Thursday 15th June
We had two Ocean Discovery trips today in calm conditions and hot sun. We saw grey seals down at the island, especially well this morning when they were hauled out on the rocks. We then headed westwards and everything seemed very quiet – until lots of feeding gannets were spotted in the far distance. Underneath…
Wednesday 14th June
We had a Ocean Discovery followed by a Bay Discovery today in flat calm conditions and bright sunshine. This morning we saw a pod of dolphins “flying” -always a spectacular sight. They were heading offshore at great speed so we sat and watched them go. We also had great views of grey seals, a couple…
Tuesday 13th June
Two three hour trips today is lovely calm conditions. This afternoon the northerly breeze built a bit and we were able to sail for a fair portion of the trip – into the mist at Land’s End! We saw harbour porpoises and grey seals this morning, and had good views of seabirds fishing for sandeels….
Monday 12th June
We had a four hour trip this afternoon in light winds and good visibility. For the first time this summer there were lots of jellyfish to be seen – compasses, blues and combs. We found good numbers of harbour porpoises near Land’s End, along with lots of seabirds – gannets, shearwaters and guillemots. At the…
Sunday 11th June
harbour porpoise surfacing in front of boat This morning’s four hour because a three hour trip after another very foggy start to the day. However it cleared up beautifully and the wind finally shifted round to a westerly direction. Heading out of the bay we had lovely views of a harbour porpoise surfacing repeatedly near…
Saturday 10th June
We have had two days portbound because of the wind, which dropped today. however this morning was very foggy so we had to postpone our four hour trip, and just do the two hour. After lunch it was clearer. We saw several harbour porpoises, various seabirds including a puffin and Mediterranean gull, and a grey…
Wednesday 7th June
Groundhog day! The easterly wind today meant that we cancelled the afternoon trip and shortened the morning to a three hour. However we had a really good trip, with some fun friendly passengers who didn’t mind getting a bit wet! It was worth it, because we found a group of about twenty common dolphins who…
Tuesday 6th June
Yet more strong easterly breeze today which made spotting conditions challenging. We stuck to more sheltered waters and had two great Ocean Discovery trips in the strong June sunshine. This morning we went eastwards past the Mount to Cudden point and then went sailing across the bay. We found grey seals in three locations, though…
Monday 5th June
Back out on the water today after a much needed day off yesterday and we had a good one! We sailed south with this morning’s three hour trip passengers and spotted just a few gannets circling in the distance. Coming down to the area, we were gradually joined by a group of up to thirty…
Saturday 3rd June
We had to cancel yesterday unfortunately because of the strong easterly wind. Today it had dropped a lot though and we had two trips. This morning we saw several grey seals, lots of feeding seabirds and to finish the trip we had good views of some more Risso’s dolphins! These made us pretty late back…
Thursday 1st June
We had a great (and very long!) day today, with two Ocean Discovery trips first. We met some great people who enjoyed seeing all the seals and seabirds, and the sea conditions, while windy, were fun. It certainly felt as though there was more life about, with lots of seals spotted on the low tide…
Wednesday 31st May
It started off grey and cold today, but the sun appeared midway through the afternoon. The wind was a bit lighter so we headed west to check the areas towards Gwennap Head, but all was quiet down there. It must be this persistent easterly wind. We had some good views of some seals hauled out…