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Double reefed main and small jib – beautiful sailing under stormy skies

Every cloud has a silver lining, but in the San Juans, the clouds are lined with gold. Good sailing. When the squalls hit like tropical downpours, Peniel cuts through the water like an express train. Double reefed main sailing under double rainbows,  black and blue skies joined allowing the suns rays to cut through gates in the clouds. This was the month of Juneuary.

Moveable Ballast

Moveable Ballast

Dark Skies ahead

Dark Skies ahead

Spike Africa appears like a ghost ship ahead of the squall

Spike Africa appears like a ghost ship riding the edge of the squall

Spike Africa appears like a ghost ship riding the edge of the squall

Spike Africa appears like a ghost ship riding the edge of the squall

Taking shelter in Paradies - the lee of Flattop Island

Taking shelter in Paradise – the lee of Flattop Island

Colored cliff face of thousand year old Lichens

Colored cliff face of thousand year old Lichens

Clouded cliff face of Flattop Island

Clouded cliff face of Flattop Island

Weathered layered rocks, Flattop Island

Weathered layered rocks, Flattop Island

Weathered layered rocks, Flattop Island

Weathered layered rocks, Flattop Island

Sailing under a double rainbow

Sailing under a double rainbow

Rainbow leads to a pot of gold

Rainbow leads to a pot of gold

Double Rainbow over Flattop Island

Double Rainbow over Flattop Island

Somewhere under the rainbow

Somewhere under the rainbow

Suns rays bust through heavy clouds

Suns rays bust through heavy clouds

Spotlight on Spieden

Spotlight on Spieden

Every cloud has a silver lining

Every cloud has a silver lining

Mercurial sea

Mercurial sea

Spider Island skyscape

Spider Island skyscape

Clouds mirror the water over Pole Pass, Orcas Island

Clouds mirror the water over Pole Pass, Orcas Island

Dramatic sunset over Orcas Island

Dramatic sunset over Orcas Island

We love family sails

We love family sails

We love family sails

We love family sails

The drama continues - Sunset over San Juan Island

The drama continues – Sunset over San Juan Island

Wa state ferry to San Juan Island

Wa state ferry to San Juan Island

Sunset over the San Juan Islands

Sunset over the San Juan Islands

Crazy clouds over San Juan Island

Crazy clouds over San Juan Island

Crazy clouds over San Juan Island

Crazy clouds over San Juan Island

The sun sets over the San Juan Islands

The sun sets over the San Juan Islands

The sun sets over the San Juan Islands

The sun sets over the San Juan Islands