DAILY SIGHTINGS

The BIGGEST there is or ever has been 🐋 Our passengers enjoyed the incredible marvel of a Blue whale on today’s trip! It’s hard to comprehend the size of these ancient whales. Reaching upwards of 90 feet in the northern hemisphere, blue whales create an immense sense of awe with just their sheer presence. Today’s sighting is a promising sign for a blue whale summer, as their presence is a tell tale sign that large swarms of krill have bloomed in the channel. With some epic w

Pacific white sided dolphins have become a rare sighting in Southern California over the past few years. These beautiful dolphins used to be a common sighting every winter and spring in the channel, but have been MIA the past few years. In fact, yesterday was Captain Devin's first encounter with them in over 5 years! These dolphins have an expansive range, from the Aleutian Islands to the tip of Baja, so who’s to say what has caused their disappearance in recent years. Finger

Off the coast of UCSB Captain Devin found a load of life! 11 Humpbacks, 300 common dolphins, and an unlimited number of blue sharks were feeding in the area. A juvenile whale breached near the boat to cap off an exciting day in the SBC! Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

We encountered a very active group of 2,000+ common dolphins on today's trip, as well as 3 humpback whales in the mix. All of the life was concentrated in one square mile area today. Birds dove as dolphins leaped out of the water, and the whale's tails rose from the depths. Further outside, we found a single humpback that was tricky to get looks at. We also encountered a nice concentrated area with 7+ blue sharks in it! Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

It feels like summer! We had sensational sightings today courtesy of the Santa Barbara Channel. Most of the whales we watched today were TINY! Most likely, some yearlings have been hanging around looking for a bite to eat. They certainly found it today as Birdnado after Birdnado lit up the horizon. These flocks of seagulls, pelicans, and cormorants found an endless buffet of anchovies to eat, corralled by the dolphins and whales aplenty. We watched as the small whales continu

A beautiful February day in the channel yielded humpback whales and common dolphins. All of our whales were found smack dab in the middle of the shipping lanes. Our first whale was a subadult on a mission! It was traveling east at a consistent 4 knots, coming up for 3 breaths at a time, before putting up its massive flukes. Next, we watched a pair of whales. They shared some interest in the boat as they repeatedly showed up on our sonar right below us before popping up behind

Another one of those incredible December days. A bit of a bump from yesterday's high winds resided in the channel, but didn't stop us from finding a whole bunch of marine life! Captain Devin reports incredible marine sightings. 7 humpback whales, 10 Dall's porpoise, and 100 common dolphins are a great way to start any trip. But ending the trip with a friendly pod of killer whales was THE BEST way to end it. On the way home, we happened upon a group of killer whales known as t

Captain Devin reports Perfect weather today which allowed him to find 15+ humpback whales and 1,000 common dolphins. This time of year, the whales are all moving around, migrating to and fro. However with the channel being such a productive marine hotspot. Many of the whales are still feeding into December. Competition behavior for the breeding season as well as feeding behavior are common this time of year, making it a great time to hop on a whale watching trip! Until Next T

CRC-21399 Captain Adam reports another day with beautiful weather and lots of whales! We enjoyed a cow/calf pair close to shore. Tail flukes were seen by all. We then spent time with 100 or so common dolphins. The flat, calm sea conditions really emphasized the awesome encounter. South of the lanes, we found even more humpbacks. A competition pod of 6 whales. Among the whales was this individual, CRC-21399. This whale has been seen in Monterey Bay since 2023. It was never see

Captain Adam reports absolutely stunning sea conditions in the channel, along with some really nice sightings! Our first whales of the day made up a comp pod of 5 whales together. They trumpet blew, they threw their tails around, and put up high arching flukes. It was a bittersweet encounter knowing these whales will soon be headed south out of the feeding grounds. We soon found a beautiful pod of about 250 common dolphins. The glassy seas really accentuated this encounter. T