2018 04-02 SB Coast Six gray whales and 8 inshore bottlenose dolphins were seen on a single 12 noon excursion today.  Skies had a thin...

Dense fog that ranged between zero and ¼-mile visibility engulfed the coastal waters and hung around all day.  We wonder, then, how it is...

2018 03-29 SB Coast Captain Dave and the Condor Express crew ushered three excursions along the coast of Santa Barbara today.  Sea...

2018 03-25 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran a single 9am trip today with bumpy seas and no wind until very late in the excursion. ...

2018 03-17 SB Coast – Seven gray whales and two coastal bottlenose dolphins were closely watched during two trips today; one left at 9 am...

2018 03–10 SB Coast The Condor Express ran two trips today. Seas were very calm but a gentle spring rain kept things wet all day. Total...

2018 03-09 SB Coast – Patchy fog was present along the coast for the start of the trip today, but as we went westward to find cetaceans...

2018 03-08 SB Coast – A single Condor Express private charter trip left the harbor just after noon and found gorgeous blue skies with...

2018 02-25 SB Coast – Spectacular weather and sea conditions made for great wildlife watching today. Captain Dave and his second Captain...

2018 02-24 SB Coast – Captain Dave ran two highly successful whale watching trips. One left Santa Barbara Harbor at 9am, the other at 12...

2018 01-03 SB Channel – Captain Eric and his crew had a lucrative excursion today in terms of wild animals.  The following were closely...

2017 12-01 SB Channel There was lots of mammal action near the island today.  In The Lanes, adjacent to Arch Rock, Santa Cruz Island,...

2017 11-25 SB Channel Once again fearless Captain Eric and his renowned crew took the Condor Express near the western end of Santa Cruz...

2017 10-14 SB Channel The hot spot zone is still active about 9 miles south of UCSB.  Today Captain Dave and  the crew of the Condor...

2017 09-09 SB Channel It was calm, sunny and beautiful in our portion of the Santa Barbara Channel.  Sightings were phenomenal and...

2017 09-05 SB Channel Morning high clouds gave way to bright sun and the sea surface was calm all day long.  Four different species of...

2017 08-27 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew had another excellent adventure and found three species of cetaceans in the same hot area...

2017 08-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express had a great day full of amazing sightings in the Santa Barbara...

2017 08-10 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day in the western Santa Barbara Channel.  Seas had a very small chop and there was a...

2017 07-18 SB Channel Again the morning fog lifted to form a low marine layer with calm seas and great conditions for locating wildlife. ...