February 22, 2025

February 22, 2025

We had an amazing day with sightings of both Gray whales and Common dolphin! On our morning tour we set out to the west and spotted some fun feeding frenzies with ~50 Long-beaked Common dolphins corralling bait to the surface! A couple of California sea lions popped...

February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025

Oh what a Gray-t time we had on the water today! We loved having awesome sea conditions! The water was super glassy, sunny skies, great visibility and smiles all around!:) We headed out of the jetties and quickly encountered a few coastal bottlenose dolphins. Then, we...

February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

Who knew gray whales were giant sea puppies who like to ask for belly rubs? ! ❤ Our afternoon trip started off with a bang almost immediately! We found a California sea lion as soon as we left the jetties which caused us to slow down a bit. Then, before we knew it, we...

February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

Whale, whale, whale, what did the gray whale say to the california sea lion? Long time, no sea! Today, we saw an incredible raft of ~10 California sea lions! They looked so cute as they popped up next to the Privateer and checked us out! Then, we travelled very far...

February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

Migration Monday is upon us! We caught up with THREE Gray whales headed south on their annual migration to the lagoons in Mexico! They were spotted only a couple of miles from shore! We enjoyed watching spout after spout as they came up to the surface for 3-5 breaths...

February 9, 2025

February 9, 2025

We had an awesome day with a Gray whale and Common dolphins sighted! Just outside the Mission bay jetties and a few miles from shore there was single southbound Gray whale cruising slowly. We caught up with it and enjoyed it surface for 1-3 breaths followed by a...

February 8, 2025

February 8, 2025

We were rockin’ and rollin’ out on the Pacific Ocean! We set out of the Mission bay jetties and hooked it to the north! We enjoyed the beautiful weather and great visibility! Along the way, we spotted a huge raft of California sea lions! We observed them from afar and...

February 7, 2025

February 7, 2025

We had one trip today with sightings of ~400 Long-beaked Common dolphins spread out over 2-miles! To start our trip we cruised out to the NW but had some visibility limitations with rainy and foggy conditions. Captain John M. spotted a huge splash at the edge of our...

February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

What do you call a whale who knows all the secrets of the sea?-A whale-informed individual! Today, we had such an action-packed day from start to FINish! The trip started off with us finding an awesome pod of ~5 inshore bottlenose dolphins just outside of the jetties!...