Recent Sightings
August 29, 2025
MINKE MADNESS aboard the Privateer! We sighted ~500 Common dolphins and 2 Minke whales on our amazing sunset trip! We left Mission bay and...
August 24, 2025
Our usual summer weather in the mornings is overcast. A gray Sunday morning greeted an...
August 22, 2025
Our wildlife viewing began just a minute after we left the dock. Hundreds of birds and a dozen California sea lions, our feathered and...
August 22, 2025
Our wildlife viewing began just a minute after we left the dock. Hundreds of birds and a dozen California sea lions, our...
August 21, 2025
WITH THE RIZZ! And by that I mean Risso’s dolphins! It’s been forever since we’ve seen these incredible dolphins but we got lucky with the...
August 20, 2025
We had a Wacky Whale Wednesday with sightings of Offshore bottlenose dolphin, Long-beaked Common dolphins and a MINKE whale! We started...
August 19, 2025
Sunny, warm weather is a welcome respite from the marine layer we’ve had for more than half of the summer. We saw a lot of...
August 18, 2025
Monday 18 August 2025 Warm weather has returned to coastal San Diego. We saw plent of seaweed in the Quivira Basin, the reds,...
August 17, 2025
The has been one mix up of a summer on the Pacific. We hung out with a Grey whale that looked pretty healthy all afternoon! It was...
August 17, 2025 AM Trip
We went way offshore to the 9-Mile Bank, part of the Coronado Escarpment. It is an underwater ridgeline with interesting...
August 16, 2025
We had two amazing trips with sightings of Offshore bottlenose and Long-beaked Common dolphins! On our afternoon trip, we cruised out to...
August 15, 2025
What a WILD end to the day! So many surprises! We headed way off shore and found two pods of common dolphin, both short- beaks and long-...