Lightning has struck twice for Santa Barbara foil surfer Tavis Boise, who, after an
adrenaline-filled encounter with a shark just a month ago , recently had an intimate run-in with a mother gray whale and her calf while foil surfing off the Santa Barabra coast on May 26.
The duo breached right next to Boise, who filmed the magic interaction on a GoPro attached to his paddle. In the video, the mom kicks her tail and knocks Boise off his board before diving deeper into the water. He laughs in disbelief as he watches the pair swim away.