Sept 15, 2025 – With a report of orcas heading for Spieden Channel from Haro Strait we headed north. After sailing through the Wasp Islands and cutting across San Juan…
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Sailing to New Channel and Flattop Island
Sept 14, 2025 – Moderate winds for sailing on what felt like an autumn day. Clouds came and went with occasional sprinkles. We were temped to go south but being…
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Sept 13, 2025 – Short sunset sail
Read moreA humpback “Victory”, a minke, a sea otter and much more
Sept 13, 2025 – Epic trip. Southbound to Salmon and MacArthur Banks with a trip full of amazing wildlife. Harbor seals hauled out, bald eagles, Steller sea lions at Whale…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s socializing by Stuart Island
Sept 12, 2025 – We left Friday Harbor with news of Biggs/Transient orcas T75B’s rounding Turn Pt and heading for New Channel. So we sailed north to the Wasp Islands…
Read moreSunset sail from Friday Harbor
Sept 11, 2025 – Evening sunset sail
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E plus Humpback Whale BCY1463 “Malachite”
Sept 11, 2025 – With news of the Biggs/Transient orca brothers T60D (born 2004) and T60E (born 2008) northbound in Haro Strait we headed north. Along the San Juan Island…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T137’s come inter-island
Sept 10, 2025 – After casting off we headed south around Turn Island seeing resting harbor seals on the rocks. We tacked to sail through Cattle Pass seeing cormorants nests…
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Sept 9, 2025 – Short sunset sail
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s and T99’s by Spieden Island
Sept 9, 2025 – Sailing out from Friday Harbor we came over to Hicks Bay on Shaw Island uncertain whether to go north, south or east. Heading north we came…
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