August 2, 2024 – Half day sail south to Salmon Bank with lots of wildlife including raccoons, great blue herons, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, cormorants, gulls with chicks, a…
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Searching for minke whales at Salmon Bank
August 1, 2024 – A beautiful southerly sail to Salmon Bank with fantasic views of a minke whale foraging. Other wildlife sightings included Steller sea lions, harbor seals, bald eagles,…
Read moreSailing south to Whale Rocks
August 1, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank and onto MacArthur Bank in search of minke whales but we came up empty handed despite a valiant effort. We returned…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T65A5 south to Cattle Pass
July 30, 2024 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we sailed towards Upright Channel with interest to see an orca who was near the intersection of Cayou and Upright…
Read moreEpic trip in the fog, Biggs Orca T65A5 playing with crab pots, & shore excursion to Yellow Island
July 30, 2024 – It felt like August aka “Fogust” arrived early because the harbor was socked in thick with fog. After casting off we set sails with limited visibility…
Read moreMinke whale on Salmon Bank plus sea otter, seals, sea lions, eagles and more
July 28, 2024 – Earlier in the day we saw so much amazing wildlife on our southerly trip so we decided to head south again on our evening trip. Harbor…
Read moreSea Otter, Harbor seals, Sea lions and 2 Minke whales
July 28, 2024 – Distant hazy fog was in the air as we went south. Many harbor seals were hauled out during the low tide resting on the rocks. A…
Read moreSunset sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s at White Rock and Flattop Island
July 27, 2024 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas T34’s and T37’s coming down President Channel we headed North quickly. We noticed there is quite a number a harbor…
Read moreA foggy sail south to meet Humpback Whale BCY0983 “Aerie”
July 27, 2024 – We met a bald eagle eating something on a rock outside Friday Harbor. Continued inside Turn Island admiring the harbor seals hauled out on the low…
Read moreSunset sail north into New Channel and around Flattop Island
July 24, 2024 – We sailed north pretty quickly with a good wind. Came through Spieden Channel close to the San Juan Island side to escape the flood current. After…
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