Fast Raft

Fast Raft Whale Watching, Coastal Tours, Private Charters on Monterey Bay, with a fast, quiet 6-passenger RIB. Schedule & tickets: https://fastraft.com Join us!
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Scheduled public tours and custom private charters in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Whale watching, coastal cruises to Point Lobos, and special events. "Ranger" is a 33ft RIB (rigid fiberglass hull, inflatable pontoons) with two new EPA certified four-stroke Mercury engines. The boat was designed for military use and is made to the highest standards of safety and reliability. It's perfect for photography and feeling close to the whales and dolphins.

Back again for Saturday! Super cool—our frequently seen CA51s and 51As returned after Wednesday, and the rare visitors C...
05/31/2026

Back again for Saturday! Super cool—our frequently seen CA51s and 51As returned after Wednesday, and the rare visitors CA222s were still traveling with them.

Captain Kate Spencer got the only identification photos of the previous encounter, and it was exciting when researcher Alisa Schulman-Janiger realized it was CA222 and her calves. They hadn't been seen in several years, and now there's a fourth calf, CA222D. The oldest offspring, CA222A has reached adolescence, and his dorsal fin is growing taller—he's a "sprouter" now.

Today we barely caught up as they sped south in rough seas. There is fantastic video of them porpoising from some of the boats that were with them first. Such an exciting experience to witness their power.

We also saw humpback whales breaching, sea otters, black-footed albatrosses, and thousands of sooty shearwaters.

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft!
Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft
Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

🌟Fast Raft Ocean Safaris on Monterey Bay
from Moss Landing, California: where the wildlife lives 🦦🐬🐋🦭🐳💦

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

Photos by company owner and captain ©Kate Spencer, May 30, 2026

Orca surprise! Humpback whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins filled our morning, and then a sport fishing boat called...
05/28/2026

Orca surprise! Humpback whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins filled our morning, and then a sport fishing boat called on the radio that there were killer whales. We were the closest boat and we were thrilled to find there were two groups! Both the CA51s (Star) and her daughter CA51A (Aurora) with their kids and grandkids were moving along the canyon. They were gorgeous in the sunshine and big swells.

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft!
Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft
Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

🌟Fast Raft Ocean Safaris on Monterey Bay
from Moss Landing, California: where the wildlife lives 🦦🐬🐋🦭🐳💦

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

Photos by company owner and captain ©Kate Spencer, May 27, 2026

05/24/2026

Another video from Saturday. This humpback whale rolled around slapping its pectoral flippers, sometimes doing the backstroke, and treating us to muliple breaches. All-in-all we spent about a half hour watching it!

Humpbacks are by far the most likely species of baleen whale to exhibit such behavior, and they do so often. When Monterey Bay is full, we'll see breaching or other splashy behavior nearly every trip, though often it is distant. It's a real treat when a humpback chooses to splash around long enough for us to come visit and watch quietly. Passengers who are new to whale watching are often surprised to learn that there's a good chance to see such behavior, even if it might be at a distance. It's fun!

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft!

Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft

Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

🌟Fast Raft Ocean Safaris on Monterey Bay
from Moss Landing, California: where the wildlife lives 🦦🐬🐋🦭🐳💦
✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

05/24/2026

Common dolphins up close and personal—on their terms. 💙 These mothers brought their young calves to play alongside our bow! What an honor. 🩵

The commons were a highlight of our All Day Expedition that also soaked up a breaching & flipper-slapping humpback, hundreds of sea lions, a fin whale, a salmon shark, black-footed albatrosses, and gorgeous ocean conditions.

How do we know the dolphins were choosing to be near the boat? Captain Kate Spencer drove parallel matching their speed to see if they wanted to come over and bow-ride. When they did, we kept going in a straight line. They swooped back and forth under our boat several times, moved away, came back for more. When they turned away from us and didn't return, we let them be.

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft!

Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft
Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

🌟Fast Raft Ocean Safaris on Monterey Bay
from Moss Landing, California: where the wildlife lives 🦦🐬🐋🦭🐳💦

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

05/23/2026

Splashy humpback!

05/23/2026

Just outside Moss Landing Harbor, this lovely large whale is feeding with her calf beside her. Her s%x was previously unknown. The little one even splashed and breached! What a great way to start our All Day Expedition on Saturday, May 23rd.

We have room on both half-day tours on Memorial Day! 🐋

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft🚤
Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft

Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

Fast Raft Ocean Safaris from Moss Landing, CA

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

05/21/2026

🎉Kelsey is off on her world record attempt rowing from Monterey, California to Hawaii! She intends to be the first American, youngest woman, and fastest woman. She aims for 80 days. Amazing! Follow her and help us cheer her on!

As a boat captain and former high school rower, I am so impressed and glad to support such a strong woman endurance adventurer. Did you know she's also a Grand Canyon whitewater rafting guide? She's even already rowed across the ocean as part of a team. She knows big water! If anyone can do this, Kelsey can!

Watch her progress LIVE on her YellowBrick Tracker satellite tracker page: https://pro.yb.tl/SCAH2026/

Give her a follow on Insta and on FB "You Row Kelsey" Kelsey Pfendler 😃
(https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091763797164).

05/20/2026

Common dophins on Monterey Bay! Captain/Owner Kate and her passengers got to see them and Risso's dolphins, along with lots of humpback whales, close to Moss Landing this morning! Who knows what we'll see on this afternoon's 1:30 PM trip!

Don took this video a few days ago and has been waiting for an appropriate time to post it, and since they're out there today, today's an appropriate time!

They are constantly swimming like this and very often come to run right alongside the boat in our bow wave.

It's a lot of fun!

Book online now--seats fill fast (just 6 passengers)

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Fast Raft Ocean Safaris from Moss Landing, CA
✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales

Video Baccus, 2026

05/20/2026

First sighting of the morning! 🐋
Five minutes from Moss Landing Harbor 🎉

Come whale watching on the Fast Raft🚤
Book online now at 🔗 in bio: FastRaft

Seats fill fast—just 6 passengers!

Fast Raft Ocean Safaris from Moss Landing, CA

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales
✅ Stable & quiet military patrol RIB

05/19/2026

Up close & personal 🩵 on their terms 💙

This sub-adult humpback whale rolled around under and beside our boat, carefully, never bumping us. We just drifted in neutral and soaked up the joy. 🌈 We could see its eyes wide open looking at us! 😍

Book online now--seats fill fast (just 6 passengers)
🔗 Link in bio: FastRaft

Fast Raft Ocean Safaris from Moss Landing, CA

✅ The original small boat whale watching on Monterey Bay
✅ Woman owned
✅ 25 years experience with whales

Video from our incredible encounter with this amazingly interactive whale on Saturday, May 16, 2026 by owner and Captain ©Kate Spencer

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