2017 03-28 SB Coast Captain Dave ran one trip at 9am while the sea conditions near the coast were good.  It was a phenomenal excursion...

2017 03-20 SB Coast Once again the wildlife conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel were superb.  Captain Eric took command of two...

2017 03-16 SB Coast The early morning low stratus burned-off and the entire excursion today, which departed at 12 noon, had sunny skies...

2017 03-15 SB Coast The Condor Express left the SEA Landing docks at high noon and set forth on a very productive excursion along the...

2016 12-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had some fantastic marine mammal sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel today. The counts...

2018 12-22 SB Channel It was so drop-dead gorgeous in the Channel today that you could see all 5 islands in the Sanctuary. Seas were calm...

2016 12-14 SB Channel It was a nice day with mostly sunny skies and calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave and his renowned...

2016 12-11 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew encountered overcast skies with calm seas. There were patches of dense fog to deal with...

2016 12-09 SB Channel There were calm seas and the Condor Express mostly stayed just a few hundred yards or so ahead of the shifting, sea...

2016 12-03 SB Channel It was a fantastic day for marine mammal watching in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Total sightings included 9...

Rain was in the forecast but never put a damper on our excellent excursion today. It did start pouring about a half-hour after we...

2016 11-19 SB Channel There was a slight breeze as we neared Santa Cruz Island, otherwise the ocean surface was smooth, no wind, sunny...

2016 11-17 SB Channel The light winds and swells calmed down completely as Captain Dave and his crew brought the Condor Express close to...

There were blue skies and great marine mammal interactions today. Captain Eric and his team located 500 long-beaked common dolphins, 2...

What an outstanding day on the water with drop-dead gorgeous weather and fantastic marine mammal sightings. Captain Dave and his crew ran...

Dave and his crew led a fantastic wildlife tour today and saw some great marine mammals in the Santa Barbara Channel. 3 humpback whales,...

Captain Eric reports high clouds with sun at the Island, calm seas and a huge long-period swell that is supposed to peak on Tuesday with...

2016 11-05 SB Channel Captain Dave reported the following sightings of 18 baleen whales and more on today’s excursion into the Santa...

It was another gorgeous, warm, flat calm day in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. Humpback whales, blue whales, common dolphins and...

A classic fall day with a storm approaching found us sailing along on glassy seas with mostly cloudy but colorful and dynamic skies....