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Humpback whales and dolphins continue their show in the Channel
A humpback whale was seen surface lunge feeding. We headed southwest to a spot just south of the shipping lanes. Here we had about 2,500...
Jul 16, 20131 min read
Condor Express Unique “Whale Check” Program
It is not often that we post comment cards on the captains blog, but we thought we would share this one with our followers. We recently...
Jul 16, 20132 min read


Huge patch of activity including humpback whales
One of several Pacific white-sided dolphins seen today. When humpback whales are very close, almost anyone can smell them. But it takes a...
Jun 21, 20132 min read


Superior dolphins and abundant humpback whales
Today we ran two trips, one typical whale watch but shifted to the morning 8a-1230p, and a private 2 hour charter in the afternoon. As a...
Jun 19, 20132 min read
Another epic day of Southern California Whale Watching
Eight humpback whales with lots more in two areas surveyed on an epic day for Southern California Whale Watching. Several distant...
Jun 9, 20131 min read
A Bald Eagle tops off a great trip.
You don’t stay the number one whale watch captain by missing anything. And today Captain Mat was on fire! There were great sea...
Jun 7, 20131 min read


Fog closes in and Condor Express sings the Blues
Blue Whale The “inaugural” cruise of the mighty Condor Express was run today. And the ship looks great…filled with new navigational...
Jun 1, 20131 min read
Humpback whales playing today…Homecoming tomorrow!!
Humpback Whale Playing The final whale watch cruise of the old Condor happened today, and Captain Dave reports the following sightings: ...
May 30, 20131 min read
Eleven Humpback Whales
El Capitan Dave reports bright sun and a moderate bump on the water in the Channel today, but the ol’ Condor encountered 11 humpback...
May 18, 20131 min read
The gray whale migration “times they are a changin”
My apologies to Bob Dylan for that title, but the seasons are changing and today is quite symbolic thereof. The very tail end of the...
May 8, 20131 min read
Outstanding whale watching
A lovely day on the water today for whale watching. Bright sun, a light breeze, and very calm, flat sea conditions. Report from the 12...
May 2, 20131 min read
T–E–N Gray Whale mothers and calves. Oh, my God !!
The Condor ran two trips (9am and 3pm), and had TEN cow-calf gray whale pairs….that’s TWENTY gray whales, in case you think otherwise. ...
Apr 26, 20131 min read
One great trip with 3 pairs of gray whales….and dolphins too.
The Condor rolled out on its noon adventure to find calm seas and sunny skies and it wasn’t long before she had 3 gray whales cow-calf...
Apr 25, 20131 min read
More and more migrating gray whale young-uns.
Captain Dave reports 4 migrating gray whale cow-calf pairs on one trip (12 noon) today, and one of the youngster breached a few times, as...
Apr 24, 20131 min read
You won’t believe this report – five gray whale cow-calf pairs.
During this 2 1/2 hour trip the Condor watched no less than FIVE gray whale cow-calf pairs…that’s ten whales!Deck and galley person...
Apr 22, 20131 min read
Seven northbound gray whales make for an epic adventure.
A total of seven northbound gray whales were closely followed and numerous others were in the area. Bright warm sun and a glassy ocean...
Apr 20, 20131 min read
It’s the mom and baby gray whales show !
Ideal conditions, bright sunny and flat, were reported by Captain Dave on the Condor today. Did I mention that we are getting the final...
Apr 18, 20131 min read
Trips twice and two gray whales twice…nice!
Two young, perhaps yearling, gray whales pairs were seen on each trip for a total of four nice sightings. Captain Dave reports ideal...
Apr 14, 20131 min read
Another gray whale mother and calf
The Condor sailed across calm seas with warm summerlike conditions. Captain Dave reported seeing 4 gray whales, and a gray whale cow-calf...
Apr 11, 20131 min read
Gray whale migration still on the move plus common dolphins run amok!
The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in...
Apr 6, 20131 min read
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