Grays, humpbacks and dolphins
2017 03-30 SB Coast Grays, humpbacks and dolphins today! Captain Eric headed up the coast and steered a course that proved very rich in...
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Mar 3, 20171 min read
Four large gray whales
2017 03-03 SB Coast Captain Dave and his crew reported watching four large gray whales today. Here is the story: It was a “drop-dead...
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Jan 30, 20171 min read
Annual Maintenance On The Condor Express
Condor Express Whale Watching in Santa Barbara California takes great pride in their unique whale watching boat. We carry tens of...
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Dec 30, 20162 min read
4 Gray Whales and more
2016 12-30 SB Channel The rain waited until we were back at the dock, but the rain cloud formations over the Santa Barbara Channel were...
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Dec 29, 20162 min read
A Magical Day
2016 12-29 SB Channel It was a magical day on the ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel. The sea surface was smooth and you could see all 4...
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Dec 28, 20162 min read
5 different species of marine mammals
2016 12-28 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew had some fantastic marine mammal sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel today. The counts...
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Dec 27, 20161 min read
Two species of whales and a herd of dolphins
2016 12-27 SB Channel Other than a large period open ocean swell that rolled up on the sea cliffs out on the northern face of Santa Cruz...
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Dec 23, 20161 min read
Solid mammal sightings on a bumpy, rainy day.
2016 12-23 SB Channel and Beyond Captain Eric ran across a bumpy, rainy Santa Barbara Channel and up into the Santa Cruz Channel on the...
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Dec 22, 20162 min read
Mesmerizing Mammal Diversity today
2018 12-22 SB Channel It was so drop-dead gorgeous in the Channel today that you could see all 5 islands in the Sanctuary. Seas were calm...
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Dec 14, 20161 min read
Blue whale and loads of other species.
2016 12-14 SB Channel It was a nice day with mostly sunny skies and calm seas in the Santa Barbara Channel. Captain Dave and his renowned...
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Dec 9, 20161 min read
Running ahead of the fog for humpback whales and dolphins
2016 12-09 SB Channel There were calm seas and the Condor Express mostly stayed just a few hundred yards or so ahead of the shifting, sea...
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Dec 3, 20162 min read
More kelping behavior – 9 humpback whales.
2016 12-03 SB Channel It was a fantastic day for marine mammal watching in the Santa Barbara Channel. Total sightings included 9...
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Nov 21, 20162 min read
Storm clouds, dolphins, whales and sea lions.
Rain was in the forecast but never put a damper on our excellent excursion today. It did start pouring about a half-hour after we...
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Nov 17, 20162 min read
Humpbacks mug the boat – and more !
2016 11-17 SB Channel The light winds and swells calmed down completely as Captain Dave and his crew brought the Condor Express close to...
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Nov 11, 20161 min read
School of Mola mola and more
Captain Dave and the Team took a new route today and ran to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel on flat glass calm seas. Sightings for the...
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Nov 9, 20161 min read
A fantastic wildlife tour
Dave and his crew led a fantastic wildlife tour today and saw some great marine mammals in the Santa Barbara Channel. 3 humpback whales,...
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Nov 6, 20162 min read
Nine whales, blue whales and humpback whales, with hundreds of dolphins.
Captain Eric reports high clouds with sun at the Island, calm seas and a huge long-period swell that is supposed to peak on Tuesday with...
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Nov 5, 20162 min read
Eighteen large baleen whales and more
2016 11-05 SB Channel Captain Dave reported the following sightings of 18 baleen whales and more on today’s excursion into the Santa...
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Nov 3, 20162 min read
Humpback whales, Blue whales and lots more
It was another gorgeous, warm, flat calm day in our neck of the Santa Barbara Channel. Humpback whales, blue whales, common dolphins and...
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Nov 2, 20162 min read
Blue Whales still abundant in the Channel
We ran a private whale watch charter for cruise ship passengers today with nice sea conditions. Captain Dave reported some light residual...
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