Humpbacks get into a feeding frenzy with dolphins and sea lions.
2018 09-22 SB Channel Today’s excursion took us to the western coastal region near Platform Holly, then on a big loop out past the...
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Sep 21, 20182 min read
A massive and active hot spot in the north Channel
2018 09-21 SB Channel The northern Santa Barbara Channel (that portion closest to Santa Barbara Harbor) exploded with whales, dolphins...
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Jun 29, 20181 min read
Ten blues closely watched…many more in the vicinity.
2018 06-29 SB Channel The Condor Express closely watched 10+ blue whales, 3 humpback whales and 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. Skies...
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Sep 29, 20172 min read
Krill gets giant blue whales and humpbacks excited.
2017 09-29 SB Channel Totals for the day included: 2 blue whales, 8+ humpback whales, and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. The...
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Sep 14, 20162 min read
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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Jun 23, 20162 min read
Many Whales in the Fog
2016 06-23 SB Channel Today the epic battle for truth, knowledge, beauty and whales took place in the Santa Barbara Channel. Once again...
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Jun 22, 20162 min read
Cetaceans Cetaceans Cetaceans
2016 06-22 SB Channel The low stratus hit the deck not too far out so Captain Dave turned on the radar and posted a lookout. We were...
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Jun 1, 20162 min read
Krill
2016 06-01 SB Channel It’s been years since we’ve had a nice build-up of krill along “The Ledge” (north face of SCI, SRI and SMI), and...
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May 30, 20162 min read
Shearwater bonanza
2016 5-30 SB Channel Captain Eric took the Condor Express through a lot of nice wildlife today and ended with a trip out to Cavern Point...
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May 24, 20162 min read
Humpbacks in the Wind
2016 05-24 SB Channel Today was an unusually wonderful weather day on the Santa Barbara Channel. It was moderately windy with small...
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May 23, 20162 min read
Humpbacks galore
2016 05-23 SB Channel It was a wonderful sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel and the wind never got going. Captain Eric, along with...
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Aug 5, 20152 min read
10 humpbacks and some surface lunges, plus dolphins galore
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...
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Jun 11, 20151 min read
Pelagic Red Crabs and a Waterfall at Painted Cave
2015 06-11 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express found 4 humpback #whales in the Santa Barbara Channel with at least...
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Jun 9, 20152 min read
Hey, It’s June 9th and it rained all day! with lots of cetaceans too.
2015 06-09 SB Channel It rained all day today from light rain to moderately heavy (big drops) rain. A day for only the most hearty...
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Jun 8, 20152 min read
2 Late Gray Whales, 2 Humpbacks, and Thousands of Dolphins
2015 06-08 SB Channel Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express took us across the Santa Barbara Channel to the eastern end of...
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Jun 3, 20152 min read
9 humpback whales and nearly 3000 dolphins plus turquoise water
2015 06-03 SB Channel Milky turquoise water color pervaded the nearshore regions and returned to a typical oceanic blue out 4 miles or...
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May 28, 20152 min read
Lunge-feeding humpback upstaged by a trio of the big blue whales
A CLOUDY MORNING EVENTUALLY GAVE WAY TO SUNNY BLUE SKIES WITH BLUE WHALES. C’MON DOWN AND CHECK ‘EM OUT ! 2015 05-28 SB Channel Blue...
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May 27, 20152 min read
Big Blue Whale and Humpbacks Breaching
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,...
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May 22, 20152 min read
More Tail Action from a Load of Humpback Whales
A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PROPELLER SCAR AND GLOBULAR NODULES WHICH HELP US IDENTIFY OUR FRIEND, THE HUMPBACK “SCARLET.” SCARLET DID A BIT OF...
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May 15, 20153 min read
Biomass Bonanza and Ship Strike Prevention
2015 05-15 SB Channel Captain Dave ran one of those “see it all” classic whale watch excursions today with a new technological twist that...
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