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A great time for whales near the coast

2017 03-19 SB Coast Captain Eric and his world-famous crew encountered 10 gray whales and over 400 long-beaked common dolphins during...

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Mar 16, 20171 min read

Spring whale watching at its best

2017 03-16 SB Coast The early morning low stratus burned-off and the entire excursion today, which departed at 12 noon, had sunny skies...

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Mar 16, 20171 min read

Six gray whales, one breaching humpback whale and more.

2017 03-15 SB Coast The Condor Express left the SEA Landing docks at high noon and set forth on a very productive excursion along the...

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Mar 13, 20171 min read

Dense Fog, Dolphins and a Humpback Whale

2017 03-13 SB Channel Captain Eric ran into a dense fog bank along the coast, similar to yesterday. One thing about foggy days though is...

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Mar 11, 20172 min read

Fourteen gray whales and more

2017 03-11 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew observed a total of fourteen gray whales, 200 long-beaked common dolphins and finished it...

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Mar 10, 20172 min read

A great abundance of cetaceans

2017 03-09 SB Coast Yet another drop dead gorgeous day met the Condor Express and our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. The sun was...

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Feb 25, 20172 min read

A pair of northbound gray whales

2017 02-25 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed and there were fair skies until late in the afternoon. Conditions for observing wildlife were...

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Feb 16, 20172 min read

Gray Whale breaching, chin-slaps, and rolls around.

There were a few scattered showers today but seas were calm and enabled the Condor Express to take a great tour of our region of the...

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Dec 30, 20162 min read

4 Gray Whales and more

2016 12-30 SB Channel The rain waited until we were back at the dock, but the rain cloud formations over the Santa Barbara Channel were...

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Dec 29, 20162 min read

A Magical Day

2016 12-29 SB Channel It was a magical day on the ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel. The sea surface was smooth and you could see all 4...

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Dec 28, 20162 min read

Dall's Porpoise

5 different species of marine mammals

2016 12-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had some fantastic marine mammal sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel today. The counts...

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Dec 27, 20161 min read

Two species of whales and a herd of dolphins

2016 12-27 SB Channel Other than a large period open ocean swell that rolled up on the sea cliffs out on the northern face of Santa Cruz...

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Dec 22, 20162 min read

Mesmerizing Mammal Diversity today

2018 12-22 SB Channel It was so drop-dead gorgeous in the Channel today that you could see all 5 islands in the Sanctuary. Seas were calm...

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Dec 14, 20161 min read

Dall's Porpoise

Blue whale and loads of other species.

2016 12-14 SB Channel It was a nice day with mostly sunny skies and calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave and his renowned...

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Dec 11, 20161 min read

Sunfish in the fog and more.

2016 12-11 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew encountered overcast skies with calm seas. There were patches of dense fog to deal with...

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Dec 9, 20161 min read

Running ahead of the fog for humpback whales and dolphins

2016 12-09 SB Channel There were calm seas and the Condor Express mostly stayed just a few hundred yards or so ahead of the shifting, sea...

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Dec 3, 20162 min read

More kelping behavior – 9 humpback whales.

2016 12-03 SB Channel It was a fantastic day for marine mammal watching in the Santa Barbara Channel. Total sightings included 9...

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Nov 25, 20161 min read

Orcas !

2016 11-25 SB Channel It was a bumpy ride during the first half of the Santa Barbara Channel crossing, calming quite a bit in The Lanes....

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Nov 21, 20162 min read