August 26th 2017 Sailed South passing the Stellers sea Lion haul out of Whale Rocks and found a Minke whale feeding off Salmon Bank, San Juan Island. So much fun…
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Sunset sail with Transient Orcas in San Juan Channel
August 25th evening sunset sail. Leaving Friday Harbor we met the Transient,(Biggs), Orcas T34s, 36As, 37 and 37Bs who had turned and were now heading North back up San Juan…
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August 25th 2017. Half day sail North and met T34s, 36As, 37 and 37Bs near Jones Island. They travelled and hunted San Juan Channel close to shore at Rueben Tarte…
Read moreSail around Lopez with Humpback whale
Beautiful summer sail around Lopez. Good to see long line of Common Murres and an especial treat to see a pair of Tufted Puffins. A new young Humpback whale joined…
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August 23rd 2017 and we sailed with the shipwrights of Emerald Marine Carpentry around San Juan Island. Stellers Sea Lions at Whale rocks and we met Humpback whales: ‘Zig Zag’…
Read more8/22/17 Northern Islands of the San Juans
August 22, 2017 – Fun evening sail where conditions were constantly changing. We sailed to the north on a close-haul to White Rock where the seals sunbathe and gulls and…
Read moreShort sail to Yellow Island
August 22, 2017 – Beautiful morning sail with a visit to Yellow Island. Drop the anchor and hop aboard the skiff to go ashore. Despite the drought, there were flowers…
Read moreCircumnavigating Spieden and Stuart Islands
August 21, 2017 – Half day evening cruise with overflowing beauty surrounding us. The tiniest little breeze nudged us along as we drifting along the shorelines of our favorite places.…
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August 21, 2017 – Cut the lines and ventured into the beginning of a giant flood tide as the moon began to align with the sun. The light of the sun…
Read moreWhale watching sailing with T65As in Rosario Strait
August 20, 2017 – Leaving the harbor we heard reports of transient orcas, T65A’s, coming down from the north. Plotting a course to intercept the orcas, we took a short…
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