5 Gray Whales
The Condor Express is back ! We ran a single noon trip and had a blast. All the action was west of the harbor, from Leadbetter up to...
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Mar 17, 20152 min read
Gray Whales Salute Old Condor’s Departure
The original 90-foot long steel sportfishing boat Condor, aka “the Original,” or “Big Bird,” ran its last two whale watching trips of the...
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Mar 16, 20152 min read
Grays and a Humpback
The venerable original Condor ran three 2½ trips today, at 9 am 12 noon and 3 pm. Again we had mirror glass seas, crystal clear blue...
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Mar 15, 20151 min read
28 Gray Whales and More…
Although there was a slight haze layer in the sky today, the sea conditions continued to be amazing. Like yesterday, it was flat,...
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Mar 14, 20151 min read
Mill Pond Flat and Glassy Seas All Day Long
2015 03-14 SB Coast The original Condor “Big Bird” ran 3 trips at 2½ hours each today. My Gawd it was such fantastic weather and sea...
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Mar 12, 20152 min read
Breaching, Mating, Double-Breaching, Spy-Hopping – Gray Whales Go Wild.
“Big Bird,” the original Condor, ran two 2½ hour whale watch trips today departing Santa Barbara Harbor at 9a and 12 noon. As usual, we...
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Mar 11, 20152 min read
Light rain adds to Gray Whales and Awesome Humpback Sightings
We ran both a 9am and a 12 noon trip again today with overcast skies that actually produced some drops of rain here and there that you...
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Mar 10, 20152 min read
Breaching Gray Whales, Kelping and More.
The original Condor ran two trips today departing at 9a and 12n. The 9am trip started out with a thick marine layer that soon broke to...
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Mar 9, 20151 min read
Eye-Popping Number of Cetaceans Today.
One 2½ hour trip today, but you couldn’t tell by the whale counts…that’s for sure! As we left Santa Barbara Harbor at 12 noon we almost...
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Mar 8, 20151 min read
Gray Whales, Young and Old.
Captain Mike ran two trips today, 9am and 12 noon. The 9 am trip ran into a bit of fog at first which made spotting whales a challenge....
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Mar 7, 20153 min read
Hot Whales and Dolphins !
Although I am guilty of using the term “epic” far too often, I’m sorry, but today was indeed epic. There was bright, warm sun all...
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Mar 6, 20152 min read
So Many Species, so Little Time
The Condor ran three trips today: 9a, 12n and 3p. The day was sunny and hot in Santa Barbara, and out on the Channel it was simply...
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Mar 5, 20151 min read
Gray Whales, Humpback Whale and Dolphins all at Once !
Captain Scott and his crew left Santa Barbara Harbor at noon today for a single excursion out to whale land. Conditions were calm and...
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Mar 4, 20153 min read
Humpback Whale, Gray Whale and Dolphin Bonanza
The big bird, aka “Condor,” ran two trips today. The first trip left the dock at 9am and the second left at noon. Both trips had just...
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Mar 2, 20151 min read
Whales and Rain Squalls
A spectacular noon trip that started out with a few dramatic rain squalls in the Santa Barbara Channel and in the mountains above...
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Mar 1, 20151 min read
Two Gray Whales Get Frisky
One trip today left the docks at 12noon for the Santa Barbara Channel. There was a moderate breeze at first, but then it calmed down...
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Feb 27, 20151 min read
12 Gray Whales & Some Breaching
With a supposed storm on the way, we were, in fact, treated to moderate seas and sunny skies. A moderate breeze kicked up later in the...
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Feb 26, 20151 min read
A northbound gray whale and some smaller mammals too.
The noon trip took us west as far as Campus Point at UCSB as we searched for, and then followed a single adult northbound gray whale...
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Feb 25, 20152 min read
7 Gray Whales & Dolphins Too
Captain Scott steered the Condor (“big bird”) out into the Santa Barbara Channel at noon today with many passengers from all over the...
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Feb 23, 20151 min read
A clear day with a squall and a whale
Spectacular vistas unfolded before our eyes as we departed Santa Barbara Harbor at 12 noon. You could see from Boney Ridge (Malibu) to...
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