Recent Sightings

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We had an outstanding day full of cetaceans! We started the day with ~50 Long-beaked Common dolphins, ~20 Offshore bottlenose dolphins and...

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March 14, 2023

March 14, 2023

It was a wet one on the Privateer but that didn't stop us! Our sunset trip pushed 12 miles south, just touching the border, and found a...

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Monday, March 13, 2023

Monday, March 13, 2023

We got to see two species of dolphin today that we don't see very often! We first had a pod of Risso's dolphins and then a big spread out...

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March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

It was a foggy one out there this morning! Our morning trip set out into the mist in search of wildlife. We came across a small pod of...

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Saturday March 11, 2023

Saturday March 11, 2023

We had a mostly foggy day all day offshore but found feeding pods of long-beaked common dolphins and a couple of Mola molas during our 3...

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March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Gray skies, gray seas, and gray whales! It was a wet one out there today on the Pacific. Our morning trip set out to find wildlife and...

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We had a whale of a time out there! On our single trip of the day we set out to the NW and encountered a big pod of ~400 Long-beaked...

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March 5, 2023

March 5, 2023

We had three great trips today! Our morning trip set out straight to the west. We came across 3 separate pods of gray whales, two with 4...

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March 4, 2023

March 4, 2023

Saturday, March 4, 2023 We had a Super Cetacean Saturday aboard the Privateer! During the morning trip, we encountered ~75 Long-beaked...

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Friday, March 3, 2023

We had 3 great trips today with common dolphins on every trip, including a megapod this afternoon! This morning a fin whale was feeding...

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

We had nicer than expected conditions through the day today before we get another storm keeping us off the water for the next couple days....

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