June 6, 2020 – Now that we’re in the Governors Phase II plan, we finally had our first sail with passengers since March. It was great to get out on…
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Humpbacks BCX0837 ‘Tempest’ and BCX1057 ‘Divot’ pass Friday Harbor
May 29, 2020 – An early morning exciting sighting of some humpback whales coming down the channel towards Friday Harbor made us scoot out the door in a hurry with…
Read moreSailing with T63 “Chainsaw” and the gang
May 16, 2020 – After hearing about an exciting orca sighting including one of our favorites, T63 aka “Chainsaw”, David and I decided to set sail. Its been about 2…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orca family T123’s pass Friday Harbor
May 11, 2020 – This morning a friend of ours reported seeing orcas coming down Spring Passage from Jones Island heading our way – off we went to check out…
Read moreThree humpbacks visit Friday Harbor on Mother’s Day
May 10, 2020 – A Happy Mother’s Day! The three humpbacks that visited Friday Harbor today all had calves last year. We heard an earlier report of humpbacks coming down…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T101’s head to Boundary Pass
May 8, 2020 – After hearing reports and seeing dorsal fins on the webcam on the west side of San Juan Island we were tempted to go out for a…
Read moreA visit to Patos Island to see the wildflowers
April 26, 2020 – Part 2 of our weekend visit to explore Sucia and to see April wildflowers on Patos. No charters running yet closed to Covid-19 but David and…
Read moreDavid’s Birthday sail to Sucia Island
April 25, 2020 – Part 1 of our weekend visit to explore Sucia and to see April wildflowers on Patos. No charters running yet closed to Covid-19 but David and…
Read moreHumpbacks BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’ & BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’ pass Friday Harbor
April 7, 2020 – Essential ID’s… The first humpback whales of 2020 to pass Friday Harbor: BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’ & BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’. Interestingly they headed into the fastest part…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas visit Friday Harbor
March 21, 2020 – As we were doing some maintenance on ‘Peniel’ at the dock we heard that our Southern Resident orcas from J pod were coming down San Juan…
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