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Clear, sunny, gray whales and dolphins
2018 02-23 SB Coast – Two Condor Express excursions left the SEA Landing docks today, one at 9am and the other 12 noon. Totals for the...
Feb 23, 20182 min read
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Dolphins and humpbacks
2017 09-12 SB Channel Seas were calm. Skies started out overcast but got sunny later in the morning. Conditions were fine for locating...
Sep 12, 20171 min read
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The Condor Express had a beast of a day!
2017 08-23 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had a beast of a day! 8 giant blue whales and 2 fin whales were...
Aug 23, 20172 min read
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Calm seas yield great cetacean diversity today.
2017 08-06 SB Channel Seas were calm in the northern Channel, and windy in the south. Captain Eric and his crew found plenty of great...
Aug 6, 20171 min read
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2017 07-02 SB Channel Calm seas reigned across the zone and the sunshine popped out of the morning stratus layer for a fantastic day of...
Jul 2, 20171 min read
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10 humpbacks, 8 blues, 200 dolphins, and 1 ocean sunfish
2017 06-30 SB Channel 10 humpback whales, 8 blue whales, 200 long-beaked common dolphins, and 1 ocean sunfish made for a rich and...
Jun 30, 20171 min read
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Massive numbers of highly active humpback whales and dolphins
2017 06-26 SB Channel Wind and seas may have stopped a Santa Barbara Channel crossing to the blue whale feeding grounds, but it did not...
Jun 26, 20172 min read
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Cetacean sightings were in the stratosphere.
2017 06-24 SB Channel A mixture of bright sunny areas and a few overcast areas created an excursion with lots of different moods. ...
Jun 24, 20172 min read
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The saga continues – cetaceans are hot in the Channel.
2017 06-22 SB Channel The saga continues – cetaceans are hot in the Channel. Captain Eric and his trusty deckhand/whale spotter, Steve,...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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Another fabulous day – blue whales, humpback whales, dolphins.
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Jun 21, 20172 min read
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The first day of summer started with a bang.
2017 06-20 SB Channel The first day of summer started with a bang. 7 blue whales, 3 humpback whales and 600 or so long-beaked common...
Jun 20, 20172 min read
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Tremendous cetacean biomass in our area
2017 06-19 SB Channel Although there was a thin stratus layer all day with only a few patches of bright sunlight, the ocean was calm and...
Jun 19, 20172 min read
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Happy Father’s Day
2017 06-18 SB Channel Happy Father’s Day. Today we had close looks at 8 humpback whales, 400 long-beaked common dolphins, 10 blue whales...
Jun 18, 20172 min read
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Camelo, the famous blue whale, was among 9 we encountered today.
2017 06-17 SB Channel Camelo, the famous blue whale, was among 9 we encountered today. [For new readers, Camelo is a large animal with a...
Jun 17, 20172 min read
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Epic Wildlife Sightings: 15 blues, 12 humpbacks and more.
2017 06-16 SB Channel We experienced epic wildlife sightings today and closely watched 15 blue whales, 12 humpback whales, 10 long-beaked...
Jun 16, 20172 min read
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At least 9 giant blue whales and more
2017 06-15 SB Channel There were at least 9 giant blue whales in the area. We closely watched 7 of them. Also watched were 500 or so...
Jun 15, 20172 min read
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Bright blue sun, bright blue water, and big blue whales.
2017 06-14 SB Channel It was a gorgeous sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel. There was a little residual bump from the West, but there...
Jun 14, 20172 min read
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A late northbound gray whale and lots more!
2017 06-13 SB Channel Fantastic! The weather and sea conditions turned around and became quite nice overnight, and consequently it was...
Jun 13, 20172 min read
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Watching the whales and dolphins interact with the elements
2017 06-12 SB Channel 2 humpback whales and 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched today and it is only through the...
Jun 12, 20171 min read
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Moderately choppy but 1,500 dolphins and 2 humpback whales were seen
2017 06-11 SB Channel We’re in one of those windy and moderately choppy periods now, but Captain Eric and his team took it slow and easy....
Jun 11, 20171 min read
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