DAILY SIGHTINGS

Spectactular sightings today with well over 25 humpnback whales and 2,500 common dolphins in the channel. The day unfolded as follows. A moderate chop and some decent winds greeted us on our way out. However when we reached the humpback feeding grounds, the wind backed off nicely, allowing us to hop from whale to whale unimpeded. The first whales we watched quickly turned into 6 in the area. Smaller whales and larger whales all darted around the boat as they fed subsurface. O

Humpbacks were everywhere as we spent a gorgeous day in the SBC. A breaching humpback caught our attention as we reached the feeding grounds. Upon arrival on scene, we spent time with 3 humpback whales. All were relatively younger animals and had black tail flukes. A bit to the south we found a group of 6 whales all traveling together following a pod of dolphins. In the mix was our old friend "Jor," a whale that has been sighted since 2008. Jor has a big bite out of her right

Wow! Something Captain Devin has never seen in the channel, a lone humpback whale bubble netting. The large humpback would blow a ring of bubbles to scare/ corral a school of anchovies into a tight ball. Then it would lunge in the middle of the ball with its mouth open! An incredible behavior most commonly documented in places like Alaska and Antarctica with big groups of whales. Humpbacks are ingenuous! Notice the ring of bubbles surrounding this whale. Photo by Captain Devi

This post is from Tuesday June 20th.

Stunning sea conditions graced the channel. Visibilty was superb as we could see the channel islands in the distance some 20+ miles away. We first happened across a nice feeding area with a few hundred dolphins and two younf humpback whales. The two whales were busy feeding below the surface, but put up their giant tails as they dove. Humpbacl tail fluke in a flock of shooty shearwater. Photo by Captain Adam A few miles south we ran into a nice group of humpback whales. They

Captain Devin reports a MEGA DAY! We watched 6+ blue whales, 11 humpback whales, 1 fin whale, and over 1,500 common dolphins as we traversed the channel. A staggering number of both fish and krill have swarmed to our waters, creating two different feeding hotspots. We’ve been spending time watching the humpbacks and dolphins mid channel, before sending it out to the islands for the big blues 🐋 Thanks so much to Sami Haddad aboard island packers for this photo! Until Next Tim

What a day! The wind forecast called for some wind in the afternoon, but that didn’t stop us from having an incredible day at sea! We left the harbor aiming for the blue whale zone we had explored the day before. The 20 mile trek would take us about an hour to get to. Half way through the trip, we found an area with 3 humpbacks in it, as well as 500 common dolphins. We watched as the large whales put up their flukes. As we left another humpback showed itself. We eventually ma

Beautiful sea conditions graced the channel this morning, allowing us to find a whole heap of life. Our first sighting of the day was a nice pod of around 100 common dolphins in glassy seas. Nearby, a small juvenile humpback was lungefeeding at the surface. We got great looks at this hungry fellow. WE continued to bounce around in the flats from dolphin group to dolphin group, watching an additional 3 humpbacks as we went. Most noticably was this beautiful humpback with whit

All the life was directly in front of the harbor this morning. We enjoyed 3+ humpback whales and over 2,000 common dolphins feeding in one area. The highlight of the trip was certainly the last whale of the day, who breached, chin slapped, and pec slapped to his hearts content! This whale was ID’d as “Rocky,” a young whale first spotted in 2024 and has previously been sighted in Morro bay and Monterey bay! https://happywhale.com/individual/121897 Until Next Time, The SBWW Cre

Captain Adam took our passengers to the eastern channel where whales have been hanging out the past few days. Although he didn’t find any whales here, the dolphins and shearwaters were everywhere! A strong indication that food was in the area. We thoroughly scouted the “flats,” but to no avail. We continued west until we found a young solo humpback feeding with lots of dolphins and shesrwaters. A perfect end to a beautiful day at sea. Until next time, The SBWW Crew

This report is from Saturday May 23rd, 2026.

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