June 12, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including osprey, bald eagles, harbor seals, a Steller sea lion, and the highlights were a pod of orcas known as the…
Read moreOrcas T123’s followed by a pair of humpbacks (BCZ0414 Zephyr and friend)
Proposal sail with Orcas T123’s and T41’s outside Friday Harbor
June 11, 2022 – Today we had a very special sail with a surprise proposal. After casting off we came around Turn Island to see a group of Biggs/Transient orcas…
Read moreHumpback whales BCZ0298 “Split Fin”and one other by Turn Point
June 10, 2022 – Bald eagles, harbor seals, various diving birds, and the highlight was a pair of humpback whales traveling along Stuart Island. One of the humpback whales was…
Read moreSailing south with distant views of J pod
May 31, 2022 – Half day sail south. Our sail included a wide variety of wildlife including black oystercatchers, raccoons, bald eagles, vultures, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, cormorants, loons and…
Read moreHumpbacks Lucky & Divot followed by J Pod orcas
May 30, 2022 – Double hitter today – humpbacks and orcas! It was quite the day for whale watching seeing two humpback whales identified as BCX0419 “Lucky” and BCX1057 “Divot”…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s then the T60’s and T109C’s
May 28, 2022 – It was quite the day for whale watching seeing the Biggs/Transient orcas T123’s followed by T2B with the T60’s (minus T60D and T60E) plus the T109C’s.…
Read moreFinding Biggs orca T49A1 in Rosario and T137’s outside Friday Harbor
May 25, 2022 – What a fun sail we had heading out into Rosario Strait and finding lone male orca T49A1 as he was steadily southbound. The next afternoon he…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1383 “Glacier” passes Friday Harbor and J pod in Boundary Pass
May 24, 2022 – Another exciting, memorable day on the water for us – today we met a new to us humpback whale. We identified it as BCX1383 “Glacier” after comparing…
Read moreHumpbacks BCY0324 Big Mama and calf by Saturna Island
May 23, 2022 – After leaving Friday Harbor we made quick progress sailing north up San Juan Channel with a plan to catch up with a humpback whale traveling up Haro…
Read moreHumpback whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and new calf
May 20, 2022 – Such a fun adventure seeing humpback whale BCY0324 aka “Big Mama”, with her 7th calf near Gooch Island. Other trip highlights included sailing through New Channel…
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