2017 09-16 SB Channel Among the 8 or more humpback whales closely watched today, we witnessed the return of our old friend “Top Notch,”...

2017 09-15 SB Channel It was another sunny day with excellent weather and sea conditions for locating and watching wildlife.  Captain...

2017 09-14 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had spectacular sea conditions, bright sun and only a light afternoon breeze in our neck...

2017 09-13 SB Channel One of the six humpback whales we closely watched today stole the show.  More will be written on that subject later...

2017 09-12 SB Channel Seas were calm.  Skies started out overcast but got sunny later in the morning.  Conditions were fine for locating...

2017 09-05 SB Channel Morning high clouds gave way to bright sun and the sea surface was calm all day long.  Four different species of...

2017 09-04 SB Channel Four different species of whales, and a dolphin species as well, made for a great excursion today.  There was a...

2017 09-03 SB Channel It was sunny and warm in the Santa Barbara Channel.  There were some clouds to the north, above the Santa Ynez...

2017 09-02 SB Channel There is a heat wave going on in southern California and even the cool Santa Barbara Channel was under its grips. ...

2017 08-19 SB Channel In the late summer blue whales often migrate back to the Santa Barbara Channel from other feeding locations north...

2017 08-18 SB Channel Captain Eric reported 8* humpback whales, 1* blue whale, and 1,600 long-beaked common dolphins today. Again...

2017 08-17 SB Channel The middle Santa Barbara Channel region was teeming with humpback whales.  In one zone we closely watched 11, but...

2017 08-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express had a great day full of amazing sightings in the Santa Barbara...

2017 08-15 SB Channel Skies were clear and sunny and a light breeze picked up every so often which made for an ideal day on the Santa...

2017 08-13 SB Channel Sightings included 7* humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins.  It was overcast in the morning...

2017 08-12 SB Channel There was hardly a breath of wind.  Skies had a thin stratus layer that came down to the deck once or twice as we...

2017 08-11 SB Channel Captain Dave made a run towards the west again today but had to throttle-down a tad due to a moderate on-coming...

2017 08-10 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day in the western Santa Barbara Channel.  Seas had a very small chop and there was a...

2017 08-09 SB Channel It was sunny all day.  The day started out with a light bump on the surface but this laid down as the day moved...

2017 08-08 SB Channel Eleven humpback whales and 750 long-beaked common dolphins headed up the list of species and numbers for today’s...