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...
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- Jul 8, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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- Jul 6, 2016
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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...
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- Jul 4, 2016
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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...
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- Jul 2, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 22, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 21, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 9, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 8, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 7, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 6, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 5, 2016
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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...
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- Jun 4, 2016
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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...
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- May 1, 2016
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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...
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- Nov 22, 2015
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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...
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- Nov 21, 2015
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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...
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- Oct 15, 2015
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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...
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- Sep 20, 2015
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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...
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- Sep 19, 2015
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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...
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- Sep 18, 2015
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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...
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