016 -- a feeding frenzy ..



Imagine yourself being in the water that close to something huge. It's mind boggling.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Wow!

I've been kayaking, but never saw anything like this! They're as big as a ship! This gives a new meaning to "whale watching!"

[In_The_Wind]

2. Back in the day, I owned a tiny sailboat. Looking up at ships made me feel so, well, insignificant.

On a different day.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Those are gigantic creatures! And they are very active, LOL. I would be scared to get so close!

My friend's husband was on the shore taking pix when I was in a two person kayak on Lake Champlain. I wasn't bothered by the boats passing by, just stayed out of their way...

[mopinko]

6. me too!

dang. coulda got tipped over easily.

it must have smelled horrific. whales have very, very bad breath.

[maddiemom]

15. And from any distance those huge ships look as if they aren't even moving!

That's what always got to me while sailing in the open water. When you then see them at anchor or get close enough to see how they're actually plowing along---pretty chilling even from a sizeable sailboat.

[maddiemom]

16. P.S. Dolphins at play are much more comforting : never been that close to an actual whale myself.

[In_The_Wind]

17. We have the right away but I never pushed it. If anything big was underway

I stayed well outta the way. Crossing busy channels when nothing was coming.

[maddiemom]

21. Right of way? Yeah, that's true and good for a laugh.

The maneuverability of those big suckers negates even the best intentions of their crews. What always irritated me on smaller inland waterways was that, while sailboats have the right of way over motorized craft, and paddled craft have the right of way over sailing craft, good luck in expecting speeding powerboats ( and their wakes) and clunky pontoon boats to give any consideration to sailboats. While watching out for rowers when sailing, you're also really expected to be steering clear of motorized craft as well.

[In_The_Wind]

22. I thought you'd get a chuckle outta that one.

My sailboat was an old Beetle Cat.

I've heard that it takes those ships 5 miles to stop. We avoided 'em even on big sport-fishing boats. I miss those days. Good memories, good times.

[maddiemom]

23. We were mostly bareboating a 37 foot O'Day out there near shipping channels

We did sail on the Chesapeake with a 17 foot Day Sailor from time to time. I'm a senior citizen now and also missing it, now some twenty-five years back. My ex used to do some sport-fishing, also, and his experience near the big freighters was the same as yours.

[JBoy]

4. I've seen them while kayaking off Maui, but from a mile or two away.

These would be close enough you'd be able to smell them!

[Aristus]

5. Beautiful!

Thank you...

[dhill926]

7. fantastic...

saw a huge frenzy of about 20 humpbacks off the Channel Islands a couple weeks ago. Nothing like it...

[ffr]

8. It's good to know there's food for them and that it's in California

The state that leads and is the example.

[lark]

9. So awesome!

So majestic. Whale watching is definitely on the bucket list.

[padfun]

10. This happened west of the Golden Gate bridge.

You can tell by the photo's. Marin county is to the left of the bridge and the city is to the right from the films perspective.
So if this is in the bay, it's at the mouth of the bay. It is probably technically in the Pacific Ocean.

[In_The_Wind]

11. It's amazing to watch. I've never been there but it's beautiful.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. Unh-unh. The kayak footage is NORTH of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Look at around the 7th to 12th second and the 43rd-51st second, there is an island between TWO bridges.
That island is Yerba Buena/Treasure Island.

The action took place smack in the middle of the bay itself, between Angel Island and the East Bay shoreline (Berkeley/Albany area).

[padfun]

14. You're right

That is the Bay Bridge and it would make it north of it. So right in the middle of the bay it is.

[allan01]

13. !!!!!

indeed. mr.spock where are you ?

[Angry Dragon]

18. My first thought was of Star Trek

When they brought back the whale to San Francisco

[panader0]

19. Several years ago (20+)? my friend took me sailing out of San Diego.

It was in January I believe. We sailed out of the bay into the ocean and headed
south. He spotted a few whales and sailed in their direction, timing their dives.
As it happened, a whale rose very near the small sailboat. I held one of the lines
and leaned out and came within a foot or two of being able to touch one of the
whales. They seemed to play with us. I'll never forget it.

[Worried senior]

24. That must have been

awesome but I'm sure I'd be a little scared too.

[IgelJames4]

20. Incredible footage

Those humpback whales are huge. Man, I'd be freaking out if I was in that kayak.

[tblue37]

25. Cool! nt

[Digit]

26. Awesome

I wish I could be there!