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Humpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory” and a Minke Whale

Humpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory” and a Minke Whale

Sept 22, 2025 – We sailed south today and with a decent breeze and an ebb current were able to tack our way down to Cattle Pass for some nice…

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Short sail to Whale Rocks and Minke Whale “Stubbs” in Turn Island Pass

Short sail to Whale Rocks and Minke Whale “Stubbs” in Turn Island Pass

July 29, 2025 – Gorgeous morning short sail. After casting off we came inside Turn Island Pass and tacked our way down to Cattle Pass. Checked out the wildlife on…

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Minke whales “Dent” and “Trotsky II” on Salmon Bank / “Trotsky II” showing injury? on left side

Minke whales “Dent” and “Trotsky II” on Salmon Bank / “Trotsky II” showing injury? on left side

July 22, 2025 – Southbound after leaving Friday Harbor we took the narrow pass around Turn Island State Park passing a bald eagle and harbor seals. We continued down San…

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Minke whale on Salmon Bank

Minke whale on Salmon Bank

July 15, 2025 – We had a fun sail south passing harbor seals with newborn pups, black oystercatchers foraging and a pair of bald eagles by Deadman Island. After watching…

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Minke whale passing Friday Harbor

Minke whale passing Friday Harbor

October 23, 2024 – We took a northerly tack to sail up San Juan Channel and after crossing halfway to mid channel our passenger noticed a whale near Pt Caution.…

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Minke whale, Steller sea lions and much more

Minke whale, Steller sea lions and much more

September 23, 2024 – Sailed south around Turn Island and across to the Lopez shoreline. As we passed Deadman Island we noticed in our photo a harbor seal was cuddled…

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Minke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island

Minke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island

September 16, 2024 – A fantastic sail north to some of our favourite National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Spotted lots of harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles,…

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All kinds of wildlife on our southerly sail

All kinds of wildlife on our southerly sail

September 14, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank. We spotted lots of wildlife on our sail today including belted kingfishers, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, great blue herons, a Peregrine…

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Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank

Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank

September 8, 2024 – After sailing around Turn Island we met Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s (no T18 present) and the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) socializing and milling. T19C and T49A3…

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