Happy Father’s Day
2017 06-18 SB Channel Happy Father’s Day. Today we had close looks at 8 humpback whales, 400 long-beaked common dolphins, 10 blue whales...
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Jun 16, 20172 min read
Epic Wildlife Sightings: 15 blues, 12 humpbacks and more.
2017 06-16 SB Channel We experienced epic wildlife sightings today and closely watched 15 blue whales, 12 humpback whales, 10 long-beaked...
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Jun 14, 20172 min read
Bright blue sun, bright blue water, and big blue whales.
2017 06-14 SB Channel It was a gorgeous sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel. There was a little residual bump from the West, but there...
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Jun 9, 20171 min read
Whale and dolphin sightings continue to be very hot
2017 06-09 SB Channel Whale and dolphin sightings continue to be very hot. 800 long-beaked common dolphins, 1 humpback whale, 2 Minke...
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Jun 8, 20171 min read
16 blue whales, 7 humpback whales, 18 Dall’s porpoise and 500 long-beaked common dolphins
2017 06-08 SB Channel Hold on to your binoculars, ladies and gentlemen. 16 blue whales, 7 humpback whales, 18 Dall’s porpoise and 500...
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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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Jun 3, 20171 min read
The blue whales were spectacular
2017 06-03 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew on the Condor Express located and watched 3 blue whales and 25 long-beaked common...
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May 29, 20172 min read
Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 common dolphins
2017 05-29 Memorial Day Rope and her calf, plus 2 blue whales, plus 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins created a memorable day for all. ...
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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 23, 20171 min read
4 giant blue whales and 300 friendly common dolphins
2017 05-23 SB Channel The low stratus stayed off the deck and Captain Dave, along with his renowned crew, “got the job done.” 4 giant...
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May 21, 20171 min read
1 blue whale, 1 fin whale and 1 humpback plus 150 long-beaked common dolphins
2017 05-21 SB Channel What a day: 1 blue whale, 1 fin whale and 1 humpback plus 150 long-beaked common dolphins. All this: great...
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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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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 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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