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…
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Humpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her 2025 calf breaching in President Channel
June 25, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we debated whether to go north or south. We sailed across toward Shaw Island and began to head south when a report…
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…
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June 24, 2025 – Short sail to Whale Rocks spotting sea stars, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, and Steller sea lions
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June 23, 2025 – Short sunset sail from Friday Harbor
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…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s in Upright Channel
June 22, 2025 – We had been following reports of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s coming inter-island through Thatcher Pass. After leaving Friday Harbor we caught…
Read moreMinke Whale on Salmon Bank and a bald eagle fishing
June 21, 2025 – Today we had our first minke whale encounter of the year! “Stubbs” was foraging on Salmon Bank giving us some great views. Other wildlife sightings included…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s and T75B’s and a spectacular sunset
June 19, 2025 – We headed north with some good winds for sailing. Harbor seals were hauled out by Shirt Tail Reef and exotic animals grazed on Spieden Island. Biggs/transients…
Read moreDistant views of Biggs orcas T38C and T38E in the binos
June 19, 2025 – After casting off we headed south through Turn Island Pass seeing bald eagles and harbor seals hauled out. Came inside Griffin Bay to keep out of…
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