Named after the Swiftsure Bank at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait, the races began in 1930 to test the skills of sailors ...

Victoria sailor Brent Jacobi, who sailed on last year’s winning monohull in the Lightship Classic, strolled around the Inner ...

Whale watchers spotted a new whale calf Wednesday afternoon, in Haro Strait, between Canada’s Sidney Island and Washington ...

Big Momma and her calf were spotted Wednesday in Haro Strait, northeast of Sidney Island, followed by several more sightings the next day. The calf, Gless estimates, is four or five months old, and ...

The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. Big Mama was seen with her baby Wednesday, May 21, in the Haro Strait, northwest of ...