June 7, 2026 – Evening sunset short sail. Sea otter by Turn Rock. Bald eagles by Shaw Island. Forest reflections in calm waters. Sunset over San Juan Island.
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Gray whale CRC-2702 near Shoal Bight
June 7, 2026 – After casting off we were monitoring a report of orcas in Guemes Channel (T124A’s) who later turned south in Rosario Strait. We sailed to Turn Rock…
Read moreOrcas T123’s come inter-island
June 6, 2026 – Sails raised drifting on the current out of Friday Harbor for a short sunset sail. The back eddy met the flood at Turn Rock and we…
Read moreA Gray whale, Orcas, Humpbacks, Puffins, Seals, Sea lions and more
June 6, 2026 – As we set sail from Friday Harbor we had been monitoring reports of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T99’s who were southbound in…
Read moreOrcas T99’s and T123’s by Guemes Island
June 4, 2026 – Leaving Friday Harbor with a report of Biggs/Transient orcas T99’s northbound in an ebb current on a treadmill in Bellingham Channel. From Upright Head we came…
Read moreOrcas T49A1 with T49C plus T36A’s and T69D’s in Haro Strait
June 3, 2026 – After yesterday’s phenomenal number of Biggs/Transient orcas traveling eastbound in the Strait of Juan de Fuca – some of those 45 orcas should be somewhere today.…
Read moreNorth to Monarch Head and back
June 2, 2026 – Gorgeous weather today and we sailed north searching for whales. We saw a pair of bald eagles in their nest on Cliff Island. Harbor seals were…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T117A, T117B’s and T172 come in through Cattle Pass
June 1, 2026 – Exciting close-hauled sail over to Shaw Island and worked our way north on the coastline staying out of the ebb current. An adult bald eagle was…
Read moreHumpback whale BCZ0575 “Chi” by Sinclair Island
May 30, 2026 – Strong winds to the south so we headed north. A bald eagle was carrying a fish to its nest on Cliff Island. We’re hoping to catch…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s with T124A4’s in Wasp Passage
May 28, 2026 – Reefed sails and moderately strong winds made a fast beam reach across the channel and wing on wing by the Tift Rocks to Neck Pt, Shaw…
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