October 27, 2024 – Looking for blue skies between rain showers and aware of Biggs/Transient orcas near Anacortes we caught the back eddy down to Turn Island. Meeting the flood…
Read moreSail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1
North to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s
October 12, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas at Portland Island and a flood current we headed north. We passed Limestone Pt over to Green Pt and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19’s near Satellite Channel
October 6, 2024 – We took a northerly route on account of Biggs/Transient orcas off County Park two hours prior. As we passed Jones Island the orcas, T19’s, were seen…
Read moreView of Southern Resident J Pod orcas
October 1, 2024 – After casting off we headed south around Turn Island passing a great blue heron, harlequin ducks, raccoons foraging, harbor seals resting on the rocks, and a…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T65 and T63 “Chainsaw”
September 29, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas in Boundary Pass north of Skipjack Island we went north. Weaved our way through the Wasp Islands and continued…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T46B’s
September 28, 2024 – A family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T46B’s (minus T46B1’s who we’d seen the previous day in north Haro by Stuart Island) were zig zagging…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s with T46C2 followed by T49A1 near Stuart Island
September 27, 2024 – After casting off we headed north based on a report of orca milling by Sentinel Rock. We made fast progress up San Juan Channel and through…
Read moreMinke whale at Salmon Bank and Sea otter eating urchins
September 18, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today. A great blue heron flew by and a family of raccoons was busy foraging on Turn Island. Again…
Read moreSea otter, black matte naked seal and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 17, 2024 – Our sail began with a sea otter near Turn Rock. Changed course to head north to check out wildlife at some of our favorite National Wildlife…
Read moreMinke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 16, 2024 – A fantastic sail north to some of our favourite National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Spotted lots of harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles,…
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