May 24, 2023 – It was such a fun sailing adventure today. We saw our first minke whale of the season. It was one we jokingly call “Minke Mouse”. She…
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Humpback BCZ0414 “Zephyr”, Orcas T124A’s, Orcas T123’s, Sea otter and much more!
May 22, 2023 – Out of the gate we met a humpback whale known as BCZ0414 “Zephyr”. She came down the Shaw Island side of the channel, crossed over towards…
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May 17, 2023 – Today we had glassy calm seas just about everywhere we went except for some winds just outside of Friday Harbor upon our return. It was a…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1602 “Lorax” and the outer islands
May 16, 2023 – Today we picked up our passengers from Orcas Island and thought it would be fun to circumnavigate Orcas Island. As we were near the top of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s near Moresby Island
May 15, 2023 – Gorgeous day in the San Juan Islands with temperatures reaching a whopping 84 degrees! Today we visited some of our favorite places including a sail along…
Read moreSail around Flattop & Skipjack Island
May 14, 2023 – A beautiful Mother’s Day – our hottest day of the year so far at 75 degrees. We had a fantastic sail up to and around the…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1057 “Divot” passes Friday Harbor
May 11, 2023 – A fantastic day on the water with humpback whale BCX1057 “Divot”. She is the presumable first offspring of BCY0324 “Big Mama” and has 3 offspring of her…
Read moreT65 orca family reunion including T63 “Chainsaw”! plus Humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”
May 6, 2023 – First, we got to sail with a humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”. Second, we got to see a family reunion with T65 and all of her offspring:…
Read moreSailing with 3 orca families: T75B’s, T99’s, T65A’s
May 3, 2023 – We were fortunate to sail with 3 different families of Biggs/Transient orcas during our 8 hour sail including the T75B’s followed by T99’s followed by T65A’s –…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and a sail around Stuart Island
April 25, 2023 – David’s birthday! There was an early morning report of orcas northbound passing Friday Harbor which were later found near Deer Harbor and identified as the T49A’s…
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