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Sailing with Transient Orcas T60s with T2B and T59 from Sidney Island to D’Arcy

Sailing with Transient Orcas T60s with T2B and T59 from Sidney Island to D’Arcy

North through the Wasp islands, Spring Pass, Flattop Island and into New Channel. Making good time wit the ebb current we crossed Haro Strait into Canada. We met the T60s…

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Sailing with whales – T60s, T2B and T59 followed by the T37As and a Humpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein”

Sailing with whales – T60s, T2B and T59 followed by the T37As and a Humpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein”

September 3, 2019 – By chance we found ourselves in the middle of the Deer Harbor Wooden Boat Rendezvous race. Leaving them as they rounded Jones Island we sailed into…

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Transient orcas T137’s, Resident J Pod orcas, and a tufted puffin

Transient orcas T137’s, Resident J Pod orcas, and a tufted puffin

August 29, 2019 – First we encountered Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T137’s shortly after leaving the harbor. The orca family was traveling close to San Juan Island in Griffin…

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Another triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006

Another 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…

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Sail with the T36A Transient orcas hunting at White Rock and Skipjack Islands

Sail with the T36A Transient orcas hunting at White Rock and Skipjack Islands

August 25, 2019 – An interesting encounter with the Biggs/Transient orca family known as the T36A’s. They had been in that same area since the night before near Waldron Island.…

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Sailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T34’s, T37 and T37B’s followed by T99’s

Sailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T34’s, T37 and T37B’s followed by T99’s

August 24, 2019 – What a wonderful day sailing around the San Juan Islands. There were so many orcas in the area and we were lucky enough to encounter the…

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Sailing into Canada to meet the T34s, T37 and 37Bs

Sailing into Canada to meet the T34s, T37 and 37Bs

August 22, 2019 – Excitement started early on before we’d exited the harbor we spotted a harbor seal with a very large fish. Further up the channel we found a…

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Humpback ‘Hydra’ with calf and Orca family T49A’s

Humpback ‘Hydra’ with calf and Orca family T49A’s

August 20, 2019 – A great big thanks to our passengers for spotting two humpback whales coming down the channel shortly after we left Friday Harbor.  We identified the mother…

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