2016 05-25 SB Channel The weather and sea conditions today were similar to yesterday with a light to moderate breeze but no swell...

2016 05-24 SB Channel Today was an unusually wonderful weather day on the Santa Barbara Channel. It was moderately windy with small...

2016 05-23 SB Channel It was a wonderful sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel and the wind never got going. Captain Eric, along with...

2016 05-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew took the Condor Express up and down the coast today and was able to locate the cetaceans...

2016 05-19 SB Channel The fog lifted when we were on the north side of the Lanes and had to slow down to see all the wildlife in the...

2016 05-18 SB Channel It was a silver day in the Santa Barbara Channel due to the May/June coastal stratus layer. But there was hardly...

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...

2016 05-16 SB Channel Captain Eric spotted wildlife with his “eyes and ears” Auggie today as we circumnavigated the eastern Santa Barbara...

2016 05-15 SB Channel – East Captain Eric took the Condor Express to the east and along the north-central region of the Flats. Seas were...

2016 05-14 SB Channel – East Across mirror glass waters with an overcast marine layer, Captain Dave ran his trip to the far east to an...

2016 05-13 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Harbor pinniped sanctuary (formerly the bait barge) starts the day with just a couple of Pacific...

2016 05-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew found abundant pelagic red crabs inside the world-famous Painted Cave. And if this was...

2016 05-10 SB Channel Another “June” overcast day with very calm seas that were glassy most of the day. The crew spotted plenty of...

2016 05-09 SB Channel An epic day with a thick marine layer but very calm seas. All 4 islands were in clear view. Observations today...

2016 05-08 SB Coast Our last 3 strictly coastal gray whale trips for the season ended on a high note today with plenty of great cetacean...

2016 05-01 SB Coast Six gray whales, 1 fin whale, and 100 dolphins was our total cetacean count for the day. It was a hazy sunny day...

2016 04-29 SB Coast An excellent Spring day with great sea conditions and outstanding cetacean sightings. The Condor Express left Santa...

2016 04-27 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two excursions along the Santa Barbara coast today. Conditions were a bit bumpy at first from...

2016 04-24 SB Coast Peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration. Captain Eric took command of three excursions today and had great...

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...