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What a summer whale season it has been !
There was plenty of stratus at the start of the excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel today, and some of it was fog on the deck. ...
Jun 27, 20162 min read
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Whales, Dolphins and a Basking Shark
2016 06-25 SB Channel Not far offshore Captain Dave and the Condor Express crew located a nice batch of at least 6 humpback whales with...
Jun 25, 20162 min read
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Nine huge beasts
2016 06-24 SB Channel The wild June weather in the Santa Barbara Channel continued to challenge Captain Dave and his crew.  The fog was...
Jun 24, 20161 min read
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Many Whales in the Fog
2016 06-23 SB Channel Today the epic battle for truth, knowledge, beauty and whales took place in the Santa Barbara Channel. Once again...
Jun 23, 20162 min read
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Cetaceans Cetaceans Cetaceans
2016 06-22 SB Channel The low stratus hit the deck not too far out so Captain Dave turned on the radar and posted a lookout. We were...
Jun 22, 20162 min read
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Four different species of cetaceans
What a glorious day it was in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. Skies overhead were clear and sunny, although the fog-shrouded...
Jun 17, 20162 min read
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tons of cetaceans
We ran a private whale excursion for a short time today and the following cetaceans were watched closely: Humpback whales = 6 (more in...
Jun 16, 20161 min read
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Mako Shark steals the show
2016 06-14 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was certainly rich with marine life and the Condor Express was there to watch today as we...
Jun 15, 20162 min read
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Lively humpback whales
2016 06-13 SB Channel Wise ol’ Captain Eric sniffed-out every cetacean, large and small, within our search range today. Seas were...
Jun 13, 20161 min read
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close surface feeding blue whale
2016 06-12 SB Channel Captain Dave headed across the Channel with a boat load of eager whale lovers. It was not foggy, but the stratus...
Jun 12, 20161 min read
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More humpbacks and blues
2016 06-11 SB Channel Captain Eric took command of the Condor Express and produced another epic excursion in a long string of...
Jun 11, 20161 min read
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Summer whales persist in the Channel
2016 06-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew started today’s excursion on a southwesterly heading. Before reaching the mid-Channel...
Jun 10, 20161 min read
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More cetaceans than you could imagine.
2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow. I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...
Jun 9, 20162 min read
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It’s getting better all the time.
2016 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his highly-trained crew produced another epic excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel. There was...
Jun 8, 20161 min read
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Another blue whale mega experience
2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins. About 300 of these little...
Jun 7, 20161 min read
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Blues Abound
2016 06-06 SB Channel It was not foggy. The ocean surface was glassy most of the day. The sun kind of shined through the stratus out in...
Jun 6, 20162 min read
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An Epic Day
2016 06-05 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew ran an excellent adventure out to the Ledge where the Condor Express (CX) whale fans were...
Jun 5, 20162 min read
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Mill pond flat glass
2016 06-04 SB Channel Mill pond flat glass conditions today and the stratus lifted just enough to give us a few miles lateral visibility...
Jun 4, 20162 min read
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Calm seas reveal much wildlife
2016 06-03 SB Channel Captain Dave ran across to the feeding grounds and says there were more blue whales (as many as 15) than humpback...
Jun 3, 20161 min read
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Blue Whales Galore
2016 06-02 SB Channel Although the June stratus was thicker and the breeze a bit stronger, there were even more beasts devouring krill on...
Jun 2, 20161 min read
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