Good wind in Haro Strait gave us a broad reach to Mandarte Island where we met northbound orcas, T124C and T49C, two males traveling together. We sailed parallel north to…
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Afternoon Ts
Afternoon sail and we lucked out again. Transients, T36A’s, T75B’s, T123’s, and T124C. They met us at White Rock and exhibited hunting behavior – turning abruptly towards Cactus Islands, porpoising…
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Morning sail and we lucked out with a minke whale in Minke Pond, North of San Juan Island. Newborn harbor seals, eagle activity, and we’re ecstatic to find, for the first…
Read moreTransient Orca whales – the T73A’s visit Friday Harbor
Transient orcas, T73A’s, visit Friday Harbor coming in the south entrance past the Ferry Dock and out through the north entrance. They hugged the shoreline past the University Labs continuing…
Read moreFull Day Sail with Js and Ks, Southern Resident Orcas
June 6th – Full Day Sail around San Juan Island. We caught the ebb out to Whale Rocks and saw no steller sea lions. Have they all gone to Oregon?…
Read moreHalf day sail with the J-16s
Half day sail with enthusiastic folk. Met the J16’s in Spieden Channel. Close to shore swimming against a strong ebb. Steller sea lions grouped together and the J16’s were acting…
Read moreFull Day Sail with the J-16s
Full day sails. Leaving from Friday Harbor we rode the back eddy to Turn Point and met the J16’s who were traveling south at speed. We both caught the ebb to…
Read moreBirthday sail Friday Harbor to Monarch Head with Big Mamma Humpback Whale
50th Birthday sail for both passenger and myself. We were treated to meeting Big Mamma (BCY 0324). Big Mamma was the first humpback whale to return to the Salish Sea…
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