Alison Moors
Our Sunday Summer Solstice Sunset excursion really blew it out of the water, pun intended. Heading towards the Dropoff, there was non stop massive splashes that could be seen 3-4 miles away! We knew we were in for an amazing show if this level of activity kept up so we had all our fingers and … Read more
Midday on the Privateer really came out for the celebration of two big events: summer solstice and Father’s Day! We had whale whiplash looking at 4 humpback sneaking around in the afternoon chop and a herd of common dolphins showing up to party with the Privateer. We even had a close pass with a mola … Read more
We set out this morning to see who was around today off the San Diego coast line. Every trip is different and this morning we had an entertaining bunch of sea lions at the bait receiver in Quivera Basin and a fun lively group of common dolphins. And then…another group. And then ANOTHER group! Lots … Read more
How do whales sleep? When are they most active? The beautiful thing about cetaceans is that they can be active any time of day! Research shows whales and dolphins sleep unihemispherically: half their brain on half off. The evening shift on the water was chock full of activated common dolphins and a very friendly and … Read more
Something MUST be in the water because the ocean has been electric these past few days. Today we had FOUR humpback whales on each trip, with the boat erupting every time someone caught a breach. Even when I didn’t see them myself, the chorus of gasps and cheers told the whole story. We also had … Read more
Nothing beats a trip where we have TIME to hang out with wildlife. Today we had nothing but time. Morning reports of humpback whales a mere 7 miles from shore made this a no-brainer. We started west and were quickly treated to a common dolphin drive by as they hunted about a quarter mile from … Read more
For the Privateers sunset cruise we set out north towards La Jolla peninsula for 8 miles and encountered a young humpback resting in the water. Humpbacks have the ability to practice unihemisperic sleep, meaning they can rest one hemisphere of their brain at a time, which is an incredibly useful survival strategy for a creature … Read more
Our morning trip was buzzing with life. We had FOUR different humpback whales cruising around the edges of multiple bait balls, each one taking full advantage of the dolphins’ hard work. Hundreds of common dolphins were out there corralling bait into tight, shimmering bait balls — and the humpbacks were more than happy to chow … Read more
Found a humpback hiding out with a pod of common dolphins. They were all busy feeding but able to give us a moment of their time between dives. Finished off the trip with a dive right in front of the boat so we could all see their beautiful tail! Best fishes, -naturalist Madi
The Privateer headed out this AM towards Point Loma and only spent 40 minutes before we were able to witness a very sudden breach from a juvenile humpback! After that grand display we discovered this humpback was in good company with another humpback and a pod of over 500 long-beaked common dolphins on their tail … Read more