Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Velocity is one of the boats used by Stagnaro Charters for their harbor cruises and whale watching excursions.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Check-in and sales occur at Stagnaro Charters' office/retail space at 1718 Brommer in Santa Cruz.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Stagnaro's retail space offers gifts, snacks, knowledgable staff, and information for harbor and whale watching tours as well as the general Santa Cruz area.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Onboard indoor seating. A drink and snack bar is available during the excursions.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Tours leave from the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor and pass by others engaged in different types of coastal recreation.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
California sea lions on one of the harbor buoys.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Humpback whales swimming side by side off the Santa Cruz coast.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Onboard naturalists are able to describe and answer questions regarding whale behavior, such as this humpback swimming on its side with fins above the water's surface.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Cruise captains are knowledgable in locating whales around the underwater canyon areas just offshore from Santa Cruz.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
A humpback whale fluke emerges as the whale prepares to dive.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Whale watching tours are often able to get close to whales while still keeping a safe distance.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Views of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk from a harbor cruise.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
Humpback whale observed from a whale watching cruise.
Shaun Hunter
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07/17/2018
A mother sea otter rests in the kelp with her baby on her chest. This is one of the possible sites along the whale watching tour.