October 22, 2023

October 22, 2023

Oh, what a SWELL time! We were rocking and rolling out there today on the Privateer! Ocean conditions improved as we travelled out further west. The ocean water was crystal clear and blue! During the morning trip, we found several scattered pods of ~100 short-beaked...
October 19, 2023

October 19, 2023

We enjoyed a FOG-tastic day on the water! We set out to SW on the afternoon trip. We followed the drop-off all the way up the coast to La Jolla. There were plenty of seabirds and mini feeding frenzies, but unfortunately no marine mammals. We set out for Sunset trip,...
October 17, 2023

October 17, 2023

TWO Humpback Tuesday! We hung out with a pair of Humpback whales all day! During our morning tour we set out to the west and sighted birds everywhere along the drop-off. We followed the contour to the south and sighted some splashes near our friends on the America, a...
October 14, 2023

October 14, 2023

We hung out with ~200 Shorties this evening! We cruised out to the west, and sighted many birds diving on bait balls. We passed the drop-off and noticed a huge aggregation of birds to the NW. Under them, we sighted big splashes! The short-beaked common dolphins...
October 13, 2023

October 13, 2023

It was a beautiful day on the water! We also got to hang out with a Minke whale and ~500 Short-beaked Common dolphins! We set out to the west and only 3-miles from shore, we sighted a Minke whale! It popped up all around us, keeping us on our toes. At one point, we...