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Continued action out west as Scarlet appears!
2022 07-28 SB Channel – West It was 11am and the blue skies/warm sunshine improved everyone’s vision and photography. Seas were flat calm...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Hondo area continues to produce whales, dolphins and lots of action.
2022 07-27 SB Channel – West Our thin, high stratus layer burned off for a while, coincidentally when we were on the hot spot for whales...
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Large numbers of humpbacks again today.
2022 07-26 SB Channel – West A high marine layer and a calm surface characterized our ocean conditions. Again, like yesterday, there was...
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Far west Channel, El Cap to Hondo, explodes with whales and dolphins!
2022 07-25 SB Channel – West A mill pond glass surface and a high marine layer persisted throughout the excursion. A stunning amount of...
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Juvenile blue whale, humpback whale and lots of active dolphin pods.
2022 07-24 SB Channel There was a light breeze and a marine layer but for the final hour of today’s excursion. Seas were calm. Sightings...
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Thousands of dolphins and 4 jumbo humpback whales.
2022 07-23 SB Channel Typical of the weather this week, an early marine layer broke to blue skies with light winds. Sightings were...
Jul 23, 20221 min read
3 humpbacks and 2 different species of dolphins including some great aerial action!
2022 07-22 SB Channel The trip started under a high marine layer, but it burned off to bright sun and we had blue skies the rest of the...
Jul 22, 20221 min read
One of two hefty adult humpbacks gets aerial
2022 07-21 SB Channel Skies were sunny all day except for a patch high stratus mid-Channel. Seas were calm and there was a light breeze...
Jul 21, 20221 min read
A cow-calf humpback and dolphin pod full of cow-calf pairs!
2022 07-18 SB Channel – East Skies were partly sunny all day except for a patch of fog near the end of the excursion. Seas were glass...
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Far west Channel yields good results.
2022 07-16 SB Channel – West Sunny skies prevailed all day in the far western Channel. Seas were calm and conditions were good for...
Jul 16, 20221 min read
Dolphins and a Minke whale.
2022 07-15 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew explored two different micro-climates as they transected the entire Santa Barbara Channel...
Jul 15, 20221 min read
Humpback whales, lots of common dolphins and several hundred California sea lions
2022 07-11 SB Coast Captain Devin and his crew did it again! Sightings today included: 3 humpback whales, 3000 long-beaked common...
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Huge Humpback Honey Hole.
2022 07-10 SB Coast Our powerful four jets and the strategic location of Santa Barbara Landing enabled us to run far to the west to find...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Glassy seas, thousands of dolphins and nice humpbacks too!
2022 07-09 SB Channel Conditions were good in the Channel today with a high marine layer, glassy seas, and a small, long-period swell....
Jul 9, 20221 min read
Great humpbacks and dolphins on the coast continues with Risso’s dolphins and a cave tour at t
2022 07-08 SB Channel A moderate high marine layer all day was a sign that the ocean surface might be glassy and calm. It was, and that’s...
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Platform Holly area produces humpbacks and more
2022 07-07 SB Channel Clear skies. Light winds. Small, long period swell. Another great day with wildlife centered around the northern...
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Wow! What a view!
2022 07-06 SB Channel It was a STUNNING excursion which ran up the coast (to the west) into the Gaviota area, and offshore between...
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Among 7000 dolphins, a Minke whale and hundreds of sea lions, a humpback mother-calf pair stole the
2022 07-04 SB Coast Happy Fourth of July to all! It was a spectacular day along the northern section of the Santa Barbara Channel as both...
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Even more dolphins and “Twitch,” the humpback whale.
2022 07-03 SB Coast The NOAA Marine Weather forecast for the area cautioned about possible winds and seas. So, it was decided early to...
Jul 3, 20221 min read
Dolphin masses continue along with a humpback, 2 Minke whales and some high speed sea lions.
2022 07-02 SB Coast We closely watched 2+ Minke whales, 1 humpback whale, 75 California sea lions and 6000 long-beaked common dolphins....
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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