I called a few mates to see if anyone wanted to join me, and two said yes. The three of us went out and got up on the foil. It was about 30 degrees outside and the water was balmy. There was hardly a cloud in sight. It felt serene. I caught two waves before going back to my van and getting my GoPro, clipping it to the pocket of my board shorts.
I was dragged down for about 15 seconds I thought I was going to die I was far out into the water, my mates a long distance away. I was getting ready to make a turn when I saw this dark shape come up in the water. I knew it wasn't a shark or a turtle. It was just too big.
My mind went completely blank. I felt sheer panic. There was no way out. The whale breached the water and rose above my head, a big black shape that blocked out the sky 2030 tonnes of humpback whale. I remember thinking: This is not going to be good.
It shot up out of the water three metres to my right. Then it twisted in the air to land. That's when it hit me on my shoulder, chest and head, and took me down with it.
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