boat trips cornwall

It was another mirror calm day and we had common dolphins on all three trips. The first of these was a three hour Ocean Discovery, when we saw multiple pods including mums with some very small calves. We were extra careful around them for this reason, stopping still and allowing them to come to us….

It was another spectacular day with masses of wildlife, and the added bonus of the paddle steamer “Waverley” visiting Penzance for the second time in three years. Always such a wonderful thing to see especially on a beautiful day like this. This morning it was quite a quiet start until we had a great encounter…

It was a bit of a misty one this morning though the swell had dropped (slightly!). There were still so many seabirds out there – it’s an amazing sight watched them gliding and dipping over swells and into troughs with scarcely a flap. They were searching for food along big streams of foamy plankton which…

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…

We had a three hour followed by a two hour trip today. It was still fairly windy and choppy which made searching conditions difficult. However this morning we had some great views of leaping bluefin tuna as well as gannets, kittiwakes and lots of grey seals. During the afternoon’s Bay Discovery there were even more…

We managed to get both our morning and afternoon trips in today, despite the questionable forecast. This morning on the Bay Discovery the birds were clearly feeding over bluefin tuna, but the tuna weren’t showing themselves particularly and neither were the porpoises which were doing the same thing. There were lots of seals hauled out…

It was a tricky day with low grey light, and a brisk easterly wind which made things pretty choppy. We had a fast sail though! Seabirds were mainly loosely scattered with no focused feeding going on. The Manx shearwaters have all gone now, leaving the gannets, guillemots and razorbills. Some distant dark looking waders with…

We had a full Ocean Discovery today, which is nice for October weekday. It felt very similar to yesterday – cool and grey, and everything was really quiet for about an hour. We passed what was initially mistaken for a skua, until we realised it was a peregrine falcon which was flying back towards the…

Though grey and choppy, conditions were far better than expected today and we had a great couple of trips. This morning there were eight seals hauled out – it’s been a popular spot for them there lately. We then headed a long way south and found two groups of common dolphins feeding with just a…

After the strong wind of the last two days (more strong wind) we were back out today and conditions were surprisingly benign. This morning we saw several grey seals round the island and a couple of groups of harbour porpoises, but on the whole it was rather quiet. This afternoon we tried a different route…