July 1, 2025 – We headed south on the ebb tide with good sailing down San Juan Channel. After passing the cormorant colony on Goose Island and Cattle Pt Lighthouse…
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Minke Whale on Salmon Bank and a bald eagle fishing
June 21, 2025 – Today we had our first minke whale encounter of the year! “Stubbs” was foraging on Salmon Bank giving us some great views. Other wildlife sightings included…
Read moreMinke whale passing Friday Harbor
October 23, 2024 – We took a northerly tack to sail up San Juan Channel and after crossing halfway to mid channel our passenger noticed a whale near Pt Caution.…
Read moreEpic day with orcas! T49C followed by T19’s with T60D and T60E in the sunset
October 7, 2024 – We left Friday Harbor and moved quickly South on the ebb current with news of Biggs/Transient orca T49C Northbound across Salmon Bank and then hunting near…
Read moreMinke whale, Steller sea lions and much more
September 23, 2024 – Sailed south around Turn Island and across to the Lopez shoreline. As we passed Deadman Island we noticed in our photo a harbor seal was cuddled…
Read moreMinke whale at Salmon Bank and Sea otter eating urchins
September 18, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today. A great blue heron flew by and a family of raccoons was busy foraging on Turn Island. Again…
Read moreMinke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 16, 2024 – A fantastic sail north to some of our favourite National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Spotted lots of harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles,…
Read moreAll kinds of wildlife on our southerly sail
September 14, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank. We spotted lots of wildlife on our sail today including belted kingfishers, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, great blue herons, a Peregrine…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank
September 8, 2024 – After sailing around Turn Island we met Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s (no T18 present) and the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) socializing and milling. T19C and T49A3…
Read moreTwo Minke whales on Salmon Bank
September 4, 2024 – Southbound on our morning sail in a magical landscape with fog creeping through the islands. We spotted raccoons foraging on Turn Island, harbor seals resting on…
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