June 26, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north weaving our way through the Wasp Islands and west in Spieden Channel. We stopped to watch the Southern Resident…
Read moreWhale Trifecta – Humpbacks, Orcas and Minkes
June 22, 2024 – As we were sailing north up San Juan Channel we spotted a blow of a humpback whale. As luck would have it there were two humpback…
Read moreVisit to Yellow Island Nature Preserve
June 21, 2024 – Half day sail with a visit to Yellow Island Nature Preserve with a pick up and drop off on Orcas Island.
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s, T46B1’s and T51 around South Lopez Island
June 20, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we chose to go south. We took the narrow channel around Turn Island passing foraging racoons, a pair of bald eagles, and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s having a party
June 18, 2024 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas at Blakely Shoal we plotted a course to meet them. The orcas were the T65B’s (mother of three boys) and…
Read moreA Fantastic Sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s
June 16, 2024 – Our decision was to head north today after leaving Friday Harbor based on a few orca sightings from earlier that morning. As we reached north of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s and a vist to Sucia Island
June 12, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orca nearby, the T65A’s (minus T65A3 and T65A5), we headed south to see them. After passing a bunch of harbor seals warming…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s and Humpback whale BCX1057 Divot with new calf
June 10, 2024 – After setting sail wing on wing up San Juan Channel we heard a family of orcas known as the T99’s were found southbound from Flattop Island…
Read moreSailing with Humpback whales “Fukuro” and “Poseidon”
June 7, 2024 – Today was our longest sail to date of 49 miles. Our 8 year old passenger was wearing a custom made humpback t-shirt and had an ambition…
Read moreUnidentified Humpback Whale near S. Lopez and Minke whales on Salmon Bank
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…
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