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Risso’s, commons and humpbacks…including a tail-throwing monster.
2019 08-10 SB Channel Hallelujah…clear sunny skies and calm seas prevailed today. One could see Santa Cruz Island in the morning. The...
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Sunny skies with loads of dolphins and humbacks
2019 08-09 SB Channel The Condor Express closely watched 1000 short-beaked common dolphins, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, and 5...
Aug 9, 20191 min read


Come Aboard for Our Hawaiian Cruise 2019
Featuring Joanie Collins & Sione Vainuku Enjoy the best in Hawaiian music and entertainment with Joanie Collins & Sione Vainuku. They...
Aug 8, 20191 min read
Fog fog fog whales fog fog dolphins fog
2018 08-08 SB Channel Fog once again. Captain Dave and the crew found 4 humpback whales and 800 long-beaked common dolphins…despite the...
Aug 8, 20191 min read
A single feeding humpback and 1500 dolphins…in the fog.
2019 08-07 SB Channel A single juvenile humpback whale and 1500 long-beaked common dolphins were watched today, mostly occurring inside...
Aug 7, 20191 min read
Crew generates great sightings on another foggy day!
2019 08-06 SB Channel The crew of the Condor Express battled dense, down-to-the-deck, fog all day and yet they were victorious in their...
Aug 6, 20191 min read
Loads of dolphins and some nice humpback visits.
2019 08-05 SB Channel Three humpback whales and 1500 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched. The day started with moderately...
Aug 5, 20191 min read
Humpback “Dos Equis” shows its unique feeding style again today.
2019 08-04 SB Channel – West Finding wildlife in dense fog is a skill learned through years of practice on top of loads of talent....
Aug 4, 20191 min read
Offshore bottlenose join the commons and humpbacks today!
2019 08-03 SB Channel Sunny skies all day today. Yay! Seas were calm, with little or no wind. Totals for the trip included: 50 offshore...
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Humpback fun; dolphins all over.
2019 08-02 SB Channel The thick, ground-level fog hung around all morning and finally broke to completely sunny, blue skies. The wind was...
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Good amounts of humpbacks and common dolphins.
2019 08-01 SB Channel Skies were sunny all day. The sea surface started out calm, with a little bit of a swell, but ended up quite windy...
Aug 1, 20191 min read
Mother Lode conditions today
2019 07-31 SB Channel Skies were clear and sunny all day. Although the morning started out a bit windy and rough, things kept getting...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Surface lunge feeding.
2019 07-30 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the eastern...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
A breaching, friendly Minke and lots more.
2019 07-29 SB Channel It was overcast, but winds were very light and there was no swell. Conditions were good for finding and watching...
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Humpbacks and fog horns
2019 07-28 SB Channel The wind and seas we experienced yesterday subsided and the sea surface was very nice. On the other hand, we drove...
Jul 28, 20191 min read
American Cetacean Society all-day trip yields breach fest.
2019 07-27 SB Channel – ACS This was the annual, 8-hour, American Cetacean Society all day whale watch on the Condor Express. Seas had a...
Jul 27, 20192 min read
Humpbacks on a bright sunny day
2019 07-26 SB Channel Regular readers may wonder why, with all those whales to the west near Platform Hondo, we ran straight south to The...
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Gluttony west of Hondo
2019 07-25 SB Channel-West Captain Colton ran about as far west as he could possibly go on a single whale watch trip to locate fantastic...
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Far west Channel yields great sightings!
2019 07-24 SB Channel-West It was sunny all day today and quite warm. I brought my Condor Express sweatshirt with me for nothing… didn’t...
Jul 24, 20192 min read
An afternoon trip with whales and dolphins
2019 07-23 SB Channel The Condor Express left the dock at 1pm for a rare afternoon whale watch adventure. It was sunny and seas were...
Jul 23, 20191 min read
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