Shearwater is used to tough conditions at sea but this week she’s had a sandstorm to deal with. She’s been sand blasted (my baby!!!) by a man in a Darth Vader helmet with a huge compressor. We’re used to her … Read More
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
This season brought not one but two major storms – Ophelia and Brian – which devastated the wildlife. Both storms were predicted well in advance so we decided to get Shearwater ashore before they hit. Sea conditions at Porthgain were … Read More
Sky TV joined our trip with the RSPB to Grassholm this year to film the gannet rescue as part of Sky’s Ocean Rescue campaign. Photo courtesy of Sky reporter Thomas Moore. Grassholm’s craggy coastline isn’t the friendliest spot for landing so … Read More
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
This is how we all like to see dolphins and indeed how we usually come across them – they simply come and join us in open water when they feel like it, bow riding or playing in the wake. However, … Read More
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
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
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
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