2016 06-23 SB Channel Today the epic battle for truth, knowledge, beauty and whales took place in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Once again...

2016 06-22 SB Channel The low stratus hit the deck not too far out so Captain Dave turned on the radar and posted a lookout.  We were...

2016 06-20 SB Channel Our exit from Santa Barbara Harbor this morning was greeted by moderate seas and 15 knot winds, both of which came...

2016 06-19 SB Channel As far as the eye could see in all directions there were humpback whale spouts, tail flukes and more.  Tight packs...

2016 06-18 SB Channel It was a tad breezy out towards the Channel Islands so wise ol’ Captain Dave and his crew found a big hot spot only...

What a glorious day it was in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel.  Skies overhead were clear and sunny, although the fog-shrouded...

We ran a private whale excursion for a short time today and the following cetaceans were watched closely: Humpback whales = 6 (more in...

2016 06-14 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was certainly rich with marine life and the Condor Express was there to watch today as we...

2016 06-13 SB Channel Wise ol’ Captain Eric sniffed-out every cetacean, large and small, within our search range today.  Seas were...

2016 06-12 SB Channel Captain Dave headed across the Channel with a boat load of eager whale lovers.  It was not foggy, but the stratus...

2016 06-11 SB Channel Captain Eric took command of the Condor Express and produced another epic excursion in a long string of...

2016 06-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew started today’s excursion on a southwesterly heading.  Before reaching the mid-Channel...

2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow.  I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...

2016 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his highly-trained crew produced another epic excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel.  There was...

2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins.  About 300 of these little...

2016 06-05 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew ran an excellent adventure out to the Ledge where the Condor Express (CX) whale fans were...

2016 06-04 SB Channel Mill pond flat glass conditions today and the stratus lifted just enough to give us a few miles lateral visibility...

2016 06-03 SB Channel Captain Dave ran across to the feeding grounds and says there were more blue whales (as many as 15) than humpback...

2016 06-02 SB Channel Although the June stratus was thicker and the breeze a bit stronger, there were even more beasts devouring krill on...

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...