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One of the all time humpback and dolphin trips of the year.
Jul 10
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Wind, whales, waves, dolphins: all in abundance
Jul 8
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Moderate wind and waves brings out the best in our Channel marine mammals.
Jul 5
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Another nice day with thousands of dolphins and two humpback whales
Jul 4
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Another day with ideal conditions. Lots of dolphins and a single whale, plus a great tour of The Cave.
Jul 3
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Calm seas, nice whales and dolphins near Santa Cruz Island
Jul 1
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Spectacular Humpback Whale Sightings in 2025
Jun 29
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Rare Minke whale behaviors and kelping humpbacks.
Jun 28
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Excellent conditions in The Channel with 10 humpbacks and 7000 common dolphins.
Jun 27
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Calm seas with excellent dolphin, whale and bird action.
Jun 26
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Two hotspots, each hosted thousands of dolphins and a pair of adult humpbacks.
Jun 24
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Wonderful sea conditions, thousands of dolphins and (again) much humpback excitement.
Jun 23
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Sunny skies and moderate seas produce another epic dolphin day plus multiple excellent humpback encounters.
Jun 22
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Wind, waves and a humpback calf goes bonkers.
Jun 21
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More chunky seas, dynamic humpbacks, thousands of dolphins and more.
Jun 18
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Sunny and windy conditions with lots of dolphins plus a sea lion/humpback playtime
Jun 16
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A dolphin stampede, breaching, socializing and lob-tailing plus whales have fun with 2 sea lions.
Jun 15
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Mirror glass seas with lots of warm-blooded beasts.
Jun 13
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Nice sea conditions today resulted in 1500 dolphins, 4 humpbacks, and a lone Minke.
Jun 12
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Wind and seas near Santa Cruz Island stimulated loads of whale and sea lion action.
Jun 11
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