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Giant whales and lots of dolphins
2016 07-09 SB Channel Whoa! Captain Dave and his renowned crew have found the giant whales again. No fog. A sunny day and the winds...
Jul 9, 20162 min read
Krill
2016 06-01 SB Channel It’s been years since we’ve had a nice build-up of krill along “The Ledge” (north face of SCI, SRI and SMI), and...
Jun 1, 20162 min read
Newborn sea lion pup = update
2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...
May 17, 20163 min read
Spectacular Cetaceans and Conditions
2016 05-05 SB Coast NWS forecast: drizzle in the morning and chance of rain in the afternoon. Reality: Mostly sunny and zero wind. ...
May 5, 20161 min read
Big white patch
2016 05-02 SB Coast 12 noon Six gray whales consisting of 3 mother-calf pairs, all along the kelp highway from the Harbor west to...
May 2, 20161 min read
Dolphin Day plus whales
2016 04-29 SB Coast An excellent Spring day with great sea conditions and outstanding cetacean sightings. The Condor Express left Santa...
Apr 29, 20162 min read
Mother and Calf Parade
2016 04-26 SB Coast Oh, my. Sometimes the marine weatherperson gets it wrong. Today was supposed to start out breezy then morph into...
Apr 26, 20162 min read
The peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration
2016 04-24 SB Coast Peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration. Captain Eric took command of three excursions today and had great...
Apr 24, 20162 min read
Calf Show Continues
2016 04-20 SB Coast Gray Whale Calf Show Continues Again we had summer weather with calm seas and bright sunny skies. Captain Dave ran...
Apr 20, 20161 min read
bottlnose
2016 04-14 SB Coast It was a single morning trip with clear, sunny skies and a very fresh breeze to clear your nostrils and sinus...
Apr 14, 20162 min read
Loads of long-beaked common dolphins and much more.
2016 03-30 SB Channel Three excursions left the dock today in search of wildlife in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Eric drove the...
Mar 30, 20162 min read
Sea Otter at Isla Vista
2016 03-28 SB Channel Strong winds blew from the west and created a very fresh air environment for our 9 am whale watch excursion with...
Mar 28, 20161 min read
A wonderful day for cetacean variety.
2016 03-26 SB Channel The Condor Express hosted 3 excursions today under sunny skies with a light breeze and moderate chop on the water. ...
Mar 26, 20162 min read
Humpback tail throws and much more
2016 03-25 SB Channel Another super warm sunny, summer-like day with light winds. There was a moderate bump due to winds in the far...
Mar 25, 20162 min read
4 Different Cetacean Species and more
2016 03-17 SB Channel Stunning summer conditions with cetaceans everywhere. Totals for the whole day are: gray whales=4; humpback whales...
Mar 17, 20162 min read
Gray Whales & Bottlenose Dolphins in the Rain
2016 03-11 SB Channel What fun ! It rained pretty much the whole trip from 9am to 1130 am this morning, and it was heavy at times. ...
Mar 11, 20161 min read
Humpback feeding frenzy
2016 20-15 SB Channel Today we ran two trips 2½-hours each with drop dead gorgeous weather. Air temperatures in the Santa Barbara Channel...
Feb 15, 20162 min read
Gray Whale Honey Hole
2015 12-27 SB Channel Oh, what a wonderful day it was as we crossed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the Santa Cruz Channel (the...
Dec 27, 20152 min read
Three gray whales and dolphins too
2015 12-26 SB Channel After a week or so of storms that hit northern and central California which sent high winds and rough seas into the...
Dec 26, 20151 min read
Nice Variety of Cetaceans
2015 09-16 SB Channel We barely had our bow out of Santa Barbara Harbor when Captain Dave spun the Condor Express around and we followed...
Sep 16, 20152 min read
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