June 28, 2024 – As we were sailing south through Cattle Pass we came across Southern Resident orcas from J pod who had come down Rosario Strait and were approaching…
Read moreWildlife tour including Southern Resident J Pod Orcas and a Minke Whale
Four Humpback whales, Biggs Orcas T75B’s followed by T65A’s with T37A1 and T37A3
June 25, 2024 – We moved fast to catch 4 playful humpbacks as they approached Turn Point Lighthouse, Stuart Island. One humpback fully breached and we saw another doing chin…
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 moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s Spieden to Wasp Pass
June 18, 2024 – We had a fun sail today with a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s. After casting off we moved quickly up San Juan Channel…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s and T86A1’s in the sunset
June 6, 2024 – Sailed north quickly on the flood tide with reports of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T123’s and T86A1’s, at Battleship Island. We met the orcas at Green Point,…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T124C outside Friday Harbor
June 5, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas found by MacArthur Bank and good winds we had a fast sail out of Friday Harbor to the south. Passing Turn…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T124A’s in West Sound
May 12, 2024 – Our morning started with an email from our previous passengers seeing orcas breaching off the south end of Shaw Island while on the ferry. We shifted…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19, T19B and T49A’s followed by T36A’s
April 23, 2024 – With a report of Orcas Northbound in Haro Strait we sailed North from Friday Harbor and stayed close to shore in Spieden Channel catching the back eddies…
Read moreMinke whale in New Channel
October 21, 2023 – A northerly sail to some of our favorite places. Through the Wasp Islands, Flattop Island, Ripple Island, the Cactus Islands, and around Spieden Island. While drift…
Read moreSouthern Resident Orcas with Mt Rainier backdrop
October 18, 2023 – Beam reach sail as we left Friday Harbor with an ebb current running and a light northerly wind. Jibing to run downwind wing on wing we…
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