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Note: Sightings are posted 5-7 days after the trips.

 

Current schedule: Daily departures at 11:00AM on our Semi-covered Vessel

 
 
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September 17, 2022 - Indy the orca in the Gabriola Reefs
September 17, 2022 - Indy the orca in the Gabriola Reefs

Indy has a splash party off Gabriola Island.

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September 16, 2022 - Mammoth & calf by Entrance Island and Strike by Ruxton Pass
September 16, 2022 - Mammoth & calf by Entrance Island and Strike by Ruxton Pass

Mammoth and Calf sleep and feed near Entrance Island, while Strike continues foraging in the gulf islands.

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September 15, 2022 - Neowise & Quest by Thrasher Rock
September 15, 2022 - Neowise & Quest by Thrasher Rock

Neowise was travelling with a new-to-us humpback today by Thrasher Rock!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 18, 2022Comment
September 14, 2022 - Harpy & Nike by Thrasher Rock, & Strike by Yellowpoint
September 14, 2022 - Harpy & Nike by Thrasher Rock, & Strike by Yellowpoint

Nike teaches Harpy how to mug boats while Strike forages in the gulf Islands.

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September 13, 2022 - Big Mama & calf, Mammoth & calf, Divot & Fallen Knight in the morning, Neowise, Harpy, Zigzag, Nike, Fallen Knight, & Divot in the afternoon
September 13, 2022 - Big Mama & calf, Mammoth & calf, Divot & Fallen Knight in the morning, Neowise, Harpy, Zigzag, Nike, Fallen Knight, & Divot in the afternoon

Humpbacks soup! Big Mama and calf, Mammoth and Calf, Divot and Fallen Knight, Neowise, Harpy, Zigzag and Nike, were all hanging out around the south east side of Gabriola Island.

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September 12, 2022, 3:30 PM - Snoopy in the Strait, Orca near Point Roberts, and a Trio of Humpbacks by Thrasher Rock
September 12, 2022, 3:30 PM - Snoopy in the Strait, Orca near Point Roberts, and a Trio of Humpbacks by Thrasher Rock

T038A and calf hunt near Point Roberts with the T137s. Snoopy hangs out near Porlier Pass, while Neowise, Harpy, and Divot forage near Gabriola Pass.

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September 12, 2022, 10:30 AM - Big Mama & Calf and Mammoth & calf close to Nanaimo
September 12, 2022, 10:30 AM - Big Mama & Calf and Mammoth & calf close to Nanaimo

Big Mama and her calf make a splash off the Horseshoe Bay ferry line while Mammoth and her calf have a lazy breakfast not too far away.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 18, 2022Comment
September 11, 2022 - T035A's & T038A's by Lantzville and a trio of Humpbacks at Hudson Rocks
September 11, 2022 - T035A's & T038A's by Lantzville and a trio of Humpbacks at Hudson Rocks

The T035As and T038As travel south from Lantzville while Fader, Poptart, and Mathematician hang out near Hudson Rocks.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 18, 2022Comment
September 10, 2022 - A day filled with Orca
September 10, 2022 - A day filled with Orca

The T100’s and T124A4’s were travelling together near Bowen Island. Big Mama & calf and Mammoth & calf were busy foraging by Entrance Island!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 18, 2022Comment
September 9, 2022, 3:30 PM - Eros, Sherwina, and T065A5 Indy
September 9, 2022, 3:30 PM - Eros, Sherwina, and T065A5 Indy

Our search leads us to find humpback whales Sherwina and Eros, the latter of which we got to spend some quality time with. After leaving him we headed back towards Nanaimo when we ran into T065A5 Indy, a lone orca near Entrance Island.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 18, 2022Comment
September 9, 2022, 10:30 AM - Transient Orca! T100s, T124A4s, and T018s
September 9, 2022, 10:30 AM - Transient Orca! T100s, T124A4s, and T018s

We managed to find two different groups of orca during the morning trip with the T100s and T124A4s travelling together off the east side of Gabriola Island and the T018s hunting off Neck Point.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 17, 2022 Comment
September 6, 2022 - Split Fluke's 2021 calf & Meqe' by Snake Island
September 6, 2022 - Split Fluke's 2021 calf & Meqe' by Snake Island

It was a great day spent with a couple of humpback whales, Meqe’ and Split Fluke’s 2021 calf close to home.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 16, 2022Comment
September 5, 2022, 3:30 PM - A new Humpback whale: Eros!
September 5, 2022, 3:30 PM - A new Humpback whale: Eros!

During this tour, we had an amazing encounter with a new humpback to us, Eros, and we also got to see a pod of transient orca, the T069s!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 16, 2022Comment
September 5, 2022, 10:30 AM - T018s South of Bowen Island
September 5, 2022, 10:30 AM - T018s South of Bowen Island

The T018s are back together! We got to see Esperanza, Nootka, Galiano, and Spouter all travelling together near the Vancouver Harbour!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 16, 2022Comment
September 4, 2022, 3:30 PM - T-party in the Strait of Georgia
September 4, 2022, 3:30 PM - T-party in the Strait of Georgia

We were lucky enough to see 5 pods of orca socializing in the Strait of Georgia during this afternoons trip!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 15, 2022Comment
September 4, 2022, 10:30 AM -Two Humpbacks and the T069's close to home port
September 4, 2022, 10:30 AM -Two Humpbacks and the T069's close to home port

We were lucky and got to see two different humpbacks and a pod of transient orca, the T069s, only about 10 minutes outside the harbour!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 15, 2022Comment
September 3, 2022 - T049As minus the boys, and two humpbacks!
September 3, 2022 - T049As minus the boys, and two humpbacks!

It was a long search that ended with us finding the whales close to home! The T049As were travelling north near Entrance Island and there was Vanta and Windy travelling together north of Hudson Rocks.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 14, 2022Comment
September 2, 2022 - Humpback Day!
September 2, 2022 - Humpback Day!

We were lucky enough to spot 4 different humpbacks throughout the day, Potamus, Windy, Divot, and Sherwina.

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 14, 2022Comment
September 1, 2022, 3:30 PM - The T100s along Valdes Island and Potamus the humpback!
September 1, 2022, 3:30 PM - The T100s along Valdes Island and Potamus the humpback!

This afternoon we got to see the T100s travelling along Valdes island and then two humpback whales Potamus and Sherwina on the way home!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 13, 2022Comment
September 1, 2022, 10:30 AM - Sherwina East of Lantzville
September 1, 2022, 10:30 AM - Sherwina East of Lantzville

What’s in a name? Our morning tour got to see KEY0034 Sherwina who has many names. If you’re curious as to how that happens read on!

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Jilann LechnerSeptember 13, 2022Comment
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