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Detailed Sightings Log - August 23, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | SleepingTail Slapping |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | ForagingSurfingSurface Active |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | SurfingStampedeHuntingSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | SurfingHuntingSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | Surface ActiveCow/Calf PairRaftingBow RidingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 22, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 1000 | MegapodForagingBreathingHuntingMuggingNursery Pod |
| Morning Tour | Mola mola (Sunfish) | 1 | Surface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | ForagingSurfingStampedeNursery PodSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Risso's Dolphin | 30 | SurfingSurface ActiveFeedingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 700 | SurfingSurface ActiveJumpingDivingCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 21, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 350 | Surface ActiveBow RidingBreaching |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | Juvenile |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 20, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 400 | StampedeNursery PodSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Risso's Dolphin | 35 | SurfingChin SlappingTail SlappingJuvenileCow/Calf PairBreaching |
| Sunset Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | ForagingSurface ActiveFeeding |
Recent Sightings
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Our early Sunday excursion started with the densest fog! Reminiscent of June gloom. But there was a…
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Two dolphin‑heavy trips this afternoon — and the ocean delivered. We pushed off into what felt like…
Jumping Into the Weekend with 1000 Dolphins!
Privateer had foggy conditions leaving the harbor this morning! But we didn’t let the Fogust (foggy August)…
Risso Rizz
A killer sunset and some SUPER playful Risso’s dolphins showing off their bellies and those cute suit‑and‑bow‑tie…
700 Common dolphins, flying fish and sea lions!
We had a beautiful afternoon trip filled with hundreds of Common dolphins! We raced out to the…
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This morning was truly one of those once-in-a-lifetime trips that reminds us why we love being out…
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