Fabulous sunny day with calm seas…and tons of cetaceans.
2015 07-11 SB Channel The crew of the Condor Express, under the command of Captain Eric, closely watched at least a dozen humpback whales...
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Jul 9, 20152 min read
17 Humpbacks & Lunge-Feeding near Santa Rosa Island
2015 07-09 SB Channel Seventeen humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched on our excursion....
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Jul 6, 20152 min read
17++ Humpbacks and A Mother Blue Whale shows us her Calf
2015 07-06 SB Channel First let me give you the total picture of today’s excursion: We closely watched 17 humpback whales (with at least...
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Jun 28, 20151 min read
Captain Dave drains a ton of Humpback Whales and more
2015 06-28 SB Channel Winds outside precluded the south side of the Santa Barbara Channel, but the north half was quite doable. There...
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Jun 26, 20152 min read
Summertime blue whales = 4, Humpback whales = 10 + Dolphins too
2015 06-26 SB Channel Captain Eric has been on a hot streak. Yesterday he was in charge when we had a 2-hour lunge-feeding humpback...
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Jun 16, 20152 min read
A Record-Breaking Day for Humpback Whales and Dolphins
2015 06-16 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran another excellent cetacean adventure in the Santa Barbara...
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May 29, 20151 min read
3 Humpbacks and 1,000+ dolphins
2015 05-29 SB Channel We departed Santa Barbara at 800am this morning and Captain Dave ran southeast in the direction of the Anacapa...
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May 27, 20152 min read
Big Blue Whale and Humpbacks Breaching
OUR FIRST BIG BLUE WHALE OF THE SEASON. THEY’VE BEEN AROUND, BUT WE’VE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON WITH THOSE CRAZY HUMPBACKS… OH, BY THE WAY,...
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May 17, 20151 min read
Suddenly there are a LOT of whales around here.
2015 05-17 SB Channel Captain Eric steered the Condor Express into humpback whale land again today, but under much better sea conditions...
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May 15, 20153 min read
Biomass Bonanza and Ship Strike Prevention
2015 05-15 SB Channel Captain Dave ran one of those “see it all” classic whale watch excursions today with a new technological twist that...
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May 13, 20152 min read
Moveable Feast
A MEDIUM SIZED OCEAN SUNFISH TAKES A GOOD LOOK AT THE WHALE WATCHERS ON BOARD THE CONDOR EXPRESS TODAY. 2015 05-13 SB Channel Off we went...
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Feb 15, 20151 min read
Gray Whales and Humpback Whales Galore
Again we found excellent sea conditions and sunny skies all day today. The Condor ran 3 trips and each of them were spectacular. Whale...
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Jan 4, 20153 min read
Gray Whale and Newborn!
We left the Santa Barbara Harbor entrance buoy and its compliment of 4 California sea lions behind at 1015am heading south. At 1035 we...
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Jan 3, 20153 min read
Scarlet the Humpback Whale Gets Super Friendly
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. ...
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Jan 1, 20151 min read
3 Humpback Whales and at Least 1,000 Dolphins
3 Humpback Whales and at Least 1,000 Dolphins Great sea conditions today and it’s supposed to get even better the next couple of days. ...
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Dec 28, 20141 min read
3 humpback whales, 1 gray whale and common dolphins
3 humpback whales, 1 gray whale and common dolphins Captain Eric quickly located a hot spot with 3 #humpbackwhales around mid-Channel...
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Dec 15, 20141 min read
Lovin’ the blue whales, humpbacks and dolphins
12-13-14 Lovin’ the blue whales, humpbacks and dolphins The moderate seas and fresh breeze created some spectacular vistas from Pt....
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Dec 10, 20142 min read
Fantastic! Blue whales still in the Santa Barbara Channel. Wow!
Fantastic! Mid-December and the blue whales are still in the Santa Barbara Channel. Wow! December 10, 2014 – A blue whale and 4+...
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Dec 7, 20142 min read
Gorgeous silver day with cetaceans
Anacapa Island (left) and Santa Cruz Island (right) help frame a magnificent breach from a mighty humpback whale today… one of a pair of...
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Dec 6, 20141 min read
Cetacean abundance and diversity continues…
Cetacean abundance and diversity continues… It’s been a long week with well-needed rain that brought winds and seas to the Channel. ...
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