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2 kinds of whales and 2 kinds of dolphins jump around on Leap Day
2020 02-29 SB Coast Happy Leap Day! Three trips left SEA Landing with good results today. Skies were clear and sunny, seas were nice. ...
Feb 29, 20201 min read
A near record-breaking day for winter coastal sightings!
2020 02-27 SB Coast Captain Colton and his crew produced a near record-breaking day for sightings, which included: 15+ humpback whales,...
Feb 27, 20202 min read
Kids ocean field trip yields spectacular cetacean sights
2020 02-26 SB Coast (Charter) This report is from a single trip today that left the dock at 10 AM with a group of eager young students...
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Six really nice gray whales on one trip.
2020 02-25 SB Coast We ran a single trip today which left the dock at 12 noon. Sea conditions were spectacular along the coast and made...
Feb 25, 20201 min read
2 Gray whales (one breached a lot) plus loads of white-siders!
2020 02-24 SB Coast Clear skies, light breezes, and a light chop on the water greeted the crew and passengers of the Condor Express today...
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Extreme Minke encounter plus grays and dolphins.
2020 02-23 SB Coast Our coastal waters had a little bit of chop in the early morning hours, but as the day progressed things got calmer...
Feb 23, 20201 min read
3 Northbound gray whales, including 2 bleachers…plus dolphins.
2020 02-22 SB Coast Although a few tropical thunderstorms passed through the area in the morning hours, the rest of the day featured mill...
Feb 22, 20201 min read
Humpbacks and common dolphins. Great ocean conditions.
2020 02-20 SB Coast Conditions were ideal for closely watching 2 humpback whales and 75 long-beaked common dolphins today. The first...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Gray whales: 1 goes south, 1 goes north. Dolphins too!
2020 02-28 SB Coast Two coastal trips left the docks today with ideal conditions on both. Sightings included two gray whales, 10...
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Two humpbacks breaching, and 3,000 dolphins (or was it 3,001)
2020 02-17 SB Coast Today marks the first day of our annual coastal whale watching schedule with trips departing 9 AM, 12 noon, and 3 PM...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Surface feeding humpback whales and hundreds of dolphins.
2020 02-16 SB Channel There were lots of hungry animals in the Channel today, and conditions were spectacular. Captain Colton and the...
Feb 16, 20201 min read
“Bluebird” day.
2020 02-15 SB Channel We had a phenomenal looks today at cetaceans including 3000 long-beaked common dolphins and two Pacific gray...
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Humpbacks, a gray whale and heaps of dolphins.
2020 02-14 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew report excellent conditions with calm seas and blue skies on this happy Valentine’s Day!...
Feb 14, 20201 min read
3 gray whales face a decision plus loads of common dolphins.
2020 02-12 SB Channel Other than a small nuisance bump from the Santa Ana winds blowing south of us, it was a perfect day for...
Feb 12, 20201 min read
3 different species of dolphins plus 2 nice whales
2020 02-11 SB Channel Today the Condor Express hosted a group of future scientists from an elementary school for a 3 1/2 hour...
Feb 11, 20201 min read
Nine southbound grays and endless common dolphins!
2020 02-09 SB Channel Gorgeous conditions prevailed in The Channel and it was especially calm out near the island which also had crystal...
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Porpoise, dolphins and 2 species of whales!
2020 02-08 SB Channel Yet another beautiful day in The Channel with clear skies and calm seas. Sightings for the trip included one...
Feb 8, 20202 min read
A sea lion mob, a dolphin megapod, plus 6 humpbacks!
020 02-07 SB Channel Light and variable winds along with calm seas and blue skies provided a great backdrop to all our wonderful cetacean...
Feb 7, 20201 min read
3 Humpbacks & Masses of dolphins and sea lions.
2020 02-06 SB Channel Calm seas and sunny skies were found in the Santa Barbara Channel. Sightings included 4 humpback whales, 2500...
Feb 6, 20201 min read
A plethora of marine life today.
2020 02-01 SB Channel As you can see on the chart of our course today, Captain Dave and the crew took us across the Santa Barbara Channel...
Feb 1, 20202 min read
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