Humpbacks Sounding Off Captain Eric ran to the far east-central portion of the Santa Barbara Channel with flat calm conditions.  The...

2 humpback whales and the little one gets friendly Drop dead gorgeous conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel made it fun and easy to...

2 of the many whales log on surface again today Ideal glassy conditions all day fostered wonderful cetacean viewing opportunities.  Down...

You cannot blame these two humpback whales for wanting a bit of relaxation on such a nice day. The two logged on the surface for a long...

Countless dolphins and More Another flat, calm day on the Santa Barbara Channel and we watched dolphins everywhere, from the coast to the...

A straight line of incredibly fast moving common dolphins. Dolphin and Sea Lion Masses and Top Notch too Top Notch the medium sized...

Lately our friend “Top Notch” the humpback has been visiting us on an almost daily basis. The red arrow shows the location of its “notch”...

An East Channel Day A medium sized humpback that we have been seeing this week on and off, characterized by its size and a huge patch of...

2 Cooperative Minke Whales and 1 Nice Humpback Captain Dave ran a coastal path and went west today.  There were common dolphins...

Captain Eric took this iPhone pic of our pal Rope surface lunge feeding on an anchovy school near the coast. I think that’s “Indiana...

A very friendly humpback whale, Rope’s buddy, came over and showed us a tail flukes waterfall. photo: Bob Perry An excellent day in the...

Six Humpback Whales including our Friend “Rope” Today we ran an afternoon trip from 100 pm to 530 pm with the venerable Captain Dave at...

A mother humpback whale (at top) and her young calf with white pectoral fins put on a show out at Santa Rosa Island today. photo:...

Part of a Risso’s dolphin nursery pod with 2 mothers, each with a young calf. Bob Perry www.CondorExpressPhotos.com Risso’s Dolphin...

The hottest of hot spots lights up sightings today ! About 6 miles south of Santa Barbara is where the many individual hot spots were on...

Humpback hot spots We found dolphin, seabird and humpback whale activity three times during today’s adventures.  First, about 4 miles out...

Glassy Seas and Tons of Cetaceans There was a lot of bait in the water a few miles out of Santa Barbara Harbor.  Sea conditions were...

Plenty of humpback action and a Blue whale too Off the west end of Santa Cruz Island we located a single #bluewhale today….feeding on...

It’s a feast on the feeding grounds and everyone’s invited! Nice, flat and calm conditions on the Santa Barbara Channel today lead to...

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW: How can Captain Dave pack so much excitement into a single trip? Not too far outside Santa Barbara Harbor...