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Apr 16, 20151 min read

Gray Whale Calves, Bottlenose and Pacific-White Sided Dolphins

2015 04-16 SB Coast Two trips. Two exciting excursions. Bright sun, light breeze, mixed swells from southeast and west. Fun had by all....

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Apr 15, 20152 min read

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It Must Be Spring: Mothers and Babies of all Kinds Today

2015 04-15 SB Coast Mothers and Calves Day must have been declared in the Santa Barbara Channel today because we had the good fortune to...

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Apr 13, 20151 min read

Condor Express

Bottlenose Dolphins Interact with Mother Gray Whale & Calf

We ran a single 2½ hour expedition today and found an amazing abundance of cetaceans and behaviors to observe. The weather ranged from...

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Apr 12, 20151 min read

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Cetaceans of all kinds on a sunny, calm day.

2015 04-12 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm again today and this time he steered the mighty Condor Express on two excursions: 9am...

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Apr 11, 20151 min read

Condor Express

The Gray Whale Calves (and Moms) are Getting Frisky

2015 04-11 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm and guided our cetacean fans through three amazing adventures today: 9a, 12n and 3p....

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Apr 10, 20152 min read

Condor Express

Gray Whale Calves and More !

MANY OF OUR MOST ENTHUSIASTIC WHALE WATCHERS COME FROM THE CRUISE SHIPS THAT VISIT SANTA BARBARA. 2015 04-10 SB Coast We ran two trips...

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Arrival of Gray Whale Mothers with Calves !!

Apr 9, 20152 min read

Condor Express

Arrival of Gray Whale Mothers with Calves !!

MOTHER GRAY WHALE (LEFT) AND HER VERY YOUNG CALF (RIGHT) ARE AMONG SEVERAL SEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY MARKING THE LAST PHASE OF THE GRAY...

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Jan 23, 20151 min read

Condor

Annual, Boring ol’ Maintenance Continues…

Update from the boatyard. Our regular annual boat maintenance continues according to plan. Sanding, grinding, painting, replacing worn...

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Jan 11, 20141 min read

Condor Express

10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today

10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today The Condor Express motored across the Santa Barbara Channel in thick fog. Things were...

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Jan 5, 20141 min read

Condor Express

2 nice gray whales and a lot of dolphins

Gray whales and a lot of dolphins Not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor the Condor Express played with a group of at least 1,500 common...

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Dec 21, 20131 min read

humpback whale watching

The same 2 humpback whales go wild again. Wow!

Humpback whales go wild again Two humpback whales “mugged” the Condor Express repeatedly today. Captain Eric ran to the eastern Santa...

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Dec 2, 20131 min read

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Two Happy Humpback Whales Enjoyed by All

Captain Eric and the crew report another calm, flat sunny day on the feeding grounds today and there were two humpbacks whales watched...

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Nov 30, 20131 min read

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Perfect sea conditions and lots of surface whale feeding

The anchovy populations took advantage of the glassy, sunny zero wind day to come up and bask in the sun. Perhaps they wanted to snack...

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“Prop Scar” Humpback Whale Breaches again today!

Nov 29, 20132 min read

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“Prop Scar” Humpback Whale Breaches again today!

Several breaches were observed from a local “prop scar” whale today. Prop Scar Humpback whale breaches again today. With at least 500...

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Nov 14, 20131 min read

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Breaching and feeding – it’s the Humpback Whale Show

Nine humpback whale thrilled all on board the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel today. There were all sorts of behaviors to...

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Nov 9, 20131 min read

Southern California whale watching

Plenty of humpback whales and dolphins too

8 humpbacks+ 500 commons Again the Condor Express had the good weather and sea conditions on its side as it hit the feeding grounds. ...

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Oct 24, 20131 min read

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Humpback whales lunge feed close up and personal

Many of you loyal readers are no doubt getting tired of hearing me say that it was yet another gorgeous, flat, calm and ideal whale...

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Oct 18, 20131 min read

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Whale counts keep rising in the Santa Barbara Channel

Earlier we were thrilled to see 5 nice, active humpback whales on a great trip. Then is went to 7 humpback whales. Yesterday it jumped to...

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Oct 5, 20131 min read

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Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN in the Santa Barbara Channel

Six friendly humpback whales + dolphins = FUN Fantastic clear, blue and sunny skies today across the Santa Barbara Channel made it...

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Sep 29, 20131 min read

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Humpback Whales “Fall Asleep” Under the Condor Express

Whales “Fall Asleep” Under the Condor Express There were four humpback whales out on the feeding grounds of the northeast Santa Barbara...

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