March 19, 2020 – There was more wind than we expected as we cleared Friday Harbor. Close hauled crossing the channel we picked up a report of orcas near Blunden…
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Wildlife spotting as we sailed to Long Island
February 10, 2020 – Light winds and we drift sailed south. The south harbor entrance to Turn Island Pass we shared with surf scoters, bald eagles, buffleheads, harlequin ducks, common…
Read moreSailing north, south, east or west?
February 8, 2020 – To Reef or not to Reef that is the question. We chose the first reef point but quickly found we were overpowered as we rounded the point…
Read moreOur first sail of the year
January 26, 2020 – After taking several winter months off for some traveling and time with family, we were back in Friday Harbor and excited to start de-winterizing our sailboat!…
Read moreOur final sail of the season – sailing with orcas T37A’s and T99’s
October 13, 2019 – We awoke to reports of orcas traveling west from the top of Lopez Island who were later found by Fishermans Harbor. The orcas were the T37A’s…
Read moreA perfect full day sail including two minkes and Dalls porpoise
October 10, 2019 – Ten plus Bald Eagles, four River Otters – one eating a flounder, two Minke whales, a juvenile Northern Harrier, a fallow buck groaning and quite a number…
Read moreHalf day sail with lots of wildlife plus a minke near White Rock
October 6, 2019 – We raised sails and a bald eagle watched as we unfurled the headsail with winds in San Juan Chanel. Tacking across the channel we headed North…
Read moreA minke encounter by Pt Disney plus a sea lion vs an octopus
October 4, 2019 – The colors were popping in the forest as we hugged the San Juan coastline traveling up to Pt Caution. Many pairs of ancient murrelets were hanging…
Read moreA half day sail in October with dramatic skies
October 3, 2019 – What a special day shared with friends, new and old. Unbelievable skies, good winds for sailing with occasional heart pumping gusts close to Orcas Island shoreline…
Read moreA half day sail to Salmon Bank and back
October 2, 2019 – Today we saw so many harbor seals, steller sea lions, harbor porpoise, white-winged scoters, common murres, cormorants, western grebes, and a couple of bald eagles. We…
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