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Looks were fantastic as humpbacks, Dall’s Porpoise and Common Dolphins were watched.
2018 12-09 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew encountered flat seas, mostly sunny skies and great “4-island” visibility. Sightings...
Dec 9, 20181 min read
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An epic cetacean-filled day.
2018 12-07 SB Channel Clear, sunny skies and calm seas prevailed once again in the beautiful Santa Barbara Channel. A massive feeding...
Dec 7, 20181 min read
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Two species of whales and over a thousand dolphins
2018 10-17 SB Channel We’ve had a great stretch of weather in the Channel and today was another nice one. It was sunny and it was calm....
Oct 17, 20181 min read
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8 humpbacks with plenty of great behaviors.
2018 09-28 SB Channel A couple of nice breaches off the western end of Santa Cruz Island guided Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...
Sep 28, 20181 min read
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Amazing array of marine mammals today
2019 09-19 SB Channel Surprisingly, things started out with patches of dense fog and a moderate bump on the surface, but from the...
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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Massive dolphin megapod, whales and more.
2018 09-06 SB Channel A long-beaked common dolphin megapod located the Condor Express south of UCSB today. The pod was so large it was 8...
Sep 6, 20181 min read
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9 humpbacks and surface lunge-feeding today!
2018 09-01 SB Channel Winds were light to non-existent in the Channel, and a residual long-period swell didn’t bother any of the mammals,...
Sep 1, 20181 min read
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Humpbacks, a Minke, loads of dolphins and Oceanic Power
2018 08-31 SB Channel The hot spot today was, once again, along the edge of the southbound commercial shipping lanes. The Condor Express...
Aug 31, 20181 min read
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8 humpback whales – surface lunge feeding – dolphins too
2018 08-30 SB Channel Today the Condor Express worked a hot spot near The Lanes, and adjacent to the western end of Santa Cruz Island....
Aug 30, 20181 min read
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Whales and some notes regarding surfing dolphins
2018 08-20 SB Channel Once again the west end of beautiful Santa Cruz Island was producing whales and dolphins today. Captain Tasha and...
Aug 20, 20181 min read
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A great day on the water
2018 08-19 SB Channel It was a great day on the water. Captain Tasha and her crew took the Condor Express to a hotspot located 8 miles...
Aug 19, 20181 min read
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Humpbacks, Minke, and both short- and long-beaked dolphins
2018 08-09 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express ran a course parallel to Santa Cruz Island, heading east to a...
Aug 9, 20181 min read
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A booby, humpbacks and plenty of dolphins
2018 08-01 SB Channel Captain Dave worked the north face of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands today and the Condor Express got great...
Aug 1, 20181 min read
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Risso’s, commons and humpback whales.
2018 07-28 SB Channel While ocean conditions were very nice, the atmosphere played some tricks on the Condor Express today, with patches...
Jul 28, 20181 min read
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Mother fin whale and her calf, a half dozen blue whales plus dolphins too
2018 07-22 SB Channel East The giants were assembled on the grounds again today in larger numbers. The hot spot was north of the eastern...
Jul 22, 20181 min read
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ACS-LA Charter yields blues, humpbacks and more
2018 07-21 SB Channel-ACS The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter, ran their annual summer all-day whale watching trip today. ...
Jul 21, 20182 min read
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Awesome blue whale in crystal clear, blue water…and more!
2018 07-19 SB Channel – East The ocean was very flat and calm today with lots of spots that were mill pond glassy. Captain Dave and his...
Jul 19, 20182 min read
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Blue whales, fin whale, Minke whale, dolphins
2018 07-18 SB Channel East Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express back to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel where, once again,...
Jul 18, 20181 min read
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Blue whales, fin whale, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins!
2018 07-17 SB Channel – East Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 1 fin whales, 400 long-beaked...
Jul 17, 20181 min read
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A giant blue in the breeze
2018 07-15 SB Channel Skies were sunny today, mostly due to the fresh breeze which kept things blue. The breeze also made the ocean...
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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