2020 08-04 SB Channel Captain Dave returned to the land of the giants that I wrote about in yesterday’s whale report. This big hotspot is...

2020 08-03 SB Channel Captain Colton says “best trip I’ve ever been on!” The coastal fog layer burned off quickly, and the moderate chop...

2020 08-02 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew traversed the Santa Barbara Channel under blues skies and bright sunshine all day. Seas...

2020 08-01 SB Channel The skies were sunny and bright all day! Seas, on the other hand, were not dangerous but just a tad whipped-up. As...

2020 07-31 SB Channel A moderate breeze and swell characterized the southern half of the Santa Barbara Channel today. Sunny skies with...

2020 07-30 SB Channel Fog limited our lateral visibility but dissipated a few miles offshore…the rest of the day was bright and sunny. ...

2020 07-29 SB Channel Five wonderful cetacean species today! Skies were mostly gray from a high stratus layer, but a few sunny “sucker...

2020 07-27 SB Channel The northern half of the Channel was calm on our way out this morning, but the southern half was breezy....

2020 07-26 SB Channel A banner season for blue whales. A foggy morning did not deter Captain Colton and his crew from transecting the...

2020 07-25 SB Channel Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa Island, round trip results: 12+ giant blue whales, 50 Risso’s dolphins, 100 offshore...

2020 07-24 SB Channel It was another fine day in the land of the giants. Skies started off with that typical high stratus layer and the...

2020 07-23 SB Channel It was another day with a thin, high stratus layer and companion calm seas. We closely watched: 9+ giant blue...

2020 07-22 SB Channel A high, thin marine stratus layer hung around all day over generally flat seas. Captain Dave and the crew of the...

2020 07-21 SB Channel There was a touch of wind in the Channel. It wasn’t strong in the morning, but it picked up in the afternoon. As I...

2020 07-20 SB Channel West Although the trip experienced glassy surface waters at the start, further offshore, and in the afternoon, a...

2020 07-18 West Channel Blue whale extravaganza! Skies were blue and sunny from the get-go, and there was no swell at all. We ran far to...

IT’S NEVER TO EARLY TO START WATCHING WHALES ON THE CONDOR EXPRESS. MEET KESSLER, FIN WHALE WATCHER.

2020 07-16 SB Channel Far West WE GOT MUGGED BY A FIN WHALE FOR AN HOUR Conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel were absolutely glorious....

2020 07-15 SB Channel – West We circumnavigated the western Santa Barbara Channel today and had great looks at 2000 long-beaked common...

2020 07-14 SB Channel Ah, the fresh air. It is always so nice to push away from the mainland, get into the salty environment and leave...