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.
December 13, 2020
Another memorable trip aboard the Privateer! We headed out 14 miles from shore and got an AMAZING encounter with 2 Humpbacks whales ( Twitch was one of them!) and over a thousand Common dolphins! All co-mingling! It was extremely exciting to see such a huge eating...
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 11, 2020
Happy Friday to all our passengers this afternoon due to hitting the marine wildlife JACKPOT! We ventured out 9 miles west from Mission Bay when we found a huge feeding frenzy! We had different species of birds, few hundred dolphins and a Humpback whale all in...
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...