Recent Sightings
June 7, 2025
It’s been a beautiful day out on the water so far! We left the jetties this AM and headed straight out to the west. Bird activity seemed...
June 6, 2025
Feeding Frenzy Friday! We are hungry to see what’s in store for the weekend! We started the day out by pointing our nose to the SW. We...
June 5, 2025
We made some new dolphriends on our afternoon trip! We left the Mission bay jetties and went west. After reaching the drop-off, we hooked...
This evenings sunset whale watch was one for the books!!
The ocean was teaming with life, starting with great looks at a harbour seal right after departing the dock. Heading southwest chasing...
June 3, 2025
Our fearless guests showed up despite a heavy mist, a gray morning with persistent drizzle. But the “June gloom did not deter our intrepid...
Gray Whale Season Recap: An Incredible Journey
Gray whale migration season has concluded, and we are reflecting on an...
June 2, 2025
We had an amazing morning trip with a Fin whale, a big pod of 200 Long-beaked Common dolphins and ~30 Offshore Bottlenose dolphins! We...
June 1, 2025
The first day of June greeted our intrepid travelers and guests with liquid sunshine, the official “June Gloom” of coastal overcast...
May 31, 2025
A whale-y eventful day so far!! We started the day headed west and ran into a pod of about 700 long-beaked common dolphins. They were a...
May 30, 2025
On our afternoon trip, we had sunny skies and just a little bit of a swell and wind chop. Just a few miles outside of Mission Bay, we...
May 29, 2025
We KRILLED it today! There’s nothing better than seeing a couple of big & beautiful blue whales swimming happily in our big &...
May 28, 2025
We had a Wacky Whale Wednesday aboard the Privateer! We cruised out toward the west and searched far and wide for wildlife. We got to the...