San Diego Whale Watch
Sunset was another calm and beautiful trip to round out our Sunday on the Pacific Ocean. We journeyed far and covered a whole lot of water. We were keeping our eyes peeled for the fin who was feeding on our afternoon trip. Instead we found the tiniest pod of 10 long beaked common dolphins. Not … Read more
Today was truly a once and a lifetime opportunity for the guests aboard the Privateer. Heading South once more we tracked down an immaculate scene! Hundreds of birds, dolphins, sea lions, and one hungry humpback were converging on a massive bait ball. A synergy that was genuinely palpable. The boat was surrounded by predators doing … Read more
Today’s feeding frenzy was OFF THE CHARTS. We headed south to where the whales have been hanging out, and everything — and I mean everything — was in one place. Three humpback whales in the area, a fin whale, and well over 1,000 common dolphins all diving into the action. It was a bit of … Read more
It was a cold and wet morning in Mission Bay. The rain subsided by the time we left the dock but it was gloomy and grey until we got in line with the point of La Jolla when the sun decided to come out and so did the dolphins! An unexpected but welcomed pod of … Read more
Our Monday excursion took us beyond the drop-off to look for wildlife, though plenty of food was seen on the fish finder closer to shore. A very distinct spout was seen 2-3 miles away and we darted to the north west on its course where a large fin whale appeared! It was keeping to the … Read more
We headed south with a little help from our friends at Adventure Whale Watch and found a fin whale out at the bank. It had been traveling up from the south, but just after we arrived it located a solid patch of what looked like krill. We watched it make feeding circles and surface every … Read more
Our Sunday morning trip started with a big splash from a breaching humpback seen inside the drop off! This whale was feeding in the area, and all the krill was showing up on the fish finder about 100ft below the surface. We followed the humpback towards the north and it kept us on our toes … Read more
We set out on our own adventure tonight and went where nobody else had gone all day — the north. We reached our favorite little nook off the continental shelf and pretty quickly found a huge feeding frenzy with hundreds of dolphins being tailed by the second‑largest animal on Earth. We spotted the dolphins first… … Read more
2 bottlenose dolphins swam by the Privateer as she headed out on her afternoon tour! The bottlenose dolphins always bring the joy and were a fantastic way to kick off the tour. Further south we got a close pass from a juvenile fin whale who showed us his white lower-right jaw. The colorful cetaceans continued … Read more
The Privateer had yet another successful trip south. Following our three S’s to finding whales (spouts, splashes, and seabirds) we were able to track down 2 humpbacks! Starting off hot with a massive full body breach. The humpback gave a close pop up by the boat before disappearing into the blue. A massive pod of … Read more