Want to come check out some of the most famous, majestic schooners left in the world? Then you should definitely come check out the Gloucester Schooner Festival.  The participating schooners include: Adventure, American Eagle, Bald Eagle, Adventurer, Ardelle, Brilliant, Estrela, Fame, Green Dragon, Irena, Lewis H. Story, Liberty Clipper, Sugar Babe, Summerwind, Spirit of Massachusetts, [...]

Harbor seals seem to be year round residents of Gloucester harbor. Adults can grow up to 6 feet and weight up to 300 lbs! If you ever sit along the beaches/surroundings of the inner harbor or in coves all around Cape Ann,  you are most likely to catch a glimpse of one of these precious [...]

Well the whale watching season is starting to die down as we approach the end of Summer/ beginning of Fall. Unfortunately we have been losing a lot of trips throughout the month of October due to inclement weather– lots of high winds and fog. We did get a chance to get out twice last week, [...]

The Tall Ships have come and gone.   Gloucester was very lucky to welcome several of these magnificent ships to our port to visit for a few days.  The largest of the fleet, the Picton Castle,  was from Luneberg Nova Scotia.  Others included the American Eagle, The Spirit of Massachusetts, and the Lewis R. French.  If anyone [...]

Welcome to Capt. Bill and Sons Whale Watch’s new spot on the Internet, Capt.’s Blog.
So, what is the point of Capt.’s Blog? Well, the idea of starting up a blog is not a new one for us, however; it only recently took off after a meeting of the Capt. Bill and Sons Whale Watch Brain [...]