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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matt Prince" data-source="post: 1707343" data-attributes="member: 52862">It is a shame to see the PoB go, it was some of the best pelagic critter watching you could do on the cheap (<£200  including food, chance of more than 10 species of cetacean). I remember vividly my first trip out on it, with little shearwaters and baitballs attracting big sheatwater flocks, leaping tuna and dolphins. Marvellous.  Perry - its a shame that you're trip on the PoB was soured in such a fashion, I don't think there was much in it between the boats overall, but yes, the VDL was better for little shear and the best overall tally of any trip I took was on *that* VDL trip when you spotted sperm whale blowing in the distance as dusk fell, and we all scoped it till it fluked. Not the closest views, but one of my favourite moments, a fantastic end to a brilliant day. Cheers.One thing the PoB was better at was coping with more birders/whale watchers, as (weather willing) there is more room on that top deck.So.. whose up for running an inflatable rib out of Spain?</blockquote>