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Wildflowers at Yellow Island Nature Preserve followed by Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s near Friday Harbor

Wildflowers at Yellow Island Nature Preserve followed by Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s near Friday Harbor

April 26, 2026 – Today we had a sail with a visit Yellow Island Nature Preserve. It was spectacular!  The wildflower bloom is just incredible! On our return to the…

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Biggs/Transient orcas T49A2 with T65A5 followed by Humpback Whale HW-MN0510828

Biggs/Transient orcas T49A2 with T65A5 followed by Humpback Whale HW-MN0510828

October 22, 2025 – An October morning a little chilly with a possibility of rain and we headed north with a report of a humpback whale in New Channel. As…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A’s by Thatcher Pass

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A’s by Thatcher Pass

August 8, 2025 – There was a report of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A’s in Lopez Sound. We sailed across to Shaw Island and up Upright Channel to meet the orcas near…

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Circumnavigating Orcas Island with Biggs/Transient Orcas T46B’s northbound Rosario Strait

Circumnavigating Orcas Island with Biggs/Transient Orcas T46B’s northbound Rosario Strait

July 8, 2025 – After casting off we headed inter-island with news of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T46B’s, moving north in Rosario Strait. We came through Peavine Pass…

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Humpback Herd near Dungeness & Minke whale at Hein Bank

Humpback Herd near Dungeness & Minke whale at Hein Bank

June 30, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a report of a humpback and calf heading south from Pea Pod Rocks (Olympus and calf). We sailed south…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T46C’s and T75C’s by D’arcy Island & a Humpback outside Friday Harbor

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46C’s and T75C’s by D’arcy Island & a Humpback outside Friday Harbor

June 27, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of two families of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. It turned out to be Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s…

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Gray whale and Biggs orcas T123’s in San Juan Channel

Gray whale and Biggs orcas T123’s in San Juan Channel

May 22, 2025 – On route to pick up our passengers on Orcas Island we had a distant view of a grey whale at Mineral Pt southbound and met the…

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North to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s

North to New Channel and South to Cattle Pt for Orcas T35A’s

October 12, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas at Portland Island and a flood current we headed north. We passed Limestone Pt over to Green Pt and…

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