2017 04-17 SB Coast Captain Eric took command of two excursions with the Condor Express today for a fabulous day which concluded with a...

2017 04-15 SB Coast Tracks laid down by the Condor Express today showed that two trips stayed in the nearshore environment, and a third...

2017 04-14 SB Coast The Condor Express ran two trips today, one at 9 am and the other 12 noon.  Totals for the day included: 8 gray...

2017 04-11 SB Coast Captain Dave took charge of 3 excursions today, 9 am, 12 noon and 3 pm. Total sightings for the entire day included: ...

2016 05-20 SB Channel The NOAA Marine forecast was for calm seas with light and variable winds in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel,...

2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...

2016 05-15 SB Channel – East Captain Eric took the Condor Express to the east and along the north-central region of the Flats.  Seas were...

2016 05-12 SB Channel Captain Eric found “a tale of two Channels” in terms of weather and sea conditions today.  It was nice, warm and...

2016 05-10 SB Channel Another “June” overcast day with very calm seas that were glassy most of the day.  The crew spotted plenty of...

2016 05-08 SB Coast Our last 3 strictly coastal gray whale trips for the season ended on a high note today with plenty of great cetacean...

2016 05-06 SB Coast Very dark skies and flash flood warnings framed the northern view but our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel was...

2016 05-05 SB Coast NWS forecast:  drizzle in the morning and chance of rain in the afternoon. Reality:  Mostly sunny and zero wind.  ...

2016 05-04 SB Coast A few stratus wisps were all that remained of the fog we had yesterday, and they underlaid a much higher layer of...

2016 05-03 SB Coast It was dense fog until late in the trip, with a few sucker holes with sun pouring down.  There was just enough wind...

2016 05-02 SB Coast 12 noon Six gray whales consisting of 3 mother-calf pairs, all along the kelp highway from the Harbor west to...

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...

2016 04-30 SB Channel Mild weather and good crowds had the Condor Express running three excursions out of Santa Barbara today.  Here are...

2016 04-29 SB Coast An excellent Spring day with great sea conditions and outstanding cetacean sightings.  The Condor Express left Santa...

2016 04-28 SB Coast The Condor Express ran one excursion along the beautiful Santa Barbara coast today in search of wildlife in general...

2016 04-27 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two excursions along the Santa Barbara coast today.  Conditions were a bit bumpy at first from...