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Aug 6, 20152 min read
Scarlet Copies her Alaskan Kin
2015 08-06 SB Channel Mother Nature sent a bit of weather and seas at us today in the form of a heavy/moderate chop with some wind too....
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Aug 3, 20152 min read
Eight Humpback whales and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 08-03 SB Channel Captain Eric likes to zig zag through the known hot spots. In fact, his beard is reminiscent of the famous Man...
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Jul 31, 20151 min read
Humpback, Risso’s, Commons and Minke’s Today
2015 07-31 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew racked-up some impressive sightings with ideal weather and sea conditions out in the...
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Jul 29, 20153 min read
Humpback + Giant Kelp = Fun (…and More)
2015 07-29 SB Channel East After leaving Santa Barbara at 10am we stopped at 1045am about 10 miles south of the Harbor for a nice pod of...
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Jul 27, 20152 min read
Four active humpbacks, a load of dolphins and a very special sighting.
2015 07-27 SB Channel This was an afternoon trip and upon departing the dock at 100pm there was a moderate breeze from the west, so...
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Jul 26, 20151 min read
Minke, Humpback, Commons and Bright Sun
2015 07-26 SB Channel Another bright, sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel made it perfect for finding spouts and enjoying cetaceans. ...
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Jul 14, 20152 min read
Giant Blue Whale & 14 Humpbacks & 2,200 Dolphins
2015 07-14 SB Channel We left Santa Barbara Harbor with patchy fog and a very light breeze, and we ran southwest. Not too far off Campus...
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Jun 5, 20152 min read
A lone humpback glutton and more
2015 06-05 SB Channel Turquoise, milky streaks of water still persist along the mainland coast and now have appeared as bands of color...
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May 28, 20152 min read
Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
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May 1, 20153 min read
A Nat Geo Kinda Day
2015 05-01 SB Coast We ran two fantastic adventures into the Santa Barbara Channel today: 9am and 12 noon. Cetacean fortune struck us on...
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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 7, 20151 min read
Breaching Humpback !
2015 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave ran a single 2½ hour trip today with flat sea conditions and light rain. Off Leadbetter Beach about 15...
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Apr 5, 20151 min read
Four different cetacean species again today !
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...
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Mar 30, 20151 min read
Five different species of cetaceans on a really nice day
2015 03-30 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two trips today, a morning adventure and an early afternoon expedition. The day started out with...
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Mar 16, 20152 min read
Grays and a Humpback
The venerable original Condor ran three 2½ trips today, at 9 am 12 noon and 3 pm. Again we had mirror glass seas, crystal clear blue...
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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 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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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 5, 20151 min read
A nice humpback and two nicer gray whales
A very light breeze wafted across the Channel today, but with no waves the trip was very calm and nice. The sun came in and out from...
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Feb 3, 20151 min read
Humpback, Minkes, Commons and Bottlenose on a Fine Day
Dolphin lovers on the Condor enjoy blue water and great water clarity as long-beaked common dolphins make a friendly visit. Humpback,...
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