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16 blue whales, 7 humpback whales, 18 Dall’s porpoise and 500 long-beaked common dolphins
2017 06-08 SB Channel Hold on to your binoculars, ladies and gentlemen. 16 blue whales, 7 humpback whales, 18 Dall’s porpoise and 500...
Jun 8, 20171 min read
15 humpback whales, 7 blue whales and 750 dolphins
2017 06-07 SB Channel 15 humpback whales, 7 blue whales and 750 dolphins were watched by the Condor Express today in the Santa Barbara...
Jun 7, 20172 min read
blue whales again plus humpback and dolphins too
2017 06-06 SB Channel Captain Dave ran another wild and crazy trip across the midriff region of the Santa Barbara Channel. Along the way...
Jun 6, 20171 min read
Giant blue whales are sure fun to watch
2017 06-05 SB Channel Captain Dave took the helm of the Condor Express and ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to our recent blue whale...
Jun 5, 20171 min read
4 blue whales, 2 humpback whales and more
2017 06-04 SB Channel There was a marine layer of low stratus clouds all day, and in spots it was down on the deck. Nevertheless,...
Jun 4, 20171 min read
The blue whales were spectacular
2017 06-03 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew on the Condor Express located and watched 3 blue whales and 25 long-beaked common...
Jun 3, 20171 min read
Our early blue whale season continues…8 seen today.
2017 06-02 SB Channel Our early blue whale season continues as a wonder-filled trip to Santa Rosa Island waters resulted in a fantastic...
Jun 2, 20171 min read
Another fabulous excursion with blue whales, common and offshore bottlenose dolphins
2017 06-01 SB Channel Another fabulous excursion on the Condor Express with sightings that included 6 blue whales, 50 offshore bottlenose...
Jun 1, 20171 min read
Blue skies, blue water and plenty of blue whales
2017 05-31 SB Channel Captain Dave drove the Condor Express all over the eastern Santa Barbara Channel and returned to Santa Barbara...
May 31, 20171 min read
A wonderful Santa Barbara Channel excursion today
2017 05-30 SB Channel 2 blue whales, 4 humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins made for a wonderful Santa Barbara...
May 30, 20171 min read
Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 common dolphins
2017 05-29 Memorial Day Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins created a memorable day for all. ...
May 29, 20172 min read
4 giant blue whales and 300 friendly common dolphins
2017 05-23 SB Channel The low stratus stayed off the deck and Captain Dave, along with his renowned crew, “got the job done.” 4 giant...
May 23, 20171 min read
Storm clouds, dolphins, whales and sea lions.
Rain was in the forecast but never put a damper on our excellent excursion today. It did start pouring about a half-hour after we...
Nov 21, 20162 min read
Nine whales, blue whales and humpback whales, with hundreds of dolphins.
Captain Eric reports high clouds with sun at the Island, calm seas and a huge long-period swell that is supposed to peak on Tuesday with...
Nov 6, 20162 min read
Eighteen large baleen whales and more
2016 11-05 SB Channel Captain Dave reported the following sightings of 18 baleen whales and more on today’s excursion into the Santa...
Nov 5, 20162 min read
Humpback whales, Blue whales and lots more
It was another gorgeous, warm, flat calm day in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. Humpback whales, blue whales, common dolphins and...
Nov 3, 20162 min read
Blue Whales still abundant in the Channel
We ran a private whale watch charter for cruise ship passengers today with nice sea conditions. Captain Dave reported some light residual...
Nov 2, 20162 min read
Fantastic Expedition today
A partly sunny sky with calm, glassy seas set the stage for another fantastic expedition today with Captain Eric at the helm. Many great...
Oct 29, 20161 min read
Three blues
The first marine beast was encountered near The Cave. It was a humpback whale that, upon seeing the boat, made a bee-line over and swam...
Oct 23, 20161 min read
Score tied: 3 blue whales and 3 humpback whales.
Today’s adventure was a private trip for cruise ship passengers that wanted an early 830 am departure time. The morning conditions on the...
Oct 21, 20161 min read
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