The jagged outline of whale rocks enshrouded in the thick fog intensified the smells and sounds of Stellar Sea Lions. Somewhere off False Bay there were Orcas but they were…
Read moreL122 is a boy!
Sunset Moonrise sail to Lovers Leap, Stuart Island
Sunset sail. Just missed the whales who made fast time on a flood tide. Nevertheless barbecued salmon supper as the Pelagic cormorants settled in for the night on Lovers Leap…
Read moreSupermoon – Full Lunar Eclipse follows Sunset Sail
So grateful for our passengers suggestion for this spectacular sail. The moon was invisible at first rising over Orcas island but as the twilight darkened the blood red glow of…
Read moreSailing with whales South of San Juan Island
A special couple return with family for their fourth sail of the season with us. A six hour sail worked well for quality time with L and K pod Southern…
Read moreT49A Transient Orcas pass Friday Harbor Whale Museum
Gorgeous light of late September day with Transient Orca whale family T49As in San Juan Channel. Once again they pass the Port of Friday Harbor beneath a mural of an…
Read moreFall In the San Juan islands
Half day sail North to the rock formations and harbor seal haul outs of Flattop Island. Around Speiden and South via Jones Island and a bald eagle on the Channel…
Read moreWhales – L pod, with L91 Muncher and her new calf L122 on the West Side San Juan Island
We sailed around San Juan Island and met L pods newest member, the two week old L122, traveling close beside his mother L91. L122 was first seen 9/7/15. Late afternoon…
Read moreHumpbacks at McArthur Bank
Sailed South passed Whale Rocks and South of Lopez to McArthur Bank. Two Humpbacks surfaced together with the Olympic mountains beyond. Bald Eagle, Long Island, Lopez
Read moreEvening Sail with J16s
Good clear calls on the hydrophone from the J16s to the South of Whale Rocks
Read moreTransient whales, Resident whales and a submarine
Sailed around San Juan Island accompanied by Transient orca whales, the T75Bs and T36As, up the west side of the island. Close pass from Canadian submarine whale watching with J pod.…
Read more