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A fin whale joins the humpbacks and dolphins.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 – A fin whale, five humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins rounded out the “closely...
Aug 17, 20161 min read
Fin whales and more
2016 07-08 SB Channel Captain Dave reports clear sailing conditions and another epic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara...
Jul 8, 20161 min read
Scarlet the humpback and Carmello
2016 07-06 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had another fantastic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel. Seas...
Jul 6, 20162 min read
Happy Independence Day
2016 07-04 SB Channel Happy Independence Day! Captain Eric reports ideal sea conditions all day long with over-the-top, outstanding...
Jul 4, 20161 min read
Fin whales join the blues and humpbacks
2016 07-02 SB Channel Captain Dave located three major activity zones on a southwesterly course heading out of Santa Barbara. The day...
Jul 2, 20162 min read
Cetaceans Cetaceans Cetaceans
2016 06-22 SB Channel The low stratus hit the deck not too far out so Captain Dave turned on the radar and posted a lookout. We were...
Jun 22, 20162 min read
Fin whale bigger than blue whale
2016 06-21 SB Channel The record-breaking heat that cooked the inland regions yesterday brought temperate conditions with a few areas of...
Jun 21, 20161 min read
More cetaceans than you could imagine.
2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow. I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...
Jun 9, 20162 min read
It’s getting better all the time.
2016 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his highly-trained crew produced another epic excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel. There was...
Jun 8, 20161 min read
Another blue whale mega experience
2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins. About 300 of these little...
Jun 7, 20161 min read
Blues Abound
2016 06-06 SB Channel It was not foggy. The ocean surface was glassy most of the day. The sun kind of shined through the stratus out in...
Jun 6, 20162 min read
An Epic Day
2016 06-05 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew ran an excellent adventure out to the Ledge where the Condor Express (CX) whale fans were...
Jun 5, 20162 min read
Mill pond flat glass
2016 06-04 SB Channel Mill pond flat glass conditions today and the stratus lifted just enough to give us a few miles lateral visibility...
Jun 4, 20162 min read
Fin whale sighted today.
2016 05-01 SB Coast Six gray whales, 1 fin whale, and 100 dolphins was our total cetacean count for the day. It was a hazy sunny day...
May 1, 20162 min read
Fin whale flukes, dolphin calves play, and humpbacks migrate.
2015 11-22 SB Channel Fin whale flukes, dolphin calves play, and humpbacks migrate. This flat, calm and sunny day got started about 6...
Nov 22, 20151 min read
Three different cetaceans today.
2015 11-21 SB Channel Santa Ana winds were blowing far to the east of us and, per usual, this created almost an ideal summer day in our...
Nov 21, 20152 min read
Minkes, Humpbacks, Dolphins and a Fin Whale
2015 10-15 SB Channel Captain Eric found a medium bump on the Santa Barbara Channel surface, a light wind, and partly cloudy sky. He...
Oct 15, 20151 min read
Hot Cetaceans
2015 09-20 SB Channel Hot Cetaceans Captain Eric drove the Condor Express on a calm day with nice sunshine as we enter another heat wave...
Sep 20, 20151 min read
Yet another hammerhead shark!
2015 09-19 SB Channel A great day in the Santa Barbara Channel with sunny skies, not much wind, a tiny little swell, and clear cobalt...
Sep 19, 20151 min read
Blue Whales, Fin Whales and Dolphins
2015 09-18 SB Channel Our first cetaceans consisted of about 100 long-beaked common dolphins that we watched in that crystal clear Santa...
Sep 18, 20152 min read
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