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Sail on the famous 'AMERICA' - See Whales
A rare opportunity is available DAILY December 19 to April 15..to sail on the luxury and historic yacht 'America' during the peak of the Whale migration. Typically available for private / corporate charter only the yacht is open to the general public for an exciting sailing experience on the ocean off San Diego in search of Whales. This is no ordinary 'whale watching' experience. The "America's Cup" is named after the magnificent 139 Ft yacht and a sail upon her is a "once in a lifetime" thrill.
And.....your ticket price also includes entry before or after the sail to the famous
Maritime Museum of San Diego
This is a $14 value and allows you access to all the wonderful history and ships that the museum has to offer. Scour the "Star of India", creep through an old Russian Submarine or play pirate on Russel Crowe's "Surprise" from the movie "Master & Commander".
Famous "America", the whales, dolphins and nautical history....this is by far the "Premium" whale watching experience in Southern California.
Sailing Dates: DAILY December 19 to April 15
Sail Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Departs: Maritime Museum of San Diego, 1492 North Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101
Parking: There are several day lots (pay to park) within a few blocks of the museum
including: Broadway and Harbor Drive, Kettner and Cedar, Kettner and
Beech and a large parking structure at Columbia and "C". (Meters are free on Sundays)
Boarding Time: 10:30 AM
Fee: Mon-Fri: $65 / Adults / $34 / Children 12 & under
W/ends: $85 / Adults / $44 / Children 12 & under
Value, Value, Value: Here are just 6 of the wonderful ingredients that make this adventure the most amazing value:
1) FREE admission to the Maritime Museum
2) Soft Beverages & Snacks, History lesson of “America” and modern “America’s Cup” & Whale
watching narration. Guests can BYO favorite adult beverage & lunch
3) The amazing 139 Ft 'America'
4) A 'whale sighting guarantee'....come back another day if you don't see a whale
5) The unheard of.....a "NO Seasickness Guarantee"....that's right, so few people get motion
sick on this magnificent yacht that we will provide you a $40 Gift certificate IF you do 'lose
your lunch'. (In 2008/09 we entertained 4,300 guests as far out as 12 miles on the ocean and
only 10 people were sick...of whom only one person asked for their gift certificate...the
others were just excited to be there.)
6) The 'green'....environmentally friendly way to see 'Mother Nature' at her best.
 From late December until early May as many as 28,000 California Gray Whales migrate past San Diego in their 10,000 mile annual migration from the Bering Sea to Baja California. As they travel South to Mexico they are in larger concentrations and seemingly closer to shore. This allows multiple sightings each time we sail. They do have their tail "kicked into gear" as they travel at about 8 knots past our viewing area. Of course they do stop to play occasionally, breaching from the water to send massive sprays of ocean in all directions. Most of our sightings can occur within 5 miles of the coastline during this
 earlier part of the season. As the whales return from Baja they tend to be a little further out to sea and more spread apart. As such our sails can take us as far out as 8 or 9 miles on some trips. While the whales are the target of our trips we are always entertained by the massive number of Dolphins that swim with the yacht. In counting these Dolphins they are best described as 'herds' of dolphins ....or 'acres' of dolphins. There can litterally be thousands of them in any school. Three or four different species are often seen. On one such trip we witnessed what can only be described as "a stampede of dolphins". While casually surrounding the yacht 'America' and surfing along at about 8 knots, they very suddenly increased speed 3-fold and took a sharp left turn and raced off into the distance. The wall of white water soon disappeared into the horizon. Who knows what triggered them to take off like that but it was an amazing thing to see.
 Sailing to the see whales and dolphins presents a fabulous day out and can often be described as having a "Picnic on the Ocean". We will provide a big cooler with soda, water & ice, we'll also have some light snacks. Our guests get to bring your own alcohol, the sandwiches for lunch etc. SO....you can see how the 'picnic' thing comes about....this magnificent yacht cruising across the ocean on a beautiful sunny day, a blanket on deck, the picnic basket with the crackers and cheese plus a nice bottle of your favorite wine. We do have a 'bar' on board for those who forgot their favorite drink. It has all the makings of a very lovely day......and somewhere along the way the whales and dolphins become a 'bonus'. The yacht "America" is very stable and very few guests ever experience any motion sickness. Our "NO Seasickness Guarantee" is unique to the whale watching industry. During the 2008/09 season a young Gray Whale swam into San Diego Bay and stayed for over 3 weeks. He became quite the celebrity on our San Diego waterfront.
    The 'America' featured many times on TV as the vessel to first spot the whale and the best vessel upon which to see it as we made our daily trips. A trip to the ocean on board the 'America' is as much about the opportunity to sail on this amazing yacht as it is to see the whales. It is simply the whale watching season that gives the public the rare opportunity to sail aboard the America". Please enjoy these few additional photographs before you pick up the phone and call us to reserve your space.    
 
Please also see the file attached below for more information about the famous yacht "America".
For sailing dates & reservations please call:
800 644-3454 or 858 922-3522
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