Monday, December 21, 2020
Dolphins on dolphins today as we encountered 3 species. 30 Pacific White-sided dolphins 500 Long-beaked Common dolphins 4 Bottlenose dolphins
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Today was the day for dolphins as we saw four different species out on the water. Bottlenose, Pacific White-sided, and Long-beaked and Short-beaked dolphins were all encountered aboard the Privateer today!
Friday, December 18, 2020
Today we encountered a "friendly" Gray Whale which was our first of the season! This whale breached 3 times in the distance to get our attention and hung out long enough to get some great looks.
Saturday, December 12, 2020 – PM
Today was a brisk overcast day perfect for whale watching despite a little swell in the water. We were able to find 2 separate pods of Short-beaked Common dolphins that together numbered over a thousand! Naturalist, Tai
December 6, 2020
Had a great day on the water with some offshore Bottlenose dolphins. One of them caught a Yellowtail!
December 5, 2020
It was a Super Saturday full of wildlife encounters! We cruised out and found an amazing pod of ~200 Long-beaked Common dolphins! They were zooming out to the west, but luckily they had time to spare to hang out with us. There were actually quite a few juveniles and...
Sunday, November 29th, 2020
Today we had wonderful conditions as the ocean was absolutely flat for us. We were able to find a pod of Pacific White-sided dolphins and Short-beaked Common dolphins on both of our trips. Join us next time to get in on the action! Naturalist, ...
Saturday, November 28th, 2020 – AM Trip
This morning's conditions could not have been better as we made our way out to glassy seas and blue skies. We were able to find over 600 Long-beaked Common dolphins that were not shy at all! Naturalist, Tai
November 27, 2020
We enjoyed a beautiful day on the water with incredible visibility! We could actually see San Clemente Island which is about 60-miles away. We found an amazing MEGA pod of long-beaked Common dolphins! They stretched almost 5-miles along the drop-off. We found a pod of...
November 20, 2020
Hooray for Humpbacks! We had two great tours today! During the PM trip we found a BREACHING humpback! It was blowing bubbles and hanging out with us for awhile. During the sunset trip, we found an awesome, interactive pod of ~15 Pacific white-sided dolphins. We zoomed...
October 29, 2020
It was an amazing day with gorgeous, flat, calm, and glassy sea conditions! We got lucky and found two pods of Common dolphins: one pod of ~50 Long-beaked and one pod of ~50 Short-beaked Common dolphins! We could see the pods completely surrounding us and swimming...
October 25, 2020
We had such a great time on the water this evening! We encountered a pod of ~20 Long-beaked Common dolphins, and a pod of ~75 Short-beaked Common dolphins. We saw plenty of calves that approached the vessel. Many dolphins launched out of the water all around us! The...
