August 22, 2022 – South to Salmon Bank where we found multiple minke whales including one with the nickname “Trotsky II”. Other wildlife spotted included harbor seals, cormorants, gulls with…
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Minke whales, brown pelicans, the “naked seal”, and a Humpback playing with kelp
August 11, 2022 – An epic adventure full of wildlife. Bald eagles, harbor seals, great blue herons, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, two (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks,…
Read moreMinke 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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July 10, 2022 – Trip highlights include raccoons on Turn Island, many harbor seals including newborn pups, bald eagles, cormorants on Goose Island, Cattle Pt Lighthouse, Steller sea lions on…
Read moreSunset short sail with T123 Biggs Orcas
June 8, 2022. Sunset short sail with T123 Biggs Orcas
Read morePure magic with Humpback whale BCX1251 “Orion” by Java Rocks
June 2, 2022. Half day sail that stretched North into Canada covering 32 miles in 5 hours. A magical evening and a magical encounter with humpback whale BCX1251 “Orion” by…
Read moreCircumnavigating San Juan Island seeing Resident orcas, porpoises and a humpback whale
June 1st 2022. Sailed South, out through Cattle Pass and North in Haro Strait to circumnavigate San Juan Island. Raccoons foraged the tide line of Turn Island. Steller sea ions…
Read moreT34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas show up for Toi’s memorial sail
April 6th, 2022 – Our first sail of the year after coming out of dry dock was a memorial sail for our friend and frequent passenger Toi Costakes. She liked to…
Read moreRarely seen Orcas T167’s by Stuart Island & humpbacks outside Friday Harbor
November 26, 2021 – Quite an adventure with much persistence to see a rare pod of orcas known as the T167’s. They’ve made some appearances to our area in recent…
Read moreMinke whale by Minke Lake
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…
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