August 14, 2023 – A sunset sailing adventure with Biggs/Transient orcas T19 and son T19B. The others in their family, T18 and T19C, were somewhere near, possibly in West Sound.
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T18’s chase Minke Whale
August 14, 2023 – Today we witnessed a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T18’s chase after a minke whale. It began somewhere near the top of Middle Bank…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s with T77C and T77D, then T71B’s and T124D’s, and then T18’s with T65A5
August 13, 2023 – Today was a whale of a sailing day as we got to see many different orca groups in the area. We encountered the T75B’s with siblings…
Read moreHumpback Whales BCX1057 “Divot” and BCY0458 “Raptor” near East Point
August 12, 2023 – A beautiful day to explore the Salish Sea. Many harbor seals were resting at our favorite wildlife refuges in the Wasp Islands, Flattop Island and White…
Read moreMinke Whale down South
August 10, 2023 – We decided to go south today despite the flooding current to try our luck finding some cool wildlife including minke whales. There were plenty of harbor…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T37B’s pass Orcas Island Ferry Landing
August 9, 2023 – Today we picked up our passengers from the Orcas Island Ferry Landing. They chose us for a very special memorial sail. The family was honouring the…
Read moreHumpback whales BCY0946 “Slits” and BCY1022 “Scratchy” plus a Minke Whale
August 8, 2023 – Today we decided to go south despite the flood current and tucked inside of Griffin Bay to find a back eddy. There were many harbor seals…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCY0409 “Yogi” by Sucia Island
August 7, 2023 – Shortly after casting off from Friday Harbor we spotted two bald eagles messing about in the grass, and one had just caught the catch of the…
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August 6, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we pointed south and had a good scan down the channel, but decided to change course on account of the weather conditions…
Read moreMinke Whale on Salmon Bank
August 5, 2023 – We went south today after leaving Friday Harbor. As we sailed through the narrow channel behind Turn Island we spotted many harbor seals resting on the…
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