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We ran two trips today. There was a coastal educational trip in the morning that took us up near Platform Holly and back. Our standard whale watch trip ran from 1pm to 530pm. Here are the whale watch details. Captain Dave headed southwest on a moderately breezy afternoon with light chop. We encountered on minke whale for a few seconds, …
It isn’t often that anyone can surpass the super-human whale spotting abilities of Captain Mat and Captain Dave, but today was different. We were out on the south side of the Channel whale watching in moderately rough seas along the subsurface island shelf break known as “The Ledge.” Captain Mat was using all his God given talent and training, but …
The sky was overcast, thin in a few spots, thick in others. But there was zero wind, glassy seas and no swells. Calm sea conditions prevailed in the Channel and made watching for animal life spectacular. About a mile outside Santa Barbara Harbor, Captain Mat stopped the Condor Express and right in the middle of a small pod of common …
Captain Mat reports a nice sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel today, with exceedingly clear water. There were five blue whales sighted today, and the view of these blue majestic beasts seen beneath the crystal water was very special. Everyone was thrilled. About 1,000 common dolphins were also observed throughout the trip. And the “icing on the cake” was …
Captain Mat reports from the Condor Express the following tally for today: 1 humpback whale – good tail fluking 6 blue whales – great looks 1 minke whale 1500 common dolphins 2 ocean sunfish (Mola mola) Overcast skies and a very gentle breeze made nature watching very enjoyable today. Hope to see you soon Bob Perry Condor Express
The talley: 1 gray whale 2 humpback whales* 3 blue whales* 1 minke whale* 2,000+ common dolphins 1 ocean sunfish (Mola mola) 50+ California sea lions (* = more seen in the area) We had good lateral visibility under a marine layer of clouds today. Nary a breath of wind to be had, and thus the ocean surface was pretty …
This photo goes with the the report I sent about 4 minutes ago! Bob
Captain Dave was at it again, and so were the mighty humpback whales of the Santa Barbara Channel. If this isn’t the best whale watching in California then I don’t know what is. Seven of the knobby headed beasts were gorging themselves on great balls of northern anchovies again, so everyone on board the Condor Express was amazed to see …
The old sea captain Mat amazed all on board the Condor Express today with his “whaledar” (internal whale locating radar). Mat steered the boat into a platoon of 8 actively surface feeding humpbacks, which in itself is quite a spectacle of nature. But one of these humpbacks took off and breached several times which left the passengers and crew totally …
Early blue whale watching in the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Watching Report February 8, 2013 1 blue whale 2 Minke whales 700+ common dolphins Captain Mat and the Condor Express treated us to some very early blue whale watching today in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel today. That’s right. This is the earliest sighting of a blue Whale that anyone …