August Sightings

Well it's been a busy month down here in Mandurah for one reason or another, but our dolphins have still been very active entertaining our guests and locals. Here are our dolphin sightings for August.

11 August

• 2pm 6 dolphin in the estuary playing

12  August

• 10.30 1 male chasing fish alongside boarding jetty, another male meeting up in Manjar bay to help out!
• 12pm 4 dolphins catching fishes near war memorial
• 1pm 2 dolphins ( mum & calf ) feeding on fish near the entrance to the ocean
• 2pm 6 dolphins in Manjar Bay laying on their bellies playing 

13 August

•  1pm 2 dolphins in the marina eating
•  3pm 5 in Manjar Bay playing with seaweed 

14 August 

• 11am 3 dolphins chasing SuperCat’s vessel
•  1pm 5 dolphins feeding in the shallows alongside perfume point
• 3pm Nikki and 2 other dolphins in stage 2 of the canal homes 

15 August

•  11am 4 dolphins (2 mums & 2 calves ) catching fish near Mandurah’s Old Bridge
• 2pm  5 dolphins ( 3 adults & 2 calves ) near perfume point 

16 August 

• 12pm 1 male at the mouth of the marina entrance

19 August

• 2 dolphins heading to the ocean

20 August 

• 2 dolphins in Manjar Bay feeding

21 August 

• 4 dolphins ( 2mummys & 2 calves ) following Dancing Dolphin from Boundary Island to Old Traffic Bridge

22 August 

• 6 in stage 2 of the canal homes
• 3 males under the Old Mandurah Bridge 

23 August

• 11am 3 dolphins – mum, calf & Nikki feeding on fish near war memorial
• 12pm – 4 in the marina

24 August

• 3 Dolphins near the war memorial eating fish 

27 August

• 11am – 10 dolphins rolling around chasing fishes
• 1pm- 4 dolphins south entrance of canals

28 August

• 1pm– male feeding outside marina
• 2pm – 6 near the Mandurah Bridge making their way to the ocean

29 August

• 1pm – 2 mums & 2 calves following Dancing Dolphin

If you would like to have your own sightings of Mandurah's leaping dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Ph: +61 8958 11242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

They're Back

Our guests and crew returned from a recent tour very excited, they had Sonic and Kat the two baby dolphins and their mothers surfing in the wake of Super Cat right next to them! Our crew were just as excited because they got it all on video... and here it is. Shay one of deckies shot the video footage and here is her account of a great day out cruising.

Woohoo!!! I am proud to say the dolphin drought has finally come to an end!

After not seeing any dolphins for a few days, except for yesterday on our 12pm cruise, we finally caught up with a pod consisting of 3 females & 2 very small calves in the estuary.

I got some awesome footage of the little playful dolphins showing off to the passengers. I guess they're letting us know they are back!!

As the dolphins parted ways with SuperCat the passengers settled down we headed back through the canals to our docking jetty. To our surprise we snapped up another pod of dolphins riding alongside us and they bummed yet another free ride in the waves.

Like always it was awesome!!

xx Shay - (Hostie on SuperCat)

Latest Dolphin Sightings

Wednesday 1st June 

• 1pm     6 dolphins – 2x calves around canal entrance to Rolly Tasker, Happily swimming around catching fish

Saturday 4th June

• 11am   10 dolphins – 4 under the old bridge coming for a ride with SuperCat all the way out to the mouth of the ocean. Large pod of 4 dolphins & 2 calves cruising through the estuary near Soldier's Cove
•  2pm     12 dolphins – Coming back from the wetlands are towards the New Bridge 12 dolphins playing on either side of Dancing Dolphin even at the bow!

Sunday 4th June 

• 1pm     4 dolphins – feeding in Mandjar Bay 

Monday 6th June

• 11am   4 dolphins – Swimming in on port side through estuary
• 1pm     6 dolphins – 4 dolphins rode SuperCats wake from Mandjar Bay to the Marina, 2 more caught up and joined in
• 3pm     2 dolphins – Mother and Calf showing off in the Estuary

Wednesday 8th June 

• 1pm     8 dolphins – pod of 8 swimming from the inlet through to the New Bridge   

Thursday 10th June 

• 11am   4 dolphins – Pod of 4 spotted playing hide and seek on our bow, whilst also riding waves created by SuperCat

Friday 11th June 

• 10am   4 Dolphins – First thing in the morning we saw 2 dolphins in the marina as we left SuperCats pen then another 2 in the estuary swimming in our wake

As always it's great fun on SuperCat !

Kat & Myself departed from the jetty once again on our 1.5hr luncheon cruise...
Accompanied by 26 passengers!
The minute we left the jetty four of hour very friendly dolphins decided to tag along.
They were jumping & splashing & having a really good play around. All our passengers were super stoked. I captured once again some awesom footage!
Then 2 or more dolphins joined in too! Now a pod of 6 dolphins riding either sides of our waves it was a wickid sight to see!!!
As we approached the mouth of the ocean it was time to say goodbye to our little dolphins friends as they continued out to the ocean & we continued on our cruise through the canals.
Little did we know we were going to spot another pod of dolphins in the estuary making our way back to Mandjar Bay. Going underneath the Mandurah Bypass Bridge, Nikki & her playful calf joined us to ride in the wake! putting on a small show before leaving us as we heading back through the canals..

As always it was a great day on SuperCat !

:) Shay - (Deckie)

Winter is here !

Don't let the fact that it's winter stop you from coming aboard our vessels folks,

in fact these dark clouds are not only just bringing in rain, it bringing in our dolphin friends too!

On our 1.5hr luncheon cruise Ron created a massive wake too good for our dolphins too turn down! We managed to get them alongside SuperCat to and from Boundary Island.... then all the way back to the new Bypass Bridge. I was lucky enough to get some awesome snapshots!

Once again the passengers were most impressed

:) Shay - Deckie on SuperCat

Latest Dolphin Sightings

Tuesday 17th May 

• 11am  - 2 mothers & 2 calves in the marina
• 1pm  -  2  Dolphins A playful baby and mother riding our wake in the peel inlet

Wednesday 18th May

•     11.30am  - 1 dolphin following another vessel through stages 1 & 2 of the canal homes

Thursday 19th May    

• 11.30am  - 2 dolphins in the marina fishing of the rocks
• 11.40am  - 3 dolphins swimming alongside a wall in the marina
• 1.40pm  - 6 dolphins! 2 calves + 4 dolphins fishing in stage 1 of canal homes

Sunday 22nd May

• 11.30am  - 2 Dolphins swimming in the canals
• 11.45am  - 2 Dolphins A mother and calf surfing our wake
• 3.30pm  - Pod of 4 dolphins rallying up fish near the Old Bridge

Monday 23rd May

• 11am  - 3 dolphins swimming in Mandjar Bay, caught up to us and swam in our waves, leading them out to the ocean
• 1.15pm - 6 Dolphins  A mother, calf & 4 more dolphin were riding either side of SuperCat towards the marina

If you would like to have your own sightings of Mandurah's leaping dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Ph: +61 89581 1242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

Mandurah's Magic Dolphins Video

This is our latest dolphin video put together using video clips shot by our customers and staff. Enjoy.

Out to play!!!!!

Totally Wickid!

Hey guys,

Looks like there was a baby calf out to play onboard SuperCat with Capt'n Kat & Hostie Shay. Setting sail the baby calf was on her way following our boat! With mumma by bubs side, she decided to entertain our guests on the 12pm Luncheon Cruise. In the estuary we cruised... mum & calf followed for a good solid 5 minutes doing some groovy little tricks in our wake!

Our passengers were seriously stocked!!

With the weather being a tad terrible, the tide being a bit higher than usual we managed to get just over an hour of Mandurah's sunshine and crystal clear waters, making it a delightful sizzling cruise.

Success!

Latest Dolphin Sightings up to 13 May

Sunday 24th April

• 10am - Pod of 6 dolphins including 2 calves near the Marina
• 10.45am - 5 dolphins playing in the canal homes
• 12pm - 6 inside the Marina followed us from Mandjar Bay
• 2pm - 4 in Mandjar Bay jumping and being extremely playful
• 2.30pm - 4 dolphins in the Canal Homes, followed out to Mandjar Bay

Wednesday 27th April

• 10am - 7 dolphins in the peel inlet very playful, followed us out to the Old Traffic Bridge

Sunday 1st May

• 10am - 3 dolphins, 2 mothers and a calf finishing
• 12pm  - No dolphins on this cruise L
• 2pm - Just one dolphin fishing in the Marina

Wednesday 4th May

• 1pm - 3 dolphins riding the bow waves of Dancing Dolphn near Old Traffic Bridge
• 1pm - Pod of 7 Dolphins, playing in the wake of Super Cat, swam with us until the Old Traffic Bridge 
• 3.30pm - 12 dolphin’s woohoo! Swimming and playing in the wake from the Marina to the Canals
• 3.50pm - 20+ Dolphins!!! All throughout out the canals – Most I’ve every seen!!!

Thursday 5th May

• 11am - 2 Dolphins. Just a mum and calf, mum and calf swimming with us from Mandjar Bay

Friday 6th May

• 12.15pm - 5 dolphins, we got radioed by Mandjar & DD to advise us with dolphins, carried 5 dolphins out to the estuary
• 1pm - Pod of 10 Dolphin! Oh My Gosh! Including 3 baby calves in Mandjar Bay 

Saturday 7th May       

• 12.30pm - 4 Dolphins. 1 mother & her calf swam alongside SuperCat from the Old Bridge to the New Bridge. Also another mother & calf in the marina
• 2.15pm - saw 3 dolphins in Mandjar feeding on fishes, and then followed us into the Marina

Thursday 12th May     

• 3.15pm - 7 dolphins, All different pods swimming throughout the estuary, One being Nikki & her calf

Friday 13th May

• 11.20am - Mother & Calf in Mandjar Bay, following us through the estuary
• 1pm - WE SAW SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY! A SEAL!

If you would like to have your own sightings of Mandurah's leaping dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Ph: +61 89581 1242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

Sunday Times Story on Mandurah's Dolphins

We are so happy about the article that appeared in The Sunday Times on the weekend about Mandurah's dolphins, what a ripper!!! If you missed it here is the link to the story on the Perth Now website.

If you would like to get your own photos Mandurah's leaping dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Ph: +61 89581 1242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

Super Cat Dolphin Sightings 21-27 April

Thursday 21st April 

• 1.15pm - 3 feeding in the shallows opposite the war memorial

Friday 22nd April 

• 11.30am - 1 very shy dolphin feeding in stage 1 of canals

Saturday 23rd April

• 2pm - 4 dolphins spotted near old bring having a play in the shallows

Sunday 24th April

• 3pm - 1 Nikki alongside SuperCat

Tuesday 26th April  

• 1.40pm  - 5 dolphins, 3 feeding whilst 2 playing in our waves

Wednesday 27th April 

• 1pm - 1 dolphin seen on our lunch cruise. Very quiet day how unusual

Super Cat Dolphin Sightings 9-15 April

Saturday 9th April

• 11am - 3 playing near Fairbridge Bank
• 12pm - 4 swimming beside SuperCat from the Canal Entrance
• 1pm - 4 swimming and playing in our wake for 10mins, Nikki & her calf doing barrels rolls, flips and really big jumps (Show Offs)

Tuesday 12th April

• 12pm - 8 Lots of dolphins today! Especially in the Mandjar Bay area
• 2pm - 5 followed us throughout the Estuary for about 1 mile then followed us back to Mandjar Bay

Wednesday 13th April

• 1.45pm - 3 once again followed us throughout the estuary

Thursday 14th April          

• 1pm - 6 Pod of dolphins near the fig tree playing

Friday 15th April

• 11.40am - 12 dolphins followed us from Boundary Island (Nikki & Calf amongst the group)

Echo is the name of our new baby Dolphin

Echo was voted the most popular name in our recent Baby Dolphin Naming Contest on our Facebook page. The name was submitted by Faythe Lululemon  and Faythe wins a Family Pass on our fantastic Christmas Canal Lights Cruise. Also our lucky random draw winner for another Family Pass on our Christmas Canal Lights Cruise just for voting in the naming contest was Hun Hao Chuah. Everyone else who voted in the contest also wons a 2 for 1 One hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise, just book a cruise and bring a friend for FREE.


There were three dolphins born within a month of each other, the first was named Sonic by the staff because of it's speedy nature. The second baby we named Kat after one of our fantastic staff members who recently left us and now the last is named Echo.


If you want to see, Sonic, Kat and Echo the baby dolphins please come down to Mandurah and we'll take you out and show them to you.

Ph: +61 89581 1242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

Catch us if you can!

15th April 2011 - 12pm

There was a massive dolphin frenzy out in the Peel Inlet the other day! We were on our 12pm Luncheon Cruise, travelling near Boundary Island we spotted pod after pod of dolphins...

It was unbelievable most i've seen in a while, we had 12 dolphins riding alongside our vessel the SuperCat Port & Starbord side catchin some awesome waves.

Very Cool Experience to See!!

- Shay (Deckie) :)

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Cheaper Tuesdays!

A tale from SuperCat....

As we came into the estuary, we were on our 1pm cruise. Whilst some were enjoying lunch on board to our surprise we spotted five dolphins up ahead....

Catching up to them, they swam beside us! With the waves crashing the dolphins were splashin!! Capt Zac thought to to take it up a notch and give them a ride of their life.

Everyone had their cameras/video cameras out to capture the dolphins jumping high in the air.

As it was time to turn back, our journey was nearly at its end, but the dolphins wern't ready to give in just yet! Following SuperCat still playing games all the way to the canal homes. Turning past Perfume Point was when they dolphins fun was over.

It was an incredible afternoon, hopefully everyone got some good kodak moments!

Shay :) (Deckie)

Latest Dolphin Sightings from Dancing Dolphin

A total of 58 dolphin sightings for Dancing Dolphin for the week, combine that with the 31 sightings from Super Cat and that's an amazing total of 89 dolphin sightings in one week.

Monday 28/3

• 12.25 - 2 Mother & Calf in front of Mary Street Lagoon
• 1.05 - 5 riding the bow waves heading towards the estuary bridge
• 2.20 - 4 swimming in the marina with one calf

Tuesday 29/3

• 12.30 - 3 in Mandjar bay diving for fish
• 12.45 - 3 in the canal homes
• 1.00 - 1 at waterside near wetlands chasing fish, plus put on a good show!
• 2.50 - 1 along the wall in the canal homes

Wednesday 30/3

• 12.15 - 1 trying to catch fish on a wall going into the marina
• 12.40 - 6 Pod of 6 males going towards the Peel Inlet, followed us towards the old bridge
• 1.00 - 4 males followed us for a bit then got bored and turned around the other way
• 2.15 - 1 just swimming around near yellow marker in the mariner entrance

Thursday 31/3

• 10.05 - 5 dolphins exploring Mandjar bay
• 10.25 - 6 including on calf chasing fishes along the marina rock wall

Friday 01/4

• 12.30 - 4 Dolphins near Rolley Tasker’s home heading out to Mandjar Bay

Monday 4/4

• 12.45 - 12 Dolphins very playful, some feeding close to the Creery Wetlands area, 3 baby dolphins amongst the big group
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If you would like to see Mandurah's playful dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Ph: +61 89581 1242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

Latest Dolphin Sightings from Super Cat

28/3 11.45: 3 dolphins & 1 calf swimming alongside us near the canal entrance

28/3 1.30: 2 cows & 2 calves, mum’s feeding in shallows while babies are playing trying to bite each other

28/3 1.45: 5 adults & 3 calves surfing our waves!! Oh yeah! Jumping doing belly flops. From Fairbridge bank to the mouth of the ocean

28/3 2.00: 1 male dolphin feeding in Samphire Cove

29/3 11.40: 1 male dolphin swimming in our wake from estuary bridge to traffic bridge

29/3 2.00: 1 female jumping and playing in wake

29/3 2.15: 1 dolphin feeding on muscles along the rocks near

29/3 3.40: 3 adults & 1 calf swimming in wake for 10 minutes from Estuary Bridge

30/3 1.10: 6 Pod in Mandjar Bay, very placid leaping in our wake

30/3 3.20: 4 Mother and Calf heading out to sea, then another quick glimpse of a pair in the Mandurah Canals

1/4 11.10: A mother and a calf we let them go for a ride in our wake out to the ocean

1/4 1.15: 2 mothers and 2 calves in the Marina

Latest Dolphin Sightings

Super Cat

22/3/ 11.15am: 2 - Swimming beside the boat in canals and the new baby dolphin we spotted yesterday

22/3/ 1.30pm: 4 - Saw a pod of dolphins jumping & splashing

23/3/ 9.25am: 1 - Jumping randomly in the air around entrance marina

23/3/ 2.20pm 4 - Fishing and playing around bank at entrance to canals

24/3/ 10.20am 1 - Swimming beside boat and jumping through wake all the way from Port Mandurah canal entrance to end of estuary to ocean

24/3/ 12.50pm 6 - Pod swimming and jumping next to boat in wake. All the way from estuary bridge to the old traffic bridge

25/3/ 11.30am 1 - Saw a dolphin, very shy near Rolleys house

25/3/ 1.12pm 7 - 1 Dolphin swimming in marina. 3 dolphins swam with us from The eastern side of the foreshore to the entrance of the ocean riding our waves alongside Dolphin Discovery and was amazing. Saw 4 dolphins near the waterside canals, they were following us the whole way to the old bridge. Jumping and surfing. The Dolphins we took to the ocean are back followed us through Estuary.

Dancing Dolphin

22/3 10.15am: 4 dolphins heading towards the marina

23/3 12.15pm: 6 dolphins, 2 mum’s & 2 calves swimming around entrance to the mariner one was the new baby with stripes, followed us out to the mouth of the ocean as we turn around and 2 more dolphins caught up with us and we gave them a ride.

23/3 12.45pm: 5 dolphins in the canals towards waterside

23/3 11.30am: 2 mother & calf very playful in the estuary. Rode portside of the waves for 15 mins, Very playful bubby

23/3 2.25pm: 2 dolphins feeding in the canals swimming behind DD, not interested in playing

23/3 2.30pm: Same dolphins being cheeky and ended up playing with us all the way to mandjar bay

25/3 12.45pm: 4 dolphins 1 calf 3 adults feeding around the shallows next to New Bridge

25/3 1pm: 3 mother & calf swimming in wake behind us while one dolphin by himself at the bow

25/3 1.20pm: 5-6 following boat back through canals

26/3 11.15am: 2 baby and mum fishing

26/3 1.20pm: 2 in canals fishing

WOW that 62 Dolphin sightings in 4 days!!!!