July 20, 2020 – As we exited the harbor we made our way down San Juan Channel with the ebb tide in our favor. Hugging the Lopez Island coastline from…
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Trifecta! Humpbacks, Minke whales, and Resident Orcas
July 14, 2020 – We sailed South with news of J pod members of the Southern Residents back in False Bay after returning by way of Rosario Strait yesterday. It’s…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T36’s in Rosario
July 11, 2020 – We left Friday Harbor with sails sheeted in tight and a plan to sail South as J pod of the Southern Resident Orcas were on the West…
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July 10, 2020 – With news of J pod returning to False Bay possibly heading toward South Beach we set sails and made haste to the South. To make time…
Read moreMultiple minke whales and a humpback whale
July 10, 2020 – South on the ebb with our passenger taking the helm to sail across to Big Rock, a glacial erratic boulder left on the shoreline of Lopez…
Read moreEpic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales
July 9, 2020 – We decided to sail south today with reports of the Southern Resident orcas from J pod still doing the westside shuffle since July 4th. At first…
Read moreOrcas T36’s and T37A’s in Rosario
July 8, 2020 – After hearing reports of a large group of Biggs/Transient orcas in East Sound, Orcas Island, we decided to plot a course in that direction. Sailing across…
Read moreTrifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke
June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…
Read moreA sail with the T65A’s, T34’s, T37 and the T37B’s by Stuart
June 21, 2020 – A perfect summer solstice birthday sail. Brisk winds carried us North with a boost from the flood current. Wing on wing sailing passed Yellow Island to Green…
Read moreOrcas T123’s & T46B1’s in Rosario with rain and rainbows
June 15, 2020 – We had been listening to reports of orcas traveling around the topside of Orcas Island down Rosario Strait. We couldn’t resist a chance to get a…
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