July 9, 2022 – Wildlife/trip highlights include minke whales, a raccoon on Turn Island, many bald eagles and harbor seals, Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks, cormorants on Goose Island,…
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Minke whale passing by Friday Harbor
November 23, 2021 – Out for a short sail with friends and we found a minke whale outside of Friday Harbor traveling south in San Juan Channel. He/she has a…
Read moreSouth Lopez and a minke whale on MacArthur Bank
October 7, 2021 – North, south, east or west? We picked a fun adventure to the south. Gorgeous lighting and cloud reflections around Turn Island with lots of raccoons (9?), harbor…
Read moreMinkes, a gray whale and orcas!
September 21, 2021 – Cetacean trifecta! Minkes, a gray whale and orcas! The gray whale is catalogued as CRC30, and it was first identified in 1983. Also seen near the…
Read moreOn Salmon Bank with a minke whale
September 14, 2021 – It was a fun adventure even with the rain – We saw bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, diving birds, cormorants, sea lions, and a minke…
Read moreOrcas T18’s hunting by White Rock and a Minke whale by Friday Harbor
September 6, 2021 – It was an exciting sail today getting a chance to see one of our favorite Biggs/Transient orca families, the T18’s. We met the whales as they…
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August 31, 2021 – Pretty lighting today on our sail. We checked out the beautiful steep forested north shore of Orcas Island before crossing Presidents Channel to Waldron Island. Here…
Read moreA minke on Salmon Bank and a sail to Castle Rock
August 24, 2021 – A great sail down San Juan Channel, through the pass by Deadman Island, to Whale Rocks to see the Steller sea lions, out to Salmon Bank finding…
Read moreMinke encounter and a rare Brown Pelican
August 19, 2021 – After leaving the harbor we headed south out of Cattle Pass. We found a minke whale on Salmon Bank who gave us some great views as it…
Read moreBest Minke whale mugging EVER
August 11, 2021 – What a sail we had today! We were mugged by a minke whale who circled us roughly 10 times! We returned via the South Lopez coastline,…
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