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The Calves are Coming
2016 04-19 SB Channel The calves are coming ! Dave ran two excursions. Sea and weather conditions were good. Here are the facts that...
Apr 19, 20161 min read
Summer in April
2016 04-18 SB Channel Summer in April! Captain Dave steered the Condor Express on a single, 12 noon, excursion today. We encountered mill...
Apr 18, 20161 min read
Humpbackland
2016 04-16 SB Channel Great sea conditions and warm, sunny skies greeted the Condor Express on all three excursions today. We spent a...
Apr 16, 20161 min read
Kelping Continues
2016 04-13 SB Channel The Condor Express left the docks twice today and saw almost the same identical things on both excursions: 2,000...
Apr 13, 20163 min read
Tail Throw Fake-Out
2016 04-12 SB Channel Captain Dave took the Condor Express south of the rig line to a very productive zone. There was but a single trip...
Apr 12, 20161 min read
Humpback Kelping
2016 04-11 SB Channel Only one excursion left the docks today (at noon) but it was epic. Captain Eric, along with his “eyes and ears”...
Apr 11, 20162 min read
Whales and dolphins in abundance.
2016 04-10 SB Channel There was a gap between storms today and the ocean surface was mirror glass. Skies were sunny and clear. Marine...
Apr 10, 20161 min read
Hot Spot in The Flats
2016 04-09 SB Channel The Flats. Springtime. Something magical happens every year to generate large masses of northern anchovies. ...
Apr 9, 20161 min read
Minke whales in the rain, and more.
2016 04-08 SB Channel Just one excursion today, high noon. I guess the rain forecast put a damper on other whale watchers that hoped for...
Apr 8, 20162 min read
Magical Minke whales AM and loads of humpack whales PM
2016 04-07 SB Channel A thin cloud layer that preceded a small warm storm coming in from Mexico kept the skies grey but bright enough for...
Apr 7, 20162 min read
Scarlet
2016 04-05 SB Channel Captain Dave took the wheel for two excursions today, one left at 9 am and the other at 12 noon. Again we found...
Apr 5, 20162 min read
A Mola mola close up.
2016 04-04 SB Channel Captain Eric (called “Tim” by some) ran a single excursion today departing Santa Barbara at high noon. The...
Apr 4, 20162 min read
Four different species of cetaceans.
2016 04-03 SB Channel Captain Eric found extremely glassy calm conditions as we sometimes do when the fog is upon us. He ran two trips...
Apr 3, 20161 min read
Day of the humpback whales.
2016 04-12 SB Channel Captain Dave and his team ran all three whale watching excursions today under sunny skies and with calm seas and...
Apr 2, 20161 min read
Pelican crash diving signals whale hot spots
2016 04-01 SB Channel All three excursions into the Santa Barbara Channel were highly successful in part due to the warm skies and...
Apr 1, 20162 min read
Gray Whales and Feeding Humpback Whales
2016 03-31 SB Channel Two trips left Santa Barbara today, I had the good fortune to be on board for the 12 noon excursion. It was a...
Mar 31, 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
Four friendly gray whales and lots of dolphins
2016 03-27 SB Channel Two excursions left the docks today, the 12 noon and the 3 pm afternoon trips. Conditions were good, you might say...
Mar 27, 20162 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
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