July 22, 2025 – Southbound after leaving Friday Harbor we took the narrow pass around Turn Island State Park passing a bald eagle and harbor seals. We continued down San…
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July 18, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor the Biggs/Transient orcas, the T36A’s, were northbound up President Channel after circling Crane Island and taking Pole Pass. We didn’t think…
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July 15, 2025 – We had a fun sail south passing harbor seals with newborn pups, black oystercatchers foraging and a pair of bald eagles by Deadman Island. After watching…
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July 14, 2025 – Leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on the flood current with a report of Biggs/Transient orca T65A2 who had been milling alone for some hours at…
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July 13, 2025 – Took advantage of the ebb current to drift through Turn Island Pass and tack our way down San Juan Channel to Whale Rocks. There were gull…
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July 12, 2025 – We sailed north through the Wasp Islands and Spring Pass. As we rounded Flattop Island we met the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T35A’s and T38A’s.…
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July 11, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor we were watching the progress of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T77’s, who had come in through Thatcher Pass. We cut from Turn…
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July 10, 2025 – After casting off we headed north with a gentle sail up the channel. A family of orcas had circumnavigated San Juan Island and were southbound towards…
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July 10, 2025 – Today we circumnavigated San Juan Island. Hugged the Lopez Island coastline as we headed south in San Juan Channel. Many gull chicks were on Goose Island…
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July 8, 2025 – After casting off we headed inter-island with news of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T46B’s, moving north in Rosario Strait. We came through Peavine Pass…
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