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It was another windy day with awesome sailing conditions. We headed further out this time and there were a few more Manx shearwaters than there were yesterday, though on the whole everything was rather quiet. The coast and sea looked magnificent in the shafts of sunlight – the sea was cobalt blue. Inshore we saw…

After a windy weekend, it was a completely different day to when we were last out on Friday. A cold northerly breeze had pushed everything way out to sea and we struggled to find much wildlife. There were  a few gannets, auks and shearwaters around, and a shy girl seal was spotted under Logan Rock,…

The water was like silk today – we have rarely seen it so calm. Heading south along the coast our plan was vindicated when we met a pod of Risso’s dolphins heading up into the bay. This was based their movements yesterday – Risso’s dolphins can sometimes be predictable! They swam past us fairly close…

We had such a great sail on this morning’s four hour Discovery Voyage. The northeasterly built behind us, taking us westwards with the outgoing tide so quickly we were able to spend some time exploring the coves between Gwennap Head and Land’s End. Because of that wind there were fewer seabirds around than the past…

What a fabulous bank holiday Ocean Discovery trip we had this morning. The sea was absolutely mirror calm and shortly after leaving the harbour, tall fins were spotted in the distance. Risso’s dolphins! We suspected they were around somewhere yesterday based on the evidence of the gulls, and later heard that one of the fishing…

We were so lucky with the weather today – it was forecast to be wet, and we didn’t get a single drop out at sea, though the hills inland looked really misty and rainy. The moral of this tale is – ignore BBC weather. There are far more accurate forecasts. The seabirds are amazing at…

We had a four hour trip today in conditions which got progressively darker and dimmer! Sightings were very similar to yesterday’s with several seals hauled out on the island, the same female hauled out on the rocks under the lighthouse and a few very stern looking males round at the secret seal cove. Very much…

May already! For May Day we were greeted by some lovely views of puffins – a single adult which sat very bravely on the water before taking off, followed by an immature bird with its sooty little face a while later. There were also lots of other seabirds to see including shearwaters, guillemots and razorbills….

There was a brisk northeasterly wind blowing over a sea which was full of southeasterly swell today which make for some rather confused sea conditions. We sailed from Penzance Harbour southwards then west all the way down to Gewnnap Head, where we again found absolutely stacks of seabirds feeding in the tidal race – guillemots,…

Back from Dundee straight to a full day on the water! This morning’s two hour passengers were treated to a brief view of some distant Risso’s dolphins – our first of the season. We also saw some seals hauled out on the island including a young juvenile. There were so many seabirds today – the…