August 21, 2022 – We made quick progress to catch up with a couple pods of Biggs/Transient orcas coming up Rosario Strait near Sucia Island known as the T36A’s and…
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Humpback BCY1022 “Scratchy” in Haro Strait
August 20, 2022 – We had a fun adventure into Canada sailing with a humpback whale which we identified as BCY1022 “Scratchy”. We met the whale in Haro Strait and sailed…
Read moreOrcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale
August 17, 2022 – Another epic adventure. We had a nice sail down San Juan Channel towards Cattle Pass and along the islands off the coast of Lopez. When we…
Read moreBrown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt
August 16, 2022 – A great sail as we headed south out of Cattle Pass where we found lots of birds including cormorants, grebes, murres, rhinoceros auklets, harlequin ducks, On…
Read moreSailing with orcas T36’s & T99’s
August 14, 2022 – Absolutely awesome full day sail with two families of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T36’s and the T99’s.
Read moreA humpback going South and the T65A’s and T77’s around Guemes plus the naked seal
August 13, 2022 – An epic adventure around Lopez Island and Guemes Island to catch up with a pod Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65A’s and T77’s. We also got…
Read moreGray whale, Tufted Puffins, Minke whales, Brown Pelican, Sea lions
August 12, 2022 – We traveled as fast as we could on the ebb current out of Cattle Pass to catch up with a gray whale who was also traveling…
Read moreMinke whales, brown pelicans, the “naked seal”, and a Humpback playing with kelp
August 11, 2022 – An epic adventure full of wildlife. Bald eagles, harbor seals, great blue herons, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, two (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks,…
Read moreOrcas T36’s and T137’s join T65A2, T65A4 and T77’s
August 10, 2022 – Awesome winds today for sailing as we headed north up San Juan Channel downwind wing on wing. With storms coming up from the south we carefully…
Read moreMinke encounter and Southern Resident Orcas from the L12’s
August 8, 2022 – We sailed south and spotted many harbor seals, some bald eagles and saw many cormorants and gulls nesting on Goose Island. As we arrived at Salmon…
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