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Sailing to our favorite wildlife refuges and meeting a humpback whale MMX0007 “Bond”

Sailing to our favorite wildlife refuges and meeting a humpback whale MMX0007 “Bond”

September 8, 2019 – Misty morning departure and we sailed a path between the low clouds into Low Island and Yellow Island North through Spring pass. Hearing of a humpback…

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A sail with J pod, a humpback and a minke

A sail with J pod, a humpback and a minke

August 30, 2019 – As we cast off there was heavy fog to the south. There were many wispy ribbons hanging low over Lopez Island as we crossed the channel…

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Another triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006

Another triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006

August 26, 2019 – We had an incredible day – a pod of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T99’s, a minke whale whom we’ve nicknamed “Sparkles”, and a humpback whale…

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Humpback ‘Hydra’ with calf and Orca family T49A’s

Humpback ‘Hydra’ with calf and Orca family T49A’s

August 20, 2019 – A great big thanks to our passengers for spotting two humpback whales coming down the channel shortly after we left Friday Harbor.  We identified the mother…

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Multiple minkes and a humpback whale MMX0006

Multiple minkes and a humpback whale MMX0006

August 18, 2019 – We had a whale two-fer –  multiple minkes and a humpback whale – which our passenger identified as MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”. One of the minke…

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J pod with a pair of humpback whales and minkes feeding

J pod with a pair of humpback whales and minkes feeding

August 17, 2019 – We had a whale trifecta – Southern Resident orcas from J Pod, two humpback whales which we identified as BCY0770 Gibbous and Valiant (two year old…

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Humpback whale MMZ0030, minke whales and leaping salmon

Humpback whale MMZ0030, minke whales and leaping salmon

August 13, 2019 – It was an incredible day with so much wildlife. Bald eagles, a bald eagle chick, great blue herons, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, minke whales, humpback whales…

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Sailing with humpback whales BCX1358 ‘Frankenstein’ and BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’

Sailing with humpback whales BCX1358 ‘Frankenstein’ and BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’

August 12, 2019 – It was a beautiful sail with two humpback whales BCX1358 ‘Frankenstein’ and BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’. What a beautiful day to explore the islands and the wildlife…

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Three Minkes and a Humpback whale MMY0147 on our sail

Three Minkes and a Humpback whale MMY0147 on our sail

August 3, 2019 – As we circumnavigated Lopez Island we saw three minke whales and a humpback, MMY0147. That’s nothing to sneeze at! We’ve been seeing the same three minkes…

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Humpback whale BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ and Biggs killer whales T46B1’s

Humpback whale BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ and Biggs killer whales T46B1’s

July 31, 2019 – There were so many favorite photos to choose from from today’s sail. It was such a great day for wildlife viewing. We saw lots of harbor…

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