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Epic Day for Weather and Whales

2016 02-03 SB Channel Wow! It was such a gorgeous day full of mammals I’m speechless (almost). This was a cruise ship trip and seafaring...

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Jan 22, 20162 min read

Santa Rosa Island

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 1, 20161 min read

Sunny skies and humpback whales

2016 01-01 SB Channel Happy New Year ! Sunny skies and humpback whales prevailed in our zone of the Santa Barbara Channel today. It was a...

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Dec 29, 20152 min read

The Humpback Whales Show

2015 12-29 SB Channel The humpback whale show. Yes, it is southbound gray whale season. And, yes, we did watch 7 humpback whales today...

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Dec 28, 20152 min read

Humpbacks and Gray Whale

2015 12-28 SB Channel A truly exhilarating experience and cetacean watching extraordinaire. Back from the snowy slopes of Colorado,...

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Dec 17, 20152 min read

Migrating Gray Whale and More

2015 12-17 SB Channel El capitán and el águila put their collective four sharp eyes together and found a southbound migrating gray whale,...

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Nov 28, 20151 min read

4 humpback whales and dolphins too

2015 11-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his renowned crew set a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara today and encountered a little...

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Nov 27, 20151 min read

3 humpbacks, 100 dolphins

2015 11-27 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew found the first of their humpbacks along the 50-fathom curve six miles south of Santa...

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Nov 22, 20151 min read

Fin whale flukes, dolphin calves play, and humpbacks migrate.

2015 11-22 SB Channel Fin whale flukes, dolphin calves play, and humpbacks migrate. This flat, calm and sunny day got started about 6...

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Nov 21, 20152 min read

Three different cetaceans today.

2015 11-21 SB Channel Santa Ana winds were blowing far to the east of us and, per usual, this created almost an ideal summer day in our...

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Nov 19, 20152 min read

First Southbound Gray Whale

2015 11-19 SB Channel It was another gorgeous day with sunny, warm skies and calm seas. Again the above-water visibility was spectacular...

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Nov 18, 20152 min read

Dolphins and whales are languid

2015 11-18 SB Channel All the mammals were languid on this summer-like day in the Santa Barbara Channel. We watched 2 different pods of...

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Nov 14, 20152 min read

Whales everywhere and 3 get friendly.

2015 11-14 SB Channel Could it get any better? What a week it has been with drop dead gorgeous weather, clear air, clear water, and lots...

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Nov 13, 20152 min read

Humpback whale muggage continues AGAIN today…

2015 11-13 SB Channel Friday the 13th brings nothing but excellent luck and sightings for the Condor Express and its whale-loving...

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Nov 11, 20151 min read

humpback whale watching

Two Humpbacks MUG Condor Express

HUMPBACKS MUG CONDOR EXPRESS 2015 11-11 SB Channel You could see from Bony Ridge to the east all the way out to San Miguel Island to the...

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Nov 8, 20151 min read

5 Friendly Humpback Whales

2015 11-08 SB Channel Captain Eric found a total of 5 humpback whales today. Three of the whales were along the 300-foot depth curve...

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Oct 31, 20151 min read

humpback territory also yields Minkes and dolphins

2015 10-31 SB Channel Halloween brought the Santa Barbara Channel great sea conditions today, and Captain Eric steered a course to a...

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Oct 28, 20152 min read

Animated humpback is an entangled whale

2015 10-28 SB Channel A glorious day that started out overcast with spots of virga here and there, but got very hot, sunny and windy as...

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Oct 25, 20151 min read