Hey Peter,
That is not fair.
Comparing your once-a-year spectacular unbeatable dedicated pelagic birding trip against the commercial public daily ferry that crosses between Portland ME and Yarmouth NS is just NOT a fair comparison! For example, how many trucks, buses and passengers can your smaller ship carry?? You can not beat that! (-:
Joking aside, we frankly assumed you guys had already filled your 9/17 boat, and we deliberately did not start any notification about our CAT ferry trip until just two days ago! We allowed ourselves only ONE WEEK of public notification before our 9/17 sailing.
Your trip is truly great, and we strongly recommend it to everyone:
We even recommend your trip in our webpage, near the bottom, in the section called "This is a public ship".
We are really not trying to compete with your unbeatable September pelagic trip, but we are trying
1) to see as many Skuas and other seabirds as possible, on the public ferry, 7 days a week,
2) to find the best locations on the CAT ferry for bird/whale viewing and photography,
3) to get more CAT passengers more interested in the amazing wildlife and ecosystem of the GOM,
4) to get more passenger traffic onto the CAT ferry, to benefit the people and economies of Nova Scotia and Maine.
5) to work with Bay Ferries Ltd to get the most science value from the daily CAT crossings.
We really wish you Good Luck on your trip this coming Saturday (lots of our friends will be on your ship).
And, we will see what we can do to match your amazing record of EIGHT skuas during our two GOM crossings next weekend! (-:
Best regards,
Tom Robben
On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 9:39 PM, Peter Vickery <crescentchest@gmail.com> wrote:
Conversely, you might want to consider the ME Aud Bar Harbor pelagic on Sat, 17 Sep. We cover 150+ n-miles actually looking for birds and saw 8+ Great Skuas last year and we have a super fast dedicated cat boat that is fast enough to chase down skuas, jaegers, etc…If you're after a spectacular seabird experience, well the choice is obvious.See ME Audubon website for particulars.But good luck on the ferry.Best, PeterOn Sep 10, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Thomas Robben <robben99@gmail.com> wrote:--Dear Birders:Bay Ferries Ltd is offering us a one-time PELAGIC FERRY trip across the GOM Gulf Of Maine (210miles each way, between Portland ME and Yarmouth NS), on their new CAT ocean ferry, at a large DISCOUNT, and with unprecedented ON-THIS-TRIP-ONLY viewing access inside the ship's BRIDGE (to help us find our target bird, Great Skua).IN A NUTSHELL: 1PM SATURDAY TO 1PM SUNDAY. Sleep in Canadian hotel SATURDAY NIGHT (about US$100 for room, 2 beds in room). 420 MILES ACROSS GULF OF MAINE (TWICE) TO LOOK FOR SKUAS AND OTHER SEABIRDS. UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO THE BRIDGE on both legs of trip. Ship round trip DISCOUNTED 30% DOWN TO $135.80. PASSPORT required. GOOD PROBABILITY OF GREAT SKUA along this long route.If Skuas are your thing, this is your trip!See trip details at http://trips33.blogspot.comRegistration required (soon) by your email to robben99@gmail.comThank you.Tom Robben (HAS)
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