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Scarlet Copies her Alaskan Kin
2015 08-06 SB Channel Mother Nature sent a bit of weather and seas at us today in the form of a heavy/moderate chop with some wind too....
Aug 6, 20152 min read
Eight Humpback whales and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 08-03 SB Channel Captain Eric likes to zig zag through the known hot spots. In fact, his beard is reminiscent of the famous Man...
Aug 3, 20152 min read
Humpback, Risso’s, Commons and Minke’s Today
2015 07-31 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew racked-up some impressive sightings with ideal weather and sea conditions out in the...
Jul 31, 20151 min read
Humpback + Giant Kelp = Fun (…and More)
2015 07-29 SB Channel East After leaving Santa Barbara at 10am we stopped at 1045am about 10 miles south of the Harbor for a nice pod of...
Jul 29, 20153 min read
Four active humpbacks, a load of dolphins and a very special sighting.
2015 07-27 SB Channel This was an afternoon trip and upon departing the dock at 100pm there was a moderate breeze from the west, so...
Jul 27, 20152 min read
Minke, Humpback, Commons and Bright Sun
2015 07-26 SB Channel Another bright, sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel made it perfect for finding spouts and enjoying cetaceans. ...
Jul 26, 20151 min read
Giant Blue Whale & 14 Humpbacks & 2,200 Dolphins
2015 07-14 SB Channel We left Santa Barbara Harbor with patchy fog and a very light breeze, and we ran southwest. Not too far off Campus...
Jul 14, 20152 min read
A lone humpback glutton and more
2015 06-05 SB Channel Turquoise, milky streaks of water still persist along the mainland coast and now have appeared as bands of color...
Jun 5, 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
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
Cetaceans of all kinds on a sunny, calm day.
2015 04-12 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm again today and this time he steered the mighty Condor Express on two excursions: 9am...
Apr 12, 20151 min read
Breaching Humpback !
2015 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave ran a single 2½ hour trip today with flat sea conditions and light rain. Off Leadbetter Beach about 15...
Apr 7, 20151 min read
Four different cetacean species again today !
2015 04-05 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm for both trips today. There was a fresh breeze but it only made spotting spouts easier...
Apr 5, 20151 min read
Five different species of cetaceans on a really nice day
2015 03-30 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two trips today, a morning adventure and an early afternoon expedition. The day started out with...
Mar 30, 20151 min read
Grays and a Humpback
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...
Mar 16, 20152 min read
Light rain adds to Gray Whales and Awesome Humpback Sightings
We ran both a 9am and a 12 noon trip again today with overcast skies that actually produced some drops of rain here and there that you...
Mar 11, 20152 min read
Gray Whales, Humpback Whale and Dolphins all at Once !
Captain Scott and his crew left Santa Barbara Harbor at noon today for a single excursion out to whale land. Conditions were calm and...
Mar 5, 20151 min read
3 Southbound Gray Whales and 1 Humpback
The Condor ran two trips today. “Top Notch” the humpback whale was watched along with 50 or so common #dolphins on the 9am trip. The day...
Feb 16, 20151 min read
A nice humpback and two nicer gray whales
A very light breeze wafted across the Channel today, but with no waves the trip was very calm and nice. The sun came in and out from...
Feb 5, 20151 min read


Humpback, Minkes, Commons and Bottlenose on a Fine Day
Dolphin lovers on the Condor enjoy blue water and great water clarity as long-beaked common dolphins make a friendly visit. Humpback,...
Feb 3, 20151 min read
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