June 6, 2024 – We headed south on the ebb tide monitoring reports of a humpback whale heading NW from MacArthur Bank towards Iceberg Pt, Lopez Island. Sailing inside the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T124C outside Friday Harbor
June 5, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas found by MacArthur Bank and good winds we had a fast sail out of Friday Harbor to the south. Passing Turn…
Read moreEvening short sail
June 3, 2024 – With moderately strong winds we sailed through and out of Friday Harbor and had a fast sail over to Shaw Island. We pulled out of the…
Read moreMinke whale on Salmon Bank and a beautiful sunset
June 1, 2024 – As we returned from our previous sail the rain started. We had a safety briefing indoors while waiting for the rain clouds to pass. Alas we…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX1057 “Divot” with new calf outside Friday Harbor & Southern Resident K Pod Orcas
June 1, 2024 – With news of a pair of humpback whales coming south from Jones Island we contacted our friend on Yellow Island. He had spotted the whale passing…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s with T19 & T19B Boundary Pass
May 31, 2024 – After casting off we made a decision to head North. A pod of Biggs/Transient orca were northbound at the top of Haro Strait including the T49A’s…
Read morePacific white-sided dolphins, Biggs Orcas, and a Proposal!
May 30, 2024 – Today we had heard some exciting news… there was a pod of about a dozen Pacific white-sided dolphins hanging out close to shore near Jackson Beach,…
Read moreSunset sail north to New Channel and Flattop Island
May 29, 2024 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we had a light sprinkle in the harbor with sunshine in the channel so we headed for the sunshine. Biggs…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T124A’s Spieden Channel
May 29, 2024 – After casting off we had a nice sail across the channel as we headed North. At Flattop Island we had a good look at a bald…
Read moreWhale Trifecta! Orcas, Minkes and Humpbacks
May 27, 2024 – Today we saw so much wildlife including three types of whales… ‘A Whale Trifecta’ – minke whales, orcas, and humpback whales! Other wildlife included groups of…
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