July 22, 2023 – We had been following reports throughout the day of several families of Biggs/Transients orcas who had come south from the Strait of Georgia and were now…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s in Rosario Strait
July 21, 2023 – We moved quickly after leaving Friday Harbor on account of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T46’s coming south in Rosario Strait. Drifted behind…
Read moreA whale of a sail with T49A’s, T65A’s, T65B’s, T77 with T77E
July 13, 2023 – Today was a whale of a sail! We got to see several families of Biggs/Transient orcas as they traveled up Haro Strait between Battleship Island and…
Read moreOrcas T36A’s and T37A’s by MacArthur Bank & two Minke Whales including possibly troubled Minke
July 11, 2023 – Earlier this morning two families of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T36A’s and T37A’s had been tread milling against the flood current in Cattle Pass for…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s in East Sound
July 7, 2023 – While sailing the coastline of Shaw Island photographing bald eagles we picked up a report of orcas traveling southeast through Pole Pass. We met the family…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s near South Lopez
July 5, 2023 – On today’s sail we had many wildlife sightings. With the low tide we spotted many harbor seals hauled out throughout the area. A raccoon was foraging…
Read moreMinke whale and sea otter on Hein Bank and Southern Resident Orcas L12’s
July 3, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today with a mission to head to Hein Bank. There had been sightings of about 5 minke whales there.…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas in Boundary Pass
June 26, 2023 – Winds were perfect for sailing today as we scooted north quickly on the flood current. After cutting through the Wasp Islands we sailed up Presidents Channel…
Read moreSunset sail with views of Southern Resident J Pod Orcas
June 25, 2023 – We kept our speed up while sailing north after leaving Friday Harbor because Southern Resident orcas from J Pod were northbound on the west side of…
Read moreHumpback whale siblings BCX1057 “Divot” and BCZ0298 “Split Fin”
June 24, 2023 – After a fun sail down San Juan Channel we stopped by Whale Rocks to see the Steller sea lions. Humpback whale siblings (sister and brother) BCX1057…
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