Four gray whales and dolphins too
2018 03-03 SB Coast – It was on the cool side and a little bit windy in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Rain clouds shrouded the Santa...
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Mar 1, 20181 min read
Two nice gray whales and more
2018 02-28 SB Coast – Captain Dave and his crew found nice sea conditions along the Santa Barbara Coast which led to close looks at 2...
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Feb 25, 20182 min read
A massive display of wildlife today
2018 02-25 SB Coast – Spectacular weather and sea conditions made for great wildlife watching today. Captain Dave and his second Captain...
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Feb 24, 20182 min read
Plenty of whales, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins
2018 02-24 SB Coast – Captain Dave ran two highly successful whale watching trips. One left Santa Barbara Harbor at 9am, the other at 12...
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Feb 23, 20182 min read
Clear, sunny, gray whales and dolphins
2018 02-23 SB Coast – Two Condor Express excursions left the SEA Landing docks today, one at 9am and the other 12 noon. Totals for the...
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Feb 22, 20181 min read
A single gray whale
2018 02-22 SB Coast – Sightings for the day were limited to one gray whale. It started out breezy as we left the harbor at noon, and then...
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Feb 21, 20181 min read
Two gray whales
2018 02-21 SB Coast – It was breezy again today in the Santa Barbara Channel. There was not much swell and Crystal clear skies. Total...
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Feb 20, 20181 min read
First coastal gray whale watch
2018 02-20 SB Channel – It was our first coastal gray whale watch of the season and great late afternoon trip. )ne gray whale and over...
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Feb 19, 20182 min read
Early Spring Whale Watching Trips – 3 Per Day
It’s mid February in Santa Barbara and with it come the gray whales. Which means it’s also time for us to start our, three times a day...
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Feb 18, 20181 min read
Fin whales and Gray whales
2018 02-18 SB Channel – Six fin whales and 2 gray whales provided the cetacean action today in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave...
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Feb 17, 20182 min read
Orca encounter, and more!
2018 02-17 SB Channel – An amazing day with 5 fin whales, 3 humpback whales, 1200 long-beaked common dolphins and 1 orca closely...
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Feb 16, 20182 min read
Seven fins, two grays and some porpoises.
2018 02-16 SB Channel – Captain Dave and his crew once again found excellent sea and weather conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel as...
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Feb 10, 20181 min read
Fin whale, humpback whale, gray whales and dolphins too.
2018 02-10 SB Channel – Today the fog lifted to form a high stratus layer and seas were calm. Conditions were ideal for watching...
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Feb 7, 20181 min read
Four southbound gray whales !
2018 02-07 SB Channel – It was a spectacular sunny day with warm, blue skies as we departed Santa Barbara Harbor this morning. But just...
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Feb 3, 20181 min read
Dolphins, fin whales and gray whales.
2018 02-03 SB Channel – Sunny. Clear skies. Clear water. No wind. No swell. It was an ideal day for finding cetaceans in the Santa...
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Jan 27, 20181 min read
Gray whales: 1 adult, 1 juvenile, 1 baby.
2018 01-27 SB Channel. It was great to be back with the whales and dolphins today…our first whale encounter for several weeks (due to...
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Jan 6, 20181 min read
Fin whales continue
2018 01-06 SB Channel – Captain Eric was large and in charge, but second Captain Tasha ran most of the trip today. Fog was so dense you...
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Jan 5, 20181 min read
Fin whales steal the show
2018 01-05 SB Channel – Although seas were very smooth and glassy, there was dense fog all day. The “good” spots might have had as much...
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Jan 3, 20181 min read
Four different cetaceans and a shark!
2018 01-03 SB Channel – Captain Eric and his crew had a lucrative excursion today in terms of wild animals. The following were closely...
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Dec 31, 20172 min read
Gray whales, dolphins, bald eagle
2017 12-31 SB Channel The fog and low clouds we experienced yesterday were nowhere to be found today. The sun was out. The sea surface...
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