January 3, 2020
Friday, January 3, 2020 Rare sighting FRIDAY! The conditions were spectacular today! On our first trip we saw a Pygmy Sperm whale. It was a young calf with mom nowhere to be found. Unfortunately, it had a skin condition that was spreading on it's entire body. We also...
January 2, 2020
The Gray Whales are here! Join us in viewing the longest migration of any mammal on the planet, right off the coast of San Diego! We'll be enjoying this migratory species until April, when the humpbacks come back to town
December 30, 2019
Monday, December 30, 2019 Today we had some of the BEST conditions off the San Diego coastline! It was absolutely placid out on the ocean! We got to see Pacific white sided dolphins, Common dolphins and the rarely seen, offshore Bottlenose dolphins! These dolphins...
We had a pretty epic 3 trips today with a total of 4 gray whales on the morning trip with pacific white-sided dolphins, 3 gray whales in the afternoon with pacific white-sided dolphins, and on our evening trip with had pacific white-sided dolphins and huge pod of...
December 28, 2019
It was a beautiful day out on the Pacific! Blue skies with great visibility and an incredible sunset to end the day. During our first trip we encountered a small pod of Pacific white sided dolphins that were in hunting mode! On our second trip we had a vivacious pod...
December 27, 2019
We just had a pretty incredible sunset trip with two humpback whales and a megapod of around 1,000 common dolphins! We made our way about 9 miles northwest of mission bay chasing the sun before we came across some of our favorite cetaceans. The southbound humpbacks...
We couldn't have asked for better conditions on the ocean today, with really no wind or waves to speak of. Although we weren't able to locate any baleen whales today, we did find two different species of dolphin. On this mornings trip we had a pod of about 30 offshore...
December 20, 2019
We have some new camera equipment for our whale watching trips and just cannot wait to get use out of the new set-up this upcoming Gray Whale season! The Pacific White-Sided Dolphins are truly a picturesque species, keeping us occupied while we eagerly wait for more...
December 17, 2019
Humpback whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins and incredible seas were on the agenda this morning! We set out of the Mission Bay jetties and found a few feeding frenzies. Among the feasters were birds, California sea lions and Pacific white-sided dolphins. We...
December 14, 2019
We enjoyed a fantastic and nautical day out on the Pacific ocean! We had some increased swells that made for a bumpy but fun day! As soon as we set out of the Mission Bay jetties, we found a pod of ~10 Pacific white-sided dolphins. They were corralling fish into a...
December 13, 2019
Happy Friday from the Privateer! Although we had some foggy weather this morning, it didn't hinder us from having a wet, wild adventure!As we headed to the west, a small pod of Pacific white sided dolphins found US! We got some quick looks before they headed on their...
December 12, 2019
The winter weather isn't so bad here in San Diego! It's almost always nice on land but offshore conditions were pretty favorable this morning. It was toothed whale city on the water and we spotted two different dolphin species! Pacific White-Sided Dolphins (~40 in...
