2015 11-21 SB Channel Santa Ana winds were blowing far to the east of us and, per usual, this created almost an ideal summer day in our...

2015 11-19 SB Channel It was another gorgeous day with sunny, warm skies and calm seas. Again the above-water visibility was spectacular...

2015 11-18 SB Channel All the mammals were languid on this summer-like day in the Santa Barbara Channel. We watched 2 different pods of...

2015 11-14 SB Channel Could it get any better? What a week it has been with drop dead gorgeous weather, clear air, clear water, and lots...

HUMPBACKS MUG CONDOR EXPRESS 2015 11-11 SB Channel You could see from Bony Ridge to the east all the way out to San Miguel Island to the...

2015 10-25 SB Channel Clear warm water (71.6°F), no wind, small seas and it was a wonderful day for Captain Eric and his crew to locate...

2015 10-24 SB Channel Captain Dave reported closely watching 8 humpback whales on the Condor Express excursion today. Also watched: 500...

2015 10-18 SB Channel Captain Eric and his loyal crew found the Santa Barbara Channel a wee-tad bumpy and as the day progressed a...

2015 10-16 SB Channel Our first of 8 humpback whales was found only 7 miles south of Santa Barbara Harbor and it was our old pal “Top...

2015 10-15 SB Channel Captain Eric found a medium bump on the Santa Barbara Channel surface, a light wind, and partly cloudy sky.   He...

2015 10-14 SB Channel For the most part it was an overcast kind of day in the Santa Barbara Channel.   We left the Harbor at 1030am with...

2015 10-12 SB Channel Many happy cruise ship people hopped off the big ship and went for a beautiful whale watch on the Condor Express...

2015 10-02 SB Channel Humpbacks Near the Bow As my online photographs will reveal (when I get them posted on Sunday) it was another...

2015 09-29 SB Channel Humpback Whales in Big Waves and Wind As a young southern California surfer, back in the day, we used to have an...

2015 09-27 SB Channel Captain Eric did an extensive search of the marine mammal populations in the Santa Barbara Channel with (once...

2015 09-26 SB Channel Humpback, a Mako and some Dolphins A report from Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express tells us that...

2015 09-25 SB Channel Three California sea lions in a giant kelp paddy Passengers on the Condor Express were greeted today by a Santa...

2015 09-24 SB Channel Orcas came out of nowhere What a fantastic day we had out in the western region of the Santa Barbara Channel...

2015 09-21 SB Channel Beat the heat.  Whale watch with us in the Santa Barbara Channel.  In fact, there was a fantastic moderate to heavy...

2015 09-20 SB Channel Hot Cetaceans Captain Eric drove the Condor Express on a calm day with nice sunshine as we enter another heat wave...