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Gray Whales and Big El Niño Swell

2016 01-17 SB Channel A long-period ground swell generated some medium-sized waves and backwash along the edge of the Breakwater as we...

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Jan 16, 20161 min read

Seven Gray Whales and an Island Tour

2016 01-16 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara Harbor on very...

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Jan 15, 20162 min read

OMG! A Megapod of Gray Whales

2016 01-15 SB Channel OMG! A megapod of gray whales! There was a pretty fresh breeze blowing from the western Santa Barbara Channel and...

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Jan 10, 20162 min read

Four Different species of Cetaceans

2016 01-10 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express cleared the breakwater and entered the open ocean at 1020 am. ...

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Jan 3, 20161 min read

Humpback Whale Breaches

2016 01-03 SB Channel Captain Eric located a friendly humpback whale about 8 miles southeast of Santa Barbara Harbor and everyone on...

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Jan 1, 20161 min read

Sunny skies and humpback whales

2016 01-01 SB Channel Happy New Year ! Sunny skies and humpback whales prevailed in our zone of the Santa Barbara Channel today. It was a...

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Dec 31, 20151 min read

Santa Rosa Island

Gray Whales in the Santa Cruz Channel

2015 12-31 SB Channel A gorgeous New Year’s Eve in the “gap” (aka, Santa Cruz Channel…between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Island). Captain...

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Dec 29, 20152 min read

The Humpback Whales Show

2015 12-29 SB Channel The humpback whale show. Yes, it is southbound gray whale season. And, yes, we did watch 7 humpback whales today...

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Dec 28, 20152 min read

Humpbacks and Gray Whale

2015 12-28 SB Channel A truly exhilarating experience and cetacean watching extraordinaire. Back from the snowy slopes of Colorado,...

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Dec 27, 20152 min read

Gray Whale Honey Hole

2015 12-27 SB Channel Oh, what a wonderful day it was as we crossed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the Santa Cruz Channel (the...

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Dec 26, 20151 min read

Three gray whales and dolphins too

2015 12-26 SB Channel After a week or so of storms that hit northern and central California which sent high winds and rough seas into the...

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Dec 19, 20151 min read

Gray whales and dolphins

2015 12-19 SB Channel The rain came swooping in from the northwest towards the end of the trip today, otherwise it did start out sunny...

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Dec 18, 20152 min read

The Gray Whale Parade

2015 12-18 SB Channel A gorgeous day in the Santa Barbara Channel with hazy warm sun, clear skies, not much wind over all and zero wind...

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Dec 17, 20152 min read

Migrating Gray Whale and More

2015 12-17 SB Channel El capitán and el águila put their collective four sharp eyes together and found a southbound migrating gray whale,...

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Dec 13, 20151 min read

Pregnant Gray Whale heads for Home

2015 12-13 SB Channel It was do-able conditions as we pulled out of Santa Barbara Harbor this morning with a cheerful load of happy whale...

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Dec 5, 20152 min read

A Killer Day

2015 12-05 SB Channel A Killer Day It was a nice wintry day in our swath of the Santa Barbara Channel. A warm but filtered sun shone...

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Nov 28, 20151 min read

4 humpback whales and dolphins too

2015 11-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew set a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara today and encountered a little...

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Nov 27, 20151 min read