An active hotspot produces huge numbers of marine mammals!
2021 09-16 SB Channel Seas were calm and flat. No wind was felt all day. Skies had a high, gray, stratus layer. Sightings were...
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Sep 14, 20211 min read
Loads of fun with 11+ humpback whales and more.
2021 09-14 SB Channel Seas were calm, a little bit of high stratus kept the sir temperature moderate. We had a total of 11 humpback...
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Sep 13, 20212 min read
Big friendly Mola mola, humpbacks, dolphins, sea lions!
2021 09-13 SB Channel Sea conditions improved and were mostly calm and glassy today due to the persistent stratus layer that, in patches,...
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Sep 12, 20211 min read
More humpbacks and dolphins with a fresh breeze and sunny skies.
2021 09-12 SB Channel The NOAA East Channel Buoy (Station 46053) was the epicenter of the majority of our humpback whales (6+ closely...
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Sep 11, 20212 min read
Copious wind, waves, whales, and dolphins. It was a nautical experience.
2021 09-11 SB Channel The glassy days of the past week came to an end as a moderate breeze worked down the Channel and kicked up a little...
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Sep 10, 20212 min read
So much cetacean life today including throngs of humpbacks & some great high-flying dolphins!
2021 09-10 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express found another wonderfully calm day in the Channel. Overcast skies...
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Sep 9, 20212 min read
A glassy day with some phenomenal whale and dolphin behaviors!
2021 09-09 SB Channel The Condor Express, its crew and whale enthusiasts enjoyed glassy calm seas today with a high, gray stratus layer...
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Sep 8, 20212 min read
A cool trip (for both mammals and fog)
2021 09-08 SB Channel Fog was thick and lateral visibility was impacted until noon. Seas were accordingly mirror glass calm. Sightings...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read
8 great whales and 1 goes “kelp crazy!”
2021 09-07 SB Channel With glassy flat seas all day, Captain Dave and the crew traversed the entire Santa Barbara Channel from the Harbor...
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Sep 6, 20212 min read
Crew performs miracles with epic sightings in zero visibility fog
2021 09-06 SB Channel How did Captain Dave and his crew pull off one of the most interesting adventures of the month in zero visibility...
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Sep 5, 20212 min read
A phenomenal humpback mugging and endless pods of dolphins.
2021 09-05 SB Channel The usual sky pattern was with us again today: dense fog quickly becomes a gray stratus layer that burns off to...
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Sep 4, 20212 min read
Marine mammals galore: humpbacks, dolphins, sea lions.
2021 09-04 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew ran across the Channel to The Lanes and back with calm seas. Skies started with fog in...
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Sep 3, 20212 min read
Lots of humpback whales and dolphins on a sunny and calm day!
2021 09-03 SB Channel Sunny skies and calm seas prevailed in the Channel and the wildlife sightings were great! Closely watched species...
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Sep 2, 20211 min read
A sunny day brings out the mammals!
2021 09-02 SB Channel Skies were sunny all day with a moderate breeze picking up later in the trip and a light chop on the water....
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
Thousands of marine mammals and it’s glassy again!
2021 08-31 SB Channel Our Captain Colton, famous up and down the waterfront, and the crew transected the entire Channel and found plenty...
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Aug 30, 20211 min read
Mirror glass seas reflect humpbacks, a Minke and a lot of common dolphins!
2021 08-31 SB Channel Fog turned to a high stratus layer which, in turn turned to blue, sunny skies late in the trip. Seas were glassy...
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Aug 29, 20211 min read
Dolphins galore and a wonderful humpback-filled hot spot!
2021 08-29 SB Channel There was a marine layer all day so the calm seas looked gray. Calm seas are nothing to complain about and we...
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Aug 28, 20211 min read
A dozen humpbacks, thousands of dolphins and our 2 Minke pals!
2021 08-28 SB Channel Calm seas and overcast skies prevailed all day until the sun broke through as we re-entered the harbor at 230p. ...
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Aug 27, 20211 min read
Whales, muggings and dolphins.
2021 08-27 SB Channel Captain Colton reported dense fog in the morning that quickly burned off to sunny skies for most of the trip. Seas...
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Aug 26, 20211 min read
Friendly Minke whales, humpback whales and thousands of dolphins.
2021 08-26 SB Channel Winds in the Channel ranged from near zero to a light breeze and the sun was shining all day. “It was t-shirt...
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