May 2, 2026 – After picking up our folks from Orcas Island we had a difficult choice as to whether our best bet was to take San Juan Chanel South…
Read moreGray Whale by Lopez Pass and T49A2 with T51 by Burrows Island
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…
Read moreHumpback BCX1800 “Gretzky” on MacArthur Bank, sea lions and elephant seal
April 25, 2026 – Today we set a course for south. We drifted through the narrow channel by Turn Island passing harbor seals resting on the rocks. Near Deadman Island…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 with T51 in East Sound
April 23, 2026 – Before casting off from Friday Harbor we had been monitoring reports of two male orcas in East Sound, Orcas Island. They were orcas we’d seen the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 and T51 by D’Arcy
April 22, 2026 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed North after hearing reports of two Biggs/Transient male orcas over by D’Arcy Island. They had crossed Haro from…
Read moreYellow Island and Biggs/Transient Orcas T123’s
April 19, 2026 – With plans of visiting The Nature Conservancy’s Yellow Island Nature Preserve today we headed north after leaving Friday Harbor. There was a strong ebb against us…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T100’s inter-island
April 17, 2026 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a report of orcas southbound at Lawrence Pt on the east side of Orcas Island. Our passenger took the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T65 and T63 “Chainsaw”
April 15, 2026 – We sailed north on the beginning of the flood tide with a report of Biggs/Transient orcas at East Point, Saturna Island, and two orcas approaching San…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A’s, T86A1’s and T124A4’s followed by Humpback whales BCX1068 Split Fluke and BCX1193 Zig Zag followed by T36A1’s and T65A’s
March 28, 2026 – Biggs/Transient orcas, T36A’s (minus T36A1’s), T86A1’s, and T124A4’s) came into Friday Harbor about an hour or so before we cast off. When our passengers arrived on…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 with T65A5 near Spieden Island
November 2, 2025 – North on the flood in San Juan Channel and we sailed quickly on account of a report of 2 male orcas Northbound in Haro Strait. We…
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