May 24, 2023 – It was such a fun sailing adventure today. We saw our first minke whale of the season. It was one we jokingly call “Minke Mouse”. She…
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Humpback whale BCX1602 “Lorax” and the outer islands
May 16, 2023 – Today we picked up our passengers from Orcas Island and thought it would be fun to circumnavigate Orcas Island. As we were near the top of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s near Moresby Island
May 15, 2023 – Gorgeous day in the San Juan Islands with temperatures reaching a whopping 84 degrees! Today we visited some of our favorite places including a sail along…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX0519 ‘Stitch’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ and Orcas T34’s & T37’s with brand new calf
September 19, 2022 – After hearing about some humpbacks outside of Friday Harbor early this morning heading south we scooted our sail an hour earlier to hopefully find them. It…
Read moreMultiple Minke Whales on Middle Bank
October 13, 2022 – Extremely fun sailing adventure with repeat guests/friends out to Middle Bank where we found three or maybe four minke whales. A pair of them were traveling side…
Read moreMinke Whale near Pear Pt and Southern Resident J Pod Orcas
September 27, 2022 – After leaving Friday Harbor we sailed through the pass behind Turn Island. Our passenger spotted a minke just beyond the rocks where harbor seals were resting.…
Read moreOrcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale
September 1, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) who were just south of the harbor after we cast off. We…
Read moreMultiple minke whales on Salmon Bank & a Sea Otter
August 24, 2022 – We sailed south after leaving Friday Harbor. As we came through the pass by Turn Island we found a deer and a raccoon exploring the island…
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August 22, 2022 – South to Salmon Bank where we found multiple minke whales including one with the nickname “Trotsky II”. Other wildlife spotted included harbor seals, cormorants, gulls with…
Read moreMinke whales, brown pelicans, the “naked seal”, and a Humpback playing with kelp
August 11, 2022 – An epic adventure full of wildlife. Bald eagles, harbor seals, great blue herons, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, two (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks,…
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