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Jul 8, 20172 min read
An epic day with a high diversity of marine mammals
2017 07-08 SB Channel Once again Captain Dave and his crew worked both sides of the Santa Barbara Channel to come up with some epic...
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Jul 7, 20172 min read
Some of the best whale and dolphin sightings in years
2017 07-07 SB Channel Excellent weather and sea conditions resulted in the Condor Express getting great looks at the following animals: ...
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Jul 5, 20171 min read
One of the best summers in years.
2017 07-05 SB Channel A day that started out with a little stratus layer soon turned into a bright and sunny day with mill pond flat and...
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Jul 4, 20171 min read
It was a perfect 4th of July.
2017 07-04 SB Channel Happy Independence Day! Captain Eric and his crew crossed the Santa Barbara Channel in search of wildlife and...
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Jul 3, 20172 min read
Ideal wildlife conditions prevailed in the Santa Barbara Channel
2017 07-03 SB Channel Calm seas, no swell, and sunny skies – ideal wildlife conditions prevailed in the Santa Barbara Channel today. ...
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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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Jul 1, 20171 min read
Wonderful looks were had by all.
2017 07-01 SB Channel Although it was foggy in spots and overcast most of the day, the sea conditions were quite nice and we saw our...
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Jun 29, 20171 min read
What an amazing summer…blues, humpbacks, dolphins again.
2017 06-29 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew closely watched 9 blue whales, 4 humpback whales and 500 long-beaked common dolphins. ...
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Jun 28, 20171 min read
Condor Express sings “the blues” again.
2017 06-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew racked-up some impressive sightings today: 10 blue whales, 4 humpback whales and 400...
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Jun 27, 20171 min read
A spectacular look at our Santa Barbara Channel cetaceans.
2017 06-27 SB Channel Late breaking news: 10 humpback whales and at least 1,500 long-beaked common dolphins were seen today. This was...
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Jun 7, 20172 min read
15 humpback whales, 7 blue whales and 750 dolphins
2017 06-07 SB Channel 15 humpback whales, 7 blue whales and 750 dolphins were watched by the Condor Express today in the Santa Barbara...
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Jun 5, 20171 min read
Giant blue whales are sure fun to watch
2017 06-05 SB Channel Captain Dave took the helm of the Condor Express and ran across the Santa Barbara Channel to our recent blue whale...
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May 31, 20171 min read
Blue skies, blue water and plenty of blue whales
2017 05-31 SB Channel Captain Dave drove the Condor Express all over the eastern Santa Barbara Channel and returned to Santa Barbara...
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May 30, 20171 min read
A wonderful Santa Barbara Channel excursion today
2017 05-30 SB Channel 2 blue whales, 4 humpback whales and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins made for a wonderful Santa Barbara...
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May 27, 20172 min read
7 humpback whales including our friend Rope, and much more
2017 05-27 Eastern SB Channel 7 humpback whales including our friend Rope, 1 blue whale and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins were...
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May 27, 20171 min read
Surface lunge-feeding
2017 05-26 SB Channel This is a summary of our sightings from Friday, May 26…sorry for the delay: 2 humpback whales, 1 mako shark, and...
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May 25, 20171 min read
Great conditions and fantastic sightings today
2017 05-25 SB Channel A fabulous glassy, calm day led to the following sightings: 1 Mako shark, 3 humpback whales and 2,200 long-beaked...
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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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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 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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