September 18, 2022 – After picking up our passengers we headed south towards Cattle Pass with news of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T60’s plus T2B were…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E with T97
September 16, 2022 – It was an epic sail with some intense winds/seas while watching three big male Transient(Biggs) orcas including 42 yr old T97 and siblings T60D (18 yrs)…
Read moreOrcas T34’s and T37’s southbound towards Sinclair Island
September 15, 2022 – It was marathon to Lummi Island on our half day sail to see Biggs/Transient orcas. There were several groups in the area, but we got to…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCZ0414 “Zephyr”passes Friday Harbor and a sail near S. Lopez
September 14, 2022 – We got to see some cool wildlife including a humpback whale named BCZ0414 “Zephyr” as it swam south passing Friday Harbor, harbor porpoise, harbor seals, Steller…
Read moreMinke whale ‘Trotsky II’ on Salmon Bank
September 12, 2022 – The end of the ebb tide carried us passed the kelp forest of Turn Rock and gave us a slight edge on our close hauled sail down…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60’s and T2B with a hot pink sun
September 10, 2022 – Nearby wildfires made for interesting lighting and the sun look neon pink in the hazy sky. After leaving Friday Harbor we sailed in the fun currents…
Read moreMinke Whale on MacArthur Bank with smokey haze
September 10, 2022 – With wildfires all around and smokey skies the lighting conditions created a rather interesting scene. The sun looked neon pink and created pink reflections on the…
Read moreMinke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s
September 9, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including harbor seals, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, cormorants, a minke whale on Salmon Bank, a sea otter by Bird Rocks, and…
Read moreOrcas T35A’s and T38A’s in Presidents Channel
September 8, 2022 – With moderately strong winds we had reefed sails as we headed north up San Juan Channel. One of the whale watching boats found a pod of…
Read moreDistant view of J Pod Orcas and lots of eagles
September 7, 2022 – We sailed around Henry Island with the plan to see Southern Resident Orcas from J pod as they were traveling north on the flood tide; however,…
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