2018 04-25 SB Coast Three trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today with exceptional sea conditions. The morning trip experienced a high marine layer, while the rest of the day was sunny and bright. Total sightings for the day included 2 gray whales, 850 long-beaked common dolphins and 1 fin whale. The morning trip ran west past UCSB and located a …
Four gray whales today
2018 04-24 SB Coast Captain Tasha ran a single, 12 noon, trip along the coast today under thin high clouds. Seas were calm and glassy. Totals for the trip were 4 gray whales. Just outside the harbor entrance buoy a mother gray whale and her very young calf. We tagged along behind the pair at a safe distance and followed …
More gray whale calves and dolphins
2018 04-23 SB Coast A single trip left Santa Barbara Harbor at noon under a low cloud layer. Seas were glassy and calm. Total sightings for the trip included 3 gray whales and 500 long-beaked common dolphins. About 2 miles straight out from the harbor entrance the first of two herds of dolphins located the Condor Express. Like all the …
Bright sun and blue, clear water.
2018 04-22 SB Coast Earth Day was spectacular along the Santa Barbara Coast and into the northern Channel. One gray whale and 500 long-beaked common dolphins were watched closely during a single, 12 noon, excursion. The bright sun and blue, clear water enhanced all the sightings. After the customary run west (up the coast) a whale was located off Hendry’s …
Grays, Humpbacks and hundreds of dolphins
2018 04-21 SB Channel Today’s sightings included 3 gray whales, 2 humpback whales and 800 long-beaked common dolphins. Sea conditions were fantastic all day long. The gray whales were encountered west of Hendry’s Beach. We carefully followed them west as far as Goleta Bay. Wonderful looks were had. Later, humpback whales were found a bit southeast of Santa Barbara Harbor …
Gray whale calves and two kinds of dolphins today
Two trips, one at 9 AM and one at noon, went out in search of whales and other wildlife. Totals for the day included five gray whales, four bottlenose dolphins, and 200 long-beaked common dolphins. There was a south wind with clear sunny skies when the Condor express left the dock at 9 o’clock this morning. Captain Dave steered the …
Fin whales, gray whales and bottlenose dolphins
Two excellent fin whales were encountered along with 25 inshore bottlenose sightings and four gray whales on two excursions today. Trips left Santa Barbara Harbor at 9am and noon with excellent sea conditions and very clear, blue Santa Barbara cobalt, water. The morning trip headed west, up the coast. More than a dozen dolphins greeted the Condor Express near …
Gray whale cow-calf parade ramps up
2018 04-17 SB Coast Two trips left Santa Barbara Harbor today, one at 9am the other at noon. Sea conditions were fabulous. Skies were clear and the panoramic vistas were spectacular. Total sightings for the day included 6 gray whales and 15 inshore bottlenose dolphins. The morning trip followed a mother whale and her calf from Hendry’s Beach up to …
An amazing day full of whales
2018 04-15 SB Coast Calm seas prevailed along the Santa Barbara coast today. Skies were partly cloudy with plenty of little sunny warm spots. Little to no wind was encountered. Captain Dave and his crew located eight gray whales and two inshore bottlenose dolphins during a single, 12 noon, excursion. It was an amazing day full of whales for sure. …
“Rope” was our first humpback of the season!
A pair of gray whales heads northbound off the coast of Isla Vista. 2018 04-14 SB Coast Three trips left the docks today with Captain Dave and his crew and pristine ocean conditions for wildlife-viewing. It was sunny and there was no wind. Sightings for the day included: 75 Pacific white-sided dolphins, 5 gray whales, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, and …