August 12, 2022 – We traveled as fast as we could on the ebb current out of Cattle Pass to catch up with a gray whale who was also traveling…
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Minke whales, brown pelicans, the “naked seal”, and a Humpback playing with kelp
August 11, 2022 – An epic adventure full of wildlife. Bald eagles, harbor seals, great blue herons, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, two (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks,…
Read moreOrcas T36’s and T137’s join T65A2, T65A4 and T77’s
August 10, 2022 – Awesome winds today for sailing as we headed north up San Juan Channel downwind wing on wing. With storms coming up from the south we carefully…
Read moreMinke encounter and Southern Resident Orcas from the L12’s
August 8, 2022 – We sailed south and spotted many harbor seals, some bald eagles and saw many cormorants and gulls nesting on Goose Island. As we arrived at Salmon…
Read moreMinke whale “Trotsky II”
August 7, 2022 – After exiting Friday Harbor we drifted behind Turn Island State Park passing many harbor seals hauled out on the rocks. Keeping out of the flood current…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T124A2’s and T124A4’s followed by Southern Resident L Pod Orcas
August 4, 2022 – As we left the harbor winds were moderately strong so we reefed the sails and made our way northwest up San Juan Channel with a great…
Read moreOrcas T75B’s San Juan Channel and Minke whales on Salmon Bank
August 2, 2022 – We cast off rather quickly to catch up with some Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T75B’s who were southbound in San Juan Channel. The orcas stalled…
Read moreOrcas T124A2’s and T124A4’s near East Point
August 1, 2022 – A nice sail up the channel weaving our way through the islands near Shirt Tail Reef. We found lots of bald eagle action on Flattop Island…
Read moreMinke on Salmon Bank, sail around Lopez and Sea Otter at Bird Rocks
July 30, 2022 – A great sail down San Juan Channel. Passed Goose Island where the cormorants and gulls nest. A visit to Whale Rocks to see the harbor seals…
Read moreMinke whale “Trotsky II” and a sunset sail
July 29, 2022 – Sailing south out of Cattle Pass spotting some cool wildlife including a minke whale known as “Trotsky II” (one we haven’t seen yet this year), harbor…
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