September 7, 2019 – A sail filled with so much wildlife including bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, loads of common murres, and lots of orcas. First we saw the…
Read moreTransient orcas T36A’s with T101’s, T49A3, followed by T137’s
Yellow Island and the T60s family of Transient Orcas plus T2B and T59
September 6, 2019- A special sail to Yellow Island Nature Preserve with folks with a long connection to the island. As a bonus we crossed from Yellow Island to see…
Read moreSail with T60s, T2B and T59 around D’Arcy Island and later in Spieden Channel
September 5, 2019 – What a beautiful day to be on the water. There was a playful pod of porpoise outside Friday Harbor soon after we set sail. The sounds…
Read moreSailing with Transient Orcas T60s with T2B and T59 from Sidney Island to D’Arcy
North through the Wasp islands, Spring Pass, Flattop Island and into New Channel. Making good time wit the ebb current we crossed Haro Strait into Canada. We met the T60s…
Read moreSailing with whales – T60s, T2B and T59 followed by the T37As and a Humpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein”
September 3, 2019 – By chance we found ourselves in the middle of the Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous race. Leaving them as they rounded Jones Island we sailed into…
Read moreT18’s, T46B’s and T100’s near D’Arcy
September 1, 2019 – We had whales all over the place, but all heading away from us! It wasn’t easy choosing a route, but in the end it worked out…
Read moreTransient orcas T137’s, Resident J Pod orcas, and a tufted puffin
August 29, 2019 – First we encountered Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T137’s shortly after leaving the harbor. The orca family was traveling close to San Juan Island in Griffin…
Read moreAnother triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006
August 26, 2019 – We had an incredible day – a pod of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T99’s, a minke whale whom we’ve nicknamed “Sparkles”, and a humpback whale…
Read moreSail with the T36A Transient orcas hunting at White Rock and Skipjack Islands
August 25, 2019 – An interesting encounter with the Biggs/Transient orca family known as the T36A’s. They had been in that same area since the night before near Waldron Island.…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T34’s, T37 and T37B’s followed by T99’s
August 24, 2019 – What a wonderful day sailing around the San Juan Islands. There were so many orcas in the area and we were lucky enough to encounter the…
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