July 5, 2025 – After casting off we headed north and sailed through the Wasp Islands. A family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s were northbound near O’Neal Island…
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Half day sail south
July 4, 2025 – Half day sail south to Hall Island including wildlife spotting at Deadman Island, Whale Rocks, Goose Island and Turn Island State Park.
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July 3, 2025 – Today we had a full day sail to some amazing places with fun wildlife sightings: At Low Island we spotted black oystercatchers with two chicks, found…
Read moreOrcas T65 & T63 “Chainsaw” with T36’s in Bellingham Channel & two Humpback whales in Rosario Strait
July 2, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we dithered around deciding whether to go north to see humpback whale “Big Mama” with her calf by East Pt or to…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s followed by 3 Humpback Whales in Haro Strait
June 29, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T123’s) moving west from the Orcas Ferry Landing we left the dock feeling excited. We had a relaxing sail up…
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June 28, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we had two orca reports. The T65B’s were with T49A1 milling south of Stuart Island at the west end of Spieden Channel…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T46C’s and T75C’s by D’arcy Island & a Humpback outside Friday Harbor
June 27, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of two families of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. It turned out to be Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX1706 “Pepper” near Iceberg Pt
June 26, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbr we headed south and crossed the channel to Big Rock to cruise the Lopez coastline. We passed many sleepy harbor seals by…
Read moreContinuous Breaches from 2025 calf of Humpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama”!
June 24, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of Biggs orcas southbound towards Satellite Channel. While we were in New Channel we heard the orcas…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s in San Juan Channel and T49A1 in Spieden Channel
June 23, 2025 – Headed South from Friday Harbor after a report of orcas coming through Cattle Pass. We drifted through Turn Island pass seeing harbor seals hauled out warming…
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