ELEPHANT SEAL

CAPTAIN'S BLOG

Oct 19, 20181 min read

Fantastic stuff! Whales jumping, porpoises zooming and thousands of dolphins, too.

2018 10-19 SB Channel Wow, what a string of great weather and sea conditions we’ve been experiencing in the Santa Barbara Channel this...

Oct 14, 20181 min read

An elephant seal, loads of whales, thousands of dolphins

2018 10-14 SB Channel Our adventure ran across the Santa Barbara Channel, stopping for wildlife, and ended up with a tour of the Santa...

Oct 6, 20181 min read

Our old pal Rope (the humpback whale) is back.

2018 10-05 SB Channel It was sunny all day. The sea surface was calm with a moderate northwestern swell. Captain Dave and the crew of the...

Jul 29, 20172 min read

Notes from our all-day whale watch with the American Cetacean Society

2017 07-29 SB Channel-All Day ACS Skies were overcast with a thick marine layer with some mist/drizzle in spots. In the afternoon of...

Jul 28, 20172 min read

Humpback whale mugs the boat…and more!

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Aug 1, 20162 min read

August 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara Channel –

Captain Eric and his crew crafted a great excursion today which traversed the entire width of the Santa Barbara Channel and yielded a...

Jun 4, 20162 min read

Mill pond flat glass

2016 06-04 SB Channel Mill pond flat glass conditions today and the stratus lifted just enough to give us a few miles lateral visibility...

Aug 10, 20152 min read

Loads of Humpbacks and Dolphins and a Friendly Elephant

2015 08-10 SB Channel Flat, gorgeous sea conditions with no wind at all until after 100pm, and a marine layer that went away with the...