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Minke whale on Salmon Bank, a pod of Orcas, and a sunset sail

Minke whale on Salmon Bank, a pod of Orcas, and a sunset sail

September 6, 2022 – We found some cool wildlife including harbor seals, Steller sea lions, a great blue heron, lots and lots of diving birds, a minke whale on Salmon Bank…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T60’s plus T2B circle Stuart Island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T60’s plus T2B circle Stuart Island

September 5, 2022 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north with news of Biggs/Transient orcas in the area. We caught up with the orca family known as the T60’s…

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Southern Resident J Pod Orcas in Boundary Pass

Southern Resident J Pod Orcas in Boundary Pass

September 3, 2022 – We sailed to some of our favorite places… New Channel, Java Rocks, Monarch Head where we watched Southern Resident orcas from J pod swim by quickly,…

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Orcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale

Orcas T49A’s, T60D and T60E, an elephant seal and a Minke whale

September 1, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) who were just south of the harbor after we cast off. We…

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Orcas T101’s meet T34’s, T37’s and T37A1 around Lopez Island

Orcas T101’s meet T34’s, T37’s and T37A1 around Lopez Island

August 29, 2022 – We sailed south after casting off from Friday Harbor. After exiting Cattle Pass we could see the distant fins of a family of Biggs/ Transient orcas…

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Orcas T49A’s with T19 & T19B southbound to Friday Harbor

Orcas T49A’s with T19 & T19B southbound to Friday Harbor

August 26, 2022 – We got to sail with some awesome Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T49A’s (minus T49A1 – and T49A2?) and T19 with son T19B. We also got…

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Humpback BCY1022 “Scratchy” in Haro Strait

Humpback BCY1022 “Scratchy” in Haro Strait

August 20, 2022 – We had a fun adventure into Canada sailing with a humpback whale which we identified as BCY1022 “Scratchy”. We met the whale in Haro Strait and sailed…

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Minke whale, lunge feeding Humpback on Salmon Bank, and a sunset sail

Minke whale, lunge feeding Humpback on Salmon Bank, and a sunset sail

August 18, 2022 – We saw some cool wildlife including bald eagles, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, great blue herons, cormorants, various diving birds, a minke whale and the best…

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Orcas T2C’s by Reuben Tarte

Orcas T2C’s by Reuben Tarte

August 18, 2022 – We had an exciting adventure with a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T2C’s. These orcas used to be regular visitors to this area, but…

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Mountains, a minke whale, brown pelican and more

Mountains, a minke whale, brown pelican and more

August 15, 2022 – A fantastic adventure on the water. Great sailing, harbor seals including new pups, a bald eagle, a (rarely seen) brown pelicans on Whale Rocks, Steller sea…

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