DAILY SIGHTINGS

Today’s weather was perfect, nice sunny skies and calm glassy water, it was a stunning day in Santa Barbara paradise. We enjoyed a single...

Frosty has once again made an appearance in the channel! For a third time in 2025, we enjoyed this beautiful leucistic killer whale...

Frosty and Company again showed up in the Santa Barbara Channel today. This time they were even closer to home. We enjoyed 6 of these...

A VERY special sighting today, as Captain Devin found FROSTY, the elusive white killer whale! ❄️ Devin found 6 killer whales traveling...

Our first trip of 2025 was one we will never forget! We spent the day with killer whales from two different matrilines. These whales...

Today, we said goodbye to 2024 and reflected on a spectacular day in the Santa Barbara Channel. From endless humpbacks to hungry killer...

Large swells and a bit of wind greeted us in the channel today. While the weather slowed us down a bit it didn't stop us from finding...

Another sensational winter day complete with 10+ humpback whales in darling seas. Not a breath of wind greeted us in the channel today....

8 Humpbacks near the west end of Santa Cruz Island. Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

5 humpbacks and 6 Dall's Porpoises near the west end of SCI. We witnessed some lungeing as well! Until Next Time, The SBWW Crew

Another eventful day spent with acrobatic humpback whales, there was plenty of action to catch you up on, so let's begin! We headed out...

Another stunning (yet chilly), day out at sea with 7+ Humpbacks, 4 minkes, and over 300 bottlenose! Our day started with a trio of minke...

Another perfectly calm day led us far offshore to one of the channel's most primeval feeding grounds. We sped towards the beautiful...

It was the most beautiful day of the year in the Santa Barbara channel. With perfectly glassy seas and beautiful clouds illuminating the...

Perfectly glassy sea conditions today greeted us on a chill Black Friday. We left the harbor in a westerly direction and happened upon 3...

Conditions were nice today after some rain and wind yesterday. We found a cow/calf pair of humpback whales upon leaving the harbor. In...

Mid-November is proving to have some epic whale action! Today we encountered 10+ humpback whales. The first pair we came across was a...

Two trips left the dock on this beautiful fall day in Santa Barbara! Each with equally epic sightings. The conditions were perfect as we...

On a stunning fall day in the channel, our crew and passengers were met with calm seas and sunny skies. As we bounced around the channel,...

A beautiful fall day with a hint of fog! The middle of the channel was packed with dense fog this morning. A small clearing revealed a...