The late afternoon sun makes the tall spout of this blue whale shine brightly in contrast to the deep blue water. Santa Cruz Island can...

Captain Dave had the command center today and found calm but foggy conditions in the Channel this morning. Using his magical skills he...

Fans clap as a humpback whale spyhops right next to the Condor Express today. Twas yet another north Channel day full of little hot spots...

“Rope,” the humpback whale is seen at the surface rinsing its mouth. This was NOT a feeding lunge! Captain Mat kept the Condor Express...

A mighty tail throw from an adult humpback whale. The UCSB campus and Storke tower can be seen in the background. I knew it was going to...

Captain Dave had his “A game” on today as it was obvious the humpback whales were very attracted to the Condor Express. There were two...

Two humpback whales on a glassy surface. One has its long pectoral flipper high in the air. The sky was overcast, thin in a few spots,...

Among the five humpback whales Captain Mat showed the Condor Express fans today, three of them split off from the pack and headed...

It was a private charter with corporate executives and an afternoon, after the wind came up, expedition. The Condor Express bounced over...

The huge “wings” of an adult humpback whale gives its scientific name Megaptera, meaning “big wings.” Captain Mat ran the Condor Express...

A humpback whale was seen surface lunge feeding. We headed southwest to a spot just south of the shipping lanes. Here we had about 2,500...

A full grown adult humpback whale flukes-up so close to the Condor Express the people on the lower deck felt the mist. Both Captain Mat...

Captain Mat reports sighting 6 humpback whales today. Two of them made a bee-line for the Condor Express and stayed right next to, and...

A feisty California sea lion. Carl Sandburg once wrote “THE fog comes on little cat feet,” but today it already came and put the Condor...

A friendly humpback whale comes close to the Condor Express so you could see its knobby head. I’m losing my concentration after a day of ...

A close look at the famous Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island – perhaps the world’s longest sea cave. Veteran helmsman Captain Mat ran the...

An extremely friendly humpback whale “mugs” the Condor Express. Don’t get depressed over the fact that Captain Mat didn’t spot another...

A humpback whale throws its tail with fog in the background. Captain Mat went west. Along the way we had practically non stop common...

A giant humpback whale stops to roll around in a paddy of drifting giant kelp in the middle of the Channel. 2 humpback whales 3,000+...

The elusive minke whale. Two were seen today in the Channel. Sunny. Clear skies. Very light winds. Smooth sea surface. All the...