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Aug
15
Great weather and great sightings!
Fulcrum and her calf enjoyed the warm weather by flipper flapping on the surface and rolling around. A variety of other humpbacks enjoyed the weather joined by several minkes as well. Another perfect day at sea!
Pictures from 8/9:
Aug
10
8/7
A gorgeous day brought us through a couple of minke whales to 12 Humpback Whales; including Lavalier and calf, music, and infinity. Several Humpback Whales spent the afternoon logging (napping) and others traveled in a group of 5- a relatively rare behavior.
8/8
Another day of good weather brought us to 11 Humpback Whales searching for food and resting in the warm sun. A mother and calf enjoyed the nice day to rest and for the calf to feed.
Jul
18
Taking just a short ride north to Jeffrey’s Ledge we quickly were surrounded by Humpback Whales!
A group of 5 Humpback Whales were open mouth feeding as we arrived. We continued to watch 14 more whales move through the area. Weather and whale watching turned out great. A great day for everyone!
Jessica
Jul
16
A rather long travel brought us down near Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod, but it was certainly worth the trip! The whales have found large amounts of food and displayed a variety of feeding behaviors including kick feeding and bubble nets. For a long time, five humpback whales were feeding together - all rising with mouths full of food. At times there where 10 whales around the boat feeding and diving. One whale decided to have a little fun and breached three times right near the boat. 
Jul
11
A beautiful late afternoon ride took us straight to breaching whales! We first found Nile and her calf enjoying the waves - flipper flapping, tail slapping, and breaching. We then found another whale continuously breaching for a good ten minutes! What a serene moment to be alone with these magnificent creatures, it seemed we had them all to ourselves, as the other vessels have long since headed to port. As we moved on towards home, we watched several more whales breaching. A great way to end a great afternoon.
Jul
6
Starting out foggy, the fog cleared as we reached the bank. The fish have returned to the area after last week’s storm and birds swarmed everywhere feasting. A great day for bird watchers as we saw a variety of gulls, shearwaters, and storm petrels. The whales joined into this feeding. We saw Cajun, Pinpoint, and Cavalier and her calf all feeding on the sand eels. Some great views of wide mouth feeding and kick feeding right next to the boat. We saw several more humpbacks in the distance and a variety of different fin whales and minkes also enjoying the new feed. It turned out to be a gorgeous, clear day.
Jul
6
Great weather for another great day of whale watching. We saw a variety of birds throughout the trip, including gulls,shearwaters,and comorants. There were Fin whales swimming along side as we headed out. We found a large number of Humpback whales, including Cajun (for a third day in a row)and Filament. The whales spent a long time deep diving for food allowing some great fluke shots. We also saw a mother and calf enjoying the feast. Another great find for an excellent trip
May
18
The outlook for 2009 is excellent! We have been seeing abundant whales everyday, even on many of our All Day Fishing trips. The amount of bait fish that we see out there is also a great sign. Thankfully, the weather is getting nice, we hope to see you out there with us.
Apr
23
What can I say? This may be one of the best whale watch seasons we’ve ever had! Each day continues to rival the previous days just in number of whales sighted. I still think we have some of the best passengers too; you all have been great and so wonderful to spend time with! Read more »
Apr
23
The past couple weeks have been interesting. We’ve had ups and downs with the weather, and ups and downs with the sightings as well. Read more »