All Aboard Sailing

Sunset sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s at White Rock and Flattop Island

Sunset sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s at White Rock and Flattop Island

July 27, 2024 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas T34’s and T37’s coming down President Channel we headed North quickly. We noticed there is quite a number a harbor…

Read more

A foggy sail south to meet Humpback Whale BCY0983 “Aerie”

A foggy sail south to meet Humpback Whale BCY0983 “Aerie”

July 27, 2024 – We met a bald eagle eating something on a rock outside Friday Harbor. Continued inside Turn Island admiring the harbor seals hauled out on the low…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s inter-island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s inter-island

July 24, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we had a fast sail on the ebb current and a good push up Upright Channel. We kept our speed up with…

Read more

Humpback whale (“Catalyst”) with severed tail flukes & Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s by Swirl Rock

Humpback whale (“Catalyst”) with severed tail flukes & Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s by Swirl Rock

July 23, 2024 – Super low tide and we went south on the tail end of the ebb. Sailed through Turn Island Pass passing harbor seals resting on the rocks.…

Read more

South to Salmon Bank finding two Minke Whales

South to Salmon Bank finding two Minke Whales

July 20, 2024 – Today we planned a route to head south on the ebb tide. There were many harbor seals hauled out with the low tide. Cormorants and gulls…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s circling Mandarte Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s circling Mandarte Island

July 18, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s milling in Haro again we chose a route in that direction. Passed by a nice group of harbor seals on…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by D’Arcy Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by D’Arcy Island

July 17, 2024 – Our day began with harbor seals, bald eagles, an eaglet standing beside its nest and black oystercatchers. Today we had a mission to see orcas as…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s Peapod Rocks

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s Peapod Rocks

July 14, 2024 – As we left Friday Harbor we heard that some of the T75B’s and T77’s were exiting Peavine Pass into Rosario Strait. So we thought our chances…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by Gooch Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by Gooch Island

July 13, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we kept our speed up on account of Biggs/Transient orcas in Haro Strait. We took Spieden Channel and crossed over into Canada…

Read more

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s circling Hall Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s circling Hall Island

July 12, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south quickly with news of orcas, the T65B’s, coming down Rosario Strait and wrapping around the southern end of Lopez…

Read more