NECWA All Day Marine Adventure Cruises
Seabird & Whale Tale’s Excursion
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance - NECWA makes one or two all day marine adventure boat trips, called Seabird & Whale Tale’s Excursion every summer. Proceeds benefit a community marine sighting network called NEBShark.
For June, we will be co-sponsoring the trip with and our new partner OceanQuest Hands-on Marine Education (OQ).
See registration form for more information.
Scheduled Trips for 2008
- Sunday, June 8, 2008
- Sunday, September 7, 2008
Join wildlife experts such as David Clapp, of Natural History Services, Wayne Petersen of Massachusetts Audubon Society, and Dr. John Jahoda, from Bridgewater State College, as they head offshore to view seabirds, whales, seals, and large coastal pelagic fish like basking sharks that are found in the waters off Cape Cod.
Leave from Plymouth Harbor aboard the “Tails of the Sea”, a 110’ luxury commercial whale watching vessel owned and operated by Captain John Boats.
Meet at the Town Pier in Plymouth at 7:30 A.M. to check in. Cruise leaves at 8 A.M. and returns by 6 P.M. that evening. Bring your own food and drink but please no alcohol or any items in glass containers. You
can purchase a variety of hot and cold foods from the galley and all proceeds support our non-profit marine education organizations.
- Breakfast items include: bagels, muffins, donuts, tea and coffee.
Please bring your travel mug to help reduce the paper and plastic waste produced during the trip. - Lunch items include: homemade clam chowder, chili, a variety of veggie and meat sandwiches and luscious desserts! Buy a bag lunch ahead of time to ensure you receive your wrap sandwich of choice ($10 includes wrap, chips, fruit, beverage and dessert). Our resident chef, Jim Haire with the help of his wife Kerri, provides homemade clam chowder and sandwiches. NECWA’s staff, Pat Mancini provides wonderful home-made chili, a favorite of all our repeat passengers.
Offshore Activities Include
- chumming for seabirds
- plankton collection using a plankton net and examination using onboard microscopes
- free onboard raffle where you could win a nature gift including field guides, wildlife DVDs and CDs, bird feeders, hand-made fish-print sweatshirts, NEBShark clothing and more. If you wish to donate an item to the raffle event, bring it with you the day of sailing and we will add it to our collection.
Please email Christina@oceanquest.org or KrillCarson@mac.com if you or your organization would like to donate items that could be used for the galley (food, travel mugs, etc.) or the onboard raffle (any nature-related item).
Special Offer
Purchase 10 tickets for any Seabird & Whale Tales excursion and your organization will receive 1 free ticket. When registering for a trip, make sure to include your organization’s name on the form.
Ticket Price
- Pre-sale ticket price $95
- Late registration (after May 1st) $110
- Tickets can be purchased with checks, money order and credit cards (see registration form for details).
Remember the number of passengers is limited in order to ensure a comfortable ride offshore for everyone.
Cancellation Policy
In the event that the trip is canceled due to lack of interest or inclement weather, you will be notified and refunded $75 per cruise ticket. The captain will make the determination for weather cancellation either on Saturday, June 7th or on the morning of June 8th.
Call 508-385-7656 or check the NECWA and OceanQuest websites.
See registration form for more information.
NECWA and OQ are registered 501(c) 3 non-profit organizations. You will receive a voucher for a portion of the ticket price that can be used as a tax-deductible donation on your taxes.
