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Another near record day for dolphins and a one hour encounter with a phenomenal Minke whale
2022 07-01 SB Channel There were blue, sunny skies all day in the northern Channel. Winds were light and there was a gentle, long-period...
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Fun with common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and a speckled humpback whale.
2022 06-30 SB Channel A morning high overcast layer quickly turned to bright sun. Seas and winds were moderately calm. Sightings...
Jun 30, 20221 min read
5000 dolphins and 2 each: humpbacks, Minkes and Mola mola.
2022 06-28 SB Channel Dense fog with nearly zero visibility persisted throughout the morning as Captain Devin used his “osprey eyes,”...
Jun 28, 20221 min read
2 fabulous Minkes and….6000 dolphins
2022 06-27 SB Channel Captain Devin and the crew of the Condor Express ran a private charter whale watch today. We closely watched 6000...
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Thousands of dolphins and 2 friendly humpbacks seen among the large swells and fresh breeze
2022 06-26 SB Channel A nice sunny sky became enveloped in a marine layer that, at times, reduce visibility to ½ mile as we got offshore...
Jun 26, 20222 min read
3 humpbacks at Santa Rosa, and a mega pod of dolphins mid-Channel
2022 06-25 SB Channel It was overcast during most of the trip, but sunny spots appeared here and there at Santa Rosa Island. On the way...
Jun 25, 20221 min read
Giant mother blue whale and her calf; humpbacks, dolphins too.
2022 06-24 SB Channel The hazy sun along the coast became a moderate overcast marine layer as we pushed offshore towards beautiful Santa...
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Giant blue whales, humpback and dolphins: NICE!
2022 06-23 SB Channel The Channel weather this week calls for dense fog in the morning burning off to sunny skies after 12 noon. Seas had...
Jun 23, 20222 min read
THE BLUES ARE HERE! Happy Solstice.
2022 06-21 SB Channel THE BLUES ARE BACK IN TOWN! HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE! Hazy warm sun kept us moderately warm out in the Santa Barbara...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Two nice hot spots on a windy day with a single humpback visiting both
2022 06-17 SB Channel Skies started out overcast but, as the wind filled-in, they cleared. Meanwhile, the ocean surface became populated...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
FIVE different cetacean species and more Mola mola
2022 06-11 Santa Cruz Channel Skies were overcast all day but the sea was calm and glassy. Very clear water enhanced our sightings of 5...
Jun 11, 20221 min read
Summer gray whales, Risso’s, commons and more Mola mola
2022 06-10 Santa Rosa Island Skies were overcast except for sunny Becher’s Bay, Santa Rosa Island (see map). Seas were flat and calm....
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Thousands of common dolphins, hundreds of bottlenose dolphins, Mola mola and Pacific gray whales.
2022 06-09 Santa Rosa Island There was another May-June high marine layer all over the northern Channel, along with some moderately...
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Gray whales, dolphins, and a record number of Mola mola
2022 06-08 Santa Rosa Island It was a tale of two “Channels,” weatherwise today. High overcast skies and slightly seas were experienced...
Jun 8, 20221 min read
A trip to Santa Rosa Island yields gray whales, humpback whales and dolphins.
2022 05-28 SB Channel The first part of today’s adventure, i.e., in the northern or coastal section of the Santa Barbara Channel, found a...
May 28, 20222 min read
Glassy ocean surface and 6 different marine mammal species today
2022 05-25 SB Channel Oh boy! It was mill pond glass flat all day in the Channel. And…that spectacular clear water I wrote about...
May 25, 20221 min read
Crystal water clarity and marine life explosion!
2022 05-24 SB Channel In addition to the glass flat seas today, of special note was the extremely blue, clear ocean water. Captain Devin,...
May 24, 20222 min read
Mini Mola’s, a mega pod, and humpbacks too
2022 05-23 SB Channel Captain Devin and the crew found extremely flat, calm seas all day in the Channel. Skies had a marine stratus layer...
May 23, 20221 min read
Humpbacks and offshore Tursiops
2022 05-22 SB Channel Hazy sun, calm seas and a light breeze made for a great way to “beat the heat” with some great wildlife sightings...
May 22, 20221 min read
4 marine mammal species and outstanding action!
2022 05-21 SB Channel The early morning stratus cleared as we left the harbor. Wind and sea conditions were great for today’s whale...
May 21, 20222 min read
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