September 13, 2019 – It was fun finding 3 minke whales on Salmon Bank and sailing with a humpback whale (ID# MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”). The rain held out and…
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A sail with J pod, a humpback and a minke
August 30, 2019 – As we cast off there was heavy fog to the south. There were many wispy ribbons hanging low over Lopez Island as we crossed the channel…
Read moreAnother triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006
August 26, 2019 – We had an incredible day – a pod of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T99’s, a minke whale whom we’ve nicknamed “Sparkles”, and a humpback whale…
Read moreJ pod with a pair of humpback whales and minkes feeding
August 17, 2019 – We had a whale trifecta – Southern Resident orcas from J Pod, two humpback whales which we identified as BCY0770 Gibbous and Valiant (two year old…
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August 1, 2019 – Half day morning sail. With the tide in our favor we sailed south out of Cattle Pass. As we drifted on Salmon Bank we counted three…
Read moreAn exciting sail with the T65A’s
July 29, 2019 – An adventure sailing to some of our favorite places and a visit with some of our favorite Biggs/transient orcas, the T65A’s minus T65A2. We worked our…
Read moreAn unbelievable sail with orcas T124A1, T124A2’s and T124C into the sunset
July 22, 2019 – What an epic sunset sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T124A1, T124A2’s and T124C. This was a special sail which we’ll always remember. It was fun watching as…
Read moreHumpbacks MMX0101 “Strike” and CS631 “Two Spot” plus orcas T34’s, T37 and T37B’s in Swanson Channel
July 19, 2019 – What an adventure sailing up Swanson’s Channel in Canada finding two humpback whales swimming close to the Pender Bluffs. We identified one of these animals as…
Read moreSailing with the T65A’s and T77’s near Pt Roberts
July 18, 2019 – What an adventurous sail going almost to Point Roberts to have an epic encounter with two Biggs/Transient orca families known as the T65A’s and the T77’s.…
Read moreSailing North in strong winds and meeting humpback whale
June 19, 2019 –To reef or not to reef was the question. We sailed out of the harbor under full sail and took some shelter by cutting in through the…
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