2019 02-09 SB Channel Although there was an early light rain, by the time we left the dock and got into the Santa Barbara Channel...

2019 01-06 SB Channel This is our last trip for a couple of weeks as it is time for our annual maintenance haul-out and Coast Guard...

2019 01-04 SB Channel It was a clear, calm and drop dead gorgeous day today in the Santa Barbara Channel. When we reached Santa Cruz...

2018 12-31 SB Channel It was a spectacular last trip for 2018, and sightings included 20 inshore bottlenose dolphins, 1 gray whale and 2...

2018 12-29 SB Channel Winter is here and the Santa Barbara Channel was spectacular today with clear blue skies and views of all 4...

2018 12-22 SB Channel Sea conditions were nice. It was sunny near shore and a bit overcast near the island. Totals for the day included...

2017 12-21 SB Channel In spite of NOAA weather painting a “doom and gloom” scenario, Captain Tasha and her crew found nice...

2018 12-19 SB Channel Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express headed west, up the coast then made a turn offshore around Campus...

2018 12-15 SB Channel The surface was very calm and skies were sunny.  A long-period ground swell was beginning to slowly fill in from...

2018 12-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express reported flat seas and gorgeous weather again today. It was so...

2018 07-16 SB Channel – East The weather and sea conditions improved overnight and today things were sunny and calm.  Captain Colton and...

2018 05-30 SB Channel Again the Condor Express experienced ideal wildlife watching conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel with oily...

2018 04-06 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran three great trips today and saw the following: 7 gray whales, 600 long-beaked common...

It’s mid February in Santa Barbara and with it come the gray whales. Which means it’s also time for us to start our, three times a day...

2018 02-16 SB Channel – Captain Dave and his crew once again found excellent sea and weather conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel as...

2018 02-14 SB Channel -Captain Dave and his crew ran a wonderful “Valentine’s Day” excursion full of wildlife.  Conditions in the Santa...

2017 11-16 SB Channel – East It was a delightful, silvery day with interesting cloud patterns and some light sprinkles as we headed south...

2017 10-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew found nice wildlife-watching conditions along the northern Santa Barbara Channel. ...

2017 09-01 SB Channel Giant blue whales are still our prime cetaceans in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Today we closely watched 8* blue...

2017 08-26 SB Channel It was a foggy day in the Santa Barbara Channel for the Condor Express today.  This fog also brought calm and flat...