DAILY SIGHTINGS

8+ Humpback Whales 500 Short beaked common dolphins 3,000 long beaked common dolphins

3 humpbacks, 5,000 dolphins

2 Humpback Whales 20+ Minke Whales (Our most ever!) 50 Common Dolphins 4 Great White Sharks

5 Humpback Whales 100 long beaked common dolphins 500 short beaked common dolphins Potato Harbor Painted Cave

Another drop dead gorgeaus day in the Santa Barbara Channel yields lots of life. In total across two trips we watched : 6+ Humpback Whales (breching) 12+ Minke Whales 200+ Common dolphins Overcast skies led us east to where the majority of the feeding whales have been this pastg week. We found lots of whales, with at least 6 humpbacks in the area. We watched adults, and juveniles feeding together with minke whales and common dolphins. It was action packed with flukes and clos

8+ Humpback Whales 10+ Minke Whales 800 Common Dolphins

2 trips left the dock today, each with their own unique sightings! The morning trip greeted us with stellar conditions and a trip to the east where we had some humpbacks the day prior. We sped arounf the area to find 3 minke whales feeding with ~200 common dolphins. We had great looks at the minkes as they surfaced right next to us! We ran west on our afternoon trip to find a large pod of ~1,000 short beaked common dolphins. They were as acrobatic as ever, leaping about the b

2 trips left the dock today, each with their own highlights. The morning trip started out quickly with ~20 coastal bottlenose right out of the harbor. They greeted the boat with some bowriding and their beautiful bottlenose smile. About 10 miles south of the harbor we hung out with ~100 long beaked common dolphins. A minke whale came up for a quick breath as well. A report from our friends down east got us moving! Island Packers vessel "Islander," had found 2 humpbacks. We go

Captain Adam took the boat on a fun exploration of the SBC. Wind and waves were prevalent but that didn't stop us from having a great day. We enjoyed 2,500 short beaked common dolphins, as well as 500 long beaked common dolphins. Wherever we found long beaks, we found whales! In the first group we found a shy minke whale, before eventually finding a humpback whale a few miles outside the harbor! Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

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