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Christmas Day Storm 2020 Belmar NJ Photos

December 25, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

Category: Storms and waves

whale watching gear is in stock now ready to ship!

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

We have tons of new fresh beautiful heavy weight t-shirts and sweatshirts with some pretty cool designs! take a look .
These are the same shirts and sweatshirts we sell on the boats! Getone now support Jersey Shore Whale Watch!
Thanks
Bill

Category: Whale trip Photos

whale watching in November New Jersey

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

I often get asked how long our whale watching season runs I’ll try to answer that a little bit here.

Whales are plentiful in November along the Jersey shore why is that the Atlantic Menhaden fish that the whales love our bigger more plentiful and the striped bass are all around. The whales will eat them all. Humpback whales need to eat hundreds of pounds of fish a day so they come in close to shore because the seabass and the Atlantic Menhaden are in close to shore and they were feet on them and take it all into your mouth makes for great photography there will be tons of boats fishing where we go whale watching it’s interesting seeing the fisherman just fishing as the whales are very close to them.

The whales come down from Canada and Massachusetts on the way to Virginia Florida and the Caribbean so they go along the coast of New Jersey November and December a great month for well watching you should join us just dress warm you’ll be fine the boats not crowded at all plenty of room for social distancing get out there get some fresh air and enjoy the view of the Jersey shore I look forward to another good month we’re watching come out with us.

you can buy tickets online for our trips in November here https://jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour.com
don’t forget we have our all day trip November 7th offshore to see the really big whales , last time we saw 20 different whales! tou can ready about it here https://jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour.com/2020/10/all-day-offshore-whale-watching-trip/

 

 

Category: Whale trip PhotosTag: whale watching in november

Saturday Oct 24th trip report

October 25, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

We covered 45 miles of ocean going up and down the coast of New jersey the captain even gave us extra time.We did not see a whale but we did see 100 dolphins sea turtles and more, t was a long day on the ocean im tired!

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All day offshore whale watching trip November 2020

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

Fellow whale watchers. Good morning!
Our first day trip,of 12 hrs. was a huge success as we sailed out to sea and came across over 20 different whales of various species.  It was a very memorable trip,for everyone.
We have been asked if we could possibly book another day trip before the season was over.The captain will provide us with bagels and coffee for breakfast.Bring a simple lunch, ok and maybe an adult beverage for the boat ride back to the marina!

 

 

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Category: Pelagic Birding tours, whales

Trip to the promise land of whales! 60 miles off the coast of NJ

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

Danielle picked an amazing location for this trip.Great work picking a place to go see the deep water whales.

And I believe in a promised land
And I believe in a promised land
And I believe in a promised land
-Bruce Springsteen

We are doing it again next week November 6th! Check only 3 spaces left https://jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour.com/2020/10/all-day-offshore-whale-watching-trip/

Grab your coffee this is long!

Jersey Shore whale watch 12 hour trip report

First, I want to thank everyone who was able to take the day off from the treadmill of life, on Monday and make it to Pleasant Marina at 5:30 AM, thank you very much.

 

The morning started for me when I got up at the ungodly hour of 4:15 AM, grabbing together my camera gear and the T-shirts and sweatshirts I’d be selling on the boat. I had a quick breakfast and got together something for lunch, before packing up the phone chargers and batteries that would be needed to power people’s phones on the boat. Once we get out to sea there is no service anyway so it’s best just to put your phone on airplane mode, but I packed the chargers nonetheless.

 

Trip details

We set sail at 6am sharp, heading away from the New Jersey coastline in the first light of dawn. It can feel a little bit daunting heading out into the vastness of the ocean before it is fully light, but it’s the best time to set sail for whale watching, as we knew we had quite a long voyage ahead of us. As we sailed out of the marina, lights were starting to come on in people’s windows, as the city awoke from its slumber. Little did we know what this day would have in store for us.

 

I began to meet some of the people on the boat, saying hello in a socially distant manner, reflecting this strange new world of COVID-19 we live in today. The boat is large and there was plenty of room to accommodate everybody. I can’t host as many people as I did before the pandemic due to the distancing rules, so I have had to raise my prices slightly, but it was as full a trip as the conditions currently allow, which was great to see. Our naturalist Danielle and her helpers  was onboard, ready to identify the whales we hoped to see.

It took around 4 and a half hours to get into the deep water where Humpback, Fin, Pilot and even the critically endangered Northern Right whales live. Chugging along at around 15 miles per hour, there was plenty of time for people to enjoy a warm drink, have a chat and ready themselves for the incredible experience they were about to enjoy.

The Promise Land
This truly was the promise land of whales, I promise you its worth the effort. Do not miss our next and final off shore trip of the year, for details email us [email protected]

As we got closer to the whales, more boats began to appear, including some from Belmar, Point Pleasant and Barnegat Inlet. All were here for the different reason TUNA FISHING and it was nearly time for us to glimpse our first whale. Around 50 miles from shore, one of the guests named Trisha gave a cry to the captain from the back of the boat. He performed an elegant U-turn and there it was, a majestic Humpback breaching the waves right in front of us. It was only 11am and we’d already checked off one truly incredible animal. The whale was soon joined by another and we floated for some minutes, watching them swim slowly around the boat.

 

Leaving the two whales to enjoy their afternoon, we headed to where a large fleet of boats had gathered. There were whales everywhere, with water erupting from their blowholes in a rhythmic puffing sound, alerting us to their presence. The boats kept a safe distance so as to avoid disturbing the creatures, but many photographs were taken, and everyone was in a hushed silence as we watched, dumbfounded by how many whales were present at the same time. At a rough count, I believe we saw around 15 different individuals, of 3 separate species. This is a simply incredible number, sometimes we go weeks at a time without spotting a single whale, and here we were with 15 whales surrounding us all at once, not to mention the smaller but more playful dolphins which were also frolicking in the area.

It was vitally important to capture this moment, so cameras were quickly at the ready. Trying to photograph whales that don’t know to keep still, whilst you yourself are bobbing over fierce ocean waves is no easy task. I had to keep both hands on the camera to avoid dropping it overboard and was trying to balance against the railings of the boat in order to steady myself. There were several moments when I thought my $8000 digital camera would be lost to the gods of the sea, but it was worth it in the end for the incredible shots that I managed to capture of the whales.

After many hours of watching the whales, it was time to head back to port. We arrived back on land at around 6pm, a full 12 hours after we had set sail. Everyone was exhausted but had had plenty of time to look back at the images they had captured and there were high spirits all round after what we had just witnessed. Timing our return with the setting sun meant that cameras were whipped out once again to snap away at the beautiful sunset over Point Pleasant.

 

Sunrise on the ocean

I’ve been on many whale watching trips over my lifetime, but this particular trip is one that I will never forget, I actually get quite emotional looking back at it. The water was so crystal clear that we could see the whales and smaller dolphins with amazing clarity. They seemed to be playing together, which our naturalist Danielle said was common behaviour in the Caribbean but much more unusual in these waters of ours.

I will let the photos of this Jersey Shore whale watch speak for themselves, but I think it is clear that this was a once in a lifetime experience and well worth all of the money and effort put into making it happen. I hope to head to the Caribbean before too long to continue whale watching, but I doubt I will ever experience anything like this again, a truly magical day at sea.

Bill McKim

We saw Minke, Fin, and Humpback wales and many dolphins.

I will post more photos as i have time to go thru them.

When the world comes 3/4 of the way all the way out of the ocean and your camera is in sleep mode you get this when it wakes up bombed
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All day offshore whale watching trip November 2020

Category: Pelagic Birding tours, Whale trip Photos, whales

Our first whale watching trip in 2018 photo

October 6, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

I wanted to shar with all of you our first whale watching trip in 2018, I think there were 6-8 people on the boat, its even before i had met our naturalist Dannielle. I want to offer anyone that is in these photos a free trip this year. So take a look and see if you know any of these people. I still remember that day the fluke slapping of the whale how loud it was out there on the quiet ocean. it ws amazing. I am really glad I got to share that special day with my son Billy.

Our first jersey shore whale watching trip in 2018
The sounds are amazing of the humpback whale fluke slapping the ocean waters
Our first jersey shore whale watching trip in 2018
Our first jersey shore whale watching trip in 2018
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Our first jersey shore whale watching trip in 2018

what a backdrop NYC and whale watching join us soon call 732.451.6003

 

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Sept 6th photos Belmar whale watching tour

September 6, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

jersey shore whale watch tshirts 2020
jersey shore whale watch tshirts 2020

Sept 6th photos Belmar whale watching tour

 

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“Canon R5 Whale Watching Jersey Shore whale watch Tour (5 of 1618)”
"Canon R5 Whale Watching Jersey Shore whale watch Tour (5 of 1618)"
“Canon R5 Whale Watching Jersey Shore whale watch Tour (5 of 1618)”

"Canon R5 Whale Watching Jersey Shore whale watch Tour (5 of 1618)"

Category: Whale trip Photos

Friday 9/4 whale watching review

September 5, 2020 //  by bill mckim//  Leave a Comment

We had a great whale watching trip nice group of people. We saw whales off of Deal New Jersey two of them I will post a few photos that our naturalist took on the trip. i WAS CELEBRATING A BIG 18TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR SONS IN Hoboken.We had a 94 year old whale watching fan that was able to climb and wanted to onto the 2nd floor deck to view the whales!. No excuses just do it! 2 great months of whale watching season ahead of us get your friends togeter and plan a day on the ocean. Our whale watching trips are 3 hours long.Please support us with your tshirt purchases at the boat.

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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!

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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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