July 10, 2020 – South on the ebb with our passenger taking the helm to sail across to Big Rock, a glacial erratic boulder left on the shoreline of Lopez…
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Epic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales
July 9, 2020 – We decided to sail south today with reports of the Southern Resident orcas from J pod still doing the westside shuffle since July 4th. At first…
Read moreJ pod orcas off San Juan westside and a minke whale near Flattop
July 7, 2020 – J pod of the Southern Resident orca community had been on the West side of San Juan Island for the passed three days. It was our…
Read moreGrand slam! Minke, humpback and two eco-types of orcas!
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 moreTwo 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…
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