Santa Cruz Island 7/13

Risso’s dolphins and more

It was a “Fall Classic” with bright sunny skies all day and very calm seas. That Santa Barbara Channel cobalt blue color is coming back...

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Sep 10, 20161 min read

Santa Cruz Channel

Morning fog gave way to a sunny afternoon on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Sea conditions were nice and so were the mammals. When it was...

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Sep 9, 20162 min read

Dall's Porpoise

Fine time for delphies

Friday, September 9, 2016 – Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a nice ride on calm seas with a thin stratus layer...

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Sep 8, 20161 min read

Santa Rosa Island

Whales were near the islands

Thursday, September 8, 2016 – Gorgeous sea conditions and loads of marine life including 6 humpback whales, 1,500 long-beaked common...

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Sep 7, 20161 min read

Painted Cave yields lots of life

Thursday, September 7, 2016 – Whales, dolphins and sea lions “flocked’ to the Condor Express today as Captain Dave and his renowned crew...

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Sep 2, 20162 min read

Epic Adventure

Another epic adventure of the Condor Express, Friday, September 2, 2016. The total for each species sighted does not tell much about what...

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Aug 12, 20161 min read

Cetacean Biomass galore

Friday, August 12, 2016 – Once again Captain Dave took command of the Condor Express and drained a hefty load of cetacean biomass out of...

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Aug 11, 20161 min read

Risso’s Dolphins mix it up

Thursday, August 11, 2016 – Captain Dave ran a whopper of an excursion today as you will soon read. Sea conditions and prevailing weather...

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Aug 6, 20161 min read

August 6, 2016 – Santa Barbara Channel –

A fine sunny day with only a light breeze made for wonderful whale and dolphin watching in the mid-Santa Barbara Channel region. A few...

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Aug 4, 20161 min read

August 4, 2016 – Santa Barbara Channel –

Captain Dave found flat, calm seas with high stratus that broke to full sunshine in the afternoon. He ran the Condor Express east again...

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Aug 1, 20162 min read

August 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara Channel –

Captain Eric and his crew crafted a great excursion today which traversed the entire width of the Santa Barbara Channel and yielded a...

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Jul 27, 20161 min read

July 27, 2016 – Santa Barbara –

The low stratus only lasted about 30 minutes and the rest of the day was fabulous with warm sun and glassy seas. Captain Dave steered...

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Jul 14, 20161 min read

Risso’s dolphins join the mix

2016 07-14 SB Channel Captain Dave searched the entire region and ended up with one whopper of an excursion today: 12 humpback whales,...

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Jul 7, 20162 min read

Blue Whales and much more

2016 07-07 SB Channel Goodness gracious we had a great excursion today. Skies were partly sunny with some low stratus in the morning,...

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Jul 5, 20162 min read

Giant blue whales and more

2016 07-05 SB Channel The ocean surface featured a very light chop and breeze most of the day, with skies clearing to bright, warm...

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Jul 2, 20162 min read

Condor

Fin whales join the blues and humpbacks

2016 07-02 SB Channel Captain Dave located three major activity zones on a southwesterly course heading out of Santa Barbara. The day...

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Jun 29, 20162 min read

Anchovy Masses

2016 06-29 SB Channel Anchovy Masses The first leg of the voyage of the Condor Express and its daily travels around the beautiful Santa...

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Jun 18, 20161 min read

Humpback whales

2016 06-18 SB Channel It was a tad breezy out towards the Channel Islands so wise ol’ Captain Dave and his crew found a big hot spot only...

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Jun 6, 20162 min read