2017 03-20 SB Coast Once again the wildlife conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel were superb.  Captain Eric took command of two...

2017 03-19 SB Coast Captain Eric and his world-famous crew encountered 10 gray whales and over 400 long-beaked common dolphins during...

2017 03-16 SB Coast The early morning low stratus burned-off and the entire excursion today, which departed at 12 noon, had sunny skies...

2017 03-15 SB Coast The Condor Express left the SEA Landing docks at high noon and set forth on a very productive excursion along the...

2017 03-13 SB Channel Captain Eric ran into a dense fog bank along the coast, similar to yesterday. One thing about foggy days though is...

2017 03-11 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew observed a total of fourteen gray whales, 200 long-beaked common dolphins and finished it...

2017 03-09 SB Coast Yet another drop dead gorgeous day met the Condor Express and our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel.  The sun was...

2017 02-25 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed and there were fair skies until late in the afternoon.  Conditions for observing wildlife were...

There were a few scattered showers today but seas were calm and enabled the Condor Express to take a great tour of our region of the...

2016 12-30 SB Channel The rain waited until we were back at the dock, but the rain cloud formations over the Santa Barbara Channel were...

2016 12-29 SB Channel It was a magical day on the ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel.  The sea surface was smooth and you could see all 4...

2016 12-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had some fantastic marine mammal sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel today. The counts...

2016 12-27 SB Channel Other than a large period open ocean swell that rolled up on the sea cliffs out on the northern face of Santa Cruz...

2018 12-22 SB Channel It was so drop-dead gorgeous in the Channel today that you could see all 5 islands in the Sanctuary. Seas were calm...

2016 12-14 SB Channel It was a nice day with mostly sunny skies and calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave and his renowned...

2016 12-11 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew encountered overcast skies with calm seas. There were patches of dense fog to deal with...

2016 12-09 SB Channel There were calm seas and the Condor Express mostly stayed just a few hundred yards or so ahead of the shifting, sea...

2016 12-03 SB Channel It was a fantastic day for marine mammal watching in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Total sightings included 9...

2016 11-25 SB Channel It was a bumpy ride during the first half of the Santa Barbara Channel crossing, calming quite a bit in The Lanes....

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...