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A humpback whale calf breaches and other whale antics today
A humpback calf breaches and other whale antics today. Out on the northeastern flats a total of 3 different humpback whales were closely...
Sep 17, 20131 min read


Three humpback whales and more!
Ship’s path to humpback land Three humpback whales and more! With moderate seas and fog in the morning, it was a challenge for Captain...
Sep 7, 20131 min read


Mother and calf humpback whales greet their aluminum buddy.
Condor Express Tracks today Mother and calf humpback whales greet their aluminum buddy. It was still quite bumpy on the south side of the...
Sep 6, 20131 min read
Humpback whale mother and calf re-appear!
South of the Harbor our humpback whale mother and calf re-appeared today and the Condor Express got great looks. Again the conditions...
Sep 1, 20131 min read


Mother humpback whale breaches
Our track today. Mother humpback whale breaches. The same mother and calf pair of humpback whale that have inhabited our coastal waters...
Aug 25, 20131 min read


Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and lots of Common Dolphins
Humpback whale mother and her calf. Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and lots of Common Dolphins pervaded the northeastern Santa Barbara...
Aug 24, 20132 min read


Calm seas and a nice humpback whale
A smiling humpback whale shows off its baleen. Calm seas and a nice humpback whale. Once again we took advantage of the extremely nice...
Aug 16, 20132 min read


Humpback whale, Minke and Island Action.
A very friendly humpback makes a close approach to the Condor Express. Coastal and west island action. Today we had great marine mammal...
Aug 6, 20132 min read
Coastal humpback whales
Captain Dave warned the troops about how rough it was going to be out on the southwest Channel where we’ve been seeing all the humpback...
Jul 19, 20131 min read


Humpback whales fest plus a special visitor from deep pelagic realms
Black-footed Albatross in the Santa Barbara Channel today It was a bright sunny day with moderate seas and a fresh breeze as El Capitan...
Jul 8, 20132 min read
Risso’s dolphins, common dolphins, humpback whales and our pal “Rope”.
Captain Mat headed out to the feeding grounds and located an initial 5 humpback whales that we watched closely. They milled around and...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
Humpback Whale goes wild!
Captain Dave reports 5 humpback whale, 15 Risso’s dolphins, 1,500+ common dolphins. There were ideal conditions again on the Channel. ...
Jun 11, 20131 min read
A Fantastic Humpback Whale Day !
The keen eyes and sharp mind of Captain Dave took the Condor Express into the midst of a humpback whale wonderland today. He reports at...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Rope is a humpback whale glutton.
Humpback whale named Rope loves his food Our long time humpback whale friend, Rope, and another humpback were in the area feeding today. ...
May 26, 20131 min read


Again humpback whale surface lunge feed.
A humpback whale spouts like a fire hose. Humpback Whale Feeding Deck hand Brooke reports from the ol’ Condor that, once again, giant...
May 25, 20131 min read
Condor witnesses another spectacle of nature
“Epic.” That’s the word Captain Dave used to summarize the sightings made on today’s trip. The ol Condor headed into more giant balls...
May 22, 20131 min read
Eleven Humpback Whales
El Capitan Dave reports bright sun and a moderate bump on the water in the Channel today, but the ol’ Condor encountered 11 humpback...
May 18, 20131 min read
Island Trip yields impressive cetaceans
After a few days of gale winds in the Channel, the Condor sailed out to the Islands today in search of beasts. Here’s the talley: 5...
May 16, 20131 min read
Gray and Humpback whale watching galore.
Excellent Gray and Humpback whale watching today It was a cool day but the Channel was glassy smooth with calm winds. Gray and Humpback...
Mar 7, 20131 min read
Humpback whale breaches 10 times near the boat!
2 bottlenose dolphins 1minke whale 500 common dolphins 1 very frisky humpback whale The humpback breached right off the bow about 10...
Dec 14, 20121 min read
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