We had a Magnificent Monday with two species of toothed whale spotted throughout the day! On our morning tour, we set out to the NW. We got to the drop-off and continued to north. We caught up with a big pod of ~300 Short-beaked Common dolphins traveling west! It was...
July 14, 2024
Whale, hello friends! It is Sunday Funday on the Privateer! On today’s morning trip, we travelled out west towards the drop-off and encountered ~200 short- beaked common dolphins! They were hanging out with a ton of shearwaters, mostly black-vented shearwaters....
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Gorgeous seas, Common dolphins galore, and Blue whales! On the morning tour, we set out to the SW and cruised over smooth glassy seas. We sighted an 2 Mola molas on the drop-off! We had great looks as the glassy seas made it easy to see their big lips and googly eyes!...
July 13, 2024
Gorgeous seas, Common dolphins galore, and Blue whales! On the morning tour, we set out to the SW and cruised over smooth glassy seas. We sighted an 2 Mola molas on the drop-off! We had great looks as the glassy seas made it easy to see their big lips and googly eyes!...
July 12, 2024
THEY’RE BAAAACK! We had a few days there where we were wondering just how long this blue whale season was going to last! On both of our trips today we were able to see multiple blue whales!Seas of mercury greeted us this morning, with no wind whispering its way to the...
July 11, 2024
What did the blue whale say on Thursday? “Just keep swimming, the weekend is almost here!” We absolutely krilled it today! We had great sightings all day long! On our morning trip, we saw three separate pods of long-beaked common dolphins. We estimated each pod...
July 10, 2024
It was an action packed day to say the least! Every single trip saw SOMETHING special! We love that about the ocean, nothing is ever guaranted and always a surprise! We started our morning out with a small pod of long beaked common dolphins that slowly built into a...
July 9, 2024
Beautiful conditions this morning in the Pacific!! Glassy and smooth seas! We travelled to the north towards La Jolla and spent the morning hanging out with a Minke whale and some offshore bottlenose dolphins! The PM trip was just as smooth!! We headed South in the...
July 8, 2024
Happy MINKE Monday morning! WOW- we spotted not one, not two, but THREE Minke whales on this mornings trip! Glassy conditions, minimal wind, and smooth seas made it a perfect morning to view these elusive baleen whales.We started out the morning with a playful pod of...
July 7, 2024
THREE species of dolphins on our morning trip! We started our morning right out of the jetty with a beautiful pod of Long-Beaked common dolphins on the hunt for their breakfast. Fast speeds, tail flicks, white bellies on the surface- all signs that yummy fish were...