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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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Minke whale on Salmon Bank plus sea otter, seals, sea lions, eagles and more

Minke whale on Salmon Bank plus sea otter, seals, sea lions, eagles and more

July 28, 2024 – Earlier in the day we saw so much amazing wildlife on our southerly trip so we decided to head south again on our evening trip. Harbor…

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Sea Otter, Harbor seals, Sea lions and 2 Minke whales

Sea Otter, Harbor seals, Sea lions and 2 Minke whales

July 28, 2024 – Distant hazy fog was in the air as we went south. Many harbor seals were hauled out during the low tide resting on the rocks. A…

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South to Salmon Bank finding two Minke Whales

South to Salmon Bank finding two Minke Whales

July 20, 2024 – Today we planned a route to head south on the ebb tide. There were many harbor seals hauled out with the low tide. Cormorants and gulls…

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Biggs Orcas T36’s and T99’s near Discovery Island and a Minke Whale on Salmon Bank

Biggs Orcas T36’s and T99’s near Discovery Island and a Minke Whale on Salmon Bank

July 5, 2024 – On today’s sail we went farther than expected to see a couple family of orcas, the T36’s and T99’s near Discovery Island. We hoped the orcas…

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