MANY OF OUR MOST ENTHUSIASTIC WHALE WATCHERS COME FROM THE CRUISE SHIPS THAT VISIT SANTA BARBARA. 2015 04-10 SB Coast We ran two trips...

MOTHER GRAY WHALE (LEFT) AND HER VERY YOUNG CALF (RIGHT) ARE AMONG SEVERAL SEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY MARKING THE LAST PHASE OF THE GRAY...

A MOTHER GRAY WHALE AND HER CALF MAKE THEIR WAY NORTHBOUND VERY CLOSE TO THE BEACH. 2015 04-08 SB Coast The Condor Express left Santa...

2015 04-04 SB Coast Captain Dave found northbound juvenile gray whales on all three trips today. It was sunny and nice but with a small...

2015 04-03 SB Coast It was another fine day in the Santa Barbara Channel today. We ran a noon trip and a 3 pm adventure, and had good...

A GRAY WHALE “SNORKELS” … EMITS A BUBBLE STREAM JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE. 2015 04-02 SB Coast Today we ran two trips into the cetacean...

April was not fooling around with us today. Each and every one of our three 2½ coastal trips were spectacular, but the first two were the...

TWO NORTHBOUND GRAY WHALES TAKE A SWIM ALONG THE BEACH UP NEAR THE BACARA RESORT AT TECOLOTE CANYON. 2015 03-31 SB Coast The Condor...

2015 03-30 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two trips today, a morning adventure and an early afternoon expedition. The day started out with...

2015 03-28 SB Coast Captain Dave was back from his marine mammal entanglement conference and charged out of the gate with three Condor...

A glorious day with all three trips running (9am, 12noon, 3pm). Bright sun and calm seas prevailed on our side of the Santa Barbara...

Such an amazing day weather-wise: air temperatures in the mid-80’s, clear, sunny and in most areas very glassy. There was a little west...

WHALE WATCHERS PEER INTO THE BLUE TO SEE A LONG BUBBLE NET CREATED BY A HUMPBACK WHALE SUBMERGED BENEATH THE CONDOR EXPRESS. 2015 03-25...

We ran both a 9am morning adventure as well as a noon, early afternoon trip today. There was a funny wind situation which ranged from hot...

Captain Dave took the helm as the Condor Express ran a noon trip loaded up with happy and knowledgeable whale enthusiasts. A short trip...

It was a leisurely afternoon full of cetaceans of all sizes. Captain Dave left the dock at 12 noon and headed out into the Santa Barbara...

The Condor Express is back ! We ran a single noon trip and had a blast. All the action was west of the harbor, from Leadbetter up to...

The original 90-foot long steel sportfishing boat Condor, aka “the Original,” or “Big Bird,” ran its last two whale watching trips of the...

The venerable original Condor ran three 2½ trips today, at 9 am 12 noon and 3 pm. Again we had mirror glass seas, crystal clear blue...

Although there was a slight haze layer in the sky today, the sea conditions continued to be amazing.   Like yesterday, it was flat,...