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Sail to Yellow Island to see wildflowers plus a bunch of cool wildlife

Sail to Yellow Island to see wildflowers plus a bunch of cool wildlife

April 12, 2025 – Morning sail to Nature Conservancy’s Yellow Island Nature Preserve to see the wildflowers in bloom. We also had some great wildlife sightings today including a mink,…

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Biggs Orcas T46B’s with new calf T46B3A outside Friday Harbor

Biggs Orcas T46B’s with new calf T46B3A outside Friday Harbor

April 5, 2025 – We left Friday Harbor with news of Biggs orcas northbound in San Juan Channel. A group of Steller sea lions were hanging out near Minnesota Reef.…

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Sail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1

Sail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1

October 27, 2024 – Looking for blue skies between rain showers and aware of Biggs/Transient orcas near Anacortes we caught the back eddy down to Turn Island. Meeting the flood…

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Minke whale passing Friday Harbor

Minke whale passing Friday Harbor

October 23, 2024 – We took a northerly tack to sail up San Juan Channel and after crossing halfway to mid channel our passenger noticed a whale near Pt Caution.…

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Sailing with Orcas T19’s and Humpbacks BCX1968 “Split Fluke” and BCX1640 “Bond”

Sailing with Orcas T19’s and Humpbacks BCX1968 “Split Fluke” and BCX1640 “Bond”

October 17, 2024 – Today our passengers got lucky and saw orcas (Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s – still no T18 present) on their ferry ride to Friday Harbor. The orcas were…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s visit Friday Harbor

Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s visit Friday Harbor

October 16, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s coming south in San Juan Channel we arranged a spur of the moment sail with repeat passengers to see the…

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North to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s

North to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s

October 12, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas at Portland Island and a flood current we headed north. We passed Limestone Pt over to Green Pt and…

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