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An active hotspot produces huge numbers of marine mammals!
2021 09-16 SB Channel Seas were calm and flat. No wind was felt all day. Skies had a high, gray, stratus layer. Sightings were...
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Loads of fun with 11+ humpback whales and more.
2021 09-14 SB Channel Seas were calm, a little bit of high stratus kept the sir temperature moderate. We had a total of 11 humpback...
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Big friendly Mola mola, humpbacks, dolphins, sea lions!
2021 09-13 SB Channel Sea conditions improved and were mostly calm and glassy today due to the persistent stratus layer that, in patches,...
Sep 13, 20212 min read
More humpbacks and dolphins with a fresh breeze and sunny skies.
2021 09-12 SB Channel The NOAA East Channel Buoy (Station 46053) was the epicenter of the majority of our humpback whales (6+ closely...
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Copious wind, waves, whales, and dolphins. It was a nautical experience.
2021 09-11 SB Channel The glassy days of the past week came to an end as a moderate breeze worked down the Channel and kicked up a little...
Sep 11, 20212 min read
So much cetacean life today including throngs of humpbacks & some great high-flying dolphins!
2021 09-10 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express found another wonderfully calm day in the Channel. Overcast skies...
Sep 10, 20212 min read
A glassy day with some phenomenal whale and dolphin behaviors!
2021 09-09 SB Channel The Condor Express, its crew and whale enthusiasts enjoyed glassy calm seas today with a high, gray stratus layer...
Sep 9, 20212 min read
A cool trip (for both mammals and fog)
2021 09-08 SB Channel Fog was thick and lateral visibility was impacted until noon. Seas were accordingly mirror glass calm. Sightings...
Sep 8, 20212 min read
8 great whales and 1 goes “kelp crazy!”
2021 09-07 SB Channel With glassy flat seas all day, Captain Dave and the crew traversed the entire Santa Barbara Channel from the Harbor...
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Crew performs miracles with epic sightings in zero visibility fog
2021 09-06 SB Channel How did Captain Dave and his crew pull off one of the most interesting adventures of the month in zero visibility...
Sep 6, 20212 min read
A phenomenal humpback mugging and endless pods of dolphins.
2021 09-05 SB Channel The usual sky pattern was with us again today: dense fog quickly becomes a gray stratus layer that burns off to...
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Marine mammals galore: humpbacks, dolphins, sea lions.
2021 09-04 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew ran across the Channel to The Lanes and back with calm seas. Skies started with fog in...
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Lots of humpback whales and dolphins on a sunny and calm day!
2021 09-03 SB Channel Sunny skies and calm seas prevailed in the Channel and the wildlife sightings were great! Closely watched species...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
A sunny day brings out the mammals!
2021 09-02 SB Channel Skies were sunny all day with a moderate breeze picking up later in the trip and a light chop on the water....
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Thousands of marine mammals and it’s glassy again!
2021 08-31 SB Channel Our Captain Colton, famous up and down the waterfront, and the crew transected the entire Channel and found plenty...
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Mirror glass seas reflect humpbacks, a Minke and a lot of common dolphins!
2021 08-31 SB Channel Fog turned to a high stratus layer which, in turn turned to blue, sunny skies late in the trip. Seas were glassy...
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Dolphins galore and a wonderful humpback-filled hot spot!
2021 08-29 SB Channel There was a marine layer all day so the calm seas looked gray. Calm seas are nothing to complain about and we...
Aug 29, 20211 min read
A dozen humpbacks, thousands of dolphins and our 2 Minke pals!
2021 08-28 SB Channel Calm seas and overcast skies prevailed all day until the sun broke through as we re-entered the harbor at 230p. ...
Aug 28, 20211 min read
Whales, muggings and dolphins.
2021 08-27 SB Channel Captain Colton reported dense fog in the morning that quickly burned off to sunny skies for most of the trip. Seas...
Aug 27, 20211 min read
Friendly Minke whales, humpback whales and thousands of dolphins.
2021 08-26 SB Channel Winds in the Channel ranged from near zero to a light breeze and the sun was shining all day. “It was t-shirt...
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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