Thursday, August 18, 2016 –  Among all the mammal sightings the highlight of the trip turned out to be a fish.  A 7-foot long hammerhead...

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 –  A light breeze with a heavy chop on the water soon increased to a bit more than a breeze and a wilder ride to...

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

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,...

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...

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

2016 07- 16 SB Channel A special day with great sea conditions, excellent cetacean sightings and a special visit from scientist John...

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 05-31 SB Channel The low stratus layer lifted a bit in the afternoon, so too the cool breeze dropped off and the sea surface...

2016 05-15 SB Channel – East Captain Eric took the Condor Express to the east and along the north-central region of the Flats.  Seas were...

2016 05-13 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Harbor pinniped sanctuary (formerly the bait barge) starts the day with just a couple of Pacific...

2016 04-10 SB Channel There was a gap between storms today and the ocean surface was mirror glass.  Skies were sunny and clear.  Marine...

2016 04-08 SB Channel Just one excursion today, high noon.  I guess the rain forecast put a damper on other whale watchers that hoped for...

2016 04-07 SB Channel A thin cloud layer that preceded a small warm storm coming in from Mexico kept the skies grey but bright enough for...

2016 04-05 SB Channel Captain Dave took the wheel for two excursions today, one left at 9 am and the other at 12 noon.  Again we found...

2016 04-04 SB Channel Captain Eric (called “Tim” by some) ran a single excursion today departing Santa Barbara at high noon.  The...

2015 11-19 SB Channel It was another gorgeous day with sunny, warm skies and calm seas. Again the above-water visibility was spectacular...

2015 11-18 SB Channel All the mammals were languid on this summer-like day in the Santa Barbara Channel. We watched 2 different pods of...

2015 11-14 SB Channel Could it get any better? What a week it has been with drop dead gorgeous weather, clear air, clear water, and lots...