September 24, 2024 – Sailing north from Friday Harbor with bands of sea mist smothering the islands in a white blanket. Weaved our way through the Wasp Islands and sailed…
Read moreNortherly sail through sea mist to Flattop Island
Minke whale, Steller sea lions and much more
September 23, 2024 – Sailed south around Turn Island and across to the Lopez shoreline. As we passed Deadman Island we noticed in our photo a harbor seal was cuddled…
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September 22, 2024 – Sailed south through Turn Island Pass to the Lopez shoreline and down to Cattle Pass. We saw harbor seals, Steller sea lions, bald eagles, black oystercatchers,…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orca T49C in San Juan Channel
September 21, 2024 – With a report of a single male orca south of the island we headed south quickly on the strong ebb. As he came through Cattle Pass…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T137’s and T60D & T60E
September 20, 2024 – Leaving Friday Harbor we noticed orcas in East Sound had now turned South. These were the T137’s with T60D and T60E. So we kept a good…
Read moreFoggy sail down south
September 19, 2024 – South in the fog around Turn Island where raccoons foraged and harbor seals rested. Down the Lopez coastline in the fog with a sail across to…
Read moreMinke whale at Salmon Bank and Sea otter eating urchins
September 18, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today. A great blue heron flew by and a family of raccoons was busy foraging on Turn Island. Again…
Read moreSea otter, black matte naked seal and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 17, 2024 – Our sail began with a sea otter near Turn Rock. Changed course to head north to check out wildlife at some of our favorite National Wildlife…
Read moreSunset sail across to Shaw Island
September 16, 2024 – Evening sunset sail across to Shaw Island to Hicks Bay where a bald eagle flew down to the water to grab a fish and harbor seals…
Read moreMinke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 16, 2024 – A fantastic sail north to some of our favourite National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Spotted lots of harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles,…
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