2017 09-23 SB Channel Excellent weather and sea conditions resulted in a good quantity of high quality wildlife encounters today.  There...

2017 09-20 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was rich with long-beaked common dolphins, humpback whales and California sea lions. ...

2017 09-19 SB Channel Captain Dave ran the Condor Express under a high stratus layer and with relatively calm seas.  Dave and the crew...

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

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

2017 08-15 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 08-04 SB Channel The tropical humidity diminished quite a bit today but in its wake it left the ocean surface flat and glassy. ...

2017 08-02 SB Channel Tropical storm moisture was pushed into our area today from Baja California Sur creating high clouds and humid...

2017 07-19 SB Channel Captain Dave took the mighty Condor Express on explorations that included both sides of the Santa Barbara Channel. ...

2017 07-14 SB Channel Diving sea birds, marauding California sea lions, and dolphins feeding got the attention of Captain Dave and the...

2017 07-12 SB Channel Five different species of cetaceans were watched today, including: 50 offshore bottlenose dolphins, 1 blue whale, 6...

2017 05-20 SB Channel It was a sunny and gorgeous day for wildlife in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Totals for the day included 600...

2017 05-19 SB Channel Captain Dave reports fantastic weather and sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel today.  Sightings included 1...

2017 05-18 SB Channel 4 humpback whales and 75 long-beaked common dolphins were seen during our crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel and...

There were a few scattered showers today but seas were calm and enabled the Condor Express to take a great tour of our region of the...

2016 12-30 SB Channel The rain waited until we were back at the dock, but the rain cloud formations over the Santa Barbara Channel were...