by [email protected] | Dec 17, 2024 | Dolphins, Humpback Whales, Recent Sightings
Humpback, Common dolphins, and feeding frenzies oh my! We had a wonderful swelly trip aboard the Privateer! We set out to the NW, passed the drop-off and in 2000-ft of water we sighted a HUGE pod of Long-beaked Common dolphins! We nearly had a MEGAPOD that surrounded...
by [email protected] | Dec 15, 2024 | Dolphins, Mola mola, Recent Sightings
We had waves of dolphins on our morning trip today! We had some fun swelly but glassy seas! We started the day with a pair of Inshore bottlenose dolphin hanging out in the jetties. They surfed the bow for a moment before continuing to the north. We cruised out to the...
by [email protected] | Dec 14, 2024 | Dolphins, Fin Whales, Recent Sightings
We had an amazing day on the water! We cruised out to the west and caught up with a Fin whale! We hung out with it about 8-miles from shore! It actually was trending toward the coast! It gave us the slip for the first few breath cycles, but on our final looks, we got...
by [email protected] | Dec 10, 2024 | Dolphins, Recent Sightings
We had the best sea conditions and visibility! We set out to the west and caught up with an incredible pod of ~300 Short-beaked Common dolphins headed SW. They surrounded our boat and we got the best looks as they leaped and breached everywhere! We loved to see the...
by [email protected] | Dec 9, 2024 | Dolphins, Recent Sightings
EVERY single dolphin in San Diego came to say hello to us today.We’ve had some sparse seas with a dolphin pod or a whale or two but this…. This was a dolphin entourage for nearly our entire trip! As we cruised out west with hundreds of long beaked common dolphins...
by [email protected] | Dec 8, 2024 | Dolphins, Mola mola, Recent Sightings
It was a fun day on the water! As soon as we got out in the Pacific Ocean the Fog took us over! We pushed out to the NW as fast as we could to get past it but before we knew it surrounded us! Fortunately, once we got out to 3-miles from shore, it cleared up and we had...