Mill Pond Flat and Glassy Seas All Day Long
2015 03-14 SB Coast The original Condor “Big Bird” ran 3 trips at 2½ hours each today. My Gawd it was such fantastic weather and sea...
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Mar 13, 20151 min read
Nine gray whales
Captain Mike located 9 gray whales on one single 2.5 hour trip today that left the harbor at noon. The whales were sighted in three’s. ...
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Mar 12, 20152 min read
Breaching, Mating, Double-Breaching, Spy-Hopping – Gray Whales Go Wild.
“Big Bird,” the original Condor, ran two 2½ hour whale watch trips today departing Santa Barbara Harbor at 9a and 12 noon. As usual, we...
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Mar 11, 20152 min read
Light rain adds to Gray Whales and Awesome Humpback Sightings
We ran both a 9am and a 12 noon trip again today with overcast skies that actually produced some drops of rain here and there that you...
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Mar 10, 20152 min read
Breaching Gray Whales, Kelping and More.
The original Condor ran two trips today departing at 9a and 12n. The 9am trip started out with a thick marine layer that soon broke to...
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Mar 9, 20151 min read
Eye-Popping Number of Cetaceans Today.
One 2½ hour trip today, but you couldn’t tell by the whale counts…that’s for sure! As we left Santa Barbara Harbor at 12 noon we almost...
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Mar 8, 20151 min read
Gray Whales, Young and Old.
Captain Mike ran two trips today, 9am and 12 noon. The 9 am trip ran into a bit of fog at first which made spotting whales a challenge....
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Mar 7, 20153 min read
Hot Whales and Dolphins !
Although I am guilty of using the term “epic” far too often, I’m sorry, but today was indeed epic. There was bright, warm sun all...
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Mar 6, 20152 min read
So Many Species, so Little Time
The Condor ran three trips today: 9a, 12n and 3p. The day was sunny and hot in Santa Barbara, and out on the Channel it was simply...
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Mar 5, 20151 min read
Gray Whales, Humpback Whale and Dolphins all at Once !
Captain Scott and his crew left Santa Barbara Harbor at noon today for a single excursion out to whale land. Conditions were calm and...
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Mar 4, 20153 min read
Humpback Whale, Gray Whale and Dolphin Bonanza
The big bird, aka “Condor,” ran two trips today. The first trip left the dock at 9am and the second left at noon. Both trips had just...
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Mar 3, 20152 min read
At Least 5 Gray Whales Today
A single excursion out into the Santa Barbara Channel at noon today yielded great whale sightings for all. It was a crystal clear day and...
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Mar 2, 20151 min read
Whales and Rain Squalls
A spectacular noon trip that started out with a few dramatic rain squalls in the Santa Barbara Channel and in the mountains above...
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Mar 1, 20151 min read
Two Gray Whales Get Frisky
One trip today left the docks at 12noon for the Santa Barbara Channel. There was a moderate breeze at first, but then it calmed down...
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Feb 20, 20152 min read
Southbound Gray Whales and Dolphins
A gray and overcast morning greeted us as we left the dock at 9am for the first of three trips today. Seas we calm with a light breeze...
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Feb 19, 20152 min read
4 Gray Whales Put on a Great Show
The Condor left the dock for two trips, one at 9am and the other at 12 noon. Skies were very gray with a thick marine layer, and the...
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Feb 16, 20151 min read
3 Southbound Gray Whales and 1 Humpback
The Condor ran two trips today. “Top Notch” the humpback whale was watched along with 50 or so common #dolphins on the 9am trip. The day...
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Feb 12, 20151 min read
Fantastic Gray Whales, Epic Conditions
Who knew it was February 12th? Air temperatures were in the mid-80’s, the water was mirror glass, and only a tiny breeze blew from the...
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Feb 10, 20151 min read
Nine Gray Whales and Dolphins A-Plenty
Second Captain and deckhand Mike spotted the first pair of gray whales about 2 miles south of Santa Barbara Harbor. We had great looks...
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Feb 7, 20152 min read
Rain does not stop the mammals!
In case you ever wondered, rain does not stop the mammals. They are wet anyway. Hah. We headed out into the rainy Santa Barbara...
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