Humpback whale launching vertically out of the Pacific Ocean in a full breach near San Diego on a clear sunny day with a bright blue sky and calm blue water

Ruth Wustenberg

No Shortage of “Shorties” today!

By Ruth Wustenberg / May 25, 2026

Our Memorial Day Monday Morning excursion took us out to the west with splashes galore from scattered but acrobatic pod of ~300 short beaked common dolphins! Spring and summer is best time to see baby dolphins, and the pod today was no exception. On our afternoon trip with a complete packed boat we followed a … Read more

Our blue streak continues!

By Ruth Wustenberg / May 24, 2026

Despite being slightly gloomy out on the Pacific, spirits were high and wildlife bountiful. Our trip started out with a dense pod of ~ 200 short beaked common dolphins leaping out of the water and working together with the shearwaters to hunt fish. A cocoa booby graced us with some close looks at a rare … Read more

Baleen Whales & Bottlenose Dolphins Today

By Ruth Wustenberg / April 7, 2026

Getting back into the swing of things after our Easter weekend getting out to the Pacific where we found a solo fin whale hanging out on the drop off, it was moving with speed but circling around the same area, most likely feeding. Some splashes and little spouts appeared with a large pod of ~100 … Read more

Magical Easter Morning on the Pacific

By Ruth Wustenberg / April 5, 2026

We started our Sunday with glassy Seas and great passengers and so much wildlife! Making our way to the drop off we found a small pod of ~10 short beaked common dolphins which lead us to a cow calf pair of fin whales! The dolphins briefly started to bow ride the adult fin whales head. … Read more

June 6, 2025

By Ruth Wustenberg / June 6, 2025

Feeding Frenzy Friday! We are hungry to see what’s in store for the weekend! We started the day out by pointing our nose to the SW. We spotted big aggregations of birds diving in the water. Once we got within a mile from them, we were excited to see dolphins jumping out of the water! … Read more