July 4, 2020 – We had a report in the morning of Southern Resident orcas from J pod inbound at Church Rock and we heard of members from L pod…
Read moreJuly 4th sail with J pod, sunset, moonrise and fireworks
Two Minke whales on Salmon Bank
July 4, 2020 – Short sail and with the ebb changing to flood being in our favor we decided on a fast sail to Salmon Bank. Sailing close hauled to…
Read moreOur Southern Resident orcas are here! Sailing with K12’s and K13’s and a humpback whale MMZ0004 Zephyr
July 1, 2020 – Lots of excitement as soon as we woke this morning with news that K pod had arrived to San Juan Island. We’d been expecting them after…
Read moreTrifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke
June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…
Read moreMinks, Peregrine falcon with chick, harbor seal pups and Orcas T77’s
June 28th 2020 – We received a morning report of the T46 family of Biggs/Transient Orcas heading North from Point Lawrence. With the possibility of them coming down Presidents Channel…
Read moreSail to Patos Island with the T65As family of Orca whales
Sail to Patos Island with the T65As family of Orca whales
Read moreSunset Sail in the San Juan Islands with the T49As
June 11th 2019 – The T49As were reported coming West from the Orcas ferry terminal and through Pole Pass. We met them just North of Jones Island and watched from…
Read moreSouth with T34’s & T37’s and a sail around Lopez
June 16, 2018 – As we headed out of the harbor there happened to be transient orcas southbound in San Juan Channel traveling towards Griffin Bay. It was the T34’s,…
Read moreCircumnavigated San Juan Island and a visit with J Pod
June 14, 2018 – Islands were joined together in this morning’s extreme low tide. We navigated inside Turn Island watched by three raccoons in a tree and caught the tail…
Read moreWelcome home Southern Resident Killer Whales (J’s and L’s)
June 11, 2018 – Today we awoke to some fantastic sounds – the Southern Resident Killer Whales were vocalizing on Lime Kiln Point State Park hydrophone. First time they’ve been…
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