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Sunday August 30th Humpback whale

August 31, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

We had a another great trip up to Sandy Hook beach area to see a humpback whale with the skyline of New York City in the background. A great day for everyone.We have 4 trips this coming week.Humpback whale watching New York City 2020. Join us soon we go whale watching and we are the only ones who guarantee you will see a whale or your next trip is free!

Jersey Shore Whale Watching Tours
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Anna Bryce-McDonald
Anna Bryce-McDonald
16:13 21 Nov 20
We had a humpback whale hang out with us for about 90 min. It was amazing. We actually had to leave him because our... time was up. Thanks captain Bill for a great time.read more
Michael Monaghan
Michael Monaghan
01:47 05 Nov 20
This whale watching tour was truly amazing! I've been multiple times and each time is better than the last. On this... particular trip, we saw an endangered North Atlantic Right Whale! The crew is very friendly and knowledgeable. You can tell that they care deeply about these marine animals and make sure to treat them with respect while providing an amazing and educational experience.read more
Katie Allis
Katie Allis
01:42 05 Nov 20
Wonderful experience and crew! They’re very friendly and knowledgeable. Was able to see a North Atlantic Right Whale,... one of only 388 in the world! You won’t be disappointed.read more
marisa kos
marisa kos
14:40 24 Oct 20
Yes another 5 star review. How are they so successful finding whales? There are fishing boats and other boats that all... report the sightings so that they know where to look. They also have a fish finder sonar to follow the whales dinner. I was surprised how lose we could get. Whales actually dive rather slowly so they give you a chance to catch that tale photo. While this covid pandemic sucks, it was a great time to go out because the do not crowd the boat. Each group was able to have their space. We sometimes choose to wear masks when we were outside but I doubt it was necessary out in the open water. If you went inside masks were required. I very much appreciate the safety measures including cleaning that we witnessed. Of course the point of this trip was the whales and they did not disappoint. We also had very nice dolphin views and the naturalist on board kept us informed. Lastly I was concerned about booking ahead because of it got cancelled some of our party would not be able to make it another day. However we would have been allowed a refund as opposed to a credit. You can bring food and drink. Just a great day.read more
Lorraine Montecuollo
Lorraine Montecuollo
01:21 15 Oct 20
This trip was awesome! The naturalist Danielle was very knowledgeable and taught us many things about the humpback... whales. The crew was friendly and helpful. We were out of Belmar 20 minutes and seeing the whale. On this trip we were lucky to see two different whales I had taken the whale trip out of Cape May and only saw dolphins. I would highly recommend this trip for anyone.read more
Will Heyniger
Will Heyniger
19:57 13 Oct 20
What an awesome experience. Crew, both on off boat were excellent. Trip will change your life and encourage positive... environmental changes to your life. It was a great trip, and a great time had by all attending. Staff worked with trip cancellations and rebooking without canceling my reservation - superb customer service. I’m excited to go back next year and hopefully their offshore trip , as well , next year.read more
Alison Olker
Alison Olker
19:34 13 Oct 20
Took my daughter the 1st weekend in October and it was amazing. Saw a whale breech for the 1st time. Staff super... friendly and the guide was amazing. Will definitely do again real soon. Also bought a long sleeved tshirt and it's super comfortable so much so my daughter took the one I bought on the boat so I had to order another oneread more
Merry Brennan
Merry Brennan
02:16 06 Sep 20
What a fabulous way to spend the afternoon on Labor Day weekend! We saw a minke whale not even a half hour into the... trip. This was followed by dolphins and then 4 humpbacks, which we were able to see again and again up close thanks to the captain's smooth maneuvering. Marine researcher Danielle is a true gem, sharing great info along the way. Would highly recommend this terrific tour along the beautiful Jersey Shore!read more
Joanne Zarnowski
Joanne Zarnowski
23:56 28 Aug 20
I can't say enough about this experience. The boat was clean and comfortable and our Whale expert from Rutgers was very... informative and really interesting to listen to. When they say you are guarenteed to see a whale they certainly mean it. We searched for a while and just couldnt locate one but the Captain wouldnt give up and we turned around and there it was. So graceful and magnificent. We want to bring my 90 year old father back on this tour. Captured beautiful pictures and video and a lot of great memories.read more
Stacey Murphy
Stacey Murphy
20:41 18 Aug 20
Kelly O'Brien
Kelly O'Brien
12:22 21 Jul 20
GO!! I took a friend for his birthday on the July 19 tour. I had read about this tour online and thought it would be a... great way to escape the heat, be on the water and maybe just maybe see a whale. Instead, we saw three whales. One of the whales breached over 30 times. Yes, 30! The naturalist on board said that was the most she had ever seen. It was spectacular -- we could see all of its markings very clearly. I never saw a whale leap up and snap its jaws closed mid-air, but I did that day. If you go, be prepared to get a bit wet but that was part of the fun. They do a good job of reminding people when to mask up and socially distance themselves. I had a memorable day -- I can't say you will have the same whale experience but you never know.read more
Harriette Doll
Harriette Doll
22:08 20 Jul 20
I went on the most amazing whale watch trip on Sunday, July 19th, with three friends aboard the Royal Belmar Princess... out of Belmar, NJ. Once out to sea, we stopped off the coast of Sandy Hook and saw 3 Humpback juvenile whales. Whale #1 surfaced a few times and we could see his back arched out of the water before her went back under. Whale #2 was feeding and twice we saw him come straight up about 1/2 way out of the water to swallow up schools of small fish. Whale #3 made our entire experience so awesome. He put on an amazing show for us, breaching sideways and backwards out of the water multiple times. What a showoff! He was totally having fun displaying his playful side and we enjoyed watching him for quite some time. We were in complete awe. Thank you, Captain Bill McKim (Jersey Shore Whale Watch), crewmate Richie and marine environmentalist Danielle (who provided interesting and educational information about the whales). Surprisingly, we didn't see a single dolphin but the whale sightings were unreal! Mother Nature at her best, sharing her magnificent creatures for all to enjoy. A most memorable experience that none of us, including the crew, will ever forget.read more
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Whale watching report Aug 28th Belmar Sandy Hook

August 28, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

Whale watching report Aug 28th Belmar Sandy Hook

Today Friday it took us a while to find the whale, We started by searing the water off Spring Lake beach but we could not find the whale so we headed north.

we added an hour to the trip, We were able to find a whale off the coast of Sandy Hook National Park with New York City in the background.

Here are a few photos from today’s trip, We got back to the dock in pouring rain lol. The rain did not start until we were almost back to Belmar Marina.

 

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About Finback Whales

August 28, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

We did see a Finback whale this week off Asbury Park and Deal New Jersey.

 

CIRCE posted the image and a YouTube video to its Facebook page last week. The video footage shows two of three breaches–the first at 3 seconds and the second at 1:15–and reveal that the cetacean is almost leaping completely free of the water.

Fin whales are the world’s second largest whale species and can measure 80-plus feet, and weigh as much as 70 tons. Because of their immense size, they almost never breach, which makes the rare photo accompanying this story all the more striking.

The image was captured May 22 in the Strait of Gibraltar by a researcher for the Spanish cetacean conservation group, CIRCE (Conservación, Información y Estudio sobre cetáceos).

You never know that you might see on Jersey shore whale watch trips, join us maybe one day we will see it breach like this video,

whale watching Belmar
whale watching Belmar

 

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A Finback Whale on our trip!

August 27, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

We were all excited to see a Finback whale on our trip. Danielle our naturalist had been talking for days about 2 Finback whales being off the coast of Sandy Hook. we found it Wednesday.The families on the boat went crazy see to humpback whales come close to the boat and then we saw the finback whale and we observed it just swimming along. The whale is so huge it did not fit in my cameras view here are some of the photos i took. Join us soon the trips get better as we head towards fall whale migration season.

The fin whale is the second largest animal to ever live, in the entire history of Earth. Reaching lengths of at least 85 feet (26 m) and weights of 80 tons, this species is second only to its close relative, the blue whale. Their incredible size is only possible because of their aquatic lifestyles and the buoyancy provided by seawater. On land, an animal as large as the fin whale would almost certainly be crushed under its own weight.

We have done over 80 trips this was our first Finback whale sighting! all the otther trips have been Humpback whales and some Minke whales

 

Finback whale
Finback whale Asbury Park

 

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Private whale watching charters

August 24, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

Yes we do private whale watching charters all the time and you can bring food beer wine whatever you like!Jersey shore whale watch private charters phone 732.451.6003

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Sunday whale watching review Belmar 8/23

August 23, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

Sunday whale watching review Belmar 8/23

 

Humpback whales eat up to 3,000 pounds of food a day. Protect these whales and other marine mammals in U.S. waters by supporting the Marine Mammal Protection Act: https://bit.ly/32kmySu

#DefendMarineMammals

We used all our time searching for the whale and finally found him at 4pm. Capt. Alan was gracoius enough to extend our trip by 45 mins so we could spend that time observing and photographing the whale our group was thrilled to see a whale as most people thought we werent going to see

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Saturday whale watching review report Belmar

August 22, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

Saturday whale watching review report Belmar

Saturday August 22 2020 whale watching review Belmar NJ
We had a few reports of Dolphins off Avon by the sea when we were leaving Belmar Marina, but we could not find them.
We did find two beautiful humpback whales during our trip and a couple of Searays
Monmouth is the hotspot of whale watching in the last few years we see them almost every single trip, in fact we have seen at least on whale on 24 of our 25 trips this year!
2020 has been an amazing year for seeing humpback whales, We really do run the safest and best whale watching tour in the tri-state area. Join us soon here is our schedule change due change so make sure to buy early as prices do go up.

September and October are amazing months to go whale watching we see the most whales during these months and the boat is less crowed, we do use social distancing on the boat.

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whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim
whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim

whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim
whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim
whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim
whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim
whale watching trip review belmar marina jersey shore whale watch photos by bill mckim

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New dates listed whale watching Belmar

August 21, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

WHALE WATCHING IS HERE!   from Belmar marina We will be sailing for a 3 hour exploration adventure in search of whales.
Our resident naturalist Danilelle Brown point the way. She is working on her PHD at Rutgers in Marine Biology and loves whale research
Our resident naturalist Danilelle Brown point the way. She is working on her PHD at Rutgers in Marine Biology and loves whale research

We will have an experienced naturalist on-board to explain everything that you are seeing. For more information, you can call the office at 732.451.6003 or buy online, you are always allowed to change your date for any reason.We are easy to deal with, and We guarantee you will see a whale on our trip, or your next trip is free.

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whale watching trip review August 19 2020

August 20, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

So Wednesday’s trip was interesting, the morning started with pouring rain possible tornado up near red Bank really dark skies for about an hour. The Jersey shore whale watch phone was ringing off the hook with people asking if their trip was on or off or we going what are we doing. Long story short the skies cleared we all met at the marina in the lightest of a drizzle we got onto the boat the skies continue to clear and we had the most perfect day on the ocean flat season one got sick just a great day too beautiful Wells off of Monmouth County and people were thrilled to be out and enjoy something they’ve never seen Wells frolicking in the ocean on a perfect August day come out and join us soon we have plenty of trips scheduled including this weekend we leave from Belmar we have some trips also from point Pleasant we run the best and safest we are watching trip in New Jersey we guarantee will see you a whale.

 

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

Belmar whale watching tour august 2020

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whale watching dates 2020

August 18, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

WHALE WATCHING IS HERE!   from Belmar marina We will be sailing for a 3 hour exploration adventure in search of whales.
Our resident naturalist Danilelle Brown point the way. She is working on her PHD at Rutgers in Marine Biology and loves whale research
Our resident naturalist Danilelle Brown point the way. She is working on her PHD at Rutgers in Marine Biology and loves whale research

We will have an experienced naturalist on-board to explain everything that you are seeing. For more information, you can call the office at 732.451.6003 or buy online, you are always allowed to change your date for any reason.We are easy to deal with, and We guarantee you will see a whale on our trip, or your next trip is free.

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