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Jun 17, 20152 min read
Humpbacks and Dolphins and the Cave
2015 06-17 SB Channel Another mega day for humpback whales and common dolphins. After leaving the sea lions on the Santa Barbara...
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Jun 16, 20152 min read
A Record-Breaking Day for Humpback Whales and Dolphins
2015 06-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran another excellent cetacean adventure in the Santa Barbara...
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Jun 16, 20152 min read
Our Captain Dave Helps Disentangle Dolphin
httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNHgfdyaW4 Video from KEYT – KCOY – KKFX. Click to view the KEYT Channel 3 News Story. On Saturday...
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Jun 14, 20151 min read
Blue whale, 17 humpbacks, and more
The cetacean totals for today’s excursion are: Blue whale = 1 Humpbacks = 17 (+ more in the distance) Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins = 50...
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Jun 13, 20151 min read
Humpback and Dolphin Masses
Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran into their first large feeding aggregation of #whales and #dolphins out past the oil...
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Jun 13, 20151 min read
We got mugged!
In most states mugging is a criminal offense but when an 80-foot high speed catamaran named the Condor Express gets mugged by a 45-foot...
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Jun 11, 20151 min read
Pelagic Red Crabs and a Waterfall at Painted Cave
2015 06-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express found 4 humpback #whales in the Santa Barbara Channel with at least...
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Jun 9, 20152 min read
Hey, It’s June 9th and it rained all day! with lots of cetaceans too.
2015 06-09 SB Channel It rained all day today from light rain to moderately heavy (big drops) rain. A day for only the most hearty...
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Jun 8, 20152 min read
2 Late Gray Whales, 2 Humpbacks, and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express took us across the Santa Barbara Channel to the eastern end of...
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Jun 7, 20151 min read
8 humpback whales and a lot more
2015 06-07 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express far to the eastern Flats region today to find a large assemblage...
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Jun 6, 20151 min read
4 different cetacean species today
2015 06-06 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had a great excursion today on a flat ocean surface with sunny...
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Jun 5, 20152 min read
A lone humpback glutton and more
2015 06-05 SB Channel Turquoise, milky streaks of water still persist along the mainland coast and now have appeared as bands of color...
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Jun 3, 20152 min read
9 humpback whales and nearly 3000 dolphins plus turquoise water
2015 06-03 SB Channel Milky turquoise water color pervaded the nearshore regions and returned to a typical oceanic blue out 4 miles or...
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Jun 2, 20151 min read
Lots of humpbacks and dolphins cavort in the turquoise glow
2015 06-02 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew took the Condor Express out to The Flats where a plethora of cetaceans were discovered....
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Jun 1, 20152 min read
4 Humpbacks and lots of dolphins
2015 06-01 SB Channel Before the trip left the docks, I noticed that every boat at Sea Landing had a serious bird perched on top. The...
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May 31, 20151 min read
4 different cetacean species today, 3 of them big, 2 very very big
2015 05-31 SB Channel Captain Eric that the crew of the Condor Express started the excursion today at 800am with a visit to The Flats....
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May 29, 20151 min read
3 Humpbacks and 1,000+ dolphins
2015 05-29 SB Channel We departed Santa Barbara at 800am this morning and Captain Dave ran southeast in the direction of the Anacapa...
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May 28, 20152 min read
Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
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May 27, 20152 min read
Big Blue Whale and Humpbacks Breaching
OUR FIRST BIG BLUE WHALE OF THE SEASON. THEY’VE BEEN AROUND, BUT WE’VE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON WITH THOSE CRAZY HUMPBACKS… OH, BY THE WAY,...
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May 25, 20151 min read
Rope and a bunch of her friends
2015 05- 25 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express watched 6 humpback whales with many more #whales all around...
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