Despite the dreary windy conditions we had a fabulous trip today. It’s always worth heading out at this time of year even on an unpromising looking day. After hoisting the sails on leaving the harbour we sailed south and spied a bit of bird activity, including some of the familiar looking pecking by great black…
Sunday 31st May
We had a final Ocean Discovery trip to finish the half term this morning. After a quiet start to the season, this week has seen beautiful weather and a lot of very welcome visitors – both humans and animals! We watched some seals at the island at the start of the trip, including our favourite…
We saw four species of cetacean today! On the morning Discovery Voyage a harbour porpoise was spotted very quickly, which was great because we haven’t been seeing too many of these lately. Numbers will build as we head through the summer. In the far distance we spotted some common dolphins but then much closer we…
Friday 29th May
We had an Ocean Discovery trip followed by a Discovery Voyage trip today. Despite being at low tide when the seals should have been hauled out on the rocks, it was pretty quiet this morning. There are a staggering number of pot buoys round the island at the moment, so a lot of fishing effort….
Friday 5th September
What a fantastic day we had today. There was still a hefty swell running, but otherwise conditions were good. This morning we found fifteen seals on the island; they were mainly adult females but there was two males and a couple of juveniles as well. We then headed south, finding bluefin tuna and, rather unusually,…
Tuesday 13th August
The heatwave didn’t show up in Mount’s Bay today but the wildlife certainly did. This morning we started with a small group of porpoises, then a much larger group feeding inshore under gannets. Heading further out we could see an absolute mess of seabirds on the far horizon, and as we approached saw the tell…
Thursday 7th August
Today was a fine example of what the Atlantic can throw at the western coasts of Britain despite it being high summer – a soggy south westerly wind full of mizzle with some choppy sea conditions! Thank you to our hardy passengers who came along, got wet and still smiled! The three hour morning trip…