September 22, 2022 – Great winds for sailing today. We decided to sail to some of our favorite wildlife refuges. Tacking our way up San Juan Channel we made it…
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Minke whales followed by Biggs Orcas T60D & T60E
September 21, 2022 – Today is the equinox with the sun overhead at the equator before heading South for 6 months. Summer still here and we left the harbor and…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T60D and T60E pass by sunken vessel Aleutian Isle
September 20, 2022 – We had a nice trip around San Juan Island. Many harbor seals were hauled out near Pear Point and Deadman Island. Steller sea lions were up…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T60D and T60E by Pender Island
September 19, 2022 – After casting off we headed north to visit some of our favorite places. We stopped at Flattop and White Rock National Wildlife Refuges. An orca report…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60’s and T2B and a circumnav around Lopez
September 18, 2022 – After picking up our passengers we headed south towards Cattle Pass with news of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T60’s plus T2B were…
Read moreSailing along Lummi Island
September 17, 2022 – After picking up our passengers at Orcas Island we decided to pick a route to explore Rosario Strait. At the Pea Pod Rocks we saw many…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCZ0414 “Zephyr”passes Friday Harbor and a sail near S. Lopez
September 14, 2022 – We got to see some cool wildlife including a humpback whale named BCZ0414 “Zephyr” as it swam south passing Friday Harbor, harbor porpoise, harbor seals, Steller…
Read moreMinke whale ‘Trotsky II’ on Salmon Bank
September 12, 2022 – The end of the ebb tide carried us passed the kelp forest of Turn Rock and gave us a slight edge on our close hauled sail down…
Read moreMinke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s
September 9, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including harbor seals, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, cormorants, a minke whale on Salmon Bank, a sea otter by Bird Rocks, and…
Read moreOrcas T35A’s and T38A’s in Presidents Channel
September 8, 2022 – With moderately strong winds we had reefed sails as we headed north up San Juan Channel. One of the whale watching boats found a pod of…
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