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Mother fin whale and her calf, a half dozen blue whales plus dolphins too
2018 07-22 SB Channel East The giants were assembled on the grounds again today in larger numbers. The hot spot was north of the eastern...
Jul 22, 20181 min read
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Seas were calm. Whales were giant.
2018 07-20 SB Channel – East The thin marine layer clouds soon burned off and the day was clear and warm. Seas were calm. Captain Dave...
Jul 20, 20181 min read
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Awesome blue whale in crystal clear, blue water…and more!
2018 07-19 SB Channel – East The ocean was very flat and calm today with lots of spots that were mill pond glassy. Captain Dave and his...
Jul 19, 20182 min read
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Blue whales, fin whale, Minke whale, dolphins
2018 07-18 SB Channel East Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express back to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel where, once again,...
Jul 18, 20181 min read
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Blue whales, fin whale, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins!
2018 07-17 SB Channel – East Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 1 fin whales, 400 long-beaked...
Jul 17, 20181 min read
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Excellent conditions, excellent sightings
2018 07-12 SB Channel Captain Dave reported excellent conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel today with sunny skies and very flat, calm...
Jul 12, 20181 min read
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How do they do it?
2018 07-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express found calm seas today, but the sun and distant spouts were obscured...
Jul 10, 20181 min read
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Five giant blue whales, a big fin whale and several hundred dolphins
2018 07-06 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express encountered sunny skies today. It was breezy out in the southern...
Jul 6, 20181 min read
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Six different cetacean species
2018 07-03 SB Channel – West Captain Dave and his crew traversed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the middle of the north coast...
Jul 3, 20181 min read
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Giant blue whales, huge fin whales and many hundreds of dolphins
2018 07-02 SB Channel The big whales are still around. Captain Tasha and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 5 blue whales, 2...
Jul 2, 20181 min read
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30 blue whales in the area. We closely watched 17…and more!
2018 06-30 SB Channel High clouds in the morning gave way to sunny skies in the afternoon. The ocean surface was glassy and flat all day....
Jun 30, 20181 min read
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14+ giant blue whales, a fin whale and plenty of dolphins
2018 06-27 SB Channel The action has moved west along the north face of beautiful Santa Cruz Island and most of the wildlife is now a few...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
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A dozen blue whales and dolphins too
2018 06-26 SB Channel The Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel again today and located the giant whale hot spot off the...
Jun 26, 20182 min read
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Five different cetacean species today
2018 06-23 SB Channel Five different species of cetacean were discovered in the Santa Barbara Channel on today’s excursion led by Captain...
Jun 23, 20181 min read
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Breaching blue whale calf.
2018 06-22 SB Channel Captain Colton and his crew had a bonanza day with loads of wildlife. The highlight of the trip was a breaching...
Jun 22, 20181 min read
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The hot spot continues to beckon
2018 06-21 SB Channel It was overcast but glassy offshore today as the Condor Express ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to the giant...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
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Too many giant blue whales – couldn’t count them all.
2018 06-17 SB Channel Although there was light rain in Santa Barbara Harbor earlier this morning, it cleared up quickly and, by the time...
Jun 17, 20182 min read
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Dozens of giant whales: fins and blues, plus two species of dolphins
2018 06-16 SB Channel It was an epic day full of fin whale and blue whale encounters at the hot spot near beautiful Santa Cruz Island. ...
Jun 16, 20182 min read
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Fin whales and blue whales and dolphins STILL !
2018 06-15 SB Channel Skies were covered by a thin stratus layer, and a light breeze wafted across the Santa Barbara Channel, but the...
Jun 15, 20181 min read
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More than a dozen surface lunge-feeding blue whales
2018 06-14 SB Channel The big news today was the presence of more than a dozen giant whales found surface lunge feeding at the same hot...
Jun 14, 20182 min read
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