August 22, 2025 – Sailed out from Friday Harbor across the channel to Shaw Island debating on which direction to travel today. We tacked to come inside of Turn Island…
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August 20, 2025 – Half day sail south to MacArthur Bank.We cast off from Friday Harbor and came inside of Turn Island spotting harbor seals hauled out and a bald…
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August 11, 2025 – After casting off we headed south on the ebb current passing resting harbor seals by Turn Island and Deadman Island. A newly fledged bald eagle chick…
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July 23, 2025 – With fog to the south we headed north. There was a report of 2-3 humpbacks moving east in Boundary Pass so kept with the strongest part…
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July 11, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor we were watching the progress of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T77’s, who had come in through Thatcher Pass. We cut from Turn…
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July 2, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we dithered around deciding whether to go north to see humpback whale “Big Mama” with her calf by East Pt or to…
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June 30, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a report of a humpback and calf heading south from Pea Pod Rocks (Olympus and calf). We sailed south…
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June 29, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T123’s) moving west from the Orcas Ferry Landing we left the dock feeling excited. We had a relaxing sail up…
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June 27, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of two families of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. It turned out to be Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s…
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June 26, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbr we headed south and crossed the channel to Big Rock to cruise the Lopez coastline. We passed many sleepy harbor seals by…
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