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Jun 16, 20161 min read
tons of cetaceans
We ran a private whale excursion for a short time today and the following cetaceans were watched closely: Humpback whales = 6 (more in...
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Jun 15, 20162 min read
Mako Shark steals the show
2016 06-14 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Channel was certainly rich with marine life and the Condor Express was there to watch today as we...
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Jun 13, 20161 min read
Lively humpback whales
2016 06-13 SB Channel Wise ol’ Captain Eric sniffed-out every cetacean, large and small, within our search range today. Seas were...
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Jun 12, 20161 min read
close surface feeding blue whale
2016 06-12 SB Channel Captain Dave headed across the Channel with a boat load of eager whale lovers. It was not foggy, but the stratus...
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Jun 11, 20161 min read
More humpbacks and blues
2016 06-11 SB Channel Captain Eric took command of the Condor Express and produced another epic excursion in a long string of...
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Jun 10, 20161 min read
Summer whales persist in the Channel
2016 06-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew started today’s excursion on a southwesterly heading. Before reaching the mid-Channel...
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Jun 9, 20162 min read
More cetaceans than you could imagine.
2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow. I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...
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Jun 8, 20161 min read
It’s getting better all the time.
2016 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and his highly-trained crew produced another epic excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel. There was...
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Jun 7, 20161 min read
Another blue whale mega experience
2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins. About 300 of these little...
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Jun 6, 20162 min read
Blues Abound
2016 06-06 SB Channel It was not foggy. The ocean surface was glassy most of the day. The sun kind of shined through the stratus out in...
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Jun 5, 20162 min read
An Epic Day
2016 06-05 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew ran an excellent adventure out to the Ledge where the Condor Express (CX) whale fans were...
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Jun 4, 20162 min read
Mill pond flat glass
2016 06-04 SB Channel Mill pond flat glass conditions today and the stratus lifted just enough to give us a few miles lateral visibility...
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Jun 3, 20161 min read
Calm seas reveal much wildlife
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...
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Jun 2, 20161 min read
Blue Whales Galore
2016 06-02 SB Channel Although the June stratus was thicker and the breeze a bit stronger, there were even more beasts devouring krill on...
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May 31, 20162 min read
Two blues and more
2016 05-31 SB Channel The low stratus layer lifted a bit in the afternoon, so too the cool breeze dropped off and the sea surface...
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May 30, 20162 min read
Shearwater bonanza
2016 5-30 SB Channel Captain Eric took the Condor Express through a lot of nice wildlife today and ended with a trip out to Cavern Point...
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May 29, 20161 min read
Outstanding Cetaceans
2016 05-29 SB Channel Captain Eric reports very good sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel again today, and his track ran from...
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May 28, 20161 min read
Whales, dolphins and an island.
2016 05-28 SB Channel Captain Dave found stunning sea conditions out in the Channel today the only caveat being the thin marine layer...
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May 27, 20162 min read
Humpback is wild
2016 05-27 SB Channel Mirror glassy morning with warm sunshine and only a slight breeze in the afternoon gave us perfect conditions for...
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May 26, 20161 min read
Miles of whales.
2016 05-26 SB Channel The wind and surface chop was a bit more moderate today but skies were sunny and cetaceans were abundant. Captain...
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