October 12, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas at Portland Island and a flood current we headed north. We passed Limestone Pt over to Green Pt and…
Read moreNorth to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s
Humpback Whale BCY0771 “Bump” in San Juan Channel
October 8, 2024 – After donning rain gear and issuing umbrellas we left Friday Harbor through the rain shower. A humpback whale had passed Friday Harbor a half hour prior…
Read moreEpic day with orcas! T49C followed by T19’s with T60D and T60E in the sunset
October 7, 2024 – We left Friday Harbor and moved quickly South on the ebb current with news of Biggs/Transient orca T49C Northbound across Salmon Bank and then hunting near…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19’s near Satellite Channel
October 6, 2024 – We took a northerly route on account of Biggs/Transient orcas off County Park two hours prior. As we passed Jones Island the orcas, T19’s, were seen…
Read moreView of Southern Resident J Pod orcas
October 1, 2024 – After casting off we headed south around Turn Island passing a great blue heron, harlequin ducks, raccoons foraging, harbor seals resting on the rocks, and a…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T65 and T63 “Chainsaw”
September 29, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas in Boundary Pass north of Skipjack Island we went north. Weaved our way through the Wasp Islands and continued…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T46B’s
September 28, 2024 – A family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T46B’s (minus T46B1’s who we’d seen the previous day in north Haro by Stuart Island) were zig zagging…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s with T46C2 followed by T49A1 near Stuart Island
September 27, 2024 – After casting off we headed north based on a report of orca milling by Sentinel Rock. We made fast progress up San Juan Channel and through…
Read moreMinke whale, Steller sea lions and much more
September 23, 2024 – Sailed south around Turn Island and across to the Lopez shoreline. As we passed Deadman Island we noticed in our photo a harbor seal was cuddled…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orca T49C in San Juan Channel
September 21, 2024 – With a report of a single male orca south of the island we headed south quickly on the strong ebb. As he came through Cattle Pass…
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