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)…
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Minke 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 moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60’s plus T2B circle Stuart Island
September 5, 2022 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north with news of Biggs/Transient orcas in the area. We caught up with the orca family known as the T60’s…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s by Waldron
September 2, 2022 – We had a beautiful ride after leaving the Orcas Ferry Landing through the islands and Pole Pass to hug the north coast of Orcas Island. We…
Read moreOrcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale
September 1, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) who were just south of the harbor after we cast off. We…
Read moreA humpback going South and the T65A’s and T77’s around Guemes plus the naked seal
August 13, 2022 – An epic adventure around Lopez Island and Guemes Island to catch up with a pod Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65A’s and T77’s. We also got…
Read moreOrcas T36’s and T137’s join T65A2, T65A4 and T77’s
August 10, 2022 – Awesome winds today for sailing as we headed north up San Juan Channel downwind wing on wing. With storms coming up from the south we carefully…
Read moreOrcas T124A2’s and T124A4’s near East Point
August 1, 2022 – A nice sail up the channel weaving our way through the islands near Shirt Tail Reef. We found lots of bald eagle action on Flattop Island…
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