I booked a whale watching excursion for our cruise stop in Hoonah. It was a great decision to go with Shawn and Theresa. They were responsive to my emails and made booking easy. Theresa picked us up at the dock and Shawn took us to the whales. We saw many whales, bald eagles and a couple of black bears. The... More

We stopped at Hoonah as part of our Alaskan cruise and wanted to go whale watching in a small group rather than with the big group you have to join if you go on the ship's tour. We were a bit apprehensive having only dealt with Teresa via email but everything went exactly to plan and we had a great... More

We joined Captain Shawn for a whale watching cruise and it was wonderful. Everything from the time we first contacted Teresa through their web site to the ride back to the drop off was well planned. We saw whales, seals, bear and eagles and have memories to last a lifetime. Shawn and Teresa are fantastic hosts and really made us... More

Glacier Wind Charters is a first class charter company. Owned and operated by Shawn and Teresa McConnell. We have been on this charter 5 times in the last 6 years to fish and watch for whales and have been vary happy with the results every time. Caught many a King Salmon and have seen many whales. You could not ask... More

We had such a wonderful time from the moment we arrived on the clean and comfortable boat in the Hoonah harbor. Shawn and Teresa are first rate hosts, the scenery is great and having so many whales around the boat in every direction was astonishing! Capt. Shawn even hooked up an underwater microphone and speaker so we could listen to... More