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Nov 24, 20171 min read
Summer weather and fantastic marine mammal sightings.
2017 11-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew found unusually hot weather and great sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel. Eric...
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Nov 22, 20171 min read
Fantastic fall fantasy excursion.
2017 11-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew went out into the pristine Santa Barbara Channel and located 6+ blue whales, 1 humpback...
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Oct 28, 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...
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Oct 26, 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...
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Oct 25, 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...
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Oct 7, 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...
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Oct 6, 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...
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Sep 27, 20171 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...
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Sep 25, 20172 min read
Surface Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales and Lots More
2017 09-25 SB Channel Another wonderful sunny day with calm seas and clear, blue water greeted passengers and crew as they crossed the...
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Sep 20, 20171 min read
The Channel was rich with common dolphins and humpback whales
2017 09-20 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was rich with long-beaked common dolphins, humpback whales and California sea lions. ...
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Sep 15, 20172 min read
Large numbers of whales and dolphins in the north Channel
2017 09-15 SB Channel It was another sunny day with excellent weather and sea conditions for locating and watching wildlife. Captain...
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Sep 12, 20171 min read
Dolphins and humpbacks
2017 09-12 SB Channel Seas were calm. Skies started out overcast but got sunny later in the morning. Conditions were fine for locating...
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Aug 27, 20171 min read
Another excellent adventure finds three species of cetaceans.
2017 08-27 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew had another excellent adventure and found three species of cetaceans in the same hot area...
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Aug 24, 20171 min read
Blue whale calf mugs Condor Express…again!
2017 08-24 SB Channel A stratus layer kept skies gray with filtered light, but seas were very calm today. Captain Dave and his crew...
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Aug 23, 20172 min read
The Condor Express had a beast of a day!
2017 08-23 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had a beast of a day! 8 giant blue whales and 2 fin whales were...
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Aug 21, 20172 min read
Mother blue whale and her calf were back again
2017 08-21 SB Channel East In the early morning there were alternating patches of marine layer stratus and sunshine. But not long after...
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Aug 4, 20171 min read
Humpback whales breached today and more
2017 08-04 SB Channel The tropical humidity diminished quite a bit today but in its wake it left the ocean surface flat and glassy. ...
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Aug 3, 20172 min read
A subtropical day features humpbacks, Risso’s, commons, a Minke, and sea lions
2017 08-03 SB Channel Captain Eric and his renowned crew ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to Santa Cruz Island and had fantastic...
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Aug 2, 20171 min read
Santa Cruz Island yields humpback whales and lots of dolphins
2017 08-02 SB Channel Tropical storm moisture was pushed into our area today from Baja California Sur creating high clouds and humid...
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Jul 24, 20171 min read
Humpback whales, Minke whales and dolphins galore
2017 07-24 SB Channel Two different species of baleen whales were seen today, two humpback whales and two Minke whales. In addition,...
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