July 3, 2017 – Morning sail we headed south with news of many transient orcas down south. They entered San Juan Channel via Cattle Pass and changed their northerly course…
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Sailing around Lopez Island with the T65As & T75Bs
July 2, 2017 – Today was an adventurous sail around Lopez Island. Beam reach from Upright Head to the west side of Blakely Island and glad we reefed the main…
Read moreSo many transients T36, T36B’s, T37A’s and T51
June 30, 2017 – We left on an ebb with reports of Ks and fog. We found neither. But we did find growing numbers of incoming transient groups until we…
Read moreSouthern Resident Js and Ks at Salmon Bank
June 29, 2017 – Cast off at noon to pick up our passengers near Fishermans Harbor on Lopez Island when we hear of a humpback whale right outside of Friday…
Read moreMinke Whales near Hein Bank
June 23, 2017 – New Moon – Big tides, minus 3 feet rises in one fell swoop to close to 9’ . Harbor seals warming in the sun appreciate the…
Read moreA visit to Sydney to see the T65As
June 22, 2017 – The T65A’s are our “resident” transients who we have been seeing a lot of lately. Sailing passed Mandarte Island cormorant rookery we met them south of…
Read moreL pod rests while T65Bs and T36As hunt porpoise
June 17, 2017 – Our sunset trip was booked but our morning was open. Late morning breakfast at Cynthias was cut short when we heard Orca whales were see from…
Read moreTransient Orcas, T2C’s, in San Juan Channel
June 10, 2017 – The T2Cs are currently our resident Transients. We met them on our doorstep after leaving them at East Point last night. Reduced sail as their family…
Read moreA schwack of transient orcas outside of Friday Harbor
May 29, 2017 – T124A’s, T124D’s, T86A’s, T77A, T87, T100’s – By our count 21 transient killer whales traveling fast against a flood tide all the way from Java Rocks…
Read moreAll of J pod and L87 resting in the sunset
May 28, 2017 – Much excitement as J pod, last seen 15 days ago, were sighted early morning inbound from Sooke. A photograph of L55 revealed L pod may have…
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