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Southern Resident J Pod Orcas Southbound Haro Strait and wildlife in New Channel

Southern Resident J Pod Orcas Southbound Haro Strait and wildlife in New Channel

June 26, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north weaving our way through the Wasp Islands and west in Spieden Channel. We stopped to watch the Southern Resident…

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Four Humpback whales, Biggs Orcas T75B’s followed by T65A’s with T37A1 and T37A3

Four Humpback whales, Biggs Orcas T75B’s followed by T65A’s with T37A1 and T37A3

June 25, 2024 – We moved fast to catch 4 playful humpbacks as they approached Turn Point Lighthouse, Stuart Island. One humpback fully breached and we saw another doing chin…

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Biggs Orcas T49C, then T36A1’s & T46B1’s, and then T49A’s in San Juan Channel

Biggs Orcas T49C, then T36A1’s & T46B1’s, and then T49A’s in San Juan Channel

June 24, 2024 – We sailed south and tacked our way down the channel on the ebb tide. We met Biggs/Transient orca T49C at the bottom of San Juan Channel…

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Whale Trifecta – Humpbacks, Orcas and Minkes

Whale Trifecta – Humpbacks, Orcas and Minkes

June 22, 2024 – As we were sailing north up San Juan Channel we spotted a blow of a humpback whale. As luck would have it there were two humpback…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s, T46B1’s and T51 around South Lopez Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s, T46B1’s and T51 around South Lopez Island

June 20, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we chose to go south. We took the narrow channel around Turn Island passing foraging racoons, a pair of bald eagles, and…

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Gray Whale CRC-2555 on the east side of Orcas Island

Gray Whale CRC-2555 on the east side of Orcas Island

June 19, 2024 – With morning reports of orca southbound from Barnes and Clark we sailed inter-island hoping to meet them in Rosario Strait. However, we instead met a gray…

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Southern Resident J Pod Orcas inbound to False Bay

Southern Resident J Pod Orcas inbound to False Bay

June 13, 2024 -Began our sail on a northerly crossing to Pt George. With ebb tide we changed direction to the south drifting along the coastline of Shaw Island where…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s and a vist to Sucia Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s and a vist to Sucia Island

June 12, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orca nearby, the T65A’s (minus T65A3 and T65A5), we headed south to see them. After passing a bunch of harbor seals warming…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T99’s and Humpback whale BCX1057 Divot with new calf

Biggs/Transient Orcas T99’s and Humpback whale BCX1057 Divot with new calf

June 10, 2024 – After setting sail wing on wing up San Juan Channel we heard a family of orcas known as the T99’s were found southbound from Flattop Island…

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