2016 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his highly-trained crew produced another epic excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel.  There was...

2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins.  About 300 of these little...

2016 06-06 SB Channel It was not foggy.  The ocean surface was glassy most of the day.  The sun kind of shined through the stratus out in...

2016 06-05 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew ran an excellent adventure out to the Ledge where the Condor Express (CX) whale fans were...

2016 06-02 SB Channel Although the June stratus was thicker and the breeze a bit stronger, there were even more beasts devouring krill on...

2016 05-31 SB Channel The low stratus layer lifted a bit in the afternoon, so too the cool breeze dropped off and the sea surface...

2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...

2016 05-16 SB Channel Captain Eric spotted wildlife with his “eyes and ears” Auggie today as we circumnavigated the eastern Santa Barbara...

2016 05-14 SB Channel – East Across mirror glass waters with an overcast marine layer, Captain Dave ran his trip to the far east to an...

2016 05-13 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Harbor pinniped sanctuary (formerly the bait barge) starts the day with just a couple of Pacific...

2016 05-09 SB Channel An  epic day with a thick marine layer but very calm seas.  All 4 islands were in  clear view.  Observations today...

2016 03-18 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew ran three 2½-hour excursions today.  Total cetacean sightings today included 8 gray...

2016 03-02 SB Channel No fog ! The warm sun bathed the region and a light breeze blew across the inshore waters where Captain Dave along...

2016 02-22 SB Channel It’s February, our coldest month of the year and Captain Dave presided over a single adventure today that took us...

2016 02-22 SB Channel It’s February, our coldest month of the year and Captain Dave presided over a single adventure today that took us...

2016 02-16 SB Channel 12noon We ran one trip today and left Santa Barbara Harbor to find mirror glass conditions, warm air, no wind and...

2016 20-15 SB Channel Today we ran two trips 2½-hours each with drop dead gorgeous weather. Air temperatures in the Santa Barbara Channel...

2016 02-14 SB Channel The fog that plagued the Santa Barbara Channel was nowhere to be seen, and there was a light breeze on top of a...

2016 02-13 SB Channel I have no idea how Captain Dave does it. I know I’ve waxed eloquent about our exceptional skills such as deck hand...

2016 02-11 SB Channel – East The humpback whales are back in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel in an area we find them when they return...