July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

We were having a dolphin party aboard the Privateer! We sighted at least 8 different pods with lots of fun interactions with them! On our morning tour we sighted two feeding frenzies! The diving birds alerted us to the hotspot zone and we were thrilled to see them...

July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025

I love San Diego Summertime! Beautiful sunny skies, a light ocean breeze, mild swell on the infinite Pacific Ocean, the perfect way to spend the day with a majestic humpback! The Privateer made a long journey to the southwest slightly beyond the Nine Mile Bank to...

July 13, 2025

July 13, 2025

We have got STUNNING conditions out on the water so far today! Water visibility is incredible (see the dolphin shots below), with a light wind and swells less than 2ft. In some spots we’ve got some really glassy conditions. This AM we left the jetties and went...

July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025

It’s been a beautiful day to start out in the big blue! We left the dock and got straight out of the jetties, immediately spotting a MASSIVE bird pile. Every direction, birds were making huge splashes as they dove into the water! As we got closer, we started to see...

July 10, 2025

While waiting on the walkway beyond the ticket booth, many of the San Diego Whale Watch passengers-to-be saw the round stingray swim by the rip rap shoreline. Everyone saw the bright orange Garibaldi, the California State Marine Fish, that has a unique parenting role...