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humpback territory also yields Minkes and dolphins
2015 10-31 SB Channel Halloween brought the Santa Barbara Channel great sea conditions today, and Captain Eric steered a course to a...
Oct 31, 20151 min read
Wind, Waves and Wild Humpback Action
2015 10-18 SB Channel Captain Eric and his loyal crew found the Santa Barbara Channel a wee-tad bumpy and as the day progressed a...
Oct 18, 20151 min read
Humpback Day and More!
2015 10-16 SB Channel Our first of 8 humpback whales was found only 7 miles south of Santa Barbara Harbor and it was our old pal “Top...
Oct 16, 20152 min read
Minkes, Humpbacks, Dolphins and a Fin Whale
2015 10-15 SB Channel Captain Eric found a medium bump on the Santa Barbara Channel surface, a light wind, and partly cloudy sky. He...
Oct 15, 20151 min read
5 Humpback Whales and More
2015 10-09 SB Channel 5 Humpback Whales and More Captain Dave and his crew hit the jackpot as they located a region very rich with...
Oct 9, 20151 min read
White-Sided Dolphins
2015 10-03 SB Channel The wildlife moved north about 15 miles from where we had it yesterday and that was a good thing for a couple of...
Oct 3, 20151 min read
Four Humpback Whales Including a Mother and Calf
2015 09-30 SB Channel Four Humpback Whales Including a Mother and Calf September goes out with a big bang. Like yesterday, only worse,...
Sep 30, 20151 min read
Three California sea lions in a giant kelp paddy
2015 09-25 SB Channel Three California sea lions in a giant kelp paddy Passengers on the Condor Express were greeted today by a Santa...
Sep 25, 20152 min read
Six humpbacks, two Minkes, 1,500 common dolphins and a turtle
2015 09-23 SB Channel Six humpbacks, two Minkes, 1,500 common dolphins and a turtle Captain Dave took the Condor Express to the southwest...
Sep 23, 20151 min read
Day of the Dolphins
2015 09-14 SB Channel Three nice rain squalls featured light precipitation got the boat a little bit wet today as remnants of tropical...
Sep 14, 20151 min read
Stunning Views of Mother and Calf Humpbacks in Clear Water
2015 SB Channel – ACS When you see the numbers of cetaceans sighted today, please remember that this was an 8-hour trip, almost double...
Aug 29, 20152 min read
Humpback and Dolphin Bonanza
2015 08-26 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew, including Eagle-Eyed Augie and Big Steve, located several hot areas full of...
Aug 26, 20152 min read
11 Humpback Whales and tons of Dolphins
2015 08-24 SB Channel Once again our Captain Eric sat in the “cat bird seat,” as Red Barber used to say, as he steered the Condor Express...
Aug 24, 20152 min read
Santa Barbara Cobalt is Back !
2015 08-22 SB Channel Captain Dave headed out to the southwest this morning to a region where we had some nice humpback whale sightings...
Aug 22, 20151 min read
7 Humpbacks, 1 Minke and 1300 Dolphins on Calm Seas
2015 08-21 SB Channel One great thing about this marine layer pattern we are in is that the ocean surface has been mirror glass even...
Aug 21, 20151 min read
High Flyin’ Humpbacks & Sea Lions & We Got Mugged
2015 08-20 SB Channel Acting on good intel from our friends in the fleet, Captain Eric steered a southwesterly course out of Santa...
Aug 20, 20152 min read
Loads of humpbacks, commons, a Minke plus offshores too
2015 08-17 SB Channel Flat, calm and even glassy sea conditions returned to the Santa Barbara Channel making great whale watching...
Aug 17, 20152 min read
Humpbacks Blowin’ in the Wind
2015 08-14 SB Channel Keen-eyed Augie and master boat-handler Captain Dave turned a potential Mr. Toad’s wild ride into an epic humpback...
Aug 14, 20152 min read
Huge Amounts of Cetacean Biomass
2015 08-11 SB Channel We were all stunned by the enormous beauty of the day. Once again there was little to no swell on the surface until...
Aug 11, 20152 min read
Scads More Humpbacks, a Minke and loads of Dolphins
2015 08-08 SB Channel Although there was a marine layer until about 11am, the ocean surface was glass smooth for one of the most calm...
Aug 8, 20151 min read
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