Four Minke whales and thousands of dolphins. Four user-friendly Minke whales and thousands of dolphins were watched today out on the...

It isn’t often that anyone can surpass the super-human whale spotting abilities of Captain Mat and Captain Dave, but today was different....

Captain Mat reports the following species observed on today’s expedition: 1 gray whale 2 humpback whales 2 blue whales 20 Risso’s...

A mighty tail throw from an adult humpback whale. The UCSB campus and Storke tower can be seen in the background. I knew it was going to...

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...

One of several Pacific white-sided dolphins seen today. When humpback whales are very close, almost anyone can smell them. But it takes a...

Captain Mat ran the Condor Express into a pack of at least 7 humpback whales today. The whales were actively feeding below the surface. ...

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...

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...

7 humpback whales 2,000 common dolphins 1 minke whale (fleeting glimpse) Well, whale lovers, it did not take Captain Mat very long to...

Two humpback whales were observed gobbling down schools of anchovies with their surface lunge feeding again today. This is always...

Surface lunge feeding Humpback Whale. The every watchful and crafty Captain Mat thrilled all those on board the Condor Express today as...

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...

Eight humpback whales with lots more in two areas surveyed on an epic day for Southern California Whale Watching. Several distant...

The old sea captain Mat amazed all on board the Condor Express today with his “whaledar” (internal whale locating radar). Mat steered...

“Epic.” That’s the word Captain Dave used to summarize the sightings made on today’s trip. The ol Condor headed into more giant balls...

They don’t call it the “feeding grounds” for nothing. In spite of rather bumpy seas, the clear sunny skies allowed Captain Dave to once...

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...

The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in...

We ran two gray whale watching trips today under the direction of Captain Dave. The early morning featured some light rain which...