September 11, 2026

 Friday's whale watch began with a breeze from the west that followed us all the way offshore. After reaching an area where we had luck with whales a few days prior, it didn't take us long to find our first sighting in the form of Owl the humpback whale.

Humpback whale

Owl diving

As we tracked along with Owl, another humpback could be seen, slowly making its way into the area. Eventually, it crossed paths with Owl, so we switched our attention to this second whale.

Humpback surfacing

With a dorsal fin this large, it didn't take long for us to identify this humpback as Spoon! We followed this whale for a bit, and before long, both Spoon and Owl decided to pair up with one another.

Owl and Spoon

Not long later, it was time for us to start headed home. Time for us to see what the weekend has in store!

September 9, 2026

Wednesday’s whale watch brought us calm seas, curious dolphins, and some seriously entertaining humpback whales! 🐋🌊

After a little wind to start the trip, the ocean settled down beautifully, making it much easier for us to find wildlife. We encountered four different groups of Atlantic white-sided dolphins, including one incredible pod of at least 200 animals! 🐬🐬🐬

Two Atlantic white-sided dolphins, one missing its fin!

And the humpbacks did not disappoint! We spotted five whales—Clamp, Furrows, Partition, Pylon, and Owl. Clamp treated us to her signature high-fluke/tail-flick behavior not once, but twice!

Meanwhile, Partition stole the show with some truly impressive flipper slapping. Talk about making an appearance!

We even came across a couple of ocean sunfish, though they weren’t quite ready for their close-up. These two were keeping things mysterious and staying a little shy. ☀️🐟

All in all, it was a fantastic day on the water, filled with whales, dolphins, and plenty of memorable moments! 💙

Owl!

September 5-7, 2026

The weather may have started windy for the holiday weekend; it at least ended on the other end of the spectrum. Saturday morning, the wind arrived earlier than expected. Our travels took us through many miles of searching, but whale luck was not on our side. We look forward to having our passengers join us another day. No trips ran on Sunday because of the strong winds. Monday, finally, had conditions on our side. Offshore, we spent time with seven humpback whales. We started with a pair: Clamp and Jawa. Not far away was Satula, followed by Patches. We watched Satula create a few bubble clouds, a feeding mechanism humpback whales use on occasion. The day wrapped up with a trio of humpback whales, including Fan, Buzzard, and Partition. 

Pair of humpback whales

Satula

Remnant of a bubble cloud

September 4, 2026

 The weather has definitely been touch and go as we have entered our fall whale watching schedule, but Friday presented us with the most amazingly gorgeous sea conditions as we made our way offshore, and we intended to make the most of it! Our trip began with brief looks at a very mobile ocean sunfish as it was moving at a very brisk pace at the surface. We pressed further offshore, eventually coming across a very small rounded shape at the surface, which turned out to be an endangered KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE resting along the surface!!!

Kemp's Ridley turtle

Coming up for air AHHHHH!!!!

This species is that smallest of all the sea turtles on Earth, reaching lengths of 1-2ft as adults. Our crew was absolutely amazed as this turtle spent close to twenty minutes at the surface, occasionally coming up for a breath of air. What an amazing summer it has been for sea turtles! Unfortunately, we couldn't stick around forever, so we eventually moved on in search of whales. Before coming across whales however, we were able to get better views at another ocean sunfish near the surface.

Ocean Sunfish

It took a bit more searching, but finally, we were able to find whales on our whale watch. Whale sightings began with a pair of humpback whales, Grommet and Victim, as they travelled near the surface. 

Pair of humpbacks

While watching them, a third humpback whale was seen spending time in the area. Before getting looks at that whale, we went to investigate some distant splashing. This splashing was revealed to be an amazingly active pod of about one hundred Atlantic white-sided dolphins!

Dolphin mom/calf

This was a very tight-knit group of dolphins that were so much fun to watch! After saying goodbye, we picked our search back up for the single humpback whale. Finally getting looks at this whale, it was a familiar friend, Satula. After spending time with this whale, it was time to head home. Such an unforgettable Friday!

September 2, 2026

 With poor weather keeping us on land on Wednesday, Thursday marked our first outing of September! Our sightings for the day began quickly with brief looks at an ocean sunfish before we pressed on through the Isles of Shoals.

Passing by Star Island

After making our way offshore, we were able to spend time with three different pairs of humpback whales! Our first pair consisted of Quill and Cacophony.

Humpback whale

We didn't have to travel far at all before getting looks at our second pair, Patches and Prongs.

Humpback diving

After leaving behind our second pair, we came across our third, Pina and Jawa!

Humpback surfacing

Eventually, it was time to head home. As we did so, we passed by a small pod of harbor porpoise and even another ocean sunfish right before we entered the harbor. 

Poor weather is keeping us on the dock again for Thursday, so we shall see you all again on Friday!

August 31, 2026

Monday marked the initial shift from our summer season schedule to fall whale watching. Our trip included two pairs of humpback whales and a spread-out group of Atlantic white-sided dolphins. 

We first spent time with humpback whales Fan and Valley before checking out Clamp and Bungee. There were even more spouts in the distance as we bounced between the subpods of our toothed whales.

Dolphin

Tuesday's trip has been canceled due to the weather, so stay tuned for our next update once we are back on the water.

August 29-30, 2026

On Saturday morning, we spent time with three humpback whales, while another pair passed by. 

Pair of humpback whales

Humpback whale surfacing

The whales we checked out included Piña, Thistle, and Orion. We also came across a pair of ocean sunfish, quite an unusual sighting! 

Ocean sunfish

Two ocean sunfish!

On Saturday afternoon, we started the trip with guess what? Another ocean sunfish! Wow, these fish have been out in full force this season. 

Afternoon ocean sunfish

We then checked out Piña and Thistle, still in the area, and still being quite mellow. 

Humpback whale

After some searching, we spent time with a pod of approximately 75 Atlantic white-sided dolphins. These toothed whales were cruising through the water! Goodness gracious, it was almost all white water when they surfaced. Impressive!

Atlantic white-sided dolphins on the move (above and below)

More water than whale can be seen as our dolphins sped through the ocean!

As we headed offshore on Sunday morning, we stopped to check out an ocean sunfish. 

Ocean sunfish

Further along, we came across a large pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins. These whales were on the move. It was fun keeping up with their pace. We then got a chance to enjoy watching humpback whales Grommet and Alligator. 

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

On Sunday afternoon, we found ourselves surrounded by humpback whales. We saw spouts off either side of the boat. Whales were moving around as we watched individuals form and fizzle different associations. At times, whales were in groups of three, four, and five. 

Identified individuals include Satula, Decimal, Whirlwind, Dross, Downsweep, Chablis, Partition, Fan, Spika, Quote, Chromosome, and Dross.