The Zodiac Experience
Introducing Sounder: The Ultimate Zodiac-Style Boat for Whale Watching Adventures in the Salish Sea We are thrilled with our new vessel, Sounder! Crafted with precision by Rozema Boat Works in Bayview, Washington, Sounder is not just any ordinary vessel; she is a 38 foot, 17-passenger RHIB (rigid-hull inflatable boat), affectionately known as a […]
May 20 – May 26
As June rolls closer and closer, the whale sightings have continued! We saw killer whales on 3 of our 4 tours this week. We also had a couple of firsts for the season this week, with our first Minke whale encounter, and our first breaching humpbacks of the season. We had visits from the T124A, […]
May 13 – May 19
Another incredible week in the Salish Sea! I keep thinking that this rate of killer whale sightings is going to slow down at some point, but it just hasn’t yet! We saw orcas on 5 of 6 tours this week. Year-to-date we have seen whales on every tour and orcas on 25 out of 29 […]
May 6 – May 12
The epic start to our year continues! We have now seen whales on every tour so far this year, and killer whales on 20 of our first 23 tours! And the best part of the week was the weather was so beautiful. It was sunny and warm, and so much fun to be on the […]
April 29 – May 5
Another good week of trips with killer whale sightings on all 4 tours this week! We also had our first humpback whale encounter of the year. We had visits from the T090, T049A, and T018 families of killer whales this week! Perhaps the highlight of the week was on Saturday afternoons tour, when we got […]
April 22 – April 28
Our last week of April whale watching tours were epic! We had some questionable weather, but it didn’t stop us from having a great time, and we saw killer whales on all 4 tours this week! This week we had encounters with the T036A, T065B, T018, T049A, and T075B families of killer whales. It was […]
April 15 – April 21
Another great week of whale watching in the San Juan Islands! We saw whales on all 4 tours this week and saw orcas on 3 of 4 trips. This week we had visits from a couple of gray whales,one lone male orca T087, in addition to the T018, and T049A families of orcas. The week […]
April 8 – April 14
Our first full week of whale watching tours for the 2024 season was awesome! We sighted whales on all 4 tours this week and saw killer whales on 3 of 4 tours. This week we had visits from T036A, T049A, T065A families of killer whales, all very frequent visitors to our area. While all of […]
April 1 – April 7
4/1 – 4/7 We kicked off our 2024 whale watching season this weekend, and we had a great start with killer whale encounters on both trips, and a bonus gray whale encounter on Saturday’s tour. On Saturday’s tour, we met up with the T101 and T100 families of killer whales out in the strait of […]
March 11 – March 17, 2024
Our 2024 Salish Sea whale watching season is upon us! With tours set to begin soon, we decided to kick off the season with a crew whale watching trip. After departing Friday Harbor where we had lunch, we received a report of killer whales a few miles to the north in the Canadian gulf islands. […]
