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Lots of dolphin action plus a mother/calf humpback pair rocks the house.
2021 11-26 SB Channel Three humpback whales and 1200 long-beaked common dolphins provided loads of enjoyment and great looks in the...
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Phenomenal weather and great sightings too.
2021 11-24 SB Channel Although there were some Santa Ana winds to the southeast of us, the weather in the Channel was spectacular today....
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Humpbacks, a Minke and bottlenose.
2021 11-21 SB Channel – West Skies were sunny and clear due to strong Santa Ana winds blowing to the south of Santa Barbara. The east...
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Cool sightings: kelping humpbacks and more.
2021 11-20 SB Channel It was a cool, crisp day with an almost wintertime feel. Skies were covered by a high stratus layer and seas were...
Nov 20, 20211 min read
Breaching whales, hundreds of dolphins and a mob of sea lions.
2012 11-19 SB Channel A high stratus layer kept things cool and calmed the sea surface. Captain Dave transected the Channel from Santa...
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Another warm summer day in mid November with awesome marine mammals.
2021 11-14 SB Channel Captain Devin and the crew of the Condor Express found ideal summer conditions again today. Seas were calm and...
Nov 14, 20211 min read
Summer weather continues. Phenomenal sightings including a very large pod of coastal bottlenose dolp
2021 11-13 SB Channel It was another fabulous, summer-like, sunny, warm day in the Channel with blue skies and calm seas all day....
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Spectacular calm and warm conditions yields fantastic cetacean sightings.
2021 11-12 SB Channel From the waters near UCSB to across the Channel to the Painted Cave of Santa Cruz Island, we found a spectacularly...
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Cool Dall’s porpoise, stampeding dolphins and nice humpback whales.
2021 11-11 SB Channel From Santa Barbara Harbor southwest to the pristine waters off Carrington Point, Santa Rosa Island, blue skies and...
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Southeastern Channel yields nice whales and dolphins.
2021 11-07 SB Channel Skies were gray from a high stratus layer. Seas were calm. Sightings were good: 1300 long-beaked common dolphins, 6...
Nov 7, 20211 min read
A friendly, active humpback (and its Mom) plays in the “Jacuzzi.”
2021 11-06 SB Channel There was no wind. Seas were calm with a long-period 4ft swell. Skies were gray all day from a stratus layer....
Nov 6, 20211 min read
7 humpback whales, 3500 dolphins…in the fog!
2021 11-03 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express did it again. How is it possible? Under zero-visibility fog...
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Day full of great mammals with ideal conditions.
2021 10-31 SB Channel Happy Halloween! The Condor Express traversed the Channel from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz Island today. Seas were...
Oct 31, 20211 min read
6 killer whales and SO much more!
2021 10-30 SB Channel A high gray stratus layer stayed around and kept things cool all day. Seas were calm. Sightings were phenomenal: 5...
Oct 30, 20212 min read
Lots of wild action.
2021 10-29 SB Channel Skies were blue and sunny all day except for a brief patch of dense fog on the way out of the harbor. Light winds...
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Lots of whales including an aggressive socialization event
2021 10-27 SB Channel A moderate swell from northern storms subsided as the day progressed. Skies were clear, blue and sunny with little...
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Nice conditions. Abundant mammals.
2021 10-24 SB Channel Skies were partly cloudy. There was not much wind, and a light chop on the water came from storms to the north....
Oct 24, 20211 min read
Marine Mammal Mega Day
2021 10-21 SB Channel Humpback whale mega day. Skies were sunny and bright except for a short zero visibility fog patch near The Buoy....
Oct 21, 20212 min read
14 humpback whales and 2 rare naturalists sighted!
2021 10-20 SB Channel Sightings today include the following closely watched species: 14+ humpback whales, 3000 long-beaked common...
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Record numbers of humpbacks, “exhaled breath condensate,” and copious kelping!
2021 10-17 SB Channel Skies were sunny with glorious patched of billowing cumulus clouds. The wind and seas were both calm but ramped-up...
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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