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The first word that comes to mind is “spectacular.”
2017 11-18 SB Channel It was a bright and sunny day with just enough of a breeze to add loads of sparkle to the ocean surface for great...
Nov 18, 20172 min read
Blue whales back in the Channel.
2017 11-15 SB Channel The blue sky was interrupted by beautiful high clouds that let plenty of warm sun down to the ocean surface. The...
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Scarlet the humpback paid us a visit.
2017 11-12 SB Channel Captain Dave reports a thin, high stratus layer that kept things cool but not cold in the Santa Barbara Channel...
Nov 12, 20172 min read
Another epic wildlife day in the Channel
2017 11-11 SB Channel Once again the Condor Express found ideal weather and sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel. Skies were...
Nov 11, 20171 min read
Great fall season whale watching
2017 11-10 SB Channel It was a cool and clear day in the Santa Barbara Channel which made for spectacular wildlife watching and amazing...
Nov 10, 20171 min read
2500 dolphins and 8 whales
2017 11-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew report a drop-dead gorgeous day in the Santa Barbara Channel with calm seas and...
Nov 8, 20171 min read
Humpback whales, Minke whales and good dolphin encounters
2017 10-29 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew cruised the southeastern Santa Barbara Channel on a cool-ish fall day and located a lot...
Oct 29, 20171 min read
Two humpbacks and more than 1000 dolphins
2017 10-28 SB Channel There was a deep stratus layer that produced gray skies near the coast and then dropped to the ocean surface and...
Oct 28, 20171 min read
A nice look at a giant fin whale plus humpback whales and more.
2017 10-26 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express into the eastern Santa Barbara Channel again today where they...
Oct 26, 20171 min read
Summerlike clarity yields a blue whale and tons of humpbacks too
2017 10-25 SB Channel It was a picture postcard day in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel with glassy seas and superior clarity both above...
Oct 25, 20171 min read
Hotspot produces whales and two species of dolphins
2017 10-14 SB Channel The hot spot zone is still active about 9 miles south of UCSB. Today Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...
Oct 14, 20171 min read
8 humpback whales and 2,000 dolphins
2017 10-08 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a bold path and chose to not cross the Santa Barbara Channel. ...
Oct 8, 20172 min read
Mega-mob of California sea lions and more
2017 10-07 SB Channel While soaring air temperatures in Santa Barbara had everyone talking about the fall heat wave, conditions in the...
Oct 7, 20172 min read
Veggie-loving humpback attacks kelp, and more.
2017 10-06 SB Channel It was a sultry day in the Santa Barbara Channel with no wind and a mill pond glassy ocean surface. Among the 8 or...
Oct 6, 20172 min read
Surface lunge-feeding by humpback mother and calf
2017 10-05 SB Channel We are in the middle of a week in which stunning ocean conditions and bright sunny skies are forecast, and today...
Oct 5, 20172 min read
Spectacular conditions, excellent whales
2017 10-04 SB Channel What I mean when I say that we saw 18+ humpback whales today is that there were certainly a lot more than 18...
Oct 4, 20172 min read
10 humpbacks including a mother and tiny humpback calf
2017 10-01 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express spent the trip entirely in the northern Channel averaging 6 to 8...
Oct 1, 20171 min read
Thousands of dolphins and at least 15 humpbacks
2017 09-30 SB Channel The central Santa Barbara Channel activity zone got even hotter today. Sightings included: 15* humpback whales,...
Sep 30, 20172 min read
Krill gets giant blue whales and humpbacks excited.
2017 09-29 SB Channel Totals for the day included: 2 blue whales, 8+ humpback whales, and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. The...
Sep 29, 20172 min read
Humpbacks, fin whale, two species of dolphin and a Mako shark
2017 09-27-SB Channel Captain Dave reports seeing 5 humpback whales, 1 fin whale, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, 1000 short-beaked...
Sep 27, 20171 min read
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