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2015 07-10 SB Channel Another mega-cetacean day for the Condor Express as we closely watched 19 humpback whales and at least 3,000...
Jul 10, 20151 min read
17 Humpbacks & Lunge-Feeding near Santa Rosa Island
2015 07-09 SB Channel Seventeen humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched on our excursion....
Jul 9, 20152 min read
17 humpbacks, including a mother with calf….and lots more!
2015 07-07 SB Channel Not too far out from Santa Barbara Harbor ol’ eagle-eyes Augie spotted a nice ocean sunfish (Mola mola) which we...
Jul 7, 20151 min read
17++ Humpbacks and A Mother Blue Whale shows us her Calf
2015 07-06 SB Channel First let me give you the total picture of today’s excursion: We closely watched 17 humpback whales (with at least...
Jul 6, 20152 min read
Rope, Scarlet and throngs of other humpback whale put on a show
2015 07-05 SB Channel Rope, Scarlet and throngs of other humpback whales put on a show. Captain Eric found a mother lode of humpback...
Jul 5, 20151 min read
Eight Humpback Whales Circle the Area
2015 07-03 SB Channel Along the offshore oil platform line-up, between Charlie and Hillhouse, we found a wide swath of humpback whales...
Jul 3, 20151 min read
At least 12 humpbacks and 2 blue whales.
2015 07-02 SB Channel The tropical clouds which were creating partly cloudy skies as we left the dock at 10 am quickly dissipated and the...
Jul 2, 20152 min read
Humpbacks, Blues and a Fin.
2015 07-01 SB Channel It was cloudy, warm and a bit humid today as the remnants of a tropical storm ran north into the Santa Barbara...
Jul 1, 20152 min read
Rope and Friend Mug the Condor Express In a Wild Meet-and-Greet Session
2015 06-30 SB Channel We found our first payload of cetaceans just 3 miles south of Santa Barbara Harbor as we glided slowly along with...
Jun 30, 20152 min read


So Many Humpback Whales, So Little Time
HUMPBACK WHALE TAIL THROW ! 2015 06-29-SB Channel A trip out to see the blue whales was not to be as seas in the western zone of the...
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Captain Dave drains a ton of Humpback Whales and more
2015 06-28 SB Channel Winds outside precluded the south side of the Santa Barbara Channel, but the north half was quite doable. There...
Jun 28, 20151 min read
Wild Humpback Whale Behaviors Again !
South of the rig line there were several bait ball hot spots with the usual suspects dining on the anchovy cuisine. The humpback whales...
Jun 27, 20151 min read
Summertime blue whales = 4, Humpback whales = 10 + Dolphins too
2015 06-26 SB Channel Captain Eric has been on a hot streak. Yesterday he was in charge when we had a 2-hour lunge-feeding humpback...
Jun 26, 20152 min read
Gluttony on the high seas – massive humpback lunging session
2015 06-25 SB Channel NOTE: “Gluttony” may be a bit anthropomorphic, but it helps me relate to you the spectacular humpback whale feeding...
Jun 25, 20153 min read


A Great Day in Humpbackland – Rope was there
A LARGE ADULT HUMPBACK WHALE COMES TO THE SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OCEAN HOT SPOT SURROUNDED BY VISITORS FROM NEW ZEALAND: SOOTY...
Jun 24, 20152 min read
A Dozen Humpback Whales and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 06-23 SB Channel Captain Eric ran the show today and headed for the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel in search of wildlife. He...
Jun 23, 20151 min read
An Exhilarating Day
2015 06-22 SB Channel Exhilarating ! Although it was a bright sunny day with a moderate “bump” on the surface, the real fun came around...
Jun 22, 20152 min read
The Summer Humpback Whales are Here !
2015 06-21 SB Channel Captain Dave ran into the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel and found a “mother lode” of at least 20 giant...
Jun 21, 20151 min read


Homeguard humpbacks on a sunny, summer day!
A MONSTRO HUMPBACK BREACHED A BUNCH OF TIMES (SEE OUR PHOTO WEBSITE) AND THEN THREW ITS TAIL AROUND TOO 2015 06-19 SB Channel As you can...
Jun 19, 20152 min read
TONS of humpback whales, dolphins (and a nice Cave trip)
2015 06-18 SB Channel There was a thick marine stratus layer most of the day and as we departed Santa Barbara there was a light breeze...
Jun 18, 20152 min read
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