Sightings

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…

We had a freezing but fabulous trip this morning in the April sunshine. The wind was blowing steadily from the northwest, making perfect, fun sailing conditions and coupled with the long westerly swell it made an exciting ride. There were eight seals hauled out on the island made up of males, females and juveniles. We…

We had a Ocean Discovery and a Bay Discovery trip today in breezy southwesterly conditions, which gave us some exciting sailing. This morning among the gannets, shearwaters and auks, we had a brief but clear view of a minke whale as it surfaced. Conditions were against us a bit to try and pick it up…

We had an Ocean Discovery trip this afternoon in bright breezy conditions. Stopping at the island on the way out, we saw two grey seals hauled out even at high tide and two more bobbing around, sleeping in the water. Hearing the curlews bubbling evocative call, we saw a flock of them flying past, their…

It started grey and mizzly this morning, but things took an unexpected turn on the Ocean Discovery trip with two full breaches from a massive basking shark! This was a huge surprise as we have seen none at all since 2021, and only a few tiddlers have been spotted around the whole coast of Cornwall…

Today was an early hint of summer – even the wind felt warm (looks like all change for tomorrow though, as frequently happens in April). Another thing that can happen in April is a quiet day on the water! There was lots of seabird activity in one particular spot and this lasted all day –…