9 humpback whales, some very active, lots of dolphins and a pigeon.
2020 10-18 SB Channel A glassy morning picked up a light breeze as the day progressed. Seas were calm and skies were partly sunny....
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Oct 17, 20201 min read
Among 10 humpbacks we saw one “aerial ambassador”
2020 10-17 SB Channel All the action was in the middle of the Channel, north of The Lanes and around the Santa Cruz Island midriff. Seas...
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Oct 16, 20201 min read
Nine humpbacks, 3500 dolphins and a Minke whale, too.
2020 10-16 SB Channel The weather pattern this week has set up wonderful, calm and glassy sea conditions which are ideal for closely...
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Oct 15, 20201 min read
21 humpback whales; 4000 dolphins
2020 10-15 SB Channel Humpback whale mega-sightings day As yesterday, there was no wind and flat, calm seas in the Channel. The water was...
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Oct 14, 20201 min read
Summer-like hot and glassy conditions yields 5 humpback whales, 3000 dolphins.
2020 10-14 Santa Cruz Island – West Seas were mirror glassy flat all day which reflected the bright blue sky and hot sun. Although there...
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Oct 11, 20201 min read
Lots of humpbacks and literally countless dolphins
2020 10-11 Near Santa Cruz Channel There was a massive humpback whale hot spot south of The Lanes and adjacent to Santa Cruz Channel...
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Oct 10, 20202 min read
Spectacular weather and sea conditions yield 5 giant blue whales at Santa Cruz Island
2020 10-10 Santa Cruz Island There were two climate zones in the Santa Barbara Channel, one near the city and the other near the island....
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Oct 9, 20201 min read
Santa Cruz Island blue whales have distinct dive patterns.
2020 10-09 Santa Cruz Island – West High, thin stratus gave way to blue skies above the land of the giants along the western end of Santa...
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Oct 8, 20201 min read
“Flue” (fin+blue) the hybrid joins the blue whales, humpbacks and loads of dolphins on t
2020 10-08 West Santa Cruz Island Mild weather and decent sea conditions made for a wonderful day of cetacean watching off the...
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Oct 7, 20201 min read
Blue whale and thousands of dolphins
2020 10-07 SB Channel Sea conditions were just fine and a high stratus layer meant little to no wind interrupted our search for wildlife....
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Oct 4, 20202 min read
6 different cetacean species including a breaching humpback!
2020 10-04 SB Channel A thin stratus layer kept the sun muted except out in the land of the giants. Seas were mill pond glass and not a...
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Oct 3, 20202 min read
5 Giant Blue Whales and a trip inside the Cave
2020 10-03 SB Channel Light winds and glassy seas prevailed in the middle region of the Channel where today’s excursion ran. There were...
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Oct 2, 20201 min read
Mirror glass seas yield blue whales and dolphins.
2020 10-02 SB Channel East Captain Colton and the crew worked completely glassy waters all day with a thin stratus layer that let a lot...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read
Great blue whale watching continues!
2020 09-30 SB Channel East The gloomy high stratus marine layer got blown-out early this morning and the rest of the day was bright and...
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Sep 27, 20202 min read
Seven giant blue whales on glassy seas…and more!
2020 09-27 SB Channel East There was plenty of gloomy low-hanging stratus, but no ground-level fog. The clouds gave way to very blue...
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Sep 26, 20202 min read
Mugged by two humpbacks; great looks at two blue whales; thousands of dolphins!
2020 09-26 SB Channel – All Day Trip We spent the better part of a whole day, 8am to 4pm, exploring the Santa Barbara Channel, spending...
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Sep 25, 20203 min read
Humpback whales. Blue whales. Megapods of dolphins too!
2020 09-25 SB Channel East There were mostly sunny skies with intermittent patches of stratus floating by. Seas were fairly calm but for...
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
Blue whales! Humpback whales! A fin whale! Dolphins!
2020 09-24 SB Channel As you loyal readers know, things have been pretty wild out here for the last month or two, every day being filled...
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Sep 23, 20201 min read
All day whale watching with special prizes too!
Special 8+ hour trip this Saturday 2020 09-26 As most of you know by now, we are going to be running our second all-day whale watching...
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Sep 23, 20203 min read
We watched 6 giant blue whales (with at least 4 more nearby).
2020 09-23 SB Channel East Overcast skies near the mainland coast broke open and we were in mostly sunny conditions out in the land of...
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