October 23, 2024 – We took a northerly tack to sail up San Juan Channel and after crossing halfway to mid channel our passenger noticed a whale near Pt Caution.…
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Sailing with Orcas T19’s and Humpbacks BCX1968 “Split Fluke” and BCX1640 “Bond”
October 17, 2024 – Today our passengers got lucky and saw orcas (Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s – still no T18 present) on their ferry ride to Friday Harbor. The orcas were…
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October 16, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s coming south in San Juan Channel we arranged a spur of the moment sail with repeat passengers to see the…
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 at Salmon Bank and Sea otter eating urchins
September 18, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today. A great blue heron flew by and a family of raccoons was busy foraging on Turn Island. Again…
Read moreAll kinds of wildlife on our southerly sail
September 14, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank. We spotted lots of wildlife on our sail today including belted kingfishers, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, great blue herons, a Peregrine…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T109A’s plus cormorant chicks and seal with salmon dinner
September 13, 2024 – Sailing north wing on wing up San Juan Channel. With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A’s heading up the Vancouver Island shoreline from Ten Mile Point around…
Read moreSunset sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s
September 12, 2024 – Short sunset sail around Shaw Island with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s.
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