Recent Sightings

Monday, May 31, 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

On our two trips today combined we found ~250 long-beaked common dolphins, 1 fin whale, 2 minke whales, and 2 Mola mola. The sightings...

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Under some swelly conditions today we had 200 long-beaked common dolphins and 3 fin whales in the morning and 3 fin whales again in the...

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May 29, 2021

May 29, 2021

We had a great day with several sightings of dolphins today! During the morning trip, we found a pod of ~60 Short-beaked Commons and ~100...

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

Just had another great trip today with around 800 long-beaked common dolphins, 10 offshore bottlenose dolphins and a fin whale. It was a...

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May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021

We had a beautiful trip this evening! We set out to the SW and ended up 12-miles from shore! We encountered multiple feeding frenzies out...

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May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021

Another beautiful day in San Diego, and one of the most memorable experiences aboard the Privateer! We encountered several hundred Common...

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

For both our morning and afternoon trips today we went out 12 miles from shore. This morning we went southwest and found various pods of...

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Monday, May 24, 2021

Monday, May 24, 2021

Made our way out to windy seas and were able find over 75 Common dolphin and at least 3 Fin whales. Some passengers spotted what was most...

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May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021

Sunset Dolphin Tour: We had beautiful conditions off the coast this afternoon. Our guest encountered multiple pods of Common dolphins as...

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Conditions were a little rough out there, as expected but we found ~200 long-beaked common dolphins in the monrning and about 100...

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May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

We had beautiful blue skies and great sea conditions off the coast of San Diego this afternoon. The Privateer headed out to the west for...

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