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Friday 18th September

We were treated to some astonishing sights on this morning’s Ocean Discovery (the afternoon was cancelled due to the building southwesterly wind). We sailed south out of the bay towards the area where we have found a bit of feeding activity the last few mornings. There were some diving gannets and some very tricky dolphins…

Tuesday 8th September

We are having an amazing September so far. Despite the heavy rain overnight and the strong northerly breeze which lasted all day, sightings were fantastic today. After watching a few seals first thing we then hoisted the mainsail and sailed parallel with the shore, not intending to go too far out to sea. However an…

Friday 27th June

I was unsure all week about whether Friday trips would be possible based on the wind forecast. We were able to head out on an early Ocean Discovery this morning in the end and we’re glad we did, because there was an amazing feeding frenzy going on in the bay. Hungry  dolphins raced around herding…

Friday 28th July

We had two 3 hour Ocean Discovery trips today with lots of excited families and their kids on. With justification – once again we found multiple pods of common dolphins everywhere we sailed. It was quite a windy day (what else?) and we had lots of people keen to sit on the net so there…

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…