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Breaching and feeding – it’s the Humpback Whale Show
Nine humpback whale thrilled all on board the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel today. There were all sorts of behaviors to...
Nov 14, 20131 min read


Hour upon hour of humpback whale surface feeding.
Photo by Capt Eric showing surface lunge feeding humpback whales Hour upon hour of humpback surface feeding. The sea conditions were...
Nov 13, 20131 min read


Tales of the humpback whale tails.
Tale of the tails. We closely watched at least 6 humpback whales today, with another 7 or 8 in the immediate area. It was the “day of...
Nov 11, 20131 min read
12 Humpback Whales put on a great show
The Fall whale season is still vibrant and strong. Today the Condor Express watched at least 12 humpback whales. These whales really...
Nov 8, 20131 min read
Humpback whales lunge feed close up and personal
Many of you loyal readers are no doubt getting tired of hearing me say that it was yet another gorgeous, flat, calm and ideal whale...
Oct 24, 20131 min read
Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN in the Santa Barbara Channel
Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN Fantastic clear, blue and sunny skies today across the Santa Barbara Channel made it...
Oct 5, 20131 min read
Perfect conditions for humpback whales and minke whales
Perfect conditions for humpback whales and minke whales! It was drop dead gorgeous in the northeastern Channel today. Calm seas, light...
Sep 24, 20131 min read
Minke whales breaching a bunch
Minke whales breaching a bunch. Captain Dave and the Crew of the Condor Express motored out towards the southern Channel today to search...
Sep 4, 20131 min read
Four Minke whales and thousands of dolphins
Four Minke whales and thousands of dolphins. Four user-friendly Minke whales and thousands of dolphins were watched today out on the...
Sep 2, 20131 min read
Coastal whale watching remains hot.
Captain Dave and his crew report another nice day in the northeast Channel today. Five Minke whales were observed and a couple of them...
Aug 19, 20131 min read
Coastal humpback whales
Captain Dave warned the troops about how rough it was going to be out on the southwest Channel where we’ve been seeing all the humpback...
Jul 19, 20131 min read
Wild and Wooley Ocean Wildlife
It was a private charter with corporate executives and an afternoon, after the wind came up, expedition. The Condor Express bounced over...
Jul 18, 20131 min read
Another high diversity whale watching summer excursion.
Captain Mat reports from the Condor Express the following tally for today: 1 humpback whale – good tail fluking 6 blue whales – great...
Jul 6, 20131 min read


We got mugged by whales and dolphins today
An iPhone snapshot taken by Captain Mat Curto. The count: 6 humpback whales 1,500 common dolphins Again we had very sunny skies, but...
Jun 30, 20131 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


Humpback whale mother and calf.
2 humpback whales 2,000+ common dolphins 50+ California sea lions There was a balmy southwesterly breeze in my face as I walked down to...
Jun 18, 20131 min read
Humpback whales, common dolphins and a bald eagle.
5 humpback whales 3,000+ common dolphins 1 bald eagle Captain Mat reports ideal conditions, with sunny and calm seas. Mat’s keen eyes...
Jun 16, 20131 min read
Humpback Whale goes wild!
Captain Dave reports 5 humpback whale, 15 Risso’s dolphins, 1,500+ common dolphins. There were ideal conditions again on the Channel. ...
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Sun shines on humpback whales (and dolphins)
Captain Dave was at it again, and so were the mighty humpback whales of the Santa Barbara Channel. If this isn’t the best whale watching...
Jun 10, 20131 min read
8 Humpbacks Whales + 1 Blue Whale = Fun for All
The old sea captain Mat amazed all on board the Condor Express today with his “whaledar” (internal whale locating radar). Mat steered...
Jun 6, 20131 min read
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