Interesting Book

An interest book, it deals with the social & economic structure of the Lobster Industry in Maine.

If you get a chance check it out. It is a bit academic in some chapters but an interesting read none the less.

The 2011 whale season is upon us.

Well I have been posting more on the facebook page then I have been on the blog. So, sorry about that.....we have a new ticket booth these days. It is spacious and comfortable and I will be posting pictures soon.
The Whale boat went out on Memorial Day after having to cancel the Saturday and Sunday trip due to bad weather. We saw whales but they were very sluggish and not very playful.
We are hoping to head back out on Saturday and sunday of the first week of June.
So if you want to enjoy a nice day out before the tourist season hits in July give us a call.

Pirate Story On NPR

So much for the lore of being a pirate. Wonder when the franchise aspect of the business will be coming out? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103657301

A Little Bit of Dredging.

Spring is in the air. Have been doing a bit of dredging around the docks. Shot some video of what is happening.

Looking for Speaking Gigs

We are starting early in marketing the whale boat and scenic lobster tours this year, and we are looking for groups that would like to have a guest lecturer. We have compose a small talk about the company using powerpoint and video so if you know anyone that is looking for a usual talk please let us know.

Lack of posts

Have to say that we didn't post to many pictures or videos this year. It was an usual year. We will try and download some images that were captured as well as video over the winter.
It seemed that we never had our cameras when the fun things happen.
Hope next year we will be more on the ball.

Taking a cruise

It was a hot day on the docks today! We had to hose the parking lot down to cut down on the dust. But the people heading on the Whale Boat were a happy lot so here is a quick video showing the people heading out to track down the Whales of July!

Fourth of July Fireworks

It was a beautiful night on the Atlantic for a great fireworks display in Kennebunk Maine. We had over 125 people on the Whale Boat and over 30 on "Kylie's Chance". The weather was clear and the ocean was calm and cool and the drinks were flowing.
Here is a 45 second video of some of the fireworks that lite up the skies over Kennebunk Beach to the delight of the crowd both on the water and on the coast line.

Dual Bubble Feeding

Here is a pair of Humpback whales that were bubble feeding on our last trip out this past weekend. They worked in unison, it was almost like a ballet. We were beside them for 45 minutes and they kept at it.

So if you get a chance, come on out this summer.

First Trip Out of the 2010 season!

We had a nice day on the first cruise of the 2010 season. Had a humpback calf that was very frisky and did quite a few breaches. Also had a close encounter as they passed right by "Nick's Chance".

So the first video is the calf breaching, it looks better on the big screen. It was video taped in HD and it is only 9 seconds.

The second video is the calf coming in to check us out. So the whales are out there. Come on down and go whale hunting with us in the deep blue Atlantic.

Moby Dick.....the opera?

I was listening to NPR this morning, as I am prone to do on Sunday's and I heard that the Dallas (Texas) Opera House is doing an opera based on Herman Melville's book "Moby Dick." I thought that was intriguing, if one has read the book which is quite long and full of allegories in reference to religion, slavery and the basic human relationship to oneself while giving the first detail written history of the whaling industry, one has to wonder how do you score that to music?

Do you think the Ogunquit Playhouse will be doing this one soon?

The question is what part should Captain Gary play?

Check it out if you want.

http://www.dallasopera.org/the_season/091004-index.php

Do you remember the Nautilus

Ah, the Nautilus. We had to use the Whale Boat the Nautilus one year as we had to way for the new "Nick's Chance to be built. It was an interesting year in that boat with a lot of stories to go a long with it. After it was sold it became the "Indian" and worked out of Saco until the Owner/Captain passed away... last I heard it was still in legal probate somewhere.

Bermuda Whale Website

Someone on our crew worked at this place in Bermuda last year. It is a very interesting website check it out.

We are just a few months before we start up again.

http://www.whalesbermuda.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256&Itemid=107

How old do whales get.

Found interesting article about the the possiblity that whales can live a longer time then previously noted.

I don't think people understand that whales and dolphins have a degree of communication that still isn't fully understood.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-461703/Whale-survives-harpoon-attack-130-years-ago-worlds-oldest-mammal.html

Three's Company

Took this last year. We had three whales blow at the same time. Looking forward to having another great year. Start up in just 2 months!

Blue Fin Tuna

One of the things that people remark to us on the Whale Boat is that the size of Blue Fin Tuna when we point out the schools of tuna during our trips out to see the whales. They have a hard time understanding the size, they are to use to seeing the little cans of tuna on the grocery store shelf.

So to show people how big blue fin tuna can get, here is a picture of one with a local charter fishermen who caught one last year. The Captain's name is Tom Mansfield, and he was the pilot for the Lobster Boat one season a few years back. So some of you will recognize him.

A bit of summer in the winter

I was going thru the images that I have collected over the years and I found this one of the yacht "Adiz" that was moored off the Breakers one summer after a small rain shower. I love the rainbow in the back ground.

The "Adiz" was on the final leg of a world tour from what I understood at the time of this picture.

We are on Facebook

Well "First Chance Whale Watch" has a Facebook page. So if you have a facebook page we would like for you to become of of our friends. Let's see if we can get over 100 friends by the start of the Whale Season.......

Some of our friends have already started posting pictures of their trip with us.

Boat Launch Primer

Just remember new boat owners, back your boat into the water at the public ramp.

I hope this brings a smile to your frozen faces.

Brrrrr. Its cold in Kennebunk Maine.

Winter is approaching..

Oh the weather out there is cloudy, the christmas music is playing on the radio, and I would like to go out for a boat ride. I guess that is not possible since the Whale Boat is all weather proofed and sealed up with plastic on the upper decks. The marina is filled up with boats and all buttened up for the first of the snow storms that are yet to come. I am hoping the snow will be delayed until January..

Hey Captain Adam when are you going to take your charter boat out for the season? Or is that the new tender for "Nick's Chance"?