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Jan 24, 20161 min read
Gray Whales in the Wind
2016 01-24 SB Channel The rainstorm that left us high and dry yesterday brought the usual windy after effects today. The Santa Barbara...
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Jan 22, 20162 min read
Six Gray Whales and More
2016 01-22 SB Channel Captain Eric steered a course for the west end of Santa Cruz Island, a southwesterly heading from Santa Barbara....
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Jan 17, 20162 min read
Gray Whales and Big El Niño Swell
2016 01-17 SB Channel A long-period ground swell generated some medium-sized waves and backwash along the edge of the Breakwater as we...
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Jan 16, 20161 min read
Seven Gray Whales and an Island Tour
2016 01-16 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara Harbor on very...
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Jan 15, 20162 min read
OMG! A Megapod of Gray Whales
2016 01-15 SB Channel OMG! A megapod of gray whales! There was a pretty fresh breeze blowing from the western Santa Barbara Channel and...
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Jan 10, 20162 min read
Four Different species of Cetaceans
2016 01-10 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express cleared the breakwater and entered the open ocean at 1020 am. ...
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Dec 31, 20151 min read
Gray Whales in the Santa Cruz Channel
2015 12-31 SB Channel A gorgeous New Year’s Eve in the “gap” (aka, Santa Cruz Channel…between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Island). Captain...
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Dec 27, 20152 min read
Gray Whale Honey Hole
2015 12-27 SB Channel Oh, what a wonderful day it was as we crossed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the Santa Cruz Channel (the...
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Dec 26, 20151 min read
Three gray whales and dolphins too
2015 12-26 SB Channel After a week or so of storms that hit northern and central California which sent high winds and rough seas into the...
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Dec 20, 20151 min read
Two Gray Whales
Two Gray Whales Captain Eric found gray whales again today as he took the Condor Express from across the 50-fathom line then down east. ...
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Dec 19, 20151 min read
Gray whales and dolphins
2015 12-19 SB Channel The rain came swooping in from the northwest towards the end of the trip today, otherwise it did start out sunny...
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Dec 18, 20152 min read
The Gray Whale Parade
2015 12-18 SB Channel A gorgeous day in the Santa Barbara Channel with hazy warm sun, clear skies, not much wind over all and zero wind...
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Jun 8, 20152 min read
2 Late Gray Whales, 2 Humpbacks, and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express took us across the Santa Barbara Channel to the eastern end of...
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Apr 28, 20152 min read
Glorious summer-like day full of wild animals
A LITTLE GRAY WHALE CALF POKES ITS HEAD UP TO SPOUT AS IT TRAVELS SAFELY ALONGSIDE ITS MOTHER IN THE GLORIOUS BRIGHT SANTA BARBARA SUN...
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Apr 23, 20151 min read
Gray Whales Play in the Surf !
FANTASTIC SIGHTING UP AT ELLWOOD AS FOUR GRAY WHALES (2 MOMS, 2 CALVES) TAKE A SURF BREAK FROM THE MIGRATION. THE WHALES WERE IN 5 OR 10...
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Apr 22, 20152 min read
The Gray Whale Mother-Calf Parade Continues…and More.
2015 04-22 SB Coast It was a day with a glassy calm ocean surface and partly sunny skies. Captain Dave commanded two excursions out of...
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Apr 20, 20152 min read
2 Gray whale mother-calf pairs and a really BIG pod of dolphins
2015 04-20 SB Coast Captain Eric lead one trip out of Santa Barbara Harbor today and it was a doosy. Although we had sunny skies for...
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Apr 17, 20151 min read
More and more cow-calf pairs.
2015 04-17 SB Coast Captain Dave used the mirror glass and sunny conditions that persisted until around 130pm to mesmerize the whale...
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Apr 12, 20151 min read
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
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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