Stinky the whale surfaces on Aug. 19, 2011. The photos were taken by Captain Michael Sack, Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching, about two miles off of West Cliff Drive / Steamer Lane.
Stinky surfaces.
Stinky waves to his fans.
Photos from Captain Michael Sack, Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching
A buck with molting antlers lounges in a meadow off Hagar Drive on the UC Santa Cruz campus Tuesday morning. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A dog owner tries to coax his pooch along Pacific Avenue Thursday, the first day dogs are allowed in downtown Santa Cruz in 35 years. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Thursday was the first day in 35 years that dogs are welcome in downtown Santa Cruz. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A man tries to keep track of his rambunctious rat terriers in the patio of Santa Cruz City Hall Thursday, the first day dogs have been allowed downtown in 35 years. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A vagabond and his camo-garbed dog amble down Pacific Avenue Thursday, the first day dogs are officially allowed in downtown Santa Cruz in 35 years. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Bianca Moya, plays the postal carrier bringing the attendance sheet to the office and Esteban Guzman donning a constable's helmet as her police escort, the pair of Starlight Elementary School kindergarteners got their educational careers under way on Wednesday during the first day of classes. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Starlight Elementary School students check rosters posted outside the office to see who will be their classmates right before the morning bell on Wednesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
While we were visiting New Brighton beach on Saturday we got to see the amazing sight of thousands of pelicans and other birds swarming right at the shore line. They were enjoying the massive amount of sardines that were apparently in the water. The sardines were actually washing up on the shore in spots. Max, in the photo, was at the beach celebrating his birthday with family and friends so he had a nice birthday surprise. Photographer: Jennifer Silver-Herman
Finland's Seppo Paju, 16, is lifted by the crowd after throwing a hole-in-one on his second shot to grab the $500 prize in the World Disc Golf Championship distance exhibition at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on Thursday. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
A surfer dives off his board head first into a wave on Thursday morning at Steamer Lane. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Two surfers collide as they try to ride the same wave on Thursday morning at Steamer Lane. (John Williams/Sentinel)
A long boarder falls off his board on Thursday morning at Steamer Lane. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Eva Gomez, 6, sprints toward the water in the boogie board relay at Main Beach Wednesday morning during a Little Guards competition between Santa Cruz, Capitola and State Parks. Eva's mother, Santa Cruz High swim coach Kimberly Gomez is second from left at top. Little Guards is the youngest component of the local Junior Guards program with 6, 7 and 8 year olds participating in programs that promote water safety, education, and improve professional lifeguard standards and morale. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Haley Roberts wears her Capitola Junior Guards spirit on her legs during the Little Guards competition at Main Beach on Wednesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Ava Donaldson shivers in the fog on Wednesday as she waits her turn to compete for the Capitola Little Guards. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Wyatt Barrabee, 15, from Santa Cruz gets some air during the finals of the Rodent Rampage Surf Contest on Saturday. Barrabee finished in first for his age group in the competition. (John Williams/Sentinel)
A young surfer drags his board in the sand during the morning of the Rodent Rampage surf contest on Saturday. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Jake Logan, 16, gets major air time during the Rodent Rampage Surf Contest on Saturday. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Kathleen Hilger of Santa Cruz watches Shirley Lehner-Rhoades work on her chalk painting on the floor of the Museum of Art and History on Saturday. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Shirley Lehner-Rhoads rubs in some chalk into her painting on the floor of the Museum of Art and History on Saturday. (John Williams/Sentinel)
Shirley Lehner-Rhoades grabs a piece of chalk from a bowl on Saturday while she works to complete her reproduction of Madonna Della Seggiola by Raphael Sanzio. (John Williams/Sentinel)