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…
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It 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,…
Read moreT123 Orca family visits Friday Harbor
T123 Orca family visits Friday Harbor
Read moreAround San Juan Island with J pod, T65As, Minke Whale, Rainbows and Stormy Skies
August 11, 2018 – Epic full day sail. We raised our sails passing the starting line of the Shaw Island Classic Sailboat race . Peniel has many trophies from winning this race…
Read moreHalf day sail south on the ebb with Minke Whale
August 4, 2018 – Half day Sail South with the ebb passing inside the kelp forest of Turn Rock. Close hauled sail to Big Rock and followed the Lopez…
Read moreMinke Whale comes to dinner cruise off Salmon Bank
July 22, 2018 – We picked up folks for our half day afternoon sail from Lopez Island. We hugged the Lopez coastline down towards Cattle Pass. We drifted inside of…
Read moreHalf day sail south with Minke at Mummy Rocks
July 16, 2018 – We rode a fast ebb around the kelp forest of Turn Rock and sailed to Lopez Island. Followed the Lopez shoreline to Shark Reef, inside Deadmans…
Read moreBreach Fest of Southern Resident Orcas on Westside San Juan Island
July 13, 2018 – We sailed south on reports of Southern Resident orcas on the west side of San Juan Island. J pod was westbound but K pod stuck around.…
Read moreHalf Day sail with feeding Minke Whale off Salmon Bank
July 11 morning, 2018 – Sailed out on a strong new moon ebb for a half day sail. Super low tides at Turn Rock and Reef Point where harbor seals…
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