Sailed down Rosario Straitand around Lopez Island with the T18/19 Transient Orcas (Mr Floppy Fin is the big male). We came through the pass of Castle Rock and the South…
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Are they finding the food they need to feed their families?
July 31, 2016 Evening 1/2 day sail – We spent time drifting on the west side of San Juan Island with the J16’s (minus J26) and the J17’s (minus J35…
Read moreSailing with Transient Orcas, T34s with T37 and T37B’s
July 28, 2016 – Searching for whales and finding 4 generations of Transients T34s with T37 and T37B’s. Residents are gone, and no humpbacks reported in our area. We set…
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July 23, 2016 – Salmon Bank to Hein Bank to Middle Bank to Beaumont Shoals hunting for whales. We continued to the horizon until we fell off the edge of…
Read moreSunset storm clouds
We went south to Hein Bank looking for humpbacks and minkes, but instead found L85 all on his lonesome. Choppy seas and a fair wind brought us back to cruise…
Read moreThe Humpback Comeback
Sailed south to witness the “Humpback Comeback”. Drifting in the deep blue we were mesmerized with the deep breaths of these gentle giants. Waving their pectoral flippers, lunge feeding, fluking.…
Read moreGroup A of the J’s reunite with Group B
Group A of the J’s reunite with Group B. After sailing north and exploring Flattop and the Cactus Islands we met group A southbound from Turn Point. Fast travel to…
Read moreStrange behaviour, J’s, Harbor Porpoise and minkes
A day with the J’s and minkes. Again we met them at Long Island. Over Salmon Bank and on to False Bay. They were spread from Pile Point to Salmon…
Read moreThis ain’t Sea World; it’s as real as it gets
We sailed north into God’s Country: Flattop, White Rock, Skipjack, then headlong into the waters above Boiling Reef. The transients had been there for 2 days, but decided leave two…
Read moreSailing close to Summer Solstice
Getting close to summer solstice. Cumulous clouds: unstable atmosphere. Strong winds: glassy calm. First harbor seal pup of the season. Peregrine Falcon chicks: ready to leave the nest. Moon is moving…
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