2021 04-11 SB CHANNEL Bumpy seas in the early morning slowly subsided…things were calm and nice thereafter. Skies were sunny and especially the afternoon was warm. Captain Colton and his crew ran a 9a, 12n and 3p trip. Totals for the day included: 100 California sea lions, 2 humpback whales and 7 gray whales. A single shy gray whale was … Read More
More gray whale calves. More humpback action. Dolphins too!
2021 04-10 SB CHANNEL Skies were mostly sunny during both the 9a and 12n public whale watching trips, with little to no wind. The overnight gales once again left us a residual bump on the water coming down the Channel from the west. Nevertheless, Captain Colton and his crew located 9 gray whales, 3+ humpback whales, 25 coastal bottlenose dolphins … Read More
The mom-calf parade begins! …and humpbacks too.
Two public whale watching excursions left the docks today. Skies were clear all day and winds were negligible. However, as has been the case this week, it does blow hard in the Channel at night, so on the morning trips it has been a little bumpy until things calm down. The good news: the sightings are still phenomenal. Today we … Read More
Sea lion mobs serve as humpback whale sentinels; Gray whales, porpoise and more.
2021 04-07 SB CHANNEL Three trips left the dock today, 9a, 12n and 3p. Skies were clear in the morning, got a bit overcast at noon, and cleared again as the wind finally showed up in the late afternoon. Seas were moderately choppy, from the west, all day. Sightings were good: 6 humpback whales, 2 gray whales, 3 Dall’s porpoise … Read More
Humpbacks, a gray whale and lots of offshore bottlenose dolphins
2021 04-06 SB CHANNEL Strong afternoon and evening winds were absent for our two whale watch trips today (9a and 12n), but the sea surface had a distracting residual bump from the high winds overnight. Skies were hazy but sunny with a few small clouds here and there. Sightings included: 2 humpback whales, 1 gray whale and 20 offshore bottlenose … Read More
A humpback, lots of gray whales including our 1st cow-calf pair of the season!
2021 04-05 SB CHANNEL Clear skies, calm winds and a moderate bump on the 9a trip made sightings easy until the middle of the 12n excursion when the wind picked up west of Platform Holly. Sightings included 7 gray whales, 1+ humpback whales, 200+ California sea lions and 1 ocean sunfish (Mola mola). The first sighting of the day was … Read More
Lots of gray whales, a few humpbacks a friendly Minke and a mob of sea lions
2021 04-04 SB CHANNEL Captain Dave and his crew completed three public whale watching tours today at 9a, 12n, and 3p. It was partly sunny all day and seas had a light to moderate west wind chop. Sightings for the day included: 11 gray whales, 3 humpback whales, 1 Minke whale and 60 California sea lions. On the morning run, … Read More
Humpbacks, grays and offshore bottlenose dolphins
2021 04-03 SB CHANNEL It was sunny and nice all day, with a bit of wind on the noon and 3pm trip. A third trip departed at 9a. Sightings included 9 humpback whales, 2 gray whales and 75 offshore bottlenose dolphins. The morning run was full of humpback sightings (7) out near the NOAA East Channel Buoy. We watched three … Read More
15 humpbacks and 50 Dall’s porpoise.
2021 04-02 SB CHANNEL A bumpy ocean with dense fog transitioned to calm seas and sunny skies. Captain Colton and his crew conducted 3 excursions today: 9a, 12n and 3p. Sightings were consistent with the past week…phenomenal: 15 humpback whales and 50 Dall’s porpoise. A single humpback was a “morning miracle,” having been spotted after a slow trek up the … Read More
3 types of dolphins and 14+ humpback whales.
2010 04-01 SB CHANNEL Under sunny skies and with glassy, calm seas all day, Captain Colton and his crew guided a trio of whale-watching excursions today: 9a, 12n and 3p. As has been our record the past week or so, the sightings were phenomenal: 14+ humpback whales, 50 long-beaked common dolphins, 100 coastal bottlenose dolphins, and 300 offshore bottlenose dolphins. … Read More