June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…
Read moreTrifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke
Short sunset sail with Orcas T77’s
June 28, 2020 – As we were returning from our earlier sail we encountered a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T77’s (minus T77B) outside of Friday Harbor. In…
Read moreHumpbacks at Boiling Reef and Orcas T46B’s near Friday Harbor
June 22, 2020 – We left Friday Harbor to drift in light winds close to shore and found a breeze at Point Caution to cross the channel on a beam…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein” passes Friday Harbor
June 17, 2020 – Once again we received an early morning report of a humpback coming down San Juan Channel towards Friday Harbor. We cast off with some friends to…
Read moreA minke encounter by Pt Disney plus a sea lion vs an octopus
October 4, 2019 – The colors were popping in the forest as we hugged the San Juan coastline traveling up to Pt Caution. Many pairs of ancient murrelets were hanging…
Read moreA sail with humpback whale MMY0079 “Scratchy” in Rosario
September 18, 2019 – North, South, East or West ? With a nice breeze we rolled out the headsail for a fun sail across San Juan Channel and after weighing…
Read moreSailing to our favorite wildlife refuges and meeting a humpback whale MMX0007 “Bond”
September 8, 2019 – Misty morning departure and we sailed a path between the low clouds into Low Island and Yellow Island North through Spring pass. Hearing of a humpback…
Read moreSailing with Transient Orcas T60s with T2B and T59 from Sidney Island to D’Arcy
North through the Wasp islands, Spring Pass, Flattop Island and into New Channel. Making good time wit the ebb current we crossed Haro Strait into Canada. We met the T60s…
Read moreTransient orcas T137’s, Resident J Pod orcas, and a tufted puffin
August 29, 2019 – First we encountered Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T137’s shortly after leaving the harbor. The orca family was traveling close to San Juan Island in Griffin…
Read moreSailing into Canada to meet the T34s, T37 and 37Bs
August 22, 2019 – Excitement started early on before we’d exited the harbor we spotted a harbor seal with a very large fish. Further up the channel we found a…
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