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Pacific Offshore Expeditions
Channel Islands​
Trip Reports and Sightings from Channel Islands


December Schedule Discussion
Many folks are inquiring.... "What about trips during the Christmas Season?!" In years past, we have operated Killer Whale Quests with good success in the time immediatley before and after Christmas. This year, we do not have any trips on our calendar in the time frame. The reason why is that our schedule in Newport Beach is very much full, day and night, for 2 hour trips during this time. If we have Oxnard commitments on top of this, it's a big stressor to our scheduling. On


9/29/25 All 8, One Day Channel Islands Marathon
8 Killer Whales


9/28/25 Killer Whale Quest
11+ Killer Whales CA216Bs, CA45s, CA46D, CA122Bs


9/27/25 Killer Whale Quest
22 Killer Whales! Â CA23A1s/A2/A3, CA27As, CA39s, CA40/CA137, CA58B, CA122As, CA122Cs, CA216Cs


9/19/25 Killer Whale Quest
14 Killer Whales CA39As, CA122Bs, CA58A, CA27As, CA216Cs!


9/7/25 8 Hour Channel Islands Whale Watching
10 Killer Whales, 10 Humpback Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins Capt. Ryan's VLOG about the whole day can be seen here:...


9/6/25 8 Hour Channel Islands Whale Watching
20+ Humpback Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins


8/31/25 Killer Whale Quest
6 Killer Whales, 6 Humpback Whales, 3,000 Common Dolphin The CA27Ds and CA27E family of Orca killed a common dolphin right in front of...


8/30/25 8 Hour Channel Islands Whale Watching
7 Killer Whales, 5 Humpback Whales Wow, we felt so lucky to find the CA51A family of Killer Whales not too far from the harbor! We...
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