Risso’s, commons and humpbacks…including a tail-throwing monster.
2019 08-10 SB Channel Hallelujah…clear sunny skies and calm seas prevailed today. One could see Santa Cruz Island in the morning. The...
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Aug 9, 20191 min read
Sunny skies with loads of dolphins and humbacks
2019 08-09 SB Channel The Condor Express closely watched 1000 short-beaked common dolphins, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, and 5...
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Aug 8, 20191 min read
Come Aboard for Our Hawaiian Cruise 2019
Featuring Joanie Collins & Sione Vainuku Enjoy the best in Hawaiian music and entertainment with Joanie Collins & Sione Vainuku. They...
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Aug 8, 20191 min read
Fog fog fog whales fog fog dolphins fog
2018 08-08 SB Channel Fog once again. Captain Dave and the crew found 4 humpback whales and 800 long-beaked common dolphins…despite the...
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Aug 7, 20191 min read
A single feeding humpback and 1500 dolphins…in the fog.
2019 08-07 SB Channel A single juvenile humpback whale and 1500 long-beaked common dolphins were watched today, mostly occurring inside...
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Aug 6, 20191 min read
Crew generates great sightings on another foggy day!
2019 08-06 SB Channel The crew of the Condor Express battled dense, down-to-the-deck, fog all day and yet they were victorious in their...
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Aug 5, 20191 min read
Loads of dolphins and some nice humpback visits.
2019 08-05 SB Channel Three humpback whales and 1500 long-beaked common dolphins were closely watched. The day started with moderately...
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Aug 4, 20191 min read
Humpback “Dos Equis” shows its unique feeding style again today.
2019 08-04 SB Channel – West Finding wildlife in dense fog is a skill learned through years of practice on top of loads of talent....
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Aug 3, 20191 min read
Offshore bottlenose join the commons and humpbacks today!
2019 08-03 SB Channel Sunny skies all day today. Yay! Seas were calm, with little or no wind. Totals for the trip included: 50 offshore...
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Aug 2, 20191 min read
Humpback fun; dolphins all over.
2019 08-02 SB Channel The thick, ground-level fog hung around all morning and finally broke to completely sunny, blue skies. The wind was...
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Aug 1, 20191 min read
Good amounts of humpbacks and common dolphins.
2019 08-01 SB Channel Skies were sunny all day. The sea surface started out calm, with a little bit of a swell, but ended up quite windy...
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Jul 31, 20191 min read
Mother Lode conditions today
2019 07-31 SB Channel Skies were clear and sunny all day. Although the morning started out a bit windy and rough, things kept getting...
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Jul 30, 20191 min read
Surface lunge feeding.
2019 07-30 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew of the Condor Express traversed the Santa Barbara Channel and ended up in the eastern...
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Jul 29, 20191 min read
A breaching, friendly Minke and lots more.
2019 07-29 SB Channel It was overcast, but winds were very light and there was no swell. Conditions were good for finding and watching...
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Jul 28, 20191 min read
Humpbacks and fog horns
2019 07-28 SB Channel The wind and seas we experienced yesterday subsided and the sea surface was very nice. On the other hand, we drove...
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Jul 27, 20192 min read
American Cetacean Society all-day trip yields breach fest.
2019 07-27 SB Channel – ACS This was the annual, 8-hour, American Cetacean Society all day whale watch on the Condor Express. Seas had a...
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Jul 26, 20191 min read
Humpbacks on a bright sunny day
2019 07-26 SB Channel Regular readers may wonder why, with all those whales to the west near Platform Hondo, we ran straight south to The...
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Jul 25, 20192 min read
Gluttony west of Hondo
2019 07-25 SB Channel-West Captain Colton ran about as far west as he could possibly go on a single whale watch trip to locate fantastic...
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Jul 24, 20192 min read
Far west Channel yields great sightings!
2019 07-24 SB Channel-West It was sunny all day today and quite warm. I brought my Condor Express sweatshirt with me for nothing… didn’t...
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Jul 23, 20191 min read
An afternoon trip with whales and dolphins
2019 07-23 SB Channel The Condor Express left the dock at 1pm for a rare afternoon whale watch adventure. It was sunny and seas were...
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