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Nov 18, 20182 min read

Five different species of cetaceans!

2018 11-18 SB Channel Captain Tasha and her crew racked-up an amazing array of cetaceans with awesome sightings of each species. Totals...

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Oct 11, 20181 min read

Santa Rosa Island

Whales, common dolphins and offshore bottlenose dolphins

2018 10-11 SB Channel Although skies were covered by a gray marine layer for part of the trip, seas were absolutely calm and still....

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Sep 12, 20181 min read

sea lion

Another Gaviota trip produces great sightings and fun.

2018 09-12 Western Channel A light marine layer burned off to become a gorgeous sunny day with very calm seas…ideal for wildlife...

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Sep 7, 20181 min read

Santa Rosa Island

Humpback mom and calf plus thousands of dolphins

2018 09-07 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew encountered another flat, calm day with a persistent marine stratus layer. Fortunately,...

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Sep 5, 20182 min read

Condor Express

Three species of dolphins and whales too!

2018 09-05 SB Channel The fog monster hung around most of the morning and there was near zero visibility at times. Consequently, there...

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Jul 17, 20181 min read

Condor Express

Blue whales, fin whale, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins!

2018 07-17 SB Channel – East Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 1 fin whales, 400 long-beaked...

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May 29, 20181 min read

blue whale

Two species of dolphins and a giant blue whale

2018 05-29 SB Channel A mill pond flat and glassy day made for wonderful cetacean sightings today. Skies had a high stratus layer except...

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May 13, 20182 min read

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Last gray whale day features another mother and calf…plus dolphins!

2018 05-13 SB Coast Today we ran our last coastal whale watching trips for northbound migrating gray whales. Two trips left the docks at...

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May 8, 20181 min read

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Whale and dolphin interaction today.

2018 05-08 SB Coast Heavy fog, with near zero lateral visibility on the water, persisted from our exit of Santa Barbara Harbor until we...

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May 7, 20182 min read

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Over 100 cetaceans per hour today

2018 05-07 SB Coast These are the final few days of our annual northbound gray whale, coastal Santa Barbara excursions. Starting next...

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May 4, 20181 min read

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Common and bottlenose dolphins plus 4 whales.

2018 05-04 SB Coast It was another sunny day along the coast of Santa Barbara and points to the west of town, with clear cobalt blue...

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Apr 28, 20181 min read

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Four large fin whales and lots of dolphins

2018 04-28 SB Coast The day started off nice, but during the mid-morning a fresh breeze kicked up. This did not deter our Captain Dave...

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Apr 20, 20181 min read

Condor Express

Gray whale calves and two kinds of dolphins today

Two trips, one at 9 AM and one at noon, went out in search of whales and other wildlife. Totals for the day included five gray whales,...

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Apr 18, 20181 min read

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Fin whales, gray whales and bottlenose dolphins

Two excellent fin whales were encountered along with 25 inshore bottlenose sightings and four gray whales on two excursions today. Trips...

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Apr 17, 20181 min read

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Gray whale cow-calf parade ramps up

2018 04-17 SB Coast Two trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today, one at 9am the other at noon. Sea conditions were fabulous. Skies were...

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Apr 15, 20181 min read

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An amazing day full of whales

2018 04-15 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed along the Santa Barbara coast today. Skies were partly cloudy with plenty of little sunny warm...

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Apr 9, 20181 min read

Condor Express

Great weather is the backdrop to fantastic sightings

2018 04-09 SB Coast Seven gray whales, six inshore bottlenose dolphins and 150 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched today. ...

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Apr 7, 20181 min read

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More inter-species interaction today between a whale and some dolphins

2018 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew ran two trips today, one at 9am and the other at noon. There were 5 gray whales, 6 inshore...

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Apr 4, 20181 min read

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Fun with whales and dolphins

2018 04-04 SB Channel Over the course of three coastal excursions today 4 gray whales, 15 inshore bottlenose dolphins and 80 long-beaked...

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Apr 3, 20181 min read

Condor Express

White-sided and bottlenose dolphins interact

2018 04-03 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express on two excursions today, one at 9am and the other at noon. Totals...

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