2018 08-26 SB Channel Although there was a residual swell in the Santa Barbara Channel, the ocean calmed down and conditions near Santa...

2018 08-24 SB Channel Captain Dave took the Condor Express up to the Santa Rosa Island hot spot again today and, Wow, what a day!  Most...

2018 08-22 SB Channel As you can see in the ship’s track picture above, Captain Dave and his crew ran to the southwest to a location...

Dense fog that ranged between zero and ¼-mile visibility engulfed the coastal waters and hung around all day.  We wonder, then, how it is...

2018 02-28 SB Coast – Captain Dave and his crew found nice sea conditions along the Santa Barbara Coast which led to close looks at 2...

2018 02-23 SB Coast – Two Condor Express excursions left the SEA Landing docks today, one at 9am and the other 12 noon.  Totals for the...

2017 11-26 SB Channel The Condor Express found flat calm lake conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel and it was a bit cooler than it was...

2017 11-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew found unusually hot weather and great sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Eric...

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...

2017 10-07 SB Channel While soaring air temperatures in Santa Barbara had everyone talking about the fall heat wave, conditions in the...

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...

2017 09-30 SB Channel The central Santa Barbara Channel activity zone got even hotter today.  Sightings included: 15* humpback whales,...

2017 09-26 SB Channel There were three distinct activity zones or hot spots today in the Santa Barbara Channel and located by Captain...

2017 09-25 SB Channel Another wonderful sunny day with calm seas and clear, blue water greeted passengers and crew as they crossed the...

2017 09-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew report fantastic interactions with wildlife with sunny skies and calm seas.  Totals...

2017 09-18 SB Channel Captain Eric reported closely watching:  *4 humpback whales, 500 long-beaked common dolphins, 1 Minke whale and 500...

2017 09-10 SB Channel There was a weird little chop on the water and the atmosphere was a bit humid as the northern edge of a tropical...

2017 08-13 SB Channel Sightings included 7* humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins.  It was overcast in the morning...

2017 08-12 SB Channel There was hardly a breath of wind.  Skies had a thin stratus layer that came down to the deck once or twice as we...

2017 08-09 SB Channel It was sunny all day.  The day started out with a light bump on the surface but this laid down as the day moved...