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We had some of the most beautiful conditions of the year today! Captain Danny, deckhand Andrew, and I set out sail on the New Horizon, pointing out North-West to the open ocean. We had heard whisper of some dolphins in that area and wanted to see if we could track them down. We didn’t manage…

Beautiful conditions today! I was just out for one trip in the morning, riding on the New Horizon with Captain Danny and deckhand Reed. As we were leaving the harbor, we got the call from one of our fishing boats that there were some dolphins in the area! It was a short ride until we…

We had a bit of wind in the morning, but otherwise nice conditions on both trips on the Pacifica. Today was my day off but I decided to join Captain Danny, deckhand Andrew, and naturalist Eric to see what we could find. We started the day off strong with a fair few Humpback Whales! There…

Captain Danny, deckhand Andrew and I had an amazing day out on the water! We had two trips with great weather, great wildlife, and great passengers! As we headed out west, our first sighting was a single Gray Whale moving north. As we approached this whale, we noticed it was acting a bit funny. We…

Beautiful conditions today, with a light wind and small swell. My first day back with a camera as it’s been in for repairs recently! We started the day off by checking out the juvenile Brown Booby that has been hanging out in the harbor recently, before heading out west on the search for Gray Whales….

Today we had nice conditions with a moderate swell but very light wind. Captain Danny and I set sail aboard the Pacifica, joined by Naturalist Eric coming out to hang out with the whales on his day off. My camera is broken at the moment, so all the photos here are from Eric. We had…

After having yesterday off the water due to weather, conditions were much improved today. We set sail on the Pacifica with Captain Rod, deckhand Kevin, and myself. Our first find was just a few minutes outside of the harbour where we came across a small pod of Risso’s Dolphins. We had a few looks at…

We had the nicest conditions we’ve had in a while today. A light swell mixed with a light wind made for really nice and comfortable conditions, and it got nicer and nicer throughout the day! I went out on two trips aboard the Pacifica with Captain Danny and deckhand Kevin. Alfredo and Captain JJ took…

What a day out there! We had two boats going out all day, with pretty nice conditions throughout both the morning and afternoon trips. A light swell and a light wind made for a comfortable ride, getting nicer and nicer throughout the day. Captain Rod, naturalist Eric, and deckhand Daniel Rosa were aboard the Pacifica,…

Our conditions today were a little bit bouncy in the morning, but they calmed down by the afternoon to give us a really nice ride on the afternoon trip. Two boats went out at 10am and 1:30pm. Captain Danny took the New Horizon with deckhand Reed and Naturalist Eric, while I went with Captain Rod…

Today was a great day! The swell was pretty big all day long but quite spread apart so we still rode comfortably. There was a bit of wind in the morning, but it dropped off a fair bit by the afternoon. We had a very busy day with all three boats going out! Captain JJ…

Today we had a relatively light swell, alongside relatively light winds. The winds dropped off throughout the day, making the afternoon nice and comfortable. We went out on two trips aboard the Pacifica with Captain Danny, Naturalist Eric, and myself (Naturalist Pete, although I was deck-handing today). As I was arriving to work this morning…