September 14, 2026 – After casting off we headed south on the ebb current spotting a bald eagle, a great blue heron and harbor seals who were hauled out by…
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Memorial Short Sail
September 12, 2026 – Afternoon Memorial short sail
Read moreMinke whale on Salmon Bank
September 11, 2026 – Sailed South today in light winds passing Turn Rock and finding the sea otter rolling and grooming away from the kelp some 300 yards to the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E westside San Juan Island
September 9, 2026 – Full day sail circumnavigating San Juan Island. With a report of Biggs/Transient orca brothers, T60D and T60E, moving northeast towards San Juan Island from Middle Bank…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCY0771 “Bump” breaching
September 8, 2026 – Brisk northerly wind and a strong flood current gave us a lovely fast sail to tack through the Wasp Islands all the way up to Flattop…
Read moreSunset Short Sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s in Friday Harbor
September 7, 2026 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we encountered a family of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T49A’s, as they were coming south in San Juan Channel. They skirted…
Read moreEpic Sail with Orcas T49A’s and T19’s
September 7, 2026 – Today we sailed north after departing Friday Harbor. With news of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T49A’s, near Skipjack Island we made fast progress cutting through the Wasp…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s hunting inside Friday Harbor
September 6, 2026 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s southbound in President Channel we sailed north. We met the orcas coming out of the Wasp…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65, T63 “Chainsaw”, T65A3, and T137A outside Friday Harbor plus a Minke whale
September 6, 2026 – We left Friday Harbor a little earlier on account of Biggs/Transient orcas passing by including enigmatic, charismatic T63 “Chainsaw” with mom, T65, nephew T65A3 and friend…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19’s on a short sunset sail
September 5, 2026 – Following the track of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T19’s we could see that they may come through Thatcher Pass from Rosario Strait giving us a…
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