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Two Minke whales on Salmon Bank

Two Minke whales on Salmon Bank

September 4, 2024 – Southbound on our morning sail in a magical landscape with fog creeping through the islands. We spotted raccoons foraging on Turn Island, harbor seals resting on…

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Sunset sail with a Minke Whale, Steller sea lions, Harbor seals, & Pelicans

Sunset sail with a Minke Whale, Steller sea lions, Harbor seals, & Pelicans

August 2, 2023 – With news that the Biggs/Transient orcas T46’s were still in Cattle Pass after some hours of holding position against the current we caught the back eddies…

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Minke Whale and Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s

Minke Whale and Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s

June 15, 2023 – Today we decided to go south and try our luck looking for minke whales. As we sailed around Turn Island we spotted about 4 raccoons foraging…

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Minke whales & Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”

Minke whales & Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”

June 7, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we set a course for south. Sailing around Turn Island we spotted raccoons foraging on the tide line and harbor…

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Minke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s

Minke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s

September 9, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including harbor seals, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, cormorants, a minke whale on Salmon Bank, a sea otter by Bird Rocks, and…

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Orcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale

Orcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale

August 17, 2022 – Another epic adventure. We had a nice sail down San Juan Channel towards Cattle Pass and along the islands off the coast of Lopez. When we…

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Brown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt

Brown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt

August 16, 2022 – A great sail as we headed south out of Cattle Pass where we found lots of birds including cormorants, grebes, murres, rhinoceros auklets, harlequin ducks, On…

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Gray whale, Tufted Puffins, Minke whales, Brown Pelican, Sea lions

Gray whale, Tufted Puffins, Minke whales, Brown Pelican, Sea lions

August 12, 2022 – We traveled as fast as we could on the ebb current out of Cattle Pass to catch up with a gray whale who was also traveling…

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Minke encounter and Southern Resident Orcas from the L12’s

Minke encounter and Southern Resident Orcas from the L12’s

August 8, 2022 – We sailed south and spotted many harbor seals, some bald eagles and saw many cormorants and gulls nesting on Goose Island. As we arrived at Salmon…

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