July 5, 2020 – Our first grand slam! We sailed south and hugged the San Juan Island shoreline down to Cattle Pass. A minke whale was lunge feeding on Salmon…
Read moreGrand slam! Minke, humpback and two eco-types of orcas!
Two Minke whales on Salmon Bank
July 4, 2020 – Short sail and with the ebb changing to flood being in our favor we decided on a fast sail to Salmon Bank. Sailing close hauled to…
Read moreTrifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke
June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…
Read moreA perfect full day sail including two minkes and Dalls porpoise
October 10, 2019 – Ten plus Bald Eagles, four River Otters – one eating a flounder, two Minke whales, a juvenile Northern Harrier, a fallow buck groaning and quite a number…
Read moreHalf day sail with lots of wildlife plus a minke near White Rock
October 6, 2019 – We raised sails and a bald eagle watched as we unfurled the headsail with winds in San Juan Chanel. Tacking across the channel we headed North…
Read moreA minke encounter by Pt Disney plus a sea lion vs an octopus
October 4, 2019 – The colors were popping in the forest as we hugged the San Juan coastline traveling up to Pt Caution. Many pairs of ancient murrelets were hanging…
Read moreSailing with 3 minkes and humpback whale MMX0006
September 13, 2019 – It was fun finding 3 minke whales on Salmon Bank and sailing with a humpback whale (ID# MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”). The rain held out and…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreAnother 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…
Read moreMultiple 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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