April 22, 2017 – Earth Day Sail with the T124As – a total of 8 transient orcas. It was exciting for us to meet the two new calves, T124A6 and…
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Sailing with T49As and T65As to the RA Buoy
We sailed South into the expansive ebbing ocean current South of Lopez to meet Transient Orcas. Sailing parallel to 4 separate Orca groups traveling down the shipping lanes with a…
Read moreTransient orca vocalizations from T49As, T36As & T99s
T49As, T36As & T99s vocalizing
Read moreTransient Orcas T49As meet T36As and T99s at Patos
4/18/17 – Woke up to hearing about orca whales at Orca’s Ferry Landing. Out of the door and cut the lines to meet them entering Spring Pass after passing through…
Read moreA gray whale at our door step
There was an unusual sighting today… a gray whale in San Juan Channel! We scooted out the door in a hurry to see him. Together we moved swiftly through Cattle…
Read moreCastle Rock and the South Lopez peninsula
A sun shining day and we caught the end of the ebb South from Fishermans Harbor. Moderate to light wing on wing downwind sailing through Cattle Pass. The largest raft…
Read moreSailing the silver lining
So glad we didn’t cancel for rain! If you don’t like the weather in the San Juans, just wait 5 minutes. It was an awesome sail. Wing on wing downwind…
Read moreNow that’s a lotta sea lions!
Sea lions – more than we’ve ever seen on Green Point (over 135). Two of them way up high headed towards the trees. I guess they know there are no…
Read moreAfternoon Ts at Friday Harbor
Chose to sail North in San Juan Channel after hearing of the T36’s and T46’s heading down President’s Channel. However out of the blue we bumped into the T99’s north…
Read moreSailing with a new roller furled Genoa
Sprightly Spring sailing with a new roller furled Genoa. Exciting! We loved it! It was a beautiful day. Wing on wing downwind up San Juan Channel. Close hauled around Flattop…
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