Afternoon pelagic this Saturday
I have reserved the Kraken for an afternoon seabirding trip (if
we see whales we can look at them too) this Saturday, February 18.
This will be a 4-hour trip for $100 per person, departing at 1 pm
from the Anchor Charters dock in Noyo Harbor.
The marine forecast calls for seas of 7 feet at 13 seconds, which
is not too bad, and wind of 10 mph or less. It will be COLD
though, with air temps in the 40s.
We have done very few offshore trips in winter so it is hard to
predict what we will find. Likelies include six or seven species
of Gulls, two kinds of Albatross (this is probably the best chance
of seeing a Laysan here), Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets, Ancient
Murrelets, and maybe a few Shearwaters. (Both Sooty and
Short-tailed are possible, if we can tell them apart.) And of
course it's always possible to find something unexpected out
there.
Just in case anyone was thinking of showing up at the dock...
this trip has been canceled as the sea conditions deteriorated
overnight and it will be pretty rough out there in the afternoon.
Tim
I have reserved the Kraken for an afternoon seabirding trip (if we see whales we can look at them too) this Saturday, February 18. This will be a 4-hour trip for $100 per person, departing at 1 pm from the Anchor Charters dock in Noyo Harbor.
The marine forecast calls for seas of 7 feet at 13 seconds, which is not too bad, and wind of 10 mph or less. It will be COLD though, with air temps in the 40s.
We have done very few offshore trips in winter so it is hard to predict what we will find. Likelies include six or seven species of Gulls, two kinds of Albatross (this is probably the best chance of seeing a Laysan here), Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets, Ancient Murrelets, and maybe a few Shearwaters. (Both Sooty and Short-tailed are possible, if we can tell them apart.) And of course it's always possible to find something unexpected out there.
Contact me for more details and updates on the weather forecast as we get closer to the weekend.