Friendly Humpback Whale
2016 05-25 SB Channel The weather and sea conditions today were similar to yesterday with a light to moderate breeze but no swell...
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May 24, 20162 min read
Humpbacks in the Wind
2016 05-24 SB Channel Today was an unusually wonderful weather day on the Santa Barbara Channel. It was moderately windy with small...
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May 23, 20162 min read
Humpbacks galore
2016 05-23 SB Channel It was a wonderful sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel and the wind never got going. Captain Eric, along with...
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May 22, 20161 min read
Megapod of dolphins and more
2016 05-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew took the Condor Express up and down the coast today and was able to locate the cetaceans...
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May 19, 20161 min read
Eastern Santa Cruz Island
2016 05-19 SB Channel The fog lifted when we were on the north side of the Lanes and had to slow down to see all the wildlife in the...
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May 18, 20162 min read
Cave and Spectacular Sightings
2016 05-18 SB Channel It was a silver day in the Santa Barbara Channel due to the May/June coastal stratus layer. But there was hardly...
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May 17, 20163 min read
Newborn sea lion pup = update
2016 05-17 SB Channel It was a thick overcast marine layer today which produced a few isolated spots of filtered sunshine on the ocean...
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May 16, 20161 min read
Two thousand dolphins
2016 05-16 SB Channel Captain Eric spotted wildlife with his “eyes and ears” Auggie today as we circumnavigated the eastern Santa Barbara...
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May 15, 20161 min read
Surface Feeding
2016 05-15 SB Channel – East Captain Eric took the Condor Express to the east and along the north-central region of the Flats. Seas were...
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May 14, 20161 min read
Springtime Feeding
2016 05-14 SB Channel – East Across mirror glass waters with an overcast marine layer, Captain Dave ran his trip to the far east to an...
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May 13, 20162 min read
Upside down feeding
2016 05-13 SB Channel The Santa Barbara Harbor pinniped sanctuary (formerly the bait barge) starts the day with just a couple of Pacific...
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May 11, 20161 min read
Red Crabs inside the Cave
2016 05-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew found abundant pelagic red crabs inside the world-famous Painted Cave. And if this was...
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May 10, 20162 min read
Mother Lode of Humpback Whales
2016 05-10 SB Channel Another “June” overcast day with very calm seas that were glassy most of the day. The crew spotted plenty of...
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May 9, 20162 min read
Slap Happy Humpback Goes Wild
2016 05-09 SB Channel An epic day with a thick marine layer but very calm seas. All 4 islands were in clear view. Observations today...
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May 8, 20162 min read
What a wonderful day full of whales.
2016 05-08 SB Coast Our last 3 strictly coastal gray whale trips for the season ended on a high note today with plenty of great cetacean...
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May 1, 20162 min read
Fin whale sighted today.
2016 05-01 SB Coast Six gray whales, 1 fin whale, and 100 dolphins was our total cetacean count for the day. It was a hazy sunny day...
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Apr 29, 20162 min read
Dolphin Day plus whales
2016 04-29 SB Coast An excellent Spring day with great sea conditions and outstanding cetacean sightings. The Condor Express left Santa...
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Apr 27, 20162 min read
Sea lions sink a boat
2016 04-27 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two excursions along the Santa Barbara coast today. Conditions were a bit bumpy at first from...
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Apr 24, 20162 min read
The peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration
2016 04-24 SB Coast Peak of the mother-calf gray whale migration. Captain Eric took command of three excursions today and had great...
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Apr 20, 20161 min read
Calf Show Continues
2016 04-20 SB Coast Gray Whale Calf Show Continues Again we had summer weather with calm seas and bright sunny skies. Captain Dave ran...
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