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Fantastic stuff! Whales jumping, porpoises zooming and thousands of dolphins, too.
2018 10-19 SB Channel Wow, what a string of great weather and sea conditions we’ve been experiencing in the Santa Barbara Channel this...
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Humpbacks make a big fuss amidst thousands of dolphins
2018 10-18 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express worked the northwestern region of the Santa Barbara Channel today. ...
Oct 18, 20181 min read
Two species of whales and over a thousand dolphins
2018 10-17 SB Channel We’ve had a great stretch of weather in the Channel and today was another nice one. It was sunny and it was calm....
Oct 17, 20181 min read
Lots of whales and dolphins on a drop-dead gorgeous day
2018 10-14 SB Channel It was a gorgeous, sunny fall day with flat, calm seas and abundant wildlife. Sightings today included 6 humpback...
Oct 13, 20181 min read
Mother and calf breach simultaneously many times in a row.
2018 10-12 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran a late-departure private whale watch charter cruise today. Given the late departure,...
Oct 12, 20181 min read
Whales, common dolphins and offshore bottlenose dolphins
2018 10-11 SB Channel Although skies were covered by a gray marine layer for part of the trip, seas were absolutely calm and still....
Oct 11, 20181 min read
A nice trip to Santa Rosa Island results in great whale sightings
2018 10-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew ran across the entire Santa Barbara Channel to locate wildlife today. Skies were covered...
Oct 10, 20181 min read
Another sunny day with whales and dolphins.
2018 10-07 SB Channel Today brought us close looks at 3 humpback whales and 200 long-beaked common dolphins. It was a sunny day with a...
Oct 7, 20181 min read
Humpbacks, dolphins and sea lions on a sunny day in the Channel.
2018 10-06 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express searched the Santa Barbara Channel and came up with a great trip...
Oct 6, 20181 min read
Our old pal Rope (the humpback whale) is back.
2018 10-05 SB Channel It was sunny all day. The sea surface was calm with a moderate northwestern swell. Captain Dave and the crew of the...
Oct 6, 20181 min read
Humpbacks, commons and Risso’s today.
2018 10-02 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express located 3 different species of cetaceans today and had great look...
Oct 2, 20181 min read
Humpbacks, dolphins and…..ORCAs !
2018 09-29 SB Channel The ocean conditions were sunny and calm, perfect for locating and watching 5 killer whales, 5 humpback whales, 1...
Sep 29, 20181 min read
8 humpbacks with plenty of great behaviors.
2018 09-28 SB Channel A couple of nice breaches off the western end of Santa Cruz Island guided Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...
Sep 28, 20181 min read
Three humpback whales, one breacher…and more
2018 09-27 SB Channel Captain Dave ran a bit west, then out to the south. Most of the action was only about 4 miles off Campus Point. ...
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Humpback mother and calf redux.
2018 09-26 SB Channel It was another great trip across the Santa Barbara Channel to Carrington Point, Santa Rosa Island, where we visited...
Sep 26, 20181 min read
A mother humpback and her calf plus so much more.
2018 09-23 SB Channel – West A private whale watch charter hit the jackpot as a wide region of scattered humpbacks and dolphins kept...
Sep 23, 20181 min read
Humpbacks get into a feeding frenzy with dolphins and sea lions.
2018 09-22 SB Channel Today’s excursion took us to the western coastal region near Platform Holly, then on a big loop out past the...
Sep 22, 20182 min read
A massive and active hot spot in the north Channel
2018 09-21 SB Channel The northern Santa Barbara Channel (that portion closest to Santa Barbara Harbor) exploded with whales, dolphins...
Sep 21, 20182 min read
Spectacular day with 9 humpbacks, plus both long- and short-beaked common dolphins.
2018 09-20 SB Channel Captain Dave summed it up: “There was never a time today when we were not involved in wildlife viewing.” That’s...
Sep 20, 20181 min read
Amazing array of marine mammals today
2019 09-19 SB Channel Surprisingly, things started out with patches of dense fog and a moderate bump on the surface, but from the...
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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