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Full Day Sail with 2022 calf of BCY0995 “Smiley”, and BCX1675 “Thunderbolt”

Full Day Sail with 2022 calf of BCY0995 “Smiley”, and BCX1675 “Thunderbolt”

August 5, 2024 – Today our adventure took us inter-island and through Thatcher Pass to meet a pair of very young humpback whales as they were northbound in Rosario Strait.…

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All day Sail Around Orcas island with T36As, T117A, T117Bs, and T172

All day Sail Around Orcas island with T36As, T117A, T117Bs, and T172

August 3, 2024 – With early morning reports of orcas inter-island we planned a course to help in the search to find them. A boat near Thatcher Pass said they…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s circling Mandarte Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s circling Mandarte Island

July 18, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s milling in Haro again we chose a route in that direction. Passed by a nice group of harbor seals on…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by D’Arcy Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by D’Arcy Island

July 17, 2024 – Our day began with harbor seals, bald eagles, an eaglet standing beside its nest and black oystercatchers. Today we had a mission to see orcas as…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by Gooch Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by Gooch Island

July 13, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we kept our speed up on account of Biggs/Transient orcas in Haro Strait. We took Spieden Channel and crossed over into Canada…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s circling Hall Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s circling Hall Island

July 12, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south quickly with news of orcas, the T65B’s, coming down Rosario Strait and wrapping around the southern end of Lopez…

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Biggs Orcas T109A2’s Breach Fest!

Biggs Orcas T109A2’s Breach Fest!

July 10, 2024 – We had a very fun filled day watching a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T109A2’s. They were northbound from Friday Harbor. This mother of…

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Lopez shore excursion, Minke Whale, & Humpback BCZ180 “Monarch” outside Friday Harbor

Lopez shore excursion, Minke Whale, & Humpback BCZ180 “Monarch” outside Friday Harbor

July 7, 2024 – After casting off we sailed south taking the narrow pass behind Turn Island. There were raccoons busy foraging for a bite to eat, a bald eagle…

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