Spectacular fall conditions with amazing numbers of marine mammal sightings!
2021 10-16 SB Channel Calm seas and sunny skies provided the perfect conditions for a whale and dolphin explosion in the Channel today....
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Oct 15, 20211 min read
A multitude of cetaceans features a logging humpback mom & calf.
2021 10-15 SB Channel Captain Dave reported flat seas with a long-period ground swell at the islands. Skies were clear and sunny but...
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Oct 13, 20211 min read
Remarkable encounter with an adorable humpback youngster.
2021 10-13 SB Channel There was no fog or stratus of any kind today. Seas had a moderate swell and light chop from a breeze blowing from...
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Oct 10, 20212 min read
Among 8 closely watched humpbacks, a mother and her calf stole the show.
2021 10-10 SB Channel – East Calm seas, sunny skies and plenty of wildlife made today’s adventure a memorable one. The trip worked a hot...
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Oct 9, 20211 min read
Humpbacks and dolphins a-plenty with a fresh breeze blowing.
2021 10-09 SB Channel Skies were clear, sunny and bright due to a fresh breeze. Seas were moderately rough accordingly. Nonetheless,...
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Oct 7, 20211 min read
12 humpbacks including friendly Scarlet with this year’s calf.
2021 10-07 SB Channel Seas were calm with a light chop and skies continue to feature gray, high clouds. Sightings included: 12+ humpback...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
Among 9 humpbacks watched, 6 were actively socializing on the surface!
2021 10-06 SB Channel Calm seas with a high stratus kept things mild and comfortable today. Sightings included: 9 humpback whales, 1...
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Oct 3, 20211 min read
Hotspot on fire, Day 2
Skies were blue and were calm. Captain Dave and the crew ran back to the same honey hole that was so productive yesterday. This hotspot,...
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Oct 2, 20211 min read
Large numbers of mammals today including Scarlet and her latest calf!
2021 10-02 SB Channel The dense fog, on the deck, became a high stratus layer with adequate lateral visibility by the time Captain Dave...
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Oct 1, 20211 min read
A friendly Minke, a humpback and lots of dolphins in the fog.
2021 10-01 SB Channel Thick fog, down to the deck, made it nearly impossible to see anything including wildlife. Captain Dave and his...
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Sep 30, 20211 min read
Gorgeous Fall sea conditions. Gorgeous whales. Gorgeous dolphin herds.
2021 09-30 SB Channel Sunny skies and calm seas prevailed across the Channel today and this phenomenal weather was accompanied by equally...
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Sep 28, 20211 min read
A pod of 10 humpbacks goes wild near the Condor Express…dolphins, too!
2021 09-27 SB Channel Captain Dave reported calm glassy seas with a high stratus layer in the Santa Barbara Channel today. Sightings...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Flat calm seas, lots of whales, two species of dolphins.
2021 09-26 SB Channel Today brought overcast skies, calm seas and great sightings. We closely watched 9+ humpback whales, 75 offshore...
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Sep 25, 20212 min read
Fantastic 8hr trip yields a blue whale, 20+ humpbacks and much more!
2021 09-25 SB Channel – 8hr Trip Today we ran our second 8-hour whale watching expedition of the late summer/early fall season and,...
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Sep 24, 20212 min read
SPERM WHALE
2021 09-24 SB Channel Although more common in deep water beyond the Channel Islands, giant sperm whales do, on rare occasions, enter the...
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
10 humpbacks in the sunshine. Thousands of dolphins, too.
2021 09-22 SB Channel Hallelujah, the fog lifted almost immediately to high stratus. This high gray layer dispersed by noon and it was...
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Sep 21, 20212 min read
Very calm seas & fog. A humpback and lots of dolphins.
2021 09-21 SB Channel Seas were very calm but…it was a doosie of foggy day in the Channel. Captain Dave and his crew and his radar...
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Sep 19, 20212 min read
Ambassador humpback mugs Condor Express and 2 other boats! Dolphins galore.
2021 09-19 SB Channel Sunny. No wind. Great sightings. It was another epic encounter with wildlife in the Santa Barbara Channel with 4...
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Sep 18, 20212 min read
Killer whales.
2021 09-18 SB Channel Calm seas prevailed throughout the excursion today. The morning stratus broke to sunny skies about 1 hour outside...
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Sep 17, 20212 min read
Huge influx of humpbacks and more…
2021 09-17 SB Channel The early gray stratus clouds burned off to yield clear, blue skies for the remainder of the trip. Seas were calm...
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