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Some tour companies offer year-round whale-watching boat trips, mostly to see grays in
winter and spring, and humpbacks and blues in summer.
Condor Express
CRUISE
Blvd; adult/child 5-12yr 2½hr cruise $50/30, 4½hr cruise from $89/50; )
Take a whale-watching excursion aboard the high-speed catamaran
Condor Express
.
Whale sightings are guaranteed, so if you miss out the first time, you'll get a free voucher
for another cruise.
Santa Barbara Sailing Center
CRUISE, SAILING
Climb aboard the
Double Dolphin,
a 50ft sailing catamaran, for a two-hour coastal or sun-
set cruise. Seasonal whale-watching trips and quick one-hour spins around the harbor to
view sea lions are also kid-friendly. If you want to learn to pilot your own sailboat, sign up
for a 20-hour instructional course.
Sunset Kidd's Sailing Cruises
CRUISE
Float in an 18-passenger sailboat on a two-hour whale-watching trip or a morning, after-
noon, sunset cocktail or full-moon cruise. Reservations recommended.
Swimming
Los Baños del Mar
SWIMMING
$6; call for public swim schedules; )
Beyond the beaches in and around Santa Barbara, you can also swim at this municipal out-
door pool near West Beach that's good for recreational and lap swimming. For kids under
eight years old, there's a wading pool with a lifeguard that's open daily in summer, weather
permitting.