June 20, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we chose to go south. We took the narrow channel around Turn Island passing foraging racoons, a pair of bald eagles, and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s, T46B1’s and T51 around South Lopez Island
Sailing South and finding Humpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory”
September 9, 2023 – Flooding tidal current but decided to head South knowing a humpback whale has been in the area for quite a few days now. We cut inside…
Read moreOrcas T49A’s and T19 with T19B hunting Gull Rock and Jones Island
August 30, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) plus T19 with son, T19B. Stunning backlit blows in New Channel…
Read moreL Pod in Boundary Pass and a Minke whale by Minke Lake
September 18, 2021 – An exciting encounter seeing Southern Resident orcas from L Pod followed by a minke whale encounter in the area known as “Minke Lake” west of Waldron…
Read moreSailing with T77C, T77D and T49A2 from Spring Pass up Presidents Channel
August 7, 2021 – We began our sail northbound to some of our favorite places, Flattop Island and New Channel when we received a report of three orcas found near…
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