September 22, 2026 – Beautiful day with glassy conditions. A bald eagle stood on the Shirt Tail Reef marker as we cut through the Wasp Islands. With news of a…
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Minke Whale on Salmon Bank
September 18, 2026 – Set sail to the south today running a line where the fog was lifting. We passed the sea otter at Turn Rock, a juvenile bald eagle,…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas followed by foraging Minke Whale
September 14, 2026 – After casting off we headed south on the ebb current spotting a bald eagle, a great blue heron and harbor seals who were hauled out by…
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September 11, 2026 – Sailed South today in light winds passing Turn Rock and finding the sea otter rolling and grooming away from the kelp some 300 yards to the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65, T63 “Chainsaw”, T65A3, and T137A outside Friday Harbor plus a Minke whale
September 6, 2026 – We left Friday Harbor a little earlier on account of Biggs/Transient orcas passing by including enigmatic, charismatic T63 “Chainsaw” with mom, T65, nephew T65A3 and friend…
Read moreTwo Minke Whales on Hein Bank (Trotsky II and Razor)
August 5, 2026 – Close-hauled sail with a course set for Pt George. Jibed and reduced sail for a drift on the ebb current down the coast of Shaw Island.…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T100’s & T101’s and a couple Minke Whales
August 3, 2026 – After casting off we had our first wildlife sighting of a sea otter eating scallops at Turn Rock. Continued south on the ebb current to Whale…
Read moreWildlife search Southwest to Middle Bank
July 25, 2026 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed south today despite the flooding current. At Turn Rock a bald eagle was roosting on the navigational aid…
Read morePuffins at Smith Island, a Minke whale, and Orcas T123’s
June 20, 2026 – Today we had a plan to go on a search for puffins at the request of passengers on board. We had a great sail south in…
Read moreHumpback BCX1057 ‘Divot’ and new calf south San Juan Channel & Minke whale on Salmon Bank
June 13, 2026 – Sailed South with reports of a humpback whale and calf heading South after passing Friday Harbor. We sailed through Turn Island pass seeing harbor seals hauled…
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