All Aboard Sailing

Orcas T34A1, T36’s, T65A5, and T65B’s in Boundary Pass and a visit to Pt Doughty

Orcas T34A1, T36’s, T65A5, and T65B’s in Boundary Pass and a visit to Pt Doughty

September 24, 2021 – An exciting sail heading up into Boundary Passage to see Biggs/Transient orcas T34A1, T36’s (T36 with T36B’s), T65A5, and T65B’s with a beautiful back drop of…

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Fun sea lion and minke encounters, and Orcas (T18’s) along west side of San Juan

Fun sea lion and minke encounters, and Orcas (T18’s) along west side of San Juan

September 23, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating San Juan Island. An exciting sea lion close encounter, followed by a great minke whale encounter, and then seeing…

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Minkes, a gray whale and orcas!

Minkes, a gray whale and orcas!

September 21, 2021 – Cetacean trifecta!  Minkes, a gray whale and orcas! The gray whale is catalogued as CRC30, and it was first identified in 1983. Also seen near the…

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A pair of Humpback whales and Southern Resident orcas from L pod

A pair of Humpback whales and Southern Resident orcas from L pod

September 19, 2021 – We had an exciting encounter with a pair of humpback whales as they traveled northbound on the west side of San Juan Island near Lime Kiln Point…

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Sailing with Orcas and then Humpbacks

Sailing with Orcas and then Humpbacks

September 16, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating Lopez Island.  We had a fantastic view of the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T18’s (mostly T18 and T19C)…

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Southern Resident Orcas at Turn Pt and Biggs Orcas T18’s with T65B’s near Yellow Island

Southern Resident Orcas at Turn Pt and Biggs Orcas T18’s with T65B’s near Yellow Island

September 15, 2021 – After picking up our passengers from Orcas Island we headed for Turn Point, Stuart Island, with the hopes to see the Southern Resident orcas. All three…

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On Salmon Bank with a minke whale

On Salmon Bank with a minke whale

September 14, 2021 – It was a fun adventure even with the rain – We saw bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, diving birds, cormorants, sea lions, and a minke…

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Finding Orcas T65B’s southbound in Haro

Finding Orcas T65B’s southbound in Haro

September, 10, 2021 – Belted kingfishers outside the harbor, beautiful Flattop Island, glassy seas and harbor porpoise all around us, gorgeous New Channel, bald eagles, harbor seals, sailing into building…

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