2016 11-19 SB Channel There was a slight breeze as we neared Santa Cruz Island, otherwise the ocean surface was smooth, no wind, sunny...

2016 11-17 SB Channel The light winds and swells calmed down completely as Captain Dave and his crew brought the Condor Express close to...

What an outstanding day on the water with drop-dead gorgeous weather and fantastic marine mammal sightings. Captain Dave and his crew ran...

Captain Dave and the Team took a new route today and ran to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel on flat glass calm seas. Sightings for the...

Dave and his crew led a fantastic wildlife tour today and saw some great marine mammals in the Santa Barbara Channel. 3 humpback whales,...

2016 11-05 SB Channel Captain Dave reported the following sightings of 18 baleen whales and more on today’s excursion into the Santa...

It was another gorgeous, warm, flat calm day in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. Humpback whales, blue whales, common dolphins and...

A partly sunny sky with calm, glassy seas set the stage for another fantastic expedition today with Captain Eric at the helm. Many great...

Rain was forecasted but Captain Eric and his crew found sunny, blue skies and calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Sightings...

A classic fall day with a storm approaching found us sailing along on glassy seas with mostly cloudy but colorful and dynamic skies....

Captain Eric left the docks with sunny skies and wonderful glassy seas. His first marine mammals came to the boat out on the 50-fathom...

Extremely calm seas greeted Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express as they headed south to Santa Cruz Island.  The low stratus...

It was a special Fall day in the Santa Barbara Channel. Winds were zero to negligible, the sun was shining and it was warm.  The sea...

Captain Dave ran a great trip to the western end of Santa Cruz Island and stopped at all the Island hot spots, cetaceans and marine...

The early morning fog gave way to sunny skies as the wind picked up a bit today.  It was the kind of moderate breeze that adds a sparkle...

The Condor Express was just south of The Lanes when the first marine mammals were sighted.  It was 2 humpback whales with short bottom...

The heat wave began to break today and this created perfection in the Santa Barbara Channel.  It was mill pond glassy smooth, except...

Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...

It was a gorgeous, flat, calm sunny day for our cruise ship whale watchers. And, boy, did we every have some nice wildlife today on top...

Hooray!  No fog.  In fact the Santa Barbara Channel was under the remnants of a fizzled-out tropical Pacific storm “Paine.”  It was...