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Finding Biggs orca T49A1 in Rosario and T137’s outside Friday Harbor

Finding Biggs orca T49A1 in Rosario and T137’s outside Friday Harbor

May 25, 2022 – What a fun sail we had heading out into Rosario Strait and finding lone male orca T49A1 as he was steadily southbound. The next afternoon he…

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Humpbacks BCY0324 Big Mama and calf by Saturna Island

Humpbacks BCY0324 Big Mama and calf by Saturna Island

May 23, 2022 – After leaving Friday Harbor we made quick progress sailing north up San Juan Channel with a plan to catch up with a humpback whale traveling up Haro…

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Sail Around Pender Island: T65Bs in Navy Channel then T65As in Boundary Pass

Sail Around Pender Island: T65Bs in Navy Channel then T65As in Boundary Pass

An epic day sailing into Canada around the Pender Islands to see the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s and then finding her sister and offspring, the T65A’s, on our…

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T34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas North up Swanson Channel

T34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas North up Swanson Channel

April is 7th, 2022 – A sad day in Friday Harbor as a large fire burned historic buildings of downtown. I was assigned on exposure protection and the fire was sufficiently…

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A minke whale between Flattop and White Rock

A minke whale between Flattop and White Rock

October 27, 2021 – A Steller sea lion outside Friday Harbor, bald eagles galore, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, a minke whale, a Peregrine falcon, and various types of birds including common…

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Four humpback whales pass Friday Harbor

Four humpback whales pass Friday Harbor

October 19, 2021 – An epic day sailing with 4 humpback whales passing Friday Harbor!  BCX1057 ‘Divot’ and calf, BCX1358 ‘Frankenstein’ and BCX0936 ‘Mantis’.

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Humpback MMZ0004 “Zephyr” and new calf outside Friday Harbor

Humpback MMZ0004 “Zephyr” and new calf outside Friday Harbor

October 1, 2021 –  It was a great start to our sail when we found a pair of humpback whales outside our harbor! We identified the mother humpback whale as…

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J Pod Orcas and a Humpback named BCY077 “Gibbous”

J Pod Orcas and a Humpback named BCY077 “Gibbous”

September 30, 2021 – A special birthday sail for a little boy who really wanted to see whales. Well, how about sailing while watching Southern Resident orcas from J pod…

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