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I had a glorious walk to the beach with the dog across the fields in thick mist this morning. Whenever I see the mist come in I think back to one particular crew, now working in sunnier climes. The mist … Read More
Shearwater comes home for seasonal break
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Given the wind and swell forecast we decided to take Shearwater out of the water early for her seasonal break. If we hadn’t taken her out when we did we wouldn’t have been able to for some time. We don’t … Read More
Sunfish: Exotic Visitors to Ramsey Island
Sunfish are by no means common visitors to Ramsey but we do see them quite regularly in the summer months. They eat jellyfish so our waters provide them with good feeding opportunities if they’re healthy enough to make the most … Read More
Dolphin watching – is this work :-) ?
We never quite know what the day will bring. Tim and Charlie had great conditions yesterday morning for landing the RSPB on Grassholm for gannet monitoring. En route home they stopped to pick up some floating rope and were joined … Read More
Basking shark spotted today off Ramsey Island
Tim and Charlie had an unexpected bonus this morning after taking scientists to Grassholm to monitor the gannets. They came across an 8 foot basking shark off the south end of Ramsey as they were calling the office. I’m not … Read More
First Ramsey Island seal pup of the 2017 season
We used to be able to get into Ogof Organ, aka ‘the Canyon’ very often but there was a significant rock fall a few years ago. It deposited a great deal of rock right into the area we used to … Read More
Pembrokeshire Gannets
This is always a good time of year to enjoy watching gannets (and indeed porpoises, who often feed in the same areas). Ramsey has some impressive seabird colonies – razorbills, guillemots, fulmars and some kittiwakes – but nothing on the … Read More
New Zealanders and Gumboot Tea
This week brought some New Zealander visitors, who pronounced Shearwater to be “a proper boat” – praise indeed. They’ve done Shotover and Kawaru jets several times – “You don’t want to do Shotover anymore – it’s tame” – plus jet … Read More
Tips for people prone to seasickness
It’s rare for passengers to feel seasick on our type of boat but it can happen so if you have a tendency to motion sickness we would suggest that you talk to a pharmacist. People are more likely to feel … Read More
Things to do in St Davids in the Rain
You can still have a lot of fun outdoors in the rain (honest)! Here are some suggestions – we hope you all have a great time. It’s obvious but it’s often warmer in the water than out of it and … Read More