After boarding Obsession, now based in Hout Bay, we ventured offshore in search of a trawler. The sea was flat we had a very gentle swell, hardly noticeable and a slight chop on the water. Capt. Dave was at the wheel, skippering his 321 pelagic trip.

We picked up two trawlers on Obsession’s radar and found the first trawler 32 nautical miles out of Hout Bay.  As usual we were there for the net pull and had great views of the pelagic birds in a feeding frenzy only meters in front of us. Everyone had a great trip.

Our species checklist:

Shy albatross (200) Black browed albatross (40),  Atlantic yellownosed albatross (1), Northern giant petrel (3),  Southern giant petrel (2),  White chinned petrel (300), Sooty shearwater (100), Antartic prion (35), Gannets (500), Skua (15), Pintado petrel (30), Wilsons storm petrel (100), Cape Gulls (50), Common tern (30)

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