1 fin whale, 5 humpback whales and 700 long-beaked common dolphins
2017 05-19 SB Channel Captain Dave reports fantastic weather and sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Sightings included 1...
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May 18, 20171 min read
Another great day for cetaceans
2017 05-18 SB Channel 4 humpback whales and 75 long-beaked common dolphins were seen during our crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel and...
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May 11, 20171 min read
It was a good day for cetacean searching.
2017 05-11 SB Coast Four gray whales, 1 humpback whale and 200 long-beaked common dolphins were seen today. Captain Eric and his crew...
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May 5, 20171 min read
Humpbacks stole the show
2017 05-05 SB Coast Humpbacks stole the show. Captain Dave and his crew ran two excursions today and saw a total of 1,600 long-beaked...
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May 4, 20172 min read
4 humpback whales, 5 gray whales, and about 1000 long beaked common dolphins
2017 05-04 SB Coast Although Captain Dave had to deal with fog most of the day today the total sightings were phenomenal. 4 humpback...
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May 3, 20172 min read
Our old pal “Scarlet” the humpback whale paid us a visit
2017 05-03 SB Coast We saw 6 gray whales, 6 bottlenose dolphins, and 2 humpback whales today. It was a day with calm seas and morning...
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May 1, 20172 min read
Great weather, great sightings once again!
2017 05-01 SB Coast Spectacular weather and sea conditions continued today as the Condor Express successfully ran two excursions along...
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Apr 27, 20171 min read
Conditions along the kelp superhighway were fantastic and so were the sightings
2017 04-27 SB Coast Once again the marine weather forecast was for high winds and choppy seas. As he has so many times in the past,...
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Apr 22, 20173 min read
The humpback feeding frenzy stole the show.
2017 04-22 SB Coast Humpback whale feeding frenzy, gray whale calves and two different species of dolphins made todays three excursions...
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Apr 21, 20172 min read
A humpback whale that would not stop breaching
2017 04-21 SB Coast A single noon excursion started off with dense patch fog, then turned out to be very nice. The low stratus did not...
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Apr 14, 20171 min read
Good stuff!
2017 04-14 SB Coast The Condor Express ran two trips today, one at 9 am and the other 12 noon. Totals for the day included: 8 gray...
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Apr 11, 20172 min read
Wow, what a day!
2017 04-11 SB Coast Captain Dave took charge of 3 excursions today, 9 am, 12 noon and 3 pm. Total sightings for the entire day included: ...
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Apr 10, 20172 min read
Young humpback and gray whale behavior steals the show!
2017 04-10 SB Coast Captain Eric and his team ran two wonderful excursions out of SEA Landing in Santa Barbara today. The total number...
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Apr 8, 20171 min read
4 gray whales, 2 humpback whales, 1 trip
2017 04-08 SB Coast Wise Captain Dave studied the marine forecasts and wind models before he decided to run only the 9am trip today. His...
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Apr 7, 20171 min read
Humpbacks, grays and dolphins too!
2017 04-07 SB Coast Captain Dave ran two trips out into the Santa Barbara channel and great sightings were had by all. Totals for the day...
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Apr 6, 20171 min read
Great looks. Great sightings. Great day.
2017 04-06 SB Coast The following information was relayed to me via Captain Eric today. There were two excursions by the Condor Express...
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Apr 5, 20172 min read
Five gray whales, three humpback whales, and more than 500 long-beaked common dolphins
2014 04-05 SB Channel There was great weather in the Santa Barbara Channel today and Captain Dave ran two excursions. Great sightings...
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Apr 2, 20172 min read
Five different species of cetaceans today !
It was a glorious day in the Santa Barbara channel. Captain Dave and his crew provided ample opportunities to watch five different...
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Mar 30, 20171 min read
Grays, humpbacks and dolphins
2017 03-30 SB Coast Grays, humpbacks and dolphins today! Captain Eric headed up the coast and steered a course that proved very rich in...
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Mar 29, 20171 min read
Humpback whales, Minke whale and dolphins
2017 03-29 SB Coast Captain Eric and his crew had a different, but good, sort of day with great looks at 3 humpback whales, 1 Minke...
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