2015 08-04 SB Channel A moderate chop from the southwest rolled through the Santa Barbara Channel today from winds up past Conception. It...

2015 04-24 SB Coast The Condor Express left the dock for two afternoon trips today:   12 noon and 3 pm.   Skies were mostly overcast with...

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

2015 04-05 SB Coast Captain Eric was at the helm for both trips today.   There was a fresh breeze but it only made spotting spouts easier...

It is fascinating to me how the gray whale migration along the Santa Barbara Coast comes in waves. Take today for example.   Captain Eric...

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...

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...

Spectacular vistas unfolded before our eyes as we departed Santa Barbara Harbor at 12 noon. You could see from Boney Ridge (Malibu) to...

It was a drizzly overcast day, the modern southern California version of a “rain” storm, as the Condor searched for cetaceans today.  ...

We searched some of the prime areas today without finding any signs of cetacean life. But towards the end of the trip, on our way back to...

It was perhaps the best conditions for whale watching we’ve had in months:   mill pond flat and glassy all day, clear and sunny skies. ...

One of six large gray whales watched in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel today 6 Southbound Gray Whales and 250 Common Dolphins...

Scarlet, the humpback whale, is seen making a friendly approach today. Her scars (from whence she gets her name) are visible. 4 Humpback...

3 humpback whales, 1 gray whale and common dolphins Captain Eric quickly located a hot spot with 3 #humpbackwhales around mid-Channel...

A southbound gray whale was seen migrating along the sea cliffs of Santa Cruz Island Spectacular vistas, dolphins and a nice gray whale....

Tah-dah! Announcing the official opening of Gray Whale season on the Condor Express today! Our first gray whales of the 2015 season !...

Two of the several humpback whales we watched today on a wonderful silver day in the Santa Barbara Channel. Special Santa Barbara Channel...

It’s a feast on the feeding grounds and everyone’s invited! Nice, flat and calm conditions on the Santa Barbara Channel today lead to...

2 gray whale cow-calf pairs + bottle nose dolphins. We ran one trip out there in the Channel today at high noon.  It was spectacular and...

1 Quad Pod, normal cow-calf pod, and more in the distance… On the 9am trip we ran a bit east towards Monticeto and found a gray whale...