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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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