Sept 21, 2025 – Half day sail north. Harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles, great blue herons, a hawk, Mouflon sheep, fallow deer, Steller sea lions. Mirror calm waters in…
Read moreBeautiful day sailing around Spieden Island
Two Humpback Whales by MacArthur Bank
Sept 19, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south with the hopes to see a humpback whale to the south. In the end we saw two different humpbacks.…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory” lunge feeding
Sept 18, 2025 – Despite the flood current we headed south by coming through Turn Island Pass and sticking close to shore to Pear Pt. From Goose Island cormorant rookery…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T49A1 comes inter-island
Sept 17, 2025 – Today’s adventure began with fantastic views of an adorable sea otter resting in a kelp bed by Turn Rock. This little animal couldn’t be any cuter…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s socializing by Stuart Island
Sept 12, 2025 – We left Friday Harbor with news of Biggs/Transient orcas T75B’s rounding Turn Pt and heading for New Channel. So we sailed north to the Wasp Islands…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E plus Humpback Whale BCY1463 “Malachite”
Sept 11, 2025 – With news of the Biggs/Transient orca brothers T60D (born 2004) and T60E (born 2008) northbound in Haro Strait we headed north. Along the San Juan Island…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s and T99’s by Spieden Island
Sept 9, 2025 – Sailing out from Friday Harbor we came over to Hicks Bay on Shaw Island uncertain whether to go north, south or east. Heading north we came…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s found emerging from the fog
Sept 5, 2025 – Ribbons of sea mist hung over the landscape to the south. But with a report of Biggs/Transient orcas southwest side of the San Juan Island we…
Read moreRelaxing sail up to Flattop Island
Sept 1, 2025 – Today we had a passenger pick up/drop off at Odlin Park, Lopez Island. We had a relaxing sail through the islands up to Flattop Island and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T124D’s followed by T75B’s by East Pt
August 30, 2025 – After casting off we headed north quickly on account of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T75B’s up north circling Sucia Island. We cut through the Wasp…
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