July 1, 2025 – After casting off we headed north with a good sail up San Juan Channel. We spotted our first harbor seal pups of the year with one…
Read moreA quick view of Biggs/Transient Orcas T36A’s near Spieden Island
South to Whale Rocks and a Minke whale on Salmon Bank
July 1, 2025 – We headed south on the ebb tide with good sailing down San Juan Channel. After passing the cormorant colony on Goose Island and Cattle Pt Lighthouse…
Read moreHumpback Herd near Dungeness & Minke whale at Hein Bank
June 30, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a report of a humpback and calf heading south from Pea Pod Rocks (Olympus and calf). We sailed south…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s followed by 3 Humpback Whales in Haro Strait
June 29, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T123’s) moving west from the Orcas Ferry Landing we left the dock feeling excited. We had a relaxing sail up…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s pass by Friday Harbor
June 28, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we had two orca reports. The T65B’s were with T49A1 milling south of Stuart Island at the west end of Spieden Channel…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T46C’s and T75C’s by D’arcy Island & a Humpback outside Friday Harbor
June 27, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of two families of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. It turned out to be Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX1706 “Pepper” near Iceberg Pt
June 26, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbr we headed south and crossed the channel to Big Rock to cruise the Lopez coastline. We passed many sleepy harbor seals by…
Read moreSunset sail around Blakely and Shaw Islands
June 25, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T46C’s and T75C’s) milling for a few hours south of Lawrence Pt bucking the flood tide we decided to head…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her 2025 calf breaching in President Channel
June 25, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we debated whether to go north or south. We sailed across toward Shaw Island and began to head south when a report…
Read moreContinuous Breaches from 2025 calf of Humpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama”!
June 24, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of Biggs orcas southbound towards Satellite Channel. While we were in New Channel we heard the orcas…
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