April 17, 2025 – We tacked our way up San Juan Channel and came around Flattop Island over to Ripple Island and down to the Cactus Islands. Followed the Spieden…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T36A’s, T65B’s and T99B by Patos Island
Sail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1
October 27, 2024 – Looking for blue skies between rain showers and aware of Biggs/Transient orcas near Anacortes we caught the back eddy down to Turn Island. Meeting the flood…
Read moreOctober sail full of wildlife
October 25, 2024 – Shortly after casting off we spotted a bald eagle being chased by a gull as it was circling over the water. The eagle swooped down quickly…
Read moreMinke whale passing Friday Harbor
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.…
Read moreSailing 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…
Read moreNorth to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s
October 12, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas at Portland Island and a flood current we headed north. We passed Limestone Pt over to Green Pt and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19’s near Satellite Channel
October 6, 2024 – We took a northerly route on account of Biggs/Transient orcas off County Park two hours prior. As we passed Jones Island the orcas, T19’s, were seen…
Read moreView of Southern Resident J Pod orcas
October 1, 2024 – After casting off we headed south around Turn Island passing a great blue heron, harlequin ducks, raccoons foraging, harbor seals resting on the rocks, and a…
Read moreSailing north to Flattop and New Channel
September 30, 2024 – Northerly winds gave us a nice sail as we tacked our way up the channel all the way to Spring Pass. Headed over to Flattop Island…
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…
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