2016 07-10 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day without any sign of stratus.  A moderate breeze and swell from the west kept it that...

2016 07-09 SB Channel Whoa!  Captain Dave and his renowned crew have found the giant whales again.  No fog.  A sunny day and the winds...

2016 07-08 SB Channel Captain Dave reports clear sailing conditions and another epic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara...

2016 07-07 SB Channel Goodness gracious we had a great excursion today.  Skies were partly sunny with some low stratus in the morning,...

2016 07-06 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had another fantastic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Seas...

2016 07-03 SB Channel A festive 4th of July celebratory weekend has captured Santa Barbara and loads of party cruises are running in the...

2016 06-29 SB Channel Anchovy Masses The first leg of the voyage of the Condor Express and its daily travels around the beautiful Santa...

2016 06-28 SB Channel Captain Dave took the Condor Express on a special early morning excursion leaving Santa Barbara Harbor at 8 am. ...

“Camello” was back in the Santa Barbara Channel again today (June 27, 2016). This blue whale was last seen by the Condor Express and...

There was plenty of stratus at the start of the excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel today, and some of it was fog on the deck. ...

2016 06-26 SB Channel Captain Eric and his fearless whale finder Auggie were put to the test today in the Santa Barbara Channel.  The...

2016 06-25 SB Channel Not far offshore Captain Dave and the Condor Express crew located a nice batch of at least 6 humpback whales with...

2016 06-24 SB Channel The wild June weather in the Santa Barbara Channel continued to challenge Captain Dave and his crew.   The fog was...

2016 06-23 SB Channel Today the epic battle for truth, knowledge, beauty and whales took place in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Once again...

2016 06-20 SB Channel Our exit from Santa Barbara Harbor this morning was greeted by moderate seas and 15 knot winds, both of which came...

What a glorious day it was in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel.  Skies overhead were clear and sunny, although the fog-shrouded...

2016 06-12 SB Channel Captain Dave headed across the Channel with a boat load of eager whale lovers.  It was not foggy, but the stratus...

2016 06-11 SB Channel Captain Eric took command of the Condor Express and produced another epic excursion in a long string of...

2016 06-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew started today’s excursion on a southwesterly heading.  Before reaching the mid-Channel...

2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow.  I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...