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All 4 northern Channel Islands were seen, plus whales and dolphins too.
2018 11-10 SB Channel The views afforded as we traversed the Santa Barbara Channel included seeing all 4 northern Channel Islands, a...
Nov 10, 20182 min read
Curious twist on friendly humpback behavior
2018 10-27 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran across the channel to Santa Cruz Island finding patchy dense...
Oct 27, 20181 min read
Lots of humpbacks, loads of dolphins and a huge sunfish.
2018 10-24 SB Channel Blue skies and fair seas enhanced the closely watched 7+ humpback whales, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins and 1...
Oct 24, 20181 min read
An elephant seal, loads of whales, thousands of dolphins
2018 10-14 SB Channel Our adventure ran across the Santa Barbara Channel, stopping for wildlife, and ended up with a tour of the Santa...
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Three species of dolphins and whales too!
2018 09-05 SB Channel The fog monster hung around most of the morning and there was near zero visibility at times. Consequently, there...
Sep 5, 20182 min read
14+ giant blue whales, a fin whale and plenty of dolphins
2018 06-27 SB Channel The action has moved west along the north face of beautiful Santa Cruz Island and most of the wildlife is now a few...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Fin whales and Gray whales
2018 02-18 SB Channel – Six fin whales and 2 gray whales provided the cetacean action today in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave...
Feb 18, 20181 min read


Orca encounter, and more!
2018 02-17 SB Channel – An amazing day with 5 fin whales, 3 humpback whales, 1200 long-beaked common dolphins and 1 orca closely...
Feb 17, 20182 min read
Seven fins, two grays and some porpoises.
2018 02-16 SB Channel – Captain Dave and his crew once again found excellent sea and weather conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel as...
Feb 16, 20182 min read
Four southbound gray whales !
2018 02-07 SB Channel – It was a spectacular sunny day with warm, blue skies as we departed Santa Barbara Harbor this morning. But just...
Feb 7, 20181 min read
Dolphins, fin whales and gray whales.
2018 02-03 SB Channel – Sunny. Clear skies. Clear water. No wind. No swell. It was an ideal day for finding cetaceans in the Santa...
Feb 3, 20181 min read
Four different cetaceans and a shark!
2018 01-03 SB Channel – Captain Eric and his crew had a lucrative excursion today in terms of wild animals. The following were closely...
Jan 3, 20181 min read
Dolphins, porpoises and gray whales
2017 12-29 SB Channel As we waited at the dock for our departure this morning a large osprey was perched on a sailboat mast just behind...
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
2017 12-28 SB Channel Yet another calm, warm and sparkling winter day in the Santa Barbara Channel for finding wildlife. Captain Dave...
Dec 28, 20172 min read
The first word that comes to mind is “spectacular.”
2017 11-18 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day with just enough of a breeze to add loads of sparkle to the ocean surface for great...
Nov 18, 20172 min read
Mega-mob of California sea lions and more
2017 10-07 SB Channel While soaring air temperatures in Santa Barbara had everyone talking about the fall heat wave, conditions in the...
Oct 7, 20172 min read
Veggie-loving humpback attacks kelp, and more.
2017 10-06 SB Channel It was a sultry day in the Santa Barbara Channel with no wind and a mill pond glassy ocean surface. Among the 8 or...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Spectacular conditions, excellent whales
2017 10-04 SB Channel What I mean when I say that we saw 18+ humpback whales today is that there were certainly a lot more than 18...
Oct 4, 20172 min read
Humpbacks, fin whale, two species of dolphin and a Mako shark
2017 09-27-SB Channel Captain Dave reports seeing 5 humpback whales, 1 fin whale, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, 1000 short-beaked...
Sep 27, 20171 min read
Surface Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales and Lots More
2017 09-25 SB Channel Another wonderful sunny day with calm seas and clear, blue water greeted passengers and crew as they crossed the...
Sep 25, 20172 min read
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