May 22nd, 2019 – Glorious sunshine was welcomed this morning. Winds were forecast to be light however we were able to raise sails and point North to Shirt Tail Reef…
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T87, the T90s, and T124A2s Green Pt. to Turn Pt.
May 14, 2019 – Sailed North with a belated report of Biggs Orcas coming in through Cattle Pass and passing Friday Harbor. We met T87, the T90s, and T124A2s near…
Read moreFrequent visitors to San Juan Island, Transient Orca family T49As
September 19, 2018 -We sailed to meet Southern Resident orcas who were foraging on the west side of San Juan Island. However as we passed Lopez transient orcas were spotted…
Read morePhenomenal sail – J, K and L pod Southern Resident Orcas
September 18, 2018 – Sailed north tacking through Yellow Island and Spring Pass. Moving quickly along the shoreline of Waldron Island as we’d heard Southern Resident Orcas headed south in…
Read moreTransient Orcas, the T49As, South Pender Island
September 14, 2018 – Right at the entrance to Friday Harbor we came across a number of Harbor Porpoise. And so we drifted watching whilst mum and calf pairs foraged…
Read moreSailed South with news of Southern Resident Orcas Inbound
September 13th, 2018 – Sailed South with news of Southern Resident Orcas Inbound passing Race Rocks. We passed Turn Rock with quite a boost from the ebbing tide. Then crossing…
Read moreSailing with 20 Transient Orcas Patos Island
September 6, 2018 – North on a flood tide with news of a humpback whale coming down Presidents Chanel. Right outside the harbor we saw a bald eagle; with a…
Read moreSouthern Resident Orcas of the L12s take Spieden Channel
September 5, 2018 – Headed North with report of Residents foraging in Presidents. We cut inside of Yellow Island and through Spring Pass to meet the West bound L12s, 10 members…
Read moreSouthern Resident Orcas return to San Juan Island
September 2, 2018 We sailed South on the ebb with news of J pod returning from the Fraser River and approaching the West side of San Juan Island. We came…
Read moreBiggs Orca families the T34s, T37 and T37Bs
September 1, 2018 – Half day sail extanded. We set sail from Friday Harbor with news of Transient Orca families the T34s, T37 and T37Bs heading South from Spieden Channel…
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