Clear, sunny, gray whales and dolphins
2018 02-23 SB Coast – Two Condor Express excursions left the SEA Landing docks today, one at 9am and the other 12 noon. Totals for the...
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Sep 12, 20171 min read
Dolphins and humpbacks
2017 09-12 SB Channel Seas were calm. Skies started out overcast but got sunny later in the morning. Conditions were fine for locating...
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Aug 23, 20172 min read
The Condor Express had a beast of a day!
2017 08-23 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had a beast of a day! 8 giant blue whales and 2 fin whales were...
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Aug 6, 20171 min read
Calm seas yield great cetacean diversity today.
2017 08-06 SB Channel Seas were calm in the northern Channel, and windy in the south. Captain Eric and his crew found plenty of great...
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Jul 2, 20171 min read
Untitled
2017 07-02 SB Channel Calm seas reigned across the zone and the sunshine popped out of the morning stratus layer for a fantastic day of...
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Jun 30, 20171 min read
10 humpbacks, 8 blues, 200 dolphins, and 1 ocean sunfish
2017 06-30 SB Channel 10 humpback whales, 8 blue whales, 200 long-beaked common dolphins, and 1 ocean sunfish made for a rich and...
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Jun 26, 20172 min read
Massive numbers of highly active humpback whales and dolphins
2017 06-26 SB Channel Wind and seas may have stopped a Santa Barbara Channel crossing to the blue whale feeding grounds, but it did not...
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Jun 24, 20172 min read
Cetacean sightings were in the stratosphere.
2017 06-24 SB Channel A mixture of bright sunny areas and a few overcast areas created an excursion with lots of different moods. ...
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Jun 22, 20172 min read
The saga continues – cetaceans are hot in the Channel.
2017 06-22 SB Channel The saga continues – cetaceans are hot in the Channel. Captain Eric and his trusty deckhand/whale spotter, Steve,...
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Jun 21, 20172 min read
Another fabulous day – blue whales, humpback whales, dolphins.
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Jun 20, 20172 min read
The first day of summer started with a bang.
2017 06-20 SB Channel The first day of summer started with a bang. 7 blue whales, 3 humpback whales and 600 or so long-beaked common...
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Jun 19, 20172 min read
Tremendous cetacean biomass in our area
2017 06-19 SB Channel Although there was a thin stratus layer all day with only a few patches of bright sunlight, the ocean was calm and...
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Jun 18, 20172 min read
Happy Father’s Day
2017 06-18 SB Channel Happy Father’s Day. Today we had close looks at 8 humpback whales, 400 long-beaked common dolphins, 10 blue whales...
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Jun 17, 20172 min read
Camelo, the famous blue whale, was among 9 we encountered today.
2017 06-17 SB Channel Camelo, the famous blue whale, was among 9 we encountered today. [For new readers, Camelo is a large animal with a...
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Jun 16, 20172 min read
Epic Wildlife Sightings: 15 blues, 12 humpbacks and more.
2017 06-16 SB Channel We experienced epic wildlife sightings today and closely watched 15 blue whales, 12 humpback whales, 10 long-beaked...
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Jun 15, 20172 min read
At least 9 giant blue whales and more
2017 06-15 SB Channel There were at least 9 giant blue whales in the area. We closely watched 7 of them. Also watched were 500 or so...
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Jun 14, 20172 min read
Bright blue sun, bright blue water, and big blue whales.
2017 06-14 SB Channel It was a gorgeous sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel. There was a little residual bump from the West, but there...
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Jun 13, 20172 min read
A late northbound gray whale and lots more!
2017 06-13 SB Channel Fantastic! The weather and sea conditions turned around and became quite nice overnight, and consequently it was...
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Jun 12, 20171 min read
Watching the whales and dolphins interact with the elements
2017 06-12 SB Channel 2 humpback whales and 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched today and it is only through the...
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Jun 11, 20171 min read
Moderately choppy but 1,500 dolphins and 2 humpback whales were seen
2017 06-11 SB Channel We’re in one of those windy and moderately choppy periods now, but Captain Eric and his team took it slow and easy....
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