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,…
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Circumnavigated 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…
Read moreT49A’s, T75B’s and T75C’s by Patos
June 10, 2018 – We set sail in beautiful conditions heading north through the islands into Presidents Channel. We saw many harbor seals hauled out on Bare Island as we…
Read moreThree Humpbacks and a Minke Whale
September 20th It was an epic sail with 3 humpback whales known as BCX1057 ‘Divot’, BCY0160 ‘Heather’, and MMY0006 ‘Windy’ and a minke whale near Sandy Point, Waldron. Sailed over…
Read moreSouther Resident Killer whales, the L4’s, show on San Juan Island west side
September 10th 2017 – Sailed South as fog cleared to reveal a summer day complete with Southern Resident Orcas. As predicted the first sprinkle of rain brought the salmon who…
Read moreSmith Island Humpback, horned and tufted puffins
Sept 8, 2017 – Sailed South through islands cloaked in fog where visibility was minimal and our sense of sound heightened to the chatter of Black Oyster Catchers and the…
Read moreWhale Watching Sailing T65As at Boiling Reef
September 3, 2017 – A sail with friends up north into Canada on a beautiful day. We shared a picnic fit for a queen en route to Monarch Head to…
Read moreMinke Whale feeding off Salmon Bank
August 26th 2017 Sailed South passing the Stellers sea Lion haul out of Whale Rocks and found a Minke whale feeding off Salmon Bank, San Juan Island. So much fun…
Read moreWhale watching sailing with T65As in Rosario Strait
August 20, 2017 – Leaving the harbor we heard reports of transient orcas, T65A’s, coming down from the north. Plotting a course to intercept the orcas, we took a short…
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