2022 04-08 SB Coast 9a and 12n excursions left the harbor with bright sunny skies and glassy seas all day. Sightings included 10+ humpback whales, 10 Dall’s porpoise and 6 ocean sunfish (Mola mola). The first wildlife encounter consisted of watching high-speed, black and white, torpedo’s streak past the Condor Express. Of course, I’m describing Dall’s porpoise. These can be … Read More
11 humpbacks with PLENTY of wild behaviors.
2022 04-08 SB Coast 9a and 12n excursions left the harbor with bright sunny skies and glassy seas all day. Sightings included 10+ humpback whales, 10 Dall’s porpoise and 6 ocean sunfish (Mola mola). The first wildlife encounter consisted of watching high-speed, black and white, torpedo’s streak past the Condor Express. Of course, I’m describing Dall’s porpoise. These can be … Read More
CONDOR EXPRESS CREW RESCUES MAN, SAVES HIS LIFE
The crew of the Condor Express pulled an unconscious kite boarder out of the water near Shoreline Park and used CPR plus an on board defib unit. Santa Barbara paramedics took over when the boat reached the dock. https://www.noozhawk.com/article/kite_boarder_in_critical_condition_after_being_pulled_from_ocean_off_santa Bob Perry
Eleven humpbacks, glassy seas
2022 04-06 SB Coast 9a and 12n excursions left the harbor with glassy seas all day. The morning trip experienced some dense fog at times, but by noon all was sunny and bright. A slow rolling swell from the west bothered no one. Sightings included 11 humpback whales and 300 California sea lions. On both trips a substantial number of … Read More
Gray whales and dolphins in the wind.
2022 04-05 SB Coast 9a and 12n excursions left the harbor on a windy day with a moderate swells. Sightings were good and totals for the trip included 5 gray whales and 1000 long-beaked common dolphins. About 6 miles south of UCSB, a single, a pair, then another single gray whale was sighted. The later pair and single joined up … Read More
Hundreds of offshore bottlenose dolphins and good humpback sightings
2022 04-03 SB Coast Two public whale watching excursions left the docks today, 9 AM and 12 noon. A third, afternoon trip, was a private charter. Skies were mostly overcast with little tiny spots of sunshine here and there. Seas were calm and there was a light to moderate breeze all day. Sightings included five humpback whales, 300 offshore bottlenose … Read More
Lots of humpbacks, grays, dolphins and a bigtime mugging by 2 of the humpies
2022 04-02 SB Coast Three trips explored the nearshore Santa Barbara waters today, 9a, 12n, and 3p. Although it was overcast and cool until 1pm, it was never foggy. There was a light wind with a moderate westerly swell. Sightings were fantastic: 7 humpback whales, 1100 long-beaked common dolphins, 6 gray whales and 1 ocean sunfish (Mola mola). The morning … Read More
The Beast
2022 04-01 SB Coast We ran a 9a and a 12n whale watch trip today. The morning was mostly dense, limited visibility, fog that came up off the deck when we were offshore on the humpback whale grounds. The sea surface was glassy. The sun broke out and things warmed up during the afternoon excursion. Today’s sightings included 6 humpback … Read More
So many whales, so close to home.
2022 03-31 SB Coast Two trips left Santa Barbara Landing today, 9a and 12n. It was partly sunny most of the morning then became mostly sunny and a bit warmer later. Seas were bumpy nearshore, but out a few miles things were much improved. There were light winds at the start and moderate winds at the end. We did not … Read More
Harbor gray whale! A great pair of humpbacks!
2022 03-30 SB Coast There were two excursions today, a 9a and a 12n. At 9a the skies were overcast, there were moderate winds and seas. The sun took over mid-way through the morning trip, and by the time we departed Santa Barbara Landing a noon, seas had flattened a bit and there was no wind. For the day there … Read More