Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away

We’re busy gearing up for the 2012 season, which will start on May 5th this season for our San Juan Adventure cruise, and June 1st for our Chuckanut Bay Cracked Crab dinner cruises. We will also be doing several holiday cruises, including our popular 4th of July Fireworks cruises aboard the Victoria Star 2 and… Continue reading Our 2012 Season Is Just A Few Months Away

Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available

Treat your family, friends or co-workers to a unique Northwest experience. Our tours will run May through September next year. There are two options available: –Our 8-hour San Juan Adventure day cruise, which includes a narrated tour through the scenic San Juan Islands, whale watching & wildlife viewing, a 2 hour shore visit in Friday… Continue reading Gift Certificates For Our 2012 Season Available

San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/12 & 7/13

It’s great when all three resident pods of Orca whales are centered in the San Juan Islands, as they’ve been for the past 3 weeks or so. Over the last two days we’ve seen members of all three pods, a group (J Pod) just south of Lopez Island off Davidson Rocks, and K & L… Continue reading San Juan Cruises / Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/12 & 7/13

K Pod Has A New Calf – K-44!

One of the three resident pods of Orca whales, K-pod, now has a new member! Here are the details, courtesy of the Friday Harbor Whale Museum: “On July 6, a new calf was spotted by Jeanne Hyde, The Whale Museum’s Orca Adoption Program Coordinator, at 6:47 a.m. from shore on the west side of San… Continue reading K Pod Has A New Calf – K-44!

Kasakta (L-82) Gives Birth To Baby Orca (L-116)

L-Pod has a new member, L-116, born to Kasakta (L-82). It was sighted just off the west side of San Juan Island recently. The photo to the left, taken by Jeanne Hyde from shore near the Lime Kiln Lighthouse, shows mother and calf. For more information visit the Friday Harbor Whale Museum’s news page. More… Continue reading Kasakta (L-82) Gives Birth To Baby Orca (L-116)

Four Resident Orca Calves Receive Names

Courtesy of the Friday Harbor Whale Museum: After several weeks of public voting with more than 7,500 votes counted, four Southern Resident Community Orca calves have new names! The newly named babies are: Moby (J-44), Star (J-46), Sooke (L-112), and Cousteau (L-113). (click to read more)