November 12, 2022 – When we cast off from Friday Harbor we decided to go north. We had some nice sailing up to the Wasp Islands. With news of all…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T36’s inter-island
October 28, 2022 – There was an early morning report of a pod of orcas on the NW side of San Juan Island at 8:30am. The next sighting they were…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49C with T49A2 followed by T65A’s
October 20, 2022 – Northbound in smokey mist we were surprised by T49C and T49A2 swimming fast into Spieden Channel. Syphops as they looked above the surface during a hunt…
Read moreViews of J Pod and a Minke whale
September 28, 2022 – After casting off we headed south down San Juan Channel. With news that J pod was on the westside we sailed that direction to get some…
Read moreOrcas T34’s and T37’s southbound towards Sinclair Island
September 15, 2022 – It was marathon to Lummi Island on our half day sail to see Biggs/Transient orcas. There were several groups in the area, but we got to…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCZ0414 “Zephyr”passes Friday Harbor and a sail near S. Lopez
September 14, 2022 – We got to see some cool wildlife including a humpback whale named BCZ0414 “Zephyr” as it swam south passing Friday Harbor, harbor porpoise, harbor seals, Steller…
Read moreOrcas T35A’s and T38A’s in Presidents Channel
September 8, 2022 – With moderately strong winds we had reefed sails as we headed north up San Juan Channel. One of the whale watching boats found a pod of…
Read moreMinke 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…
Read moreBiggs/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…
Read moreSouthern 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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