April 20 2017

A lovely day on the water! We were able to get two whale watch trips in today with great sightings of Humpback Whales. Our 9am trip sighted 19 Humpbacks and we had favorable weather, allowing our drone pilot to film from the air. You can check out the drone video on our Facebook page here. The…

April 15 2017

We had 8 whales this afternoon just north of Monterey Harbor. The sea conditions were pretty bouncy, but we still had a nice ride aboard the Chubasco for our passengers. We saw good amounts of bait fish (likely anchovies) on our depth sounder as we moved along the shore between Monterey and Marina. This is…

April 14 2017

Absolutely amazing day on the water today! There was a large scattering of humpback whales from Monterey to Marina near shore milling around. We saw big schools of fish on the depth sounder throughout the whole area. In total we sighted 19 humpback whales and 5 harbor porpoise. The harbor porpoise circled the boat once…

April 13 2017

Despite the rain and wind we were able to take a nice little group of passengers out to see whales this morning. In total we had 12 Humpbacks and 5 Harbor Porpoise on our 9am whale watch trip. Normally harbor porpoise are very elusive, but we actually had nice sightings of a few individuals and…

April 12 2017

A day for dolphins! We had an awesome encounter with a mixed species pod of dolphins in addition to our whale sightings today. While we can see dolphins often throughout the year, we do not see them every single trip, so each encounter is special and exciting. We had 6 Humpback Whales, 300 Northern right…

April 11 2017

A lovely morning on Monterey Bay. Today on our 10:00AM whale watch trip we had 1 Fin Whale, 1 Blue Whale, 5 Humpback Whales, and a Black-footed Albatross! We started the trip with a mellow pair of humpbacks who were practicing their synchronized swimming routine as they slowly surfaced together between dives. We also got a…

April 10 2017

Absolutely amazing start to our week! We had a lovely crowd on board the Sur Randy for both trips today. In the morning, the 10am whale watch trip saw 7 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 3 Dall’s Porpoise, 1 Laysan Albatross and 1 Black-footed Albatross! The gray whales are heading north through Monterey Bay on…

April 9 2017

Our maiden voyage! We were able to take our first trip out this afternoon on the Sur Randy. We had a nice light crowd for the day and we enjoyed some humpback whales. Sea conditions were fairly unsettled and a but breezy, but the whales seemed to enjoy it. We were treated to several breaches…

Sur Randy

While a little older, she is fast, dependable, well seasoned, full of life and ready to serve! Official # 604145 DFG# 37404 Built in 1979 of Fiberglass and Known as a “Little Hoquiam Hull” 53′ x 17′ with Twin John Deere Eco Friendly Turbo Charged Diesel Engines Modern Electronics & Radios (Loren, Plotter, Radar, Depth…

Chubasco

The Chubasco is our primary whale watch vessel. She is 61ft in length and is the perfect photography platform. This vessel operates two eco-friendly turbo charged diesel engines and is one of the most comfortable riding boats in the fleet. On-board there are indoor cushioned seating, restrooms on board and a galley for light refreshments…