August 17, 2019 – We had a whale trifecta – Southern Resident orcas from J Pod, two humpback whales which we identified as BCY0770 Gibbous and Valiant (two year old…
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Fun minke whale encounter and a sail around Lopez
August 14, 2019 – It was a beautiful sail around Lopez Island with an action packed minke encounter. Spectacular views as we watched the minke whales lunging through various bait…
Read moreHumpback whale MMZ0030, minke whales and leaping salmon
August 13, 2019 – It was an incredible day with so much wildlife. Bald eagles, a bald eagle chick, great blue herons, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, minke whales, humpback whales…
Read moreBiggs orcas T46’s and T137’s plus lots of minkes
August 4, 2019 – What an incredible encounter with the T46’s and T137’s. It was a rush getting there, but a relaxing sail back home with several minke encounters on…
Read moreThree Minkes and a Humpback whale MMY0147 on our sail
August 3, 2019 – As we circumnavigated Lopez Island we saw three minke whales and a humpback, MMY0147. That’s nothing to sneeze at! We’ve been seeing the same three minkes…
Read moreA fun loop around the islands with a minke on Salmon Bank
August 2, 2019 – Despite pointing into some lumpy seas on Salmon Bank, we found a minke whale foraging amongst many diving birds. It is a minke whale who we’ve…
Read moreMultiple Minkes on Salmon Bank
August 1, 2019 – Half day morning sail. With the tide in our favor we sailed south out of Cattle Pass. As we drifted on Salmon Bank we counted three…
Read moreDrifting in silence while circled by curious minke whale
July 25, 2019 – We drifted in silence over the Salmon Bank today as flood current ushered in from a glassy summertime sea. We were circled by a minke whale…
Read moreIt was whale soup out there! 4 Minkes, Orca family T46B’s plus a humpback!
July 20, 2017 – A whale trifecta! 4 minkes on Salmon Bank, Biggs/Transient orcas T46B’s and a humpback whale. An amazing day!! It was minke soup out there! What a…
Read moreSailing to Trial Island and Victoria Golf Club with T35s, T38s and T49As Biggs Killer Whales
June 14th 2019 Our whale reports today included The T49As, whom we’d briefly seen the day before, milling at Eagle Point with changing directions. We also heard of T35As, T38s,…
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