Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

Great boat, very clean and comfortable. Crew was great very knowledgable. We will go again!

The skipper on our catamaran couldn't have been more right on in his sighting spots. There were whales all around us, and at a time close enough that you could reach over the rails and pat a Blue! There was also a very knowledgeable representative from the Institute of Cetacean Research who answered any and all questions, and provided additional information on the whales and their habits. Perfect trip!

The trip was a lot of fun. My kids loves the trip as well. As a matter of fact they want to do it again. All the staff including the captain was so friendly, you can feel they are trying to do their best to make their customers happy and satisfied. It was a lucky day too, we saw Mola-mola the first time, Dolphins in the wild and Gray whales and different kinds of sea birds. My kids never stops talking about the trip until now, and definitely this is a sea adventure trip you and your family don't want to miss. Highly recommended. Thanks guys.

We had a wonderful time on the whale watch. This was not our first time, since we live locally. This time however, I took my son so that he could film the whales for extra credit for his "Living Sea" class.....we were not disappointed. On this trip we were lucky enough to see an 80 foot "Fin" whale. We watched the whale for about 20 minutes..........my son was thrilled to get so much "good footage". The day we sailed, April12, 2008....could not have been a more beautiful day!!!! Warm and sunny!! Perfect. Also, the crew was very knowledgable regarding the area and see life that we were seeing. It was a very fun day and it worked out well for my son......he did very well on the extra credit project. Thanks again, Heather Nicholls, Laguna Niguel, CA

The crew smoked non-stopped! I couldn't really enjoy fishing when i had to move around avoiding the smoke, even when they were helping you w/ the fish, they smoked. Wish there was a non-smoking boat. Would go again if there was.

As Visitors from Scotland watching a Blue whale was just fantastic. The skipper of the boat had to work his socks off to find the whale but the long wait was well worth it, The commentery from the marine biologist was an added feature of the trip. This was a real highlight of our vacation. Comfortable boat and good staff. Well worth the money!!

Beyond anything I imagined; I keep saying WOW! Will definitely be back

We are on the tail end of blue whale season and after looking at whale siteing reports with very few whales being seen, we still took the cruise. What an enjoyable time. The boat was excellent and the staff knew all about the dolphins and different animals we saw. I recommend this boat for the stability (less roll) and the crew. Well worth the money. Thank you for an enjoyable time.

Didn't think we wouldn't see a whale during the festival of whales, but we didn't...beer was cheap $5. Got a coupon to go again but my friend was from out of town. Otherwise it was a relaxing boat ride...pay the extra $ for the Catermeran...way smoother ride and you have shelter inside from the cold wind.

It was great. We were showing a relative from Germany the California coast and decided to see some whales and we did. Also, hundreds maybe even thousands of dolphins. Neat stuff. The crew was great and informative. Very enjoyable experience!!

We're satisfied with the activity because we watched lots of dolphins. However we couldn't see whales at all. If we had seen whales,I would have given five stars on this review.

We had a wonderful day - beautiful weather with fantastic views of the animals... The captains were very knowledgable and personable and the boat itself was great. I am four months pregnant and had to throw up... The crew were so sweet and fixed me a cold drink right away - I highly reccomend this as it far exceeded my expectations for the price - I will definietly bring my four year old next time - there were several young kids on the boat who appeared to be having a really fun time:)

We were able to follow a female Gray Whale for quite some time, and she kept fluking every few minutes. We also saw a pod of several hundred common dolphins with babies. This was our first time ever seeing whales and dolphins in the wild, and we were very pleased with the trip and the crew. Thank you!

I had my doubts that we would actually see any whales and thought at least we would get a great sunset. I was wrong we encountered 3 whales and it was very impressive trailing the whales. I am sure there are times where the sightings are nil but I would still recommend the cruise. The crew is helpful and have some knowledge of sealife.

We had so much fun Whale Watching! The crew was great! We saw lots of Fin Whales (which I had never heard of before). It was my second time going and I would gladly go again!