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Ten blues closely watched…many more in the vicinity.
2018 06-29 SB Channel The Condor Express closely watched 10+ blue whales, 3 humpback whales and 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. Skies...
Jun 29, 20181 min read
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Wind, waves, 8 giant blue whales, humpbacks, and more
2018 06-28 SB Channel A fresh breeze blew across the Santa Barbara Channel today and created some surface chop. But these things greatly...
Jun 28, 20181 min read
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A dozen blue whales and dolphins too
2018 06-26 SB Channel The Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel again today and located the giant whale hot spot off the...
Jun 26, 20182 min read
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Ten blue whales including a mother and her calf.
2018 06-25 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express closely watched 10+ giant blue whales and 500 long-beaked common...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
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Five different cetacean species today
2018 06-23 SB Channel Five different species of cetacean were discovered in the Santa Barbara Channel on today’s excursion led by Captain...
Jun 23, 20181 min read
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The hot spot continues to beckon
2018 06-21 SB Channel It was overcast but glassy offshore today as the Condor Express ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to the giant...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
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Giant blue whale bonanza lives on!
2018 06-19 SB Channel Glassy seas in the mid Santa Barbara Channel gave way to a tiny bit of chop as the morning became the afternoon....
Jun 19, 20182 min read
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My Blue Heaven
2018 06-18 SB Channel You may have heard this before: skies were blue, water was blue, and the whales were blue. When Captain Dave and...
Jun 18, 20182 min read
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Another “beast” of a day in the Santa Barbara Channel
2018 06-06 SB Channel It was another beast of a day in the Santa Barbara Channel with 5 giant fin whales, one huge blue whale and 250...
Jun 6, 20181 min read
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Sunny day with lots of wildlife
2018 05-31 SB Channel It was a sunny day today and this generated a light breeze and some chop. Nevertheless, Captain Dave and his crew...
May 31, 20181 min read
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Early Spring Whale Watching Trips – 3 Per Day
It’s mid February in Santa Barbara and with it come the gray whales. Which means it’s also time for us to start our, three times a day...
Feb 19, 20182 min read
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Whales, dolphins and porpoises
2017 12-28 SB Channel Yet another calm, warm and sparkling winter day in the Santa Barbara Channel for finding wildlife. Captain Dave...
Dec 28, 20172 min read
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Extraordinary fin whale sightings
2017 12-23 SB Channel A light breeze across the water kept things on the cool side in the Santa Barbara Channel, even though the sun was...
Dec 23, 20171 min read
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Amazing cetacean sightings.
Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had some amazing cetacean sightings with perfect conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel...
Dec 22, 20171 min read
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2017 12-01 SB Channel There was lots of mammal action near the island today. In The Lanes, adjacent to Arch Rock, Santa Cruz Island,...
Dec 1, 20171 min read
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Lake conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel.
2017 11-26 SB Channel The Condor Express found flat calm lake conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel and it was a bit cooler than it was...
Nov 26, 20171 min read
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Six different marine mammal species were observed.
2017 11-25 SB Channel Once again fearless Captain Eric and his renowned crew took the Condor Express near the western end of Santa Cruz...
Nov 25, 20171 min read
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Summer weather and fantastic marine mammal sightings.
2017 11-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew found unusually hot weather and great sea conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel. Eric...
Nov 24, 20171 min read
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Fantastic fall fantasy excursion.
2017 11-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew went out into the pristine Santa Barbara Channel and located 6+ blue whales, 1 humpback...
Nov 22, 20171 min read
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The species and numbers of marine mammals were out of sight.
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Nov 19, 20172 min read
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