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Looks were fantastic as humpbacks, Dall’s Porpoise and Common Dolphins were watched.
2018 12-09 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew encountered flat seas, mostly sunny skies and great “4-island” visibility. Sightings...
Dec 9, 20181 min read
A view of “all four corners” of the Channel yields fantastic sightings
2018 12-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express reported flat seas and gorgeous weather again today. It was so...
Dec 8, 20181 min read
An epic cetacean-filled day.
2018 12-07 SB Channel Clear, sunny skies and calm seas prevailed once again in the beautiful Santa Barbara Channel. A massive feeding...
Dec 7, 20181 min read
Common and Risso’s dolphins plus plenty of humpback whales
2018 11-25 SB Channel The strong wind that blew through the channel the past few days subsided and we had a wonderful trip today. Totals...
Nov 25, 20181 min read
A juvenile whale stole the show.
2018 11-21 SB Channel The first “winter” storm of the season was on its way towards California and there was a little southeast chop and...
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Five different species of cetaceans!
2018 11-18 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew racked-up an amazing array of cetaceans with awesome sightings of each species. Totals...
Nov 18, 20182 min read
6 humpbacks: many of the whales were friendly
2018 11-17 SB Channel The Condor Express crew took advantage of pristine ocean conditions and located, then closely watched, 6+ humpback...
Nov 17, 20181 min read
Humpback calf steals the show. Lots of other whales and dolphins.
2018 11-14 SB Channel On a completely “mill pond” flat and sunny day, the crew of the Condor Express located and closely watched 7+...
Nov 14, 20181 min read
Great luck with very friendly humpbacks and dolphins.
2018 11-11 SB Channel For the most part it was sunny and warm in the Santa Barbara Channel today albeit moderately smoky. We had great...
Nov 11, 20182 min read
All 4 northern Channel Islands were seen, plus whales and dolphins too.
2018 11-10 SB Channel The views afforded as we traversed the Santa Barbara Channel included seeing all 4 northern Channel Islands, a...
Nov 10, 20182 min read
10 whales, one goes berserk with kelping episode
2018 11-08 SB Channel Once again crystal clear, cobalt blue, water and calm seas prevailed in the central Santa Barbara Channel. Closely...
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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2018 11-07 SB Channel West It was a nice sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel, the surface was glassy but with a little bit of bump...
Nov 7, 20182 min read
Scarlet, a bunch of whales and over 1000 dolphins.
2018 11-04 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew ran a southwesterly course and ended up about 8 miles south of UCSB. It was glassy, calm...
Nov 4, 20181 min read
We once again found Scarlet and a sailing research drone.
2018 11-03 SB Channel Marvelous conditions prevailed throughout the western Santa Barbara Channel: no wind, clear skies and warm sun....
Nov 3, 20181 min read
5 humpbacks and one breached twice…plus dolphins
2018 10-28 SB Channel Patchy fog in the early morning had cleared to bright blue skies for the duration of our excursion into the Santa...
Oct 28, 20181 min read
Curious twist on friendly humpback behavior
2018 10-27 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran across the channel to Santa Cruz Island finding patchy dense...
Oct 27, 20181 min read
A trip up to Gaviota reaps rewards
2018 10-26 SB Channel Dense fog was down to the deck in most of the Santa Barbara Channel, but Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Animated and friendly whales today…thousands of dolphins too
2018 10-25 SB Channel What a fabulous streak of flat, calm seas and sunny skies we have been experiencing these past couple of weeks. And...
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Lots of humpbacks, loads of dolphins and a huge sunfish.
2018 10-24 SB Channel Blue skies and fair seas enhanced the closely watched 7+ humpback whales, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins and 1...
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Lots of very active cetaceans
2018 10-21 SB Channel It was yet another fall classic with the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel. Skies were sunny and seas...
Oct 21, 20181 min read
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