September 15, 2023 – Sail to Whale Rocks. Wildlife highlights include great blue herons, harbor seals, bald eagles, Steller sea lions, and various bird species.
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A sea otter, sea lions, seals, eagles & more
August 17, 2023 – Trip highlights include harbor seals, Steller sea lions, a sea otter near Whale Rocks sleeping in the bull kelp, tons of diving birds on Salmon Bank…
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August 10, 2023 – We decided to go south today despite the flooding current to try our luck finding some cool wildlife including minke whales. There were plenty of harbor…
Read moreMinke Whale on Salmon Bank
August 5, 2023 – We went south today after leaving Friday Harbor. As we sailed through the narrow channel behind Turn Island we spotted many harbor seals resting on the…
Read moreMultiple Minke Whales and a Pair of Humpback Whales (BCX1773 “Valiant” & BCX1640 “Bond”)
August 3, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed south taking the channel behind Turn Island. The raccoons were out foraging on the waters edge for goodies…
Read moreMinke whale on Salmon Bank and sail to Castle Rock
July 18, 2023 – We had a great sail today as we headed south towards Cattle Pass. But first we cut through the narrow channel behind Turn Island spotting a…
Read moreMinke Whale and Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s
June 15, 2023 – Today we decided to go south and try our luck looking for minke whales. As we sailed around Turn Island we spotted about 4 raccoons foraging…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s in San Juan Channel
June 9, 2023 – Light misty rain on the forecast caused us to consider canceling; however there was news of orcas headed to Friday Harbor, so we figured we’d brave…
Read moreMinke whales & Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”
June 7, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we set a course for south. Sailing around Turn Island we spotted raccoons foraging on the tide line and harbor…
Read moreNew Channel to Johns Pass
April 8, 2021 – After raising the main sail we hugged the coastline North in San Juan Channel on the flood. At Pt Caution we crossed the channel to check…
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