2015 11-21 SB Channel Santa Ana winds were blowing far to the east of us and, per usual, this created almost an ideal summer day in our...

2015 10-04 SB Channel Captain Eric thought the drought must be over as he experienced heavy downpours of rain throughout most of the trip...

2015 10-02 SB Channel Humpbacks Near the Bow As my online photographs will reveal (when I get them posted on Sunday) it was another...

2015 09-26 SB Channel Humpback, a Mako and some Dolphins A report from Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express tells us that...

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...

2015 09-22 SB Channel A whole lot of dolphins Captain Dave took the Condor Express down to the eastern Channel first thing this morning...

2015 09-19 SB Channel A great day in the Santa Barbara Channel with sunny skies, not much wind, a tiny little swell, and clear cobalt...

A great variety of marine life today 2015 09-13 SB Channel Captain Eric put a lot of nautical miles on the Condor Express today as he led...

2015 05-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express away from the dock in Santa Barbara and headed east to where the...

2015 05-20 SB Channel Our first sighting of the excursion came along quite soon after Captain Eric took the Condor Express out of Santa...

2015 05-19 SB Channel Captain Dave headed out into the Santa Barbara Channel in search of #whales and #dolphins today. Near More Mesa he...

2015 05-05 SB Coast Captain Dave turned west along the shoreline kelp beds after our brief visit with 8 Pacific harbor seals on the...

2015 04-22 SB Coast It was a day with a glassy calm ocean surface and partly sunny skies. Captain Dave commanded two excursions out of...

An infrequently observed behavior – an adult Risso’s dolphin surfed the bow of the Condor Express for several minutes. Wow! Pelagic...

A friendly encounter with a spouting humpback whale was among many of the great sightings we encountered today in the Santa Barbara...

Velella velella, a jelly with a sail riding across the ocean surface using the wind. Another Top Notch Trip + Dolphins The little west...

Our explorations into the northeastern Santa Barbara Channel today from the Marine Traffic AIS track. Top Notch Breach There was a...

The whole body of “Lucky” the humpback whale is visible in the clear blue water. “Lucky” the humpback whale steals the show again Very...

California Sea Lion photo: Bob Perry A Quintet of Humpback Whales and More ! The sun was bright and our friend Mark told us he could see...

A giant blue whale is seen in the bright summer sun. Condor Express Photos Augie gets a Blue Whale Augie, a deck hand on the Condor...