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Detailed Sightings Log - September 13, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 200 | BreathingFeedingBow Riding |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | BreathingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - September 12, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 1000 | Running for their livesForagingSurfingSurface Active |
| Sunset Tour | Orcas | 8 | HuntingMugging |
Detailed Sightings Log - September 12, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | BreathingFeeding |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 750 | ForagingBreathingSurfingStampede |
Detailed Sightings Log - September 12, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 750 | ForagingSurfingSleepingStampedeSurface Active |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 1 | BreathingMegapod |
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Detailed Sightings Log - September 11, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 1100 | Surface ActiveCow/Calf PairBow Riding |
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG — AND SO HAVE OUR HUMPBACKS!
Our morning trip was buzzing with life. We had FOUR different humpback whales cruising around the edges…
Humpback on the horizon
Found a humpback hiding out with a pod of common dolphins. They were all busy feeding but…
Blue skies, breaches and beaks!
The Privateer headed out this AM towards Point Loma and only spent 40 minutes before we were…
Baby Shower!
This evening we came across several pods of common dolphins. One thing they all had in common…
The drop‑off was alive this morning!
We rolled up to a bustling pod of 200+ short‑beaked common dolphins, and they wasted no time…
We Love Surface active Humpbacks!
Eager to get back out to see all the humpbacks from earlier in the day, our sunset…
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