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A minke on Salmon Bank and a humpback headed for Hein Bank

A minke on Salmon Bank and a humpback headed for Hein Bank

July 13, 2020 – Today we had a Lopez pick up and another fun sailing adventure. Earlier in the morning a humpback whale had gone south passing Friday Harbor and…

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Epic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales

Epic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales

July 9, 2020 – We decided to sail south today with reports of the Southern Resident orcas from J pod still doing the westside shuffle since July 4th. At first…

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J pod orcas off San Juan westside and a minke whale near Flattop

J pod orcas off San Juan westside and a minke whale near Flattop

July 7, 2020 – J pod of the Southern Resident orca community had been on the West side of San Juan Island for the passed three days. It was our…

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Grand slam! Minke, humpback and two eco-types of orcas!

Grand slam! Minke, humpback and two eco-types of orcas!

July 5, 2020 – Our first grand slam! We sailed south and hugged the San Juan Island shoreline down to Cattle Pass. A minke whale was lunge feeding on Salmon…

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July 4th sail with J pod, sunset, moonrise and fireworks

July 4th sail with J pod, sunset, moonrise and fireworks

July 4, 2020 – We had a report in the morning of Southern Resident orcas from J pod inbound at Church Rock and we heard of members from L pod…

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Our Southern Resident orcas are here! Sailing with K12’s and K13’s and a humpback whale MMZ0004 Zephyr

Our Southern Resident orcas are here! Sailing with K12’s and K13’s and a humpback whale MMZ0004 Zephyr

July 1, 2020 – Lots of excitement as soon as we woke this morning with news that K pod had arrived to San Juan Island. We’d been expecting them after…

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Trifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke

Trifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke

June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…

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T46B’s and T49A’s and a sail around San Juan Island

T46B’s and T49A’s and a sail around San Juan Island

June 23, 2020 – We left Friday Harbor with the knowledge of Transient/Biggs Orcas the T46B’s (minus T46B1’s) and T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) heading North from Hein Bank. The…

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