Minke whales steal the show again.
Captain Mat reports from the Condor Express that the excursion today ran the Channel in search of whales. Hot spots were checked for...
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Aug 6, 20132 min read
Humpback whale, Minke and Island Action.
A very friendly humpback makes a close approach to the Condor Express. Coastal and west island action. Today we had great marine mammal...
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Aug 5, 20131 min read
A bit of wind, two blue whales and a nursery pod.
Friendly common dolphins ride alongside the Condor Express. We ran two trips today. There was a coastal educational trip in the morning...
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Aug 2, 20132 min read
City whale, country whale and a ‘tweener whale.
A mighty tail throw from a humpback whale today. City whale, country whale and a ‘tweener whale. Captain Mat headed out of Santa Barbara...
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Aug 1, 20131 min read
Barbara saves the whale watching day !
It isn’t often that anyone can surpass the super-human whale spotting abilities of Captain Mat and Captain Dave, but today was different....
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Jul 31, 20131 min read
Humpback whales and a high diversity of marine mammals today
Captain Mat reports the following species observed on today’s expedition: 1 gray whale 2 humpback whales 2 blue whales 20 Risso’s...
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Jul 30, 20132 min read
More sun, more blue whales and humpback whales too.
It was mirror, mill pond glass on the Channel today and the sun came out after we ran south about an hour. We picked up several small...
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Jul 29, 20131 min read
Blue skies, blue water and blue whales !
The late afternoon sun makes the tall spout of this blue whale shine brightly in contrast to the deep blue water. Santa Cruz Island can...
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Jul 28, 20131 min read
One humpback whale but it’s a friendly one.
Captain Dave had the command center today and found calm but foggy conditions in the Channel this morning. Using his magical skills he...
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Jul 27, 20131 min read
Seven humpback whales and one SUPER DOOPER friendly one!
Fans clap as a humpback whale spyhops right next to the Condor Express today. Twas yet another north Channel day full of little hot spots...
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Jul 26, 20133 min read
The humpback whale that sounded like a fog horn.
“Rope,” the humpback whale is seen at the surface rinsing its mouth. This was NOT a feeding lunge! Captain Mat kept the Condor Express...
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Jul 25, 20132 min read
A sunny day with light winds = 5 nice humpback whales & more !!
A mighty tail throw from an adult humpback whale. The UCSB campus and Storke tower can be seen in the background. I knew it was going to...
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Jul 24, 20131 min read
2 humpback whales – both mug the boat !
Captain Dave had his “A game” on today as it was obvious the humpback whales were very attracted to the Condor Express. There were two...
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Jul 23, 20132 min read
One heckuva whale !
Humpback whale won’t leave the Condor Express alone. I think he likes the jet wash. Though we plied the Santa Barbara Channel from the...
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Jul 22, 20132 min read
A glassy sea produces good varieties of ocean mammals.
Captain Dave headed out of the shoot for the southern edge of the Santa Barbara Channel today, but his trip was interrupted fairly...
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Jul 21, 20132 min read
Frisky humpback whales and a blue whale, etc etc
Two humpback whales on a glassy surface. One has its long pectoral flipper high in the air. The sky was overcast, thin in a few spots,...
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Jul 20, 20131 min read
Humpback whales again mug the Condor Express
Among the five humpback whales Captain Mat showed the Condor Express fans today, three of them split off from the pack and headed...
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Jul 19, 20131 min read
Coastal humpback whales
Captain Dave warned the troops about how rough it was going to be out on the southwest Channel where we’ve been seeing all the humpback...
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Jul 17, 20131 min read
Wed 7/1 – Late Breaking News – 75 offshore bottlenose dolphins
Capt Mat reports from a private afternoon whale watch cruise…75 offshore bottlenose dolphins played with the Condor Express around the...
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Jul 17, 20132 min read
Dozens of humpback whales and one runs amok
The huge “wings” of an adult humpback whale gives its scientific name Megaptera, meaning “big wings.” Captain Mat ran the Condor Express...
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