Sept 13, 2025 – Epic trip. Southbound to Salmon and MacArthur Banks with a trip full of amazing wildlife. Harbor seals hauled out, bald eagles, Steller sea lions at Whale…
Read moreA humpback “Victory”, a minke, a sea otter and much more
Biggs/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 T49A’s followed by Humpback Whale BCX1675 “Strike”
August 28, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) north San Juan Channel we headed north. We came through the Wasp Islands and heard…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T37A’s followed by Humpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory”
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…
Read moreHumpback whale BCZ0345 “Victory” down south
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…
Read moreHumpback whale BCZ0345 “Victory” by MacArthur Bank
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…
Read moreA pair of Humpback Whales and Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s in Boundary Pass
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…
Read moreEpic day with Biggs/Transient Orcas T77’s and Humpbacks “Big Mama” and new calf
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…
Read moreOrcas T65 & T63 “Chainsaw” with T36’s in Bellingham Channel & two Humpback whales in Rosario Strait
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…
Read moreHumpback Herd near Dungeness & Minke whale at Hein Bank
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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