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Humpbacks and Dolphins and the Cave
2015 06-17 SB Channel Another mega day for humpback whales and common dolphins. After leaving the sea lions on the Santa Barbara...
Jun 17, 20152 min read
A Record-Breaking Day for Humpback Whales and Dolphins
2015 06-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran another excellent cetacean adventure in the Santa Barbara...
Jun 16, 20152 min read
Blue whale, 17 humpbacks, and more
The cetacean totals for today’s excursion are: Blue whale = 1 Humpbacks = 17 (+ more in the distance) Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins = 50...
Jun 14, 20151 min read
8 humpback whales and a lot more
2015 06-07 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express far to the eastern Flats region today to find a large assemblage...
Jun 7, 20151 min read
9 humpback whales and nearly 3000 dolphins plus turquoise water
2015 06-03 SB Channel Milky turquoise water color pervaded the nearshore regions and returned to a typical oceanic blue out 4 miles or...
Jun 3, 20152 min read


Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
May 28, 20152 min read
Rope and a bunch of her friends
2015 05- 25 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express watched 6 humpback whales with many more #whales all around...
May 25, 20151 min read
Warm Air, Calm Seas, Humpback Calf Goes Berserk
2015 05-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express away from the dock in Santa Barbara and headed east to where the...
May 24, 20152 min read
Condor Express mugged by 14 Humpback Whales
2015 05-23 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express worked their magic today and whale fans experienced a series of...
May 23, 20152 min read
“Rope” returns with massive tail throws and lots of aromatherapy
2015 05-21 SB Channel Captain Eric ran the show today and what a show it was…thanks, in part, to the keen whale-eyes of deckhand Augie....
May 21, 20152 min read
Surrounded by Humpbacks and Dolphins
2015 05-12 SB Channel Hooray! It was our first official trip of the “Island Whale Watch” season for 2015 and it was sensational. Captain...
May 12, 20152 min read
Abundant Gray Whale Mom’s and Calves plus Humpbacks and more
2015 05-09 SB Coast Here are the facts and figures from Saturday from Captain Eric: 9 am 500 Long-beaked common dolphins alongside 2...
May 10, 20151 min read
A Nat Geo Kinda Day
2015 05-01 SB Coast We ran two fantastic adventures into the Santa Barbara Channel today: 9am and 12 noon. Cetacean fortune struck us on...
May 1, 20153 min read
It Must Be Spring: Mothers and Babies of all Kinds Today
2015 04-15 SB Coast Mothers and Calves Day must have been declared in the Santa Barbara Channel today because we had the good fortune to...
Apr 15, 20152 min read
Gray whales, humpback whales and 2 species of dolphins
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...
Apr 3, 20151 min read


Gray Whale and Newborn!
We left the Santa Barbara Harbor entrance buoy and its compliment of 4 California sea lions behind at 1015am heading south. At 1035 we...
Jan 4, 20153 min read
Scarlet the Humpback Whale Gets Super Friendly
It was perhaps the best conditions for whale watching we’ve had in months: mill pond flat and glassy all day, clear and sunny skies. ...
Jan 3, 20153 min read
Mid-Channel Fun Zone
Mid-Channel Fun Zone Captain Eric located a wide swath of cetaceans just about smack dab in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel...
Nov 23, 20141 min read
Clear skies and a fresh breeze
Clear skies and a fresh breeze The fresh breeze which blew from the northwest precluded the Condor Express from returning to the Santa...
Nov 22, 20142 min read


Multitudes of humpback whales and more
As the brilliant afternoon sun shined across the sea cliffs of Santa Cruz Island, a mother humpback whale and her calf took turns...
Nov 8, 20142 min read
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