Santa Barbara Whale WatchJun 11 min readEPIC numbers of whales! | 20+ Humpbacks, 3+ BluesAn incredible day at sea, June started off with an absolute bang! We found ourselves surrounded by whales. It was hard to keep track of...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 302 min readWHALE TRIFECTA?! ...Almost | 5+ Humpbacks, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Blue Whale*, 30 Commons, 2 BottlenoseFIVE Cetacean species were present in the channel today. With beautifully flat sea conditions we could use the boat's speed to track down...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 271 min read3 MIGHTY BLUE WHALES | 3 Blue Whales, 250 Common dolphinsWe spent a spectacular Memorial Day at sea with the world's largest inhabitants! A report from our friend Holly Lohuis aboard Island...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 261 min readA blue, a fin, and an entangled Fur Seal | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Fin whale, 1,500 common dolphins, 1 free Fur Seal It was a beautiful day in the channel, a great break for our typical May Gray with sunny skies and a small bump on the sea surface. We...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 181 min read2+ Humpbacks and a Mighty Blue WhaleAnother gorgeous day in the channel led us to a couple of giant beauties. Our first encounter of the day was with a cow/ calf pair of...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 151 min readA Mighty Blue Whale | 1 Blue Whale, 2 Humpback whales, 250 CommonsAnother May gray kind of day with great sightings! Our same active feeding spot was alive today with whales and dolphins. Our first...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 131 min read2 Blue Beauties and more! | 2 Blue Whales, 4+ Humpback whales, 500 commonsMay Gray again today with beautiful sea conditions allowed us to search the channel at high speeds. We ventured to the same feeding spot...
Santa Barbara Whale WatchMay 81 min readBLUE WHALES! | 2 Blue Whales, 1,000 commonsToday we were treated to quite the surprise! 2 GIANT Blue Whales graced the channel with their gargantuan presence. Blue whales have been...