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Blue Water Ventures

Name: Blue Water Ventures
Address: 127 Mason Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, US
Telephone: +18314598548
Price range: $$
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Blue Water Ventures

Blue Water Ventures provides naturalist-led field trips and adventures for schools, families and friends in California, Central America and beyond.
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Special events designed for women in California and the Caribbean. http://www.bluewaterventures.org

10/08/2024

Reflecting on what I consider my home town, Clearwater Florida as it braces for its biggest hurricane in over a century.....Reaching out to friends including those close to my parents.

The Gulf beaches that inspired my journey beginning in that first summer of 1969 when a kid from the buck eye state landed in some salty water and she never turned away......all of you are in my thoughts...those two legged, four legged, flippered, finned and winged. This too shall pass.....

10/05/2024

Our Elkhorn Slough kayaking Field Trips give those dedicated classroom teachers a chance to "play" and relax with their students with nature as our classroom....We have been offering programs together for over 20 years......thank you Qual Hollow homeschool students, parents and teachers for an other epic week together!

09/20/2024

The Gray whales are on their way to Baja and so are we!

Join us for a whale of a time!

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07/15/2024

In Celebration of Pride!

Much gratitude to NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation for funding our event.

It was a fabulous day at the MBNMS Exploration Center and on the water.....

07/05/2024

Belize 2024 was an epic adventure! More details to follow but we have set our 2025 dates for next May, a Women's Adventure details at www.bluewaterventures.org.....ya Betta Belize it!

06/13/2024

Beef Hot Dog from Costco? Taffy from the Boardwalk?

Nope.....a fat Innkeeper worm from the Elkhorn Slough benthic invertebrate market! Our next paddle among the sea otters and seals of Elkhorn Slough is July 6th followed by our whales and wildlife offshore paddle on the 7th at
www.bluewaterventures.org

Join the fun!

06/07/2024

Day Two Day Three......Marine Extreme Camp....just add water!
Soooooooo Fun!

06/05/2024

Day One.....Marine Extreme Coastal Exploration Camp.....so much fun! My interns are rockin' it!

04/26/2024

Whales and Wildlife Paddle tomorrow! Join us at www.bluewaterventures.org for a whale of a time!

04/23/2024

Day 6 in a Row...awesome adventuresome and inquisitive students....medicine for the soul!

02/23/2024

And then this happened!

the baja adventure continues..... onward to whale camp tomorrow!!

its been amazing!! join us in n baja 2025 or november 2024 at www.bluewaterventures.org

02/04/2024

We are missing those Florida manatees big time, but heading to Baja in a few days to lead our new Hotel Based Whales, Wildlife and Culture of Baja.

Our new program sold out quickly ....people want to experience Baja's whales while in the comforts of Waterfront Hotel Stays! Take a look here then jump on our 2025 roster: https://bluewaterventures.org/tour/hotel-based-whales-wildlife-and-culture-of-baja/

or email kim at [email protected] to join the fun!

01/10/2024

Just keep swimming!

11/12/2023

our final night of glamping in the sea of cortez! what an adventure with so many comforts thanks to the excellent care of our crew from mar y aventuras..... next november we are hoping to add another hotel stay to our women's trip..... glamping and hotels are the way to go!

if interested contact me at [email protected] as interest is already building!

10/19/2023

Yetserday........the whales, the water .....and witnessing the strength of one of the very strongest muscles in the animal kingdom, the "caudal peduncle" of a humpback whale. The muscular region where a fish or whale's tail meets the body is known as the caudal peduncle. We could feel its power as a 40 ton humpback whale glided by us in the majestic Monterey Bay.

During our last Tonga whale swim, our snorkelers watched as a humpback whale calf took a short dive and with just 2 or 3 thrusts of the caudal peduncle, it launched itself out of the clear relatively warm water in a full body breach.....perhaps 30 feet from our snorkelers.

From Monterey Bay to the lagoons of Baja and tropical Tongan waters, we remain in awe of these incredible sentient beings.

10/12/2023

Baja whale camp february 17th-27th..... just three spots remaining on our roster at www.bluewaterventures.org

09/29/2023

How Can this possibly be called "work".....such wonderful students from Watsonvlle School of the Arts! The 5th graders rocked it!

09/18/2023

Jellies and humpback whales today, oh my! The fog lifted but before it did we heard the eerie, yet distinctive sound of a whale's blow....then off in the distance we saw it, then several more much closer. Fantastic day on the bay!

purple stripped jelly, so cool......

Address

127 Mason Street
Santa Cruz, CA
95060

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18314598548

Website

http://www.bluewaterventures.org/

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Join the Fun at www.bluewaterventures.org Another stunning day with our Baja Outfitters, Mar y Aventuras! just a few spots left in February .... + gray whale camp Yeah!

The magic of Baja has begun!

Polar Bear pjs, peets coffee and surf check ..... few needed days off before our yearly womens adventure in Baja begins.....some days, I do enjoy my office view.....

Exploring California underwater.... the leopard sharks of la jolla!

Oh my my....quite a day on Monterey Bay yesterday! Thank you Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching for hosting our Blue Water Ventures private charter......our next event on Monterey Bay is kayaking among the giants on October 20th at www.bluewatervntures.org....we are then heading to Baja and Cuba....

Oh what a week of school field trips! We really encourage our students to "submerge" into the experience! We kayak, we explore, we play and yes...we sometimes get wet! Teachers, reach out to us about our naturalist-led full day of kayaking and land based school field trip to Elkhorn Slough, check it out at: https://bluewaterventures.org/school-field-trips/ Schools are all ready on our Spring 2025 calendar....Enjoy!

Reflecting on what I consider my home town, Clearwater Florida as it braces for its biggest hurricane in over a century.....Reaching out to friends including those close to my parents. The Gulf beaches that inspired my journey beginning in that first summer of 1969 when a kid from the buck eye state landed in some salty water and she never turned away......all of you are in my thoughts...those two legged, four legged, flippered, finned and winged. This too shall pass.....

A Rut Row Kind Of Day on Monterey Bay! While the 80,000 pound humpbacks are impressive, those 800 pound porpoising sea lions got our full attention today! Super exciting! Why do sea lions propoise? There are several different ideas floating around. Sea lions may rocket out of the water to gain speed as they join up with the humpback whales during a cooperative feeding event. Or, they may porpoise to escape predators as they reduce the drag of water....let's go with the first idea! Such an amazing day on Monterey Bay! Our next whales and Wildlife paddle is October 20th with a Cannery Row paddle on October 12th, a whale charter for women on October 13gh at www.bluewaterventures.org. Join the fun!

Spy Hoppin' Humpbacks....more action from Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching yesterday.....Join our last private charter for women, 2024 at www.bluewaterventures.org on October 13th. Happy hour then happy hours watching whales!

Another spectacular day on Monterey Bay! join our last private whale watching charter and wine time for women of 2024 on October 13th at www.bluewaterventures.org thanks for a great day on the bay today Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching!

The action is right out front of Moss Landing! Join us Sunday on our whales and wildlife paddle .....go to the bright green button at www.bluewaterventures.org! Monterey Bay...world class whale watching right here!

What a day...a Slough Safari with a best friend and we saw Snow Geese....another first time encounter after 28 years of paddling in the magnificent wetlands, the Elkhorn Slough!