July 20, 2022 – South out of Cattle Pass. We met a humpback whale identified as BCX1965 on Salmon Bank. We had some great views before breaking off to cross over…
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Humpback whale BCX1773 “Valiant” and friend
May 19, 2022 – An adventure to see a pair of humpback whales going North in Haro Strait. One of them is a young 5 year old named BCX1773 “Valiant”,…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1210 and brand new calf
May 9, 2021 – Our first sail with a humpback whale this year. BCX1210 “Slate” showed up in our area with a brand new calf. It was just beautiful watching…
Read moreMultiple minkes and a humpback whale MMX0006
August 18, 2019 – We had a whale two-fer – multiple minkes and a humpback whale – which our passenger identified as MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”. One of the minke…
Read moreThree Minkes and a Humpback whale MMY0147 on our sail
August 3, 2019 – As we circumnavigated Lopez Island we saw three minke whales and a humpback, MMY0147. That’s nothing to sneeze at! We’ve been seeing the same three minkes…
Read moreSailing North in strong winds and meeting humpback whale
June 19, 2019 –To reef or not to reef was the question. We sailed out of the harbor under full sail and took some shelter by cutting in through the…
Read moreHumpback outside of Friday Harbor
June 18, 2018 – We sailed inside of Turn Rock to meet a humpback whale in Griffin Bay. Goose-wing downwind sailing on light air we travelled together to Shaw Island…
Read moreAnother humpback whale passing Friday Harbor
October 31, 2017 – Today we got word of a humpback whale just north of our harbor. So, we jumped in the skiff to get a quick look. We believe…
Read moreSailing with a humpback whale
July 29, 2017 – We sailed north out of Friday Harbor on a journey to intercept a humpback whale. Luckily the humpback known as BCY0532 aka “Graze” was swimming quickly…
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