Thursday 5th June
Today we took the other Year 2 class out from a local primary school in three separate trips, and what a day they had. Seals, seabirds and some excellent sailing skills from seven year old novices – conditions weren’t easy with a brisk westerly wind and quite a swell coming into the bay. Not only…
Wednesday 4th June
We had the Year 2 children from a local school out on three separate 1 1/2 trips today so the whole class could come out – and the other class is doing the same thing tomorrow! They have been learning about pirates, smugglers, and sea shanties and we were treated to some renditions of those…
Tuesday 3rd June
This morning’s trip was originally supposed to be a four hour tour, but as forecast, there was a lot of south west wind overnight, which created some big chunky swell. So we kept it to three hours and didn’t go too far west, but even so, the surf was an impressive sight. We found some…
Monday 2nd June
On today’s boat tour, we had a surprise on leaving the harbour this afternoon when a very small minke whale popped up just in front of us, then behind us then was gone! People are often concerned when they see little whales on their own, but minkes wean and are independent when they are quite…
Saturday 31st May
We had a three hour trip today which turned into a nearly four hour trip, as we found a large pod of Risso’s dolphins. These numbered over 2o altogether, though they were pretty spaced out and acting in a very “Risso-y” way! There were also grey seals round the island both on the rocks and…
Friday 30th May
Finally we had a good weather day (apart from a bit of fog this morning). This half term has left a lot to be desired unfortunately with several days of cancelled trips. And in more good news, as suspected the westerly winds have brought the seals back into the bay. We have really missed them…
Wednesday 28th May
After the utterly miserable conditions yesterday, we were back out on the water in sunshine and a great sailing breeze today. This morning’s passengers were treated to some curious seals who popped up for a gawp at us, as well as only our second sunfish of the year. It’s usually May half term when they…
Sunday 25th May
We had two very windy three hour trips today, as that westerly breeze made itself felt. Passengers still had a great time though, with seals and seabirds being spotted this morning along with some elusive porpoises. The tide was high this afternoon so the seals had disappeared and we had an exciting ride in the…
Friday 23rd May
It was a quieter day today with no fins seen, however we had a really lovely afternoon with a great bunch of people. We headed westwards along the coast first , as far as Porthcurno before sailing right out offshore. The endless easterly winds are over for the moment and we had a very sailable…
Thursday 22nd May
We had some wonderful encounters with Risso’s dolphins on this morning’s four hour trip. We saw them a few times over the course of the morning, firstly a group of seven or so and later on a pod of four. It can be difficult to tell how many there are with Risso’s because they can…
A history of Marine Discovery part II
So I said at the end of the previous entry that by 2009 it was clear we were going to have to change direction or go bankrupt. The “easy” decision would have been to somehow finance another RIB, or some other kind of power vessel. Or re engine the RIB we had – though this…
Wednesday 21st May
May showed us exactly what it can do today – we have had a great week full of sightings, and today it was really quiet! A few gannets, sharwaters, fulmars and razorbills were spotted but the dolphins had moved on. The northerly breeze meant we were able to have a good sail though. Perhaps the…