2018 05-28 SB Channel Today we found blue skies, blue water and blue whales. Seas were extremely calm and sightings included: 3 giant...

Extremely calm seas greeted Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express as they headed south to Santa Cruz Island.  The low stratus...

Captain Dave set a course for the southwestern Santa Barbara Channel under sunny skies and hardly any wind.  The ocean surface, however,...

It was another adventure in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel with Captain Dave putting things together with the help of his crew.  As...

2016 06-03 SB Channel Captain Dave ran across to the feeding grounds and says there were more blue whales (as many as 15) than humpback...

2015 09-18 SB Channel Our first cetaceans consisted of about 100 long-beaked common dolphins that we watched in that crystal clear Santa...

2015 08-12 SB Channel We spent the morning cruising across the Santa Barbara Channel where we found 200 or so long-beaked common dolphins...

2015 07-06 SB Channel First let me give you the total picture of today’s excursion: We closely watched 17 humpback whales (with at least...

2015 07-02 SB Channel The tropical clouds which were creating partly cloudy skies as we left the dock at 10 am quickly dissipated and the...

12-13-14 Lovin’ the blue whales, humpbacks and dolphins The moderate seas and fresh breeze created some spectacular vistas from Pt....

Fantastic! Mid-December and the blue whales are still in the Santa Barbara Channel. Wow! December 10, 2014 – A blue whale and 4+...

Kelping behavior by a humpback whale. Photo taken on yesterday’s expedition. Captain Dave ran southwest for quite a while to a location...

Tah-dah! Announcing the official opening of Gray Whale season on the Condor Express today! Our first gray whales of the 2015 season !...

A giant blue whale kicks up its tail on November 26, 2014 in the Santa Barbara Channel. Spectacular weather and off the charts whale...

A Dream Whale Watch Trip – Pinch Me Now! It’s November 16, 2014 and Captain Eric put it this way:  “We had a giant blue whale about 20...

Condor Express got MUGGED big time in the Humpback ‘hood Clear blue water.  Light breeze.  Calm seas.  Great conditions for spouts. ...

One of probably two giant blue whales and at least 23 humpback whales seen with their dolphin relatives in the Santa Barbara Channel...

One of six blue whales seen today in one hot spot area. you are looking at the anterior 1/3rd (approx) of this giant. Everyone on board...

You may enjoy this new scientific paper on blue whale distribution and note (shameless bragging) that the Condor Express is mentioned in...

A giant blue whale is seen in the bright summer sun. Condor Express Photos Augie gets a Blue Whale Augie, a deck hand on the Condor...