A few days away in the sun, photos .

[andy59]

And we were nowhere near the MED .

Had a great few days and made up a lot for earlier in the year .

 

[Quest]

Love it. Thanks for the pics.

 

[lanerboy]

Nice pics durdel dorr and lulworth were busy then

 

[epervier]

Thank you for taking the time to share.

 

[mlines]

Where were the Dolphins?

 

[andy59]

A pod of about 20 with a couple of youngsters off boscombe

a couple more at lulworth ,

and old Harry .

 

[gravygraham]

Great pics Andy. Is there a foolproof way of distinguishing dolphins from porpoises?

 

[andy59]

I have no idea Graham , they could have been either

 

[gordmac]

http://thewesternisles.co.uk/differencedolphinporpoise.htm

 

[Firefly625]

Great pictures, in my 40 years of boating I have yet to see Dolphins, seen a few basking sharks, but never a bloody dolphin or a Porpoise!

 

[lisilou]

Great pictures, in my 40 years of boating I have yet to see Dolphins, seen a few basking sharks, but never a bloody dolphin or a Porpoise!

+1 except I've never seen a basking shark either

 

[rafiki_]

Great pictures, in my 40 years of boating I have yet to see Dolphins, seen a few basking sharks, but never a bloody dolphin or a Porpoise!

A long time ago, when I windsurfed, I was sailing off Largs in Scotland, and wasa joined by a group (pod?) of seals. It was fantastic to be so close to these creatures. Have only met Dolphins in foreign parts to date, but hope to fix that soon.

 

[andy59]

A bit of video if it works .

 

[Scubadoo]

Great pictures, in my 40 years of boating I have yet to see Dolphins, seen a few basking sharks, but never a bloody dolphin or a Porpoise!

A few years ago while about 20metres down I had a pod of around 20 dolphins whizz pass me going in the other direction, I thought we were going to collide, that was in the red sea, great experience

But never seen dolphins or basking sharks on the south coast

Mind you I did see a seal in Newtown creek a few years ago.

Anyway, great pictures, thanks for posting.

 

[MRC]

Brilliant. Makes me want to use the boat in the uk more.

We saw dolphins in the same place a few years ago

 

[dustywings]

A few years ago while about 20metres down I had a pod of around 20 dolphins whizz pass me going in the other direction, I thought we were going to collide, that was in the red sea, great experience

But never seen dolphins or basking sharks on the south coast

Mind you I did see a seal in Newtown creek a few years ago.

Anyway, great pictures, thanks for posting.

There were a pair of seals in Newtown the weekend before last, they were amazing came right up to the boat. At the same time there was an Osprey overhead!

 

[Scubadoo]

There were a pair of seals in Newtown the weekend before last, they were amazing came right up to the boat. At the same time there was an Osprey overhead!

You lucky person, I thought they were shy of boats, I'll have to look out for them in hope of seeing them.

 

[andy59]

I have seen dolphins / porpoises twice now from current boat and both times it was nice weather and as flat as a witches tit , i suppose it just makes them easier to see .

 

[Wandering Star]

Great pics Andy. Is there a foolproof way of distinguishing dolphins from porpoises?

In my experience dolphins have a tougher flesh and taste saltier than porpoises. If you marinate either beast for 24 hours before cooking there's probably little to distinguish between them.

Cheers, Brian.