Date: 10/31/26 9:18 am From: Tim Bray via Mendobirds <tbray...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Reminder: Offshore trip Sunday departing at 9 AM
There has been some confusion about the start time for Sunday's trip,
and the correct information has not been propagated through the
different parts of the website. If you signed up, you received a
confirmation email with the incorrect time.
We will depart the dock at *9:00*, so be there at 8:30 to get parked and
ready to board by 8:45.
This date was originally planned as a full-day seabirding trip but there
wasn't enough interest, so it was changed to a half-day, with a later
start time to attract more locals. That worked and we now have 20+
going, hopeful for a repeat of the spectacular marine-mammal show we got
two weeks ago. Marine forecast looks great so we are anticipating a nice
day.
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Cheers,
Tim
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albatross.” Robert Cushman Murphy, 1912
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On 10/27/2026 11:23 AM, Tim Bray via groups.io wrote:
> Marine forecast is looking sweet for Sunday's half-day trip, with seas
> less than 4 ft at 13 seconds - very calm!
>
> Whales and dolphins have been abundant and putting on a great show
> recently, with breaching Humpbacks, fluking Blues, and three species
> of Dolphins riding the bow wave of the Kraken. We anticipate more of
> that on Sunday. This might be the last good opportunity to see the
> many Humpback Whales that are feeding here right now, as they will
> soon begin departing for Mexico.
>
> Seabirds have also been abundant, especially Shearwaters and Fulmars.
> We had seven species of Shearwater ten days ago, including
> Flesh-footed, Manx, and over a thousand Black-vented Shearwaters that
> have come up here looking for food. Also two Laysan Albatrosses and
> two Tufted Puffins, one of which repeatedly circled the boat, giving
> everyone great views. Multiple South Polar Skuas as well.
>
> To join in this fun, sign up at https://noyopelagics.com/ so the
> Captain knows how many people are coming. The Kraken will depart at 9
> AM (note this will be Standard Time, the clocks change that morning)
> and we plan to return around 2 PM (but can be delayed by whales on the
> return trip!). Cost is $125 per person. This is the last scheduled
> half-day trip for the year, so don't miss out!
>
