Eight humpback whales and thousands of dolphins.
2015 08-01 SB Channel Whoooeee! What a day! Captain Dave and his crew really put one together today. Weather-wise, the first hour or so...
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Jul 31, 20151 min read
Humpback, Risso’s, Commons and Minke’s Today
2015 07-31 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew racked-up some impressive sightings with ideal weather and sea conditions out in the...
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Jul 30, 20152 min read
More Interaction between the Whales and the Kelp.
HERE WE SEE ONE OF A TRIO OF HUMPBACK WHALES THAT HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING SALAD SHREDS OUT OF WHAT STARTED OUT AS A LARGE DRIFTING GIANT...
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Jul 29, 20153 min read
Humpback + Giant Kelp = Fun (…and More)
2015 07-29 SB Channel East After leaving Santa Barbara at 10am we stopped at 1045am about 10 miles south of the Harbor for a nice pod of...
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Jul 28, 20152 min read
One of the All-Time Summer Excursions !
2015 07-28 SB Channel East The following raw numbers do not tell the whole story. Humpbacks = 4 Blue whale = 1 Minke whales = 2 ...
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Jul 27, 20152 min read
Four active humpbacks, a load of dolphins and a very special sighting.
2015 07-27 SB Channel This was an afternoon trip and upon departing the dock at 100pm there was a moderate breeze from the west, so...
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Jul 26, 20151 min read
Minke, Humpback, Commons and Bright Sun
2015 07-26 SB Channel Another bright, sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel made it perfect for finding spouts and enjoying cetaceans. ...
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Jul 24, 20151 min read
Humpbacks, Offshores, Commons, Epic Conditions
2015 07-24 SB Channel Captain Dave drained the Santa Barbara Channel of cetaceans large and small on an epic whale watching adventure...
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Jul 23, 20151 min read
Humpbacks, Commons and Risso’s
2015 07-23 SB Channel Calm seas and overcast skies characterized our day out in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Captain Eric and his...
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Jul 22, 20151 min read
A Really Good Show
2015 07-22 SB Channel It was another mill pod glass flat day out in the Santa Barbara Channel which made up for the overcast stratus...
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Jul 21, 20152 min read
15 Humpbacks, 3 Minke Whales and 2000 Dolphins
2015 07-21 SB Channel This should be about the last day for us to feel the weather effects stemming from Hurricane Dolores which has long...
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Jul 20, 20152 min read
9 Humpbacks, 35 Risso’s, 800 Commons and More.
2015 07-20 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew racked-up a nice mix of both the abundance and diversity of cetaceans today with a total...
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Jul 19, 20151 min read
A Sea Turtle, Some Humpbacks, Common Dolphins and a nice pod of Risso’s Dolphins
2015 07-19 SB Channel Captain Eric reports sightings of 6 total humpback whales, found in pairs, from the northern half of the Santa...
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Jul 17, 20151 min read
20+ humpback whales and 3,000+ dolphins too.
2015 07-17 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew successfully watched 20 humpback whales (with more in the distance) and a...
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Jul 16, 20152 min read
Gluttony on the high seas – surface feeding humpbacks and dolphins
2015 07-16 SB Channel Today’s trip tally came in at 9 humpback whales and 2000 long-beaked common dolphins, however the numbers to not...
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Jul 15, 20152 min read
Ten humpbacks and more…
2015 07-15 SB Channel Skies were overcast until we reached the shipping lanes off Santa Cruz Island later in the trip, after which it was...
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Jul 14, 20152 min read
Giant Blue Whale & 14 Humpbacks & 2,200 Dolphins
2015 07-14 SB Channel We left Santa Barbara Harbor with patchy fog and a very light breeze, and we ran southwest. Not too far off Campus...
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Jul 13, 20152 min read
18 humpback whales and 2,700 dolphins in the breeze.
2015 07-13 SB Channel A regular reader of this blog might assume that the humpback whales and long-beaked common dolphins were in serious...
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Jul 12, 20152 min read
Something like a record-breaking humpback whale and dolphin day.
2015 07-12 SB Channel It was something like a record-breaking humpback whale and dolphin day. Here’s the story. At 10:30am we were less...
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Jul 11, 20151 min read
Fabulous sunny day with calm seas…and tons of cetaceans.
2015 07-11 SB Channel The crew of the Condor Express, under the command of Captain Eric, closely watched at least a dozen humpback whales...
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