We had a plethora of different life in our oceans today! We had TONs of grey whales on our first trip but they were swimming super under the radar for the most part so we left them to continue on their great migration! Our afternoon trip was packed full of multiple...
San Diego Grey Whale Watching: An Unmissable Journey! – January 14, 2023
Sunday Funday on the Privateer! The Pacific Ocean is so abundant with life! It is dolphinitely Grey whale season and the best time to see a myriad of cetaceans here in San Diego! On our morning trip, we found 1 Grey whale, a few Pacific White Sided dolphins, and some...
Experience the Thrill of Our Gray Whale Watching Excursion! -January 13, 2023
Dive into our Gray Whale Watching Excursion with 14 sightings today! The Gray whales are HERE! We had 9 gray whales sighted on the morning trip, and 5 Gray whales on afternoon trip! During the morning trip, we went south and encountered a pod of ~15 Pacific white...
Embark on a Journey with Our Diverse Marine Wildlife Tour! – January 12, 2023
Explore the ocean with us on a Diverse Marine Wildlife Tour We had a great day on the water today with three different cetacean species! This morning we had a migrating gray whale straight out of mission a few miles and then found a large pod of around 200 long-beaked...
Three Grey Whales Travelling Southbound – January 9, 2024
We had BEAUTIFUL sea conditions all day today! On our sunset trip, we headed up north and then out west towards the drop-off. We found three Grey whales travelling southbound towards Baja California. They were migrating side by side and synchronizing their breaths. We...
Encounter with 15 Pacific White-Sided and 3 Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins
We started the day with a bang! We caught up with a single southbound Gray whale, ~15 Pacific white-sided dolphins, and 3 Inshore bottlenose dolphins! As soon as we left the jetties, a spout was sighted outside of Mission Beach! We watched it slowly cruise to the...
Watching Gray Whales and Dolphins – January 5, 2024
We had an amazing day watching Gray whales and dolphins! During the morning trip, we set out and caught up with our Gray whale friend that has been hanging out in the La Jolla kelp forest. We’ve unofficially nicknamed him Jr. On the afternoon trip, we set out and...
A Day of Wonders: Migrating Gray Whales and Dolphins Galore! – January 2, 2024
We had awesome trips today with great conditions! Both trips had a migrating gray whales and we had a large pod of around 300 feeding long-beaked common dolphins on our sunset trip! -Ryan
Cheers to the New Year: Dolphins, Gray Whales, and Mysteries at Sea! – January 1, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We started the year off right with two awesome trips! We set out to the south and hung out with a big pod of ~200 Long-beaked Common dolphins. They were zooming straight for the Privateer! We got great look as we were completely surrounded. We cruised...
Chasing Waves and Gray Whales – December 28, 2023
We had a SWELL day on the Pacific! We made it out this morning for one trip before the huge waves came through! We are expecting 15- to 18-foot waves later today! On our way in we observed the waves breaking and touching the bottom of the Ocean Beach Pier! We cruised...