We had beautiful seas, great visibility and a stealthy visit from a Humpback on the morning trip and a surprise Minke sighting on the afternoon trip! Both Short-beaked and Long-beaked Common dolphins were sighted all day! We left the jetties and had a quick sighting...
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...
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...
15 July 2025. AM Morning Trip: We had an overcast day. July “no sky” follows “May gray” and “June gloom” for the coastal regions of Southern California. This is excellent lighting for photography, without the contrast of sun and shadow. Set your ISO on your DSLR and...
BLUE Monday! Like – the most AMAZING blue whale Monday ever! Bad day NOT to be on the ocean. This year has been slow for blues but this boat full of people was treated an extra rare sighting! We breezed by a feeding pod of long beaked common dolphins, they...
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...
