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Oct 2, 20161 min read
Winds and whales
A wild day in the Channel as Captain Eric defied the on-coming seas and had some really nice whales. It was sunny with moderate seas and...
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Sep 25, 20162 min read
Five different species of marine mammals
Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...
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Sep 24, 20162 min read
Mobs of sea lions and much more
It was a gorgeous, flat, calm sunny day for our cruise ship whale watchers. And, boy, did we every have some nice wildlife today on top...
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Sep 13, 20163 min read
Killer Whale Encounter
Remember the date, Tuesday, September 13, 2016. It was a wonderful day with all sorts of marine mammals and an extensive killer whale...
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Aug 28, 20161 min read
blue whales Saturday, humpbacks on Sunday
Sunday, August 28, 2016 – A quick note regarding Saturday’s all-day, annual American Cetacean Society excursion. Sightings included a...
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Aug 25, 20161 min read
Humpback tail slaps and more
Thursday, August 25, 2016. Seven humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins visited the Condor Express today. Sea...
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Aug 8, 20161 min read
August 8, 2016 – Santa Barbara Channel –
It was very windy and bumpy on the outside, but that’s okay since tons of life was to be seen closer to home. The trip started out a bit...
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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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Jul 30, 20161 min read
Stepping-Stones of Life – Santa Barbara –
Sea conditions included very little wind and a glassy ocean surface. If I had to find something small to balance out against all that...
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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 20, 20162 min read
July 20, 2016 – Santa Barbara –
2016 07-20 SB Channel California Whale Watching – you can never get enough! It was windy from the get-go today, but it was a nice warm...
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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 27, 20162 min read
What a summer whale season it has been !
There was plenty of stratus at the start of the excursion into the Santa Barbara Channel today, and some of it was fog on the deck. ...
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Jun 20, 20162 min read
Mola mola and More
2016 06-20 SB Channel Our exit from Santa Barbara Harbor this morning was greeted by moderate seas and 15 knot winds, both of which came...
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Jun 10, 20161 min read
Summer whales persist in the Channel
2016 06-10 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew started today’s excursion on a southwesterly heading. Before reaching the mid-Channel...
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Jun 9, 20162 min read
More cetaceans than you could imagine.
2016 06-09 SB Channel Wow. I went to NorCal to a family gathering for my wonderful wife’s birthday, and suddenly the daily epic...
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Apr 10, 20161 min read
Whales and dolphins in abundance.
2016 04-10 SB Channel There was a gap between storms today and the ocean surface was mirror glass. Skies were sunny and clear. Marine...
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Apr 9, 20161 min read
Hot Spot in The Flats
2016 04-09 SB Channel The Flats. Springtime. Something magical happens every year to generate large masses of northern anchovies. ...
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Apr 2, 20161 min read
Day of the humpback whales.
2016 04-12 SB Channel Captain Dave and his team ran all three whale watching excursions today under sunny skies and with calm seas and...
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