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Endless dolphins and 2 unique Minke whales
2020 07-12 SB Channel It was sunny all day and the first part of the trip experienced calm seas, but the wind picked up as we approached...
Jul 12, 20201 min read
A barrel-rolling Minke mugging and more…
2020 07-09 SB Channel – Far East Skies ranged from dense, low fog to high stratus, to areas of wonderful sunlight…all on flat, glassy...
Jul 9, 20202 min read
A storied Minke whale day, Scarlet the humpback, and dolphins, dolphins, dolphins
2020 07-07 SB Channel Some people have pet dogs that follow them around. Fewer people even have cats that do the same. Today, the Condor...
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Over 3000 dolphins and two active humpback whales
2020 07-06 SB Channel It was a pretty smooth day in the eastern Channel until the afternoon breeze arrived and then things got a little...
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Another humpback and blue, but masses of high-flying offshore bottlenose dolphins stole the show.
2020 07-05 SB Channel Captain Colton and his crew put together a fantastic trip full of cetaceans. In addition to watching 1 humpback...
Jul 5, 20201 min read
A blue whale, a humpback whale and a very active bait ball hot spot.
2020 07-04 SB Channel After our standard public whale watch, a second private excursion left the docks for a shorter time out in the...
Jul 4, 20201 min read
Massive clear water feeding frenzy and cetaceans galore!
2020 07-03 SB Channel The beginning of July has shaped up to be a very rich and productive time for wildlife in the Channel. Today we...
Jul 3, 20202 min read
An eye-popping SIX different cetacean species!
2020 07-02 SB Channel Flat calm seas and sunny skies added to an “off the charts” day with 6 different cetacean species. Captain Dave and...
Jul 2, 20201 min read
Glassy conditions enhance looks at a fin, a Minke, and two different species of dolphins.
2020 07-01 SB Channel Another great benefit of having a mile marine stratus layer all day is it cuts the surface glare and, if a wild...
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Whoa! What a day!
2020 06-30 SB Channel Blue skies burned through the morning stratus early in the trip and seas were calm all day as Captain Dave and his...
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Three members of the largest whale species in the world…dolphins too!
2020 06-27 SB Channel – East Dense fog during the first leg of the excursion gave way to sunny skies on the way back home. Again, our...
Jun 27, 20201 min read
Calm seas again! Blue and fin whales, thousands of dolphins!
2020 06-26 SB Channel – East Flat and glassy seas prevailed for the 3rd consecutive day and enhanced the wonderful mammal observations...
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Practically non-stop cetaceans all day.
2020 06-25 SB Channel – East There were flat, calm seas all day today with a high stratus layer all morning and sunny patches after 12...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
3+ blue whales, 1+ fin whale and 3,000 dolphins
2020 06-24 SB Channel – East Skies were overcast on the way out in the morning and sunny on the way back home in the afternoon. The ocean...
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Cetaceans: As good as it gets and mirror glass water, too!
2020 6-21 SB Channel Happy Father’s Day! Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express reported super conditions in the Santa Barbara...
Jun 21, 20201 min read
Plenty of blue whales, a humpback, a fin and a megapod of dolphins!
2020 06-20 SB Channel Happy Summer Solstice Day! It was surely a typical summer day in the Channel. Captain Dave and his crew took the...
Jun 20, 20201 min read
5 blue whales, 1 fin whale plus bottlenose & common dolphins
2020 06-19 SB Channel Hooray! Today we resumed our normal summer excursion schedule with trips running daily from 10am to 230pm. Our run...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
A great visit with a fin whale and loads of dolphins too
2020 06-17 SB Channel Sightings for today included 100 long-beaked common dolphins and 1 fin whale. The skies were blue and the seas were...
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Another day, another giant blue whale, and 2 kinds of dolphins!
2020 06-15 SB Channel Although you’d never guess we only ran a single noon trip for 2.5 hours by looking at our sightings, it was indeed...
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Giant blue whale, Big humpback whale, and hundreds of dolphins
2020 06-14 SB Channel Captain Colton and his crew ran two trips today, one at 9 AM and the second one at noon. The 9 AM trip started out...
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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