July 1, 2022 – We had perfect winds for sailing through the maze of islands. We made it up to New Channel (a favorite place of ours) and to Flattop…
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Humpback BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her newest calf pass Friday Harbor
June 20, 2022 – It was spectacular getting an opportunity to see a pair of humpback whales coming down the channel passing Friday Harbor – and it happened to be BCY0324…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX1251 “Orion” and BCX1057 “Divot”, Bald eagle and Peregrine chicks
June 14, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including bald eagles (adults, juveniles, and a chick plus many eagle nests), Peregrine falcon chicks, harbor seals, river otters, various diving…
Read moreOrcas T123’s followed by a pair of humpbacks (BCZ0414 Zephyr and friend)
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 moreHumpback whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her new calf
June 7, 2022 Such a magical encounter with humpback whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her new calf – plus another mystery whale that passed on by!
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 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…
Read moreHumpback “Valiant” passes Friday Harbor
April 19, 2022 – With news of a humpback whale heading south from Pt Caution just north of Friday Harbor we decided to cast off for a sail. We were…
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