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Mother fin whale and her calf, a half dozen blue whales plus dolphins too
2018 07-22 SB Channel East The giants were assembled on the grounds again today in larger numbers. The hot spot was north of the eastern...
Jul 22, 20181 min read
Seas were calm. Whales were giant.
2018 07-20 SB Channel – East The thin marine layer clouds soon burned off and the day was clear and warm. Seas were calm. Captain Dave...
Jul 20, 20181 min read
Awesome blue whale in crystal clear, blue water…and more!
2018 07-19 SB Channel – East The ocean was very flat and calm today with lots of spots that were mill pond glassy. Captain Dave and his...
Jul 19, 20182 min read
Blue whales, fin whale, Minke whale, dolphins
2018 07-18 SB Channel East Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express back to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel where, once again,...
Jul 18, 20181 min read
Blue whales, fin whale, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins!
2018 07-17 SB Channel – East Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 1 fin whales, 400 long-beaked...
Jul 17, 20181 min read
Excellent conditions, excellent sightings
2018 07-12 SB Channel Captain Dave reported excellent conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel today with sunny skies and very flat, calm...
Jul 12, 20181 min read
How do they do it?
2018 07-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express found calm seas today, but the sun and distant spouts were obscured...
Jul 10, 20181 min read
Five giant blue whales, a big fin whale and several hundred dolphins
2018 07-06 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express encountered sunny skies today. It was breezy out in the southern...
Jul 6, 20181 min read
Six different cetacean species
2018 07-03 SB Channel – West Captain Dave and his crew traversed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the middle of the north coast...
Jul 3, 20181 min read
Giant blue whales, huge fin whales and many hundreds of dolphins
2018 07-02 SB Channel The big whales are still around. Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 2...
Jul 2, 20181 min read
30 blue whales in the area. We closely watched 17…and more!
2018 06-30 SB Channel High clouds in the morning gave way to sunny skies in the afternoon. The ocean surface was glassy and flat all day....
Jun 30, 20181 min read
14+ giant blue whales, a fin whale and plenty of dolphins
2018 06-27 SB Channel The action has moved west along the north face of beautiful Santa Cruz Island and most of the wildlife is now a few...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
A dozen blue whales and dolphins too
2018 06-26 SB Channel The Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel again today and located the giant whale hot spot off the...
Jun 26, 20182 min read
Five different cetacean species today
2018 06-23 SB Channel Five different species of cetacean were discovered in the Santa Barbara Channel on today’s excursion led by Captain...
Jun 23, 20181 min read
Breaching blue whale calf.
2018 06-22 SB Channel Captain Colton and his crew had a bonanza day with loads of wildlife. The highlight of the trip was a breaching...
Jun 22, 20181 min read
The hot spot continues to beckon
2018 06-21 SB Channel It was overcast but glassy offshore today as the Condor Express ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to the giant...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
Too many giant blue whales – couldn’t count them all.
2018 06-17 SB Channel Although there was light rain in Santa Barbara Harbor earlier this morning, it cleared up quickly and, by the time...
Jun 17, 20182 min read
Dozens of giant whales: fins and blues, plus two species of dolphins
2018 06-16 SB Channel It was an epic day full of fin whale and blue whale encounters at the hot spot near beautiful Santa Cruz Island. ...
Jun 16, 20182 min read
Fin whales and blue whales and dolphins STILL !
2018 06-15 SB Channel Skies were covered by a thin stratus layer, and a light breeze wafted across the Santa Barbara Channel, but the...
Jun 15, 20181 min read
More than a dozen surface lunge-feeding blue whales
2018 06-14 SB Channel The big news today was the presence of more than a dozen giant whales found surface lunge feeding at the same hot...
Jun 14, 20182 min read
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