All Aboard Sailing

Minke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s

Minke whale, Sea otter and Orcas, T137’s

September 9, 2022 – We saw lots of wildlife including harbor seals, bald eagles, black oystercatchers, cormorants, a minke whale on Salmon Bank, a sea otter by Bird Rocks, and…

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Minke whale on Salmon Bank, a pod of Orcas, and a sunset sail

Minke whale on Salmon Bank, a pod of Orcas, and a sunset sail

September 6, 2022 – We found some cool wildlife including harbor seals, Steller sea lions, a great blue heron, lots and lots of diving birds, a minke whale on Salmon Bank…

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Orcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale

Orcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale

September 1, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) who were just south of the harbor after we cast off. We…

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Minke whale on Salmon Bank and a Sea Otter

Minke whale on Salmon Bank and a Sea Otter

August 25, 2022 – We sailed south after casting off from Friday Harbor. Cut across to the Lopez side of the channel and hugged the coastline down as fog began…

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Multiple minke whales on Salmon Bank & a Sea Otter

Multiple minke whales on Salmon Bank & a Sea Otter

August 24, 2022 – We sailed south after leaving Friday Harbor. As we came through the pass by Turn Island we found a deer and a raccoon exploring the island…

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Minke whales on Salmon Bank

Minke whales on Salmon Bank

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 whale, lunge feeding Humpback on Salmon Bank, and a sunset sail

Minke whale, lunge feeding Humpback on Salmon Bank, and a sunset sail

August 18, 2022 – We saw some cool wildlife including bald eagles, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, great blue herons, cormorants, various diving birds, a minke whale and the best…

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Orcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale

Orcas T77C and T77D followed by T65A’s and T77 with T77E plus a Minke whale

August 17, 2022 – Another epic adventure. We had a nice sail down San Juan Channel towards Cattle Pass and along the islands off the coast of Lopez. When we…

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Brown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt

Brown Pelican, Minke Whale and Shore excursion to Iceberg Pt

August 16, 2022 – A great sail as we headed south out of Cattle Pass where we found lots of birds including cormorants, grebes, murres, rhinoceros auklets, harlequin ducks, On…

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Mountains, a minke whale, brown pelican and more

Mountains, a minke whale, brown pelican and more

August 15, 2022 – A fantastic adventure on the water. Great sailing, harbor seals including new pups, a bald eagle, a (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks, Steller sea…

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