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Feb 7, 20162 min read
Humpback whales on a picture-perfect day.
2016 02-07 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew had a nice day with good, sunny and warm conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel today....
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Jan 27, 20161 min read
Gray Whales, a Humpback and dolphins
2016 01-27 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express found perfectly glassy sea conditions with a high overcast sky as...
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Jan 24, 20161 min read
Gray Whales in the Wind
2016 01-24 SB Channel The rainstorm that left us high and dry yesterday brought the usual windy after effects today. The Santa Barbara...
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Jan 22, 20162 min read
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 17, 20162 min read
Gray Whales and Big El Niño Swell
2016 01-17 SB Channel A long-period ground swell generated some medium-sized waves and backwash along the edge of the Breakwater as we...
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Jan 16, 20161 min read
Seven Gray Whales and an Island Tour
2016 01-16 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a southwesterly course out of Santa Barbara Harbor on very...
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Jan 15, 20162 min read
OMG! A Megapod of Gray Whales
2016 01-15 SB Channel OMG! A megapod of gray whales! There was a pretty fresh breeze blowing from the western Santa Barbara Channel and...
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Jan 10, 20162 min read
Four Different species of Cetaceans
2016 01-10 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express cleared the breakwater and entered the open ocean at 1020 am. ...
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Jan 8, 20161 min read
El Niño and Whales
Regular readers of our sightings reports may be wondering why there has been a lack of posts so far in 2016. The new year has begun with...
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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 31, 20151 min read
Gray Whales in the Santa Cruz Channel
2015 12-31 SB Channel A gorgeous New Year’s Eve in the “gap” (aka, Santa Cruz Channel…between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Island). Captain...
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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 27, 20152 min read
Gray Whale Honey Hole
2015 12-27 SB Channel Oh, what a wonderful day it was as we crossed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the Santa Cruz Channel (the...
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Dec 26, 20151 min read
Three gray whales and dolphins too
2015 12-26 SB Channel After a week or so of storms that hit northern and central California which sent high winds and rough seas into the...
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Dec 20, 20151 min read
Two Gray Whales
Two Gray Whales Captain Eric found gray whales again today as he took the Condor Express from across the 50-fathom line then down east. ...
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Dec 19, 20151 min read
Gray whales and dolphins
2015 12-19 SB Channel The rain came swooping in from the northwest towards the end of the trip today, otherwise it did start out sunny...
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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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Dec 13, 20151 min read
Pregnant Gray Whale heads for Home
2015 12-13 SB Channel It was do-able conditions as we pulled out of Santa Barbara Harbor this morning with a cheerful load of happy whale...
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Dec 5, 20152 min read
A Killer Day
2015 12-05 SB Channel A Killer Day It was a nice wintry day in our swath of the Santa Barbara Channel. A warm but filtered sun shone...
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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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