June 20, 2026 – Today we had a plan to go on a search for puffins at the request of passengers on board. We had a great sail south in…
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Humpback BCX1057 ‘Divot’ and new calf south San Juan Channel & Minke whale on Salmon Bank
June 13, 2026 – Sailed South with reports of a humpback whale and calf heading South after passing Friday Harbor. We sailed through Turn Island pass seeing harbor seals hauled…
Read moreHumpback 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…
Read moreMinke Whale at Salmon Bank
August 14, 2025 – With good winds for sailing and the ebb current we headed south after leaving Friday Harbor. In Cattle Pass we spotted a small group of harbor…
Read moreShort 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…
Read moreMinke 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…
Read moreMinke 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…
Read moreMinke 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.…
Read moreMinke 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…
Read moreMinke 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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