2015 08-12 SB Channel We spent the morning cruising across the Santa Barbara Channel where we found 200 or so long-beaked common dolphins...

2015 08-11 SB Channel We were all stunned by the enormous beauty of the day. Once again there was little to no swell on the surface until...

2015 08-05 SB Channel As we departed Santa Barbara at 1015 am there was more than medium chop, winds that formed white caps, and bright...

2015 08-04 SB Channel A moderate chop from the southwest rolled through the Santa Barbara Channel today from winds up past Conception. It...

HERE WE SEE ONE OF A TRIO OF HUMPBACK WHALES THAT HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING SALAD SHREDS OUT OF WHAT STARTED OUT AS A LARGE DRIFTING GIANT...

2015 07-16 SB Channel Today’s trip tally came in at 9 humpback whales and 2000 long-beaked common dolphins, however the numbers to not...

2015 06-26 SB Channel Captain Eric has been on a hot streak.   Yesterday he was in charge when we had a 2-hour lunge-feeding humpback...

A LARGE ADULT HUMPBACK WHALE COMES TO THE SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OCEAN HOT SPOT SURROUNDED BY VISITORS FROM NEW ZEALAND: SOOTY...

2015 06-22 SB Channel Exhilarating !   Although it was a bright sunny day with a moderate “bump” on the surface, the real fun came around...

OUR FIRST BIG BLUE WHALE OF THE SEASON. THEY’VE BEEN AROUND, BUT WE’VE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON WITH THOSE CRAZY HUMPBACKS… OH, BY THE WAY,...

2015 05-24 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew took the Condor Express away from the dock in Santa Barbara and headed east to where the...

2015 05-20 SB Channel Our first sighting of the excursion came along quite soon after Captain Eric took the Condor Express out of Santa...

2015 05-17 SB Channel Captain Eric steered the Condor Express into humpback whale land again today, but under much better sea conditions...

A LITTLE GRAY WHALE CALF TAKES A MOMENT TO SPY HOP AND LOOK AROUND IN THE NEAR SHORE KELP FOREST 2015 05-07 SB Coast A moderate breeze...

2015 05-06 SB Coast Captain Dave ran one trip on the Condor Express today, departing scenic Santa Barbara at 12 noon to search for...

2015 04-30 SB Coast Captain Dave commanded two trips today: 9 am and 12 noon. The day was nice, with partly cloudy skies and little to no...

A LITTLE GRAY WHALE CALF POKES ITS HEAD UP TO SPOUT AS IT TRAVELS SAFELY ALONGSIDE ITS MOTHER IN THE GLORIOUS BRIGHT SANTA BARBARA SUN...

2015 04-25 SB Coast Captain Eric took the help of the Condor Express and commanded two excursions today, 9 am and 12 noon. The day was...

2015 04-20 SB Coast Captain Eric lead one trip out of Santa Barbara Harbor today and it was a doosy.   Although we had sunny skies for...

2015 04-16 SB Coast Two trips. Two exciting excursions. Bright sun, light breeze, mixed swells from southeast and west. Fun had by all....