June 7, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we set a course for south. Sailing around Turn Island we spotted raccoons foraging on the tide line and harbor…
Read moreMinke whales & Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”
Sunset sail up to New Channel and Flattop Island
June 6, 2023 – Sailing up to Green Point, Spieden Island, we spotted a California sea lion hanging out in the bull kelp. Bald eagles were scattered about the forest…
Read moreSail down to Salmon Bank
June 6, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we took advantage of the ebb tide and North wind to sail south. Sailing around Turn Island we spotted racoons foraging on…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s by Sucia Island and a stunning sunset
June 5, 2023 – On our afternoon sail a family of orcas known as the T49A’s who had come inter-island through Thatcher Pass but were going back out to Rosario…
Read moreSailing around Turn Island
June 5, 2023 – Morning short sail around Turn Island
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T124C near Skipjack and Sucia
June 4, 2023 – Shortly after leaving Friday Harbor we spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree looking down at something. Nearby the tree was a red fox with…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T124A’s and Eaglets in nest
June 3, 2023 – Today we met up with Biggs/Transient orcas T124A’s after they came inter-island and out through Wasp Passage. Earlier in the day they traveled up the east…
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June 2, 2023 – Evening sunset sail
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T101’s in Rosario
June 2, 2023 – We sailed through Turn Island Pass with lots of tacks passing a ton of harbor seals hauled out. Boogying south we moved quickly upon reports of…
Read moreDistant view of J Pod Orcas and a sail around Stuart
June 1, 2023 – A gorgeous day in the islands. Harbor seals were hauled out. Steller Sea Lions on Green Pt were accompanied by a California sea lion. Southern Resident…
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