Sightings & News

May 6, 2008

Launch day is almost here and we can't wait to get out whale watching!  We have been hard at work on the Granite State this spring.  Our main improvement has been two brand new transmissions and propellers, which will lower fuel consumption while maintaining our current top speed.

Speaking of speeds, some of you may have read one of the recent articles about whale watch boats speeding around whales.  These studies were all conducted on whale watch boats from Massachusetts.  Our whale watches are always conducted with the safety of the whales as our first concern.  We love spending our days in the company of these animals and would never do anything that we thought would compromise the safety of a whale, or even just negatively impact its day.  We follow all whale watch guidelines to the best of our ability, and we have some of our own self-imposed guidelines as well.  We never intentionally approach a whale closer than is safe, or from a dangerous direction, and if a whale chooses to approach us, we shut down our engines and drift-making the experience quieter and safer for everyone.  We limit our time watching individual whales, and never join a crowd of other boats, even if there is a whale exhibiting rare behavior.  It is our philosophy that our whale watches are a platform for both whale research and also education.  It is a rare privilege to observe these amazing creatures in their natural habitat, living just off our coast and going about their daily business, and we feel that by helping to make the public aware of them, we are helping whale populations to recover and thrive.  We don't promise to be the biggest or fastest boat out there, but we do promise that we will always whale watch responsibly, with a passion for what we do.

Hope to see you on the water soon!

Capt. Pete

March 15, 2008

Spring is getting closer by the day!  I can't wait to get back out there and rejoin our cetacean friends after a long winter.

The 2008 schedule and prices have been posted.  The new web site should be up soon!!

March 1, 2008

Wow, the winter has gone by quickly (which is a good thing!)  Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been working to get our new webpage up and running.  We will post our 2008 schedule and prices soon, but don't hesitate to call us to book your trip for the upcoming season.  I'll have lots of news and updates soon!!

Capt. Pete

October 15, 2007

Well, our 2007 whale watch season has ended, and the Granite State has been hauled out for another long winter.  We finished out the season strong with lots of Fin Whales, including one of our favorites named Ladder.  There were also fair amount of humpbacks around as well, including Flask, Pinball, Repeat, Rainforest, and one unidentified whale as well.

The highlight of the last couple of weeks was definitely the whale watch on Friday Oct. 5th.  We had some great Dolphins, Minkes, and two Fin Whales, but the best part came when Flask and Pinball decided to inspect the boat and our passengers for almost a half hour!  It was a trip we will remember for a while! 

I still have a bunch of photos from this season that I have to upload, but until then, visit www.whalesightings.com to see a bunch of great photos taken on our whale watches.

I'll have an end of the year "summary" report soon, but until then I'd like to thank the whole Granite State crew for making this year such a success!