The crew got a bit worried when they could not see the cruise ship at anchor, or Stern’s Wharf either, due to early morning fog. But by...

The first marine beast was encountered near The Cave. It was a humpback whale that, upon seeing the boat, made a bee-line over and swam...

Captain Eric left the docks with sunny skies and wonderful glassy seas. His first marine mammals came to the boat out on the 50-fathom...

Captain Dave did it again. He took a perfect day on the Santa Barbara Channel with glassy seas, sunny skies and only a moderate swell,...

The Condor Express headed south across the Santa Barbara Channel and a good variety of species. The first stop cam when two very large...

Captain Dave reports a very nice day on the water today with morning stratus burning quickly to warm sun, especially in the southern...

Extremely calm seas greeted Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express as they headed south to Santa Cruz Island.  The low stratus...

A wild day in the Channel as Captain Eric defied the on-coming seas and had some really nice whales.  It was sunny with moderate seas and...

The early morning fog gave way to sunny skies as the wind picked up a bit today.  It was the kind of moderate breeze that adds a sparkle...

Sea lion mega-mobs stole the show.  It was another heat wave-buster chock full o’ life including at least 2,000 California sea lions,...

Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...

Another wild wild wildlife day in the Santa Barbara Channel – September 19, 2016 – with the following total population counts: ...

September 18, 2016 – Limited visibility at times with semi-foggy conditions and flat glass ocean surface created a wonderful backdrop to...

Thursday, September 1, 2016 – Captain Dave took the Condor Express on a trip up to the west along the northern Santa Barbara Channel....

August 19, 2016 –  “Glassy and gorgeous all day” is how Captain Dave described things today.  The excursion was filled with fun stuff...

Sunday, August 14, 2016  –  A bright sunny day, but the moderate to heavy wind and seas made the day very spectacular.  Captain Eric ran...

2016 07-08 SB Channel Captain Dave reports clear sailing conditions and another epic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara...

2016 06-01 SB Channel It’s been years since we’ve had a nice build-up of krill along “The Ledge” (north face of SCI, SRI and SMI), and...

2016 05-31 SB Channel The low stratus layer lifted a bit in the afternoon, so too the cool breeze dropped off and the sea surface...

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,...