2015 08-01 SB Channel Whoooeee! What a day! Captain Dave and his crew really put one together today.   Weather-wise, the first hour or so...

2015 07-31 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew racked-up some impressive sightings with ideal weather and sea conditions out in the...

HERE WE SEE ONE OF A TRIO OF HUMPBACK WHALES THAT HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING SALAD SHREDS OUT OF WHAT STARTED OUT AS A LARGE DRIFTING GIANT...

2015 07-29 SB Channel East After leaving Santa Barbara at 10am we stopped at 1045am about 10 miles south of the Harbor for a nice pod of...

2015 07-28 SB Channel East The following raw numbers do not tell the whole story. Humpbacks = 4 Blue whale = 1 Minke whales = 2 ...

2015 07-27 SB Channel This was an afternoon trip and upon departing the dock at 100pm there was a moderate breeze from the west, so...

2015 07-26 SB Channel Another bright, sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel made it perfect for finding spouts and enjoying cetaceans.  ...

2015 07-24 SB Channel Captain Dave drained the Santa Barbara Channel of cetaceans large and small on an epic whale watching adventure...

2015 07-23 SB Channel Calm seas and overcast skies characterized our day out in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Captain Eric and his...

2015 07-22 SB Channel It was another mill pod glass flat day out in the Santa Barbara Channel which made up for the overcast stratus...

2015 07-21 SB Channel This should be about the last day for us to feel the weather effects stemming from Hurricane Dolores which has long...

2015 07-20 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew racked-up a nice mix of both the abundance and diversity of cetaceans today with a total...

2015 07-19 SB Channel Captain Eric reports sightings of 6 total humpback whales, found in pairs, from the northern half of the Santa...

2015 07-17 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew successfully watched 20 humpback whales (with more in the distance) and a...

2015 07-16 SB Channel Today’s trip tally came in at 9 humpback whales and 2000 long-beaked common dolphins, however the numbers to not...

2015 07-15 SB Channel Skies were overcast until we reached the shipping lanes off Santa Cruz Island later in the trip, after which it was...

2015 07-14 SB Channel We left Santa Barbara Harbor with patchy fog and a very light breeze, and we ran southwest. Not too far off Campus...

2015 07-13 SB Channel A regular reader of this blog might assume that the humpback whales and long-beaked common dolphins were in serious...

2015 07-12 SB Channel It was something like a record-breaking humpback whale and dolphin day. Here’s the story. At 10:30am we were less...

2015 07-11 SB Channel The crew of the Condor Express, under the command of Captain Eric, closely watched at least a dozen humpback whales...