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A racing Minke whale and so much more…
2022 09-14 SB Channel Nothing but blue skies today with a light breeze and small chop on the surface. Sightings included 2 Minke whales,...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Scarlet is back for a 2-hour mugging session.
2022 09-13 SB Channel SCARLET IS BACK AGAIN. It was a gorgeous, sunny day with light and variable winds. Sightings included two species:...
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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More humpback whale antics
2022 09-12 SB Channel Today we had a wonderful expedition under partly cloudy skies with glassy seas once again in the Channel. Sightings...
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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Two humpback encounters and three whales MUG the Condor Express in broad daylight
2022 09-11 SB Channel HUMPBACK WHALE MUG-O-RAMA The edge of the subtropical storm that brought rain and rough seas to the Channel...
Sep 11, 20222 min read
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Sleepy humpbacks and three different species of animated dolphins
2022 09-09-SB Channel Skies were sunny but had that hazy, humid, subtropical feel. Seas were calm and glassy all day, and the hot...
Sep 9, 20221 min read
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Summer has arrived in the Channel with plenty of wildlife.
2022 09-07-SB Channel Today the Condor Express circled up to the west near Holly, then south past The Lanes to the Santa Cruz Channel, to...
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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So much life and an active humpback calf too
2022 09-06-SB Channel – West The city and inland heat wave continued today and it was even a warm day offshore in the Channel. ...
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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A mother humpback with calf and so much more!
2022 09-05-SB Channel Best wishes to all of you that will be, are, or have been, members of the labor force of our great land. Captain...
Sep 5, 20222 min read
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Killer whales and more.
2022 09-04-SB Channel ORCAS It was mostly sunny, warm and there was no wind. A gentle, long-period swell rolled through un-noticed by...
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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Near perfect summer weather, 4+ humpbacks, 2 Minkes, and both species of common dolphin.
2022 09-03-SB Channel It was shirt-sleeve weather in the Channel today under blue skies and with calm seas. A gentle, long-period swell...
Sep 3, 20222 min read
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7 humpbacks and plenty of excitement
2022 09-02-SB Channel Skies were gloriously blue and sunny. Seas were calm with a little breeze offshore. Captain Dave and the crew took...
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Clear water, clear skies, lots of dolphins, lots of bait, and the speckled whale, again.
2022 08-30-SB Channel Skies were blue and so was the clear water, at least offshore. A light breeze wafted gently across the Channel....
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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Blue skies, dolphins and the same speckled whale we recorded last week.
2022 08-29-SB Channel There were blue skies and a nice breeze in our neck of the Channel today. Captain Devin ran across to The Lanes and...
Aug 29, 20221 min read
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SPERM WHALE
2022 08-28 – SB Channel East SPERM WHALE. Captain Devin and the crew found mostly clear blue skies with light and variable winds in the...
Aug 28, 20221 min read
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8-hour Cetacean Society trip finds lots of life and is visited by Stevie Bubbles.
Fogust 27, 2022 – SB Channel Today we hosted an 8-hour private charter on behalf of the American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter. A...
Aug 27, 20222 min read
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Whales and 2 species of common dolphins in the fog
Fogust 26, 2022 – SB Channel The dense fog persisted across the entire Channel until we were 2 miles north of Fraser Point, Santa Cruz...
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Fog. 2 very active whales. Thousands of dolphins.
Fogust 25, 2022 – SB Channel Dense fog (again!) went to a high gray stratus layer, then dropped back down for more for. Luckily, near The...
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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4000 dolphins and a wonderful humpback too
Fogust 24, 2022 – SB Channel Dense fog lasted most of the day with only a few patches of sunshine hitting the water late. Sightings...
Aug 24, 20221 min read
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Late in the month of “Fogust” we had great sightings of dolphins and humpbacks
2022 08-23 SB Channel The weather this month has been so atypical some local meteorologists have been calling it “Fogust.” Sure enough,...
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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MUGGED by an improv specialist.
2022 08-22 SB Channel MUGGED AND SO MUCH MORE! The clouds did not cooperate much today as things varied between near zero fog, to ¼ mile...
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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