Captain Eric and his crew explored the west and central Santa Barbara Channel in search of animal life.  The day started with a light...

A fine sunny day with only a light breeze made for wonderful whale and dolphin watching in the mid-Santa Barbara Channel region.  A few...

Captain Dave found flat, calm seas with high stratus that broke to full sunshine in the afternoon. He ran the Condor Express east again...

Yesterday we explored the west-central or “midriff” section of the Santa Barbara Channel, so today Captain Dave wanted some new territory...

The continuous cacophony of hundreds of elegant terns calling back and forth all day provided a sharp musical accompaniment to the whale...

Captain Eric and his crew crafted a great excursion today which traversed the entire width of the Santa Barbara Channel and yielded a...

Lady Luck smiled upon Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express as they found a “flat like a lake” day with warm sunshine and no...

Sea conditions included very little wind and a glassy ocean surface.  If I had to find something small to balance out against all that...

Captain Eric ran the show today and took the Condor Express out into the moderate seas and winds.  It was slow-going due to the elements,...

It was a sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel, glassy near the mainland and a little breezy near the Island.  Total sightings for the...

The low stratus only lasted about 30 minutes and the rest of the day was fabulous with warm sun and glassy seas.  Captain Dave steered...

The sea surface remained mill pond glassy until late in the trip when we encountered a mild sea breeze along the northern face of...

Another UCSB group chartered the Condor Express for the morning, so our public whale watch was an afternoon adventure. The seas had been...

Captain Eric and his crew had some wonderful cetacean sightings today. Totals for the trip included 4 humpback whales (more in the...

Things were a bit windy and bumpy today, but as a consequence the sun was bright and warm. Captain Dave pushed the Condor Express slowly...

2016 07-22 SB Channel So much of where we go and what we see in the Santa Barbara Channel is tied directly to sea conditions and weather...

2016 07-21 SB Channel A great day in the northern Channel with tons of humpback whales and long-beaked common dolphins.  Captain Eric and...

2016 07-20 SB Channel California Whale Watching – you can never get enough!  It was windy from the get-go today, but it was a nice warm...

Weather and sea conditions were calm as we departed Santa Barbara and the wind  picked up later, especially in the southwestern  Santa...

2016 07-17 SB Channel A thin stratus layer kept things warm while flat calm seas made the day very enjoyable.  Totals for the day...