Harbour Porpoise
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Humpbacks, Porpoises and a Grey Whale – 2/5/18
We started off the day in the same place we found the whales the previous morning. Sure enough, we found humpback whales in the middle of the Golden Gate Strait near Point Bonita. Initially I saw one spout, but soon I was seeing four spouts. A few more minutes passed and suddenly I was counting…
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Humpbacks by the Golden Gate Bridge – 4/5/18
Right as we started heading out on our first trip, we heard reports on the radio of whales two miles past Point Bonita. Just outside the bridge the water was glassy. There was no strong wind or swell, but a strong incoming tide meant that it was still a little choppy. Just past Point Bonita…
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A Windy Day with Whales – 31/5/18
It was windy as we headed out of San Francisco Bay in search of whales. We found four humpbacks close to Mile Rock at the end of the Golden Gate Strait. Two of the four whales were surfacing in synchrony and diving together. The other two were nearby. The whales were near a huge group…
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Feeding Porpoises – 5/2/21
We headed out on a sunny February afternoon with Modern Sailing School. In our first leg between Angel Island and Alcatraz, we spotted some seabirds and some California sea lions resting on the shipping lane buoys. As we headed behind Angel Island towards Raccoon Strait, there were plenty of porpoises feeding in the calm waters.…
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A Multi-Species Day – 13/5/18
We had just started on our Farallon Islands trip when we found a Humpback Whale just outside the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw a fluke dive and decided to continue past it to increase our chances of making it to the islands. There was a southern wind to 10 knots forecasted, but we had pretty…